[Seoul] Palace Morning Tour

Although the tour is short, you can learn about Korea's history, architecture, traditions, and culture. It is highly recommended to those who visit Seoul for the first time.

Jogye Buddhist Temple

At the crowded Seoul city, inside of its central area, you will hear the sound of reciting Buddhist scriptures and smell the soft fragrance of incense. Jogyesa Temple is a resting place for everybody to relieve their stress. If foreign tourists visit this representative Buddhist temple of Korea, Jogyesa Temple; you will also feel the Korean Buddhism culture through Buddhist cuisine restaurants, traditional tea houses, Buddhist supplies that are nearby the temple.

The Royal Guard Changing Ceremony

From 10 AM to 4 PM, a ceremony to replace the gatekeepers, who protected the safety, national security, and authority of the kings of the Joseon Dynasty, has been held every hour until now. Consistently expressionless and solemnly observing the ceremony is enough to arouse the curiosity of many foreign tourists.

Gyeongbok Palace

Gyeongbokgung Palace is one of the oldest of the five places in Seoul. It is such a great and magnificent building as a representative of the Joseon Dynasty. It shows off the beauty of its construction. Through this, it can be a representative tourism spot for foreigners to understand the tradition and history of Korea.

This tour course takes around one and a half hours. You will see remarkable pavilions like Kyunghoiru and Hyangwonjung, and beautiful/classy wooden and stone structures as Kyungcheonsaji 10-storey tower. You will also see Kyotaejeon and Kangnyungjun places where you can experience the life of noble people with a guide. The choicest tour place for foreign tourists. Gyungbok Palace is the starting point of 500 years of history in the Joseon Dynasty. You will definitely enjoy the stroll around the place feeling a quiet and peaceful mood. It can be a representative tourism spot for foreigners to understand the tradition and history of Korea. If you want to know the history of Korea properly, you should visit this place. 

The National Folk Museum

The national folk museum of Korea has been researching the daily life of Korea from the past to the present and preserving and displaying the folk culture of ancestors in Korea as a representative life history museum. This is one of the best locations to explain Korean history and culture easily to foreigners. 

Presidential Blue House

This tour is a driving tour course, which stops by Choonchungwan, the main building of the Blue House, and Youngbingwan. During this tour, information and explanations about each building and optimistic parts of the current government will be provided by your guide. We recommend this informative opportunity to foreign tourists, which gives you an opportunity to look around the most famous house in Korea, the Blue House. 

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Schedule

Hotel → Jogye Temple → The Royal Guard Changing Ceremony → Geyeongbok Palace(Tuesday-Deoksu Palace) → National Folk Museum → Pass by the Presidential Blue House → Amethyst or Ginseng Center → Drop off at Itaewon

• Come out from Line No.2 Euljiro 1-ga Station Exit 8 and you will see the Lotte Department Store on your right → Go straight for 4 minutes → You will see the entrance of the Presidential Hotel

• Come out from Line No.1 City Hall Station Exit 5 and go straight for 1 minute → After you walk pass Seoul City Hall, cross the street at the crosswalk to the side of BNK Busan Bank → Cross the street at the crosswalk and you will see the entrance of the Presidential Hotel

1. Please be punctual!

2. The schedule may differ due to the local situation and weather.

3. Due to security reasons, the tour may not pass by the Presidential Blue House.

4. If the tour is canceled, the CS team will notify you through email.

5. It is the traveler's responsibility if there are any accidents arisen from not following the tour guide's instruction.

6. Gyeongbok Palace is closed every Tuesday, therefore will be replaced by Deoksu Palace.

7. When it rains or the temperature goes below -5 degrees, the Royal Guard Changing Ceremony could be canceled.

1. Reserve the date you want.

2. Check the mobile voucher or the voucher sent by email.

3. Please be punctual and meet the tour guide at the designated place.

• Cancellation 2 days before (5 PM KST): 100% Refund

• Cancellation after: No Refund