Korean Palace and Temple Tour in Seoul: Gyeongbokgung Palace and Jogyesa Temple
Overview
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup
- Local guide
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
- Admission Fee
- Entry/Admission - Gyeongbokgung Palace
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Seoul, Seoul
You’ll be picked up at your Seoul hotel in the morning and driven by comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle around the city.
Pass By: The Blue House, 1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-820 South Korea
First, pass the Blue House (Cheongwadae), the executive office and residence of the South Korean head of state and president of the Republic of Korea.
Stop At: Gyeongbokgung Palace, 161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul South Korea
Continue to Gyeongbokgung Palace, which was the primary residence of the royal family in the Joseon Dynasty. Arguably as the most beautiful palace in Seoul, Gyeongbokgung remains the largest and grandest of the Five Grand Palaces. With your guide, explore the palace compound on foot and learn about the traditional architecture typical of the Joseon Dynasty.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: National Folk Museum of Korea, 37 Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03045 South Korea
Inside the compound, visit the National Folk Museum to gain an understanding of how Koreans have lived from ancient times to today. Following your guide through the museum, learn about the customs of both the ordinary citizens and members of the aristocracy as you browse displays of traditional farming methods, hunting, weaving, cooking and other housekeeping chores.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Jogyesa Temple, 45 Gyeonji-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-170 South Korea
Finally, head to Jogyesa Temple, the leading temple for Zen Buddhism in Korea. On your visit, you’ll get an authentic sense of Buddhism’s role during the Joseon Dynasty, and witness first-hand how this place provides a calm sanctuary for locals from the busy streets of Seoul.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Seoul, Seoul
We will visit one shopping center. (ginseng center)
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Seoul City Hall, 31 Taepyeongno 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul South Korea
After your time here, you'll be taken to the Ginseng Center before being dropped off at City Hall.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional information
- A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour included one shopping center (ginseng center)
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Really enjoyed
Well worth cost
Best experience entering tunnel and walking 20 stories underground to touch walls dividing North and South
Very safe no issues
Really enjoyed
Well worth cost
Best experience entering tunnel and walking 20 stories underground to touch walls dividing North and South
Very safe no issues
Great tour. The tourguide Yeoni was excellent, knowlegeable and fun. I would recomment this tour.
Great tour. The tourguide Yeoni was excellent, knowlegeable and fun. I would recomment this tour.
We can recommend this tour. Despite the pouring rain our guide Rebecca was fun and entertained us with her jokes. :- We were first taken to Jogyesa Tempel and than to Gyeongbokgung Palace. Rebecca also took us to an interesting exhibition in the Korean Folk Museum and gave us some interesting...
We can recommend this tour. Despite the pouring rain our guide Rebecca was fun and entertained us with her jokes. :- We were first taken to Jogyesa Tempel and than to Gyeongbokgung Palace. Rebecca also took us to an interesting exhibition in the Korean Folk Museum and gave us some interesting information about life in ancient Korea. During the tour our guide was very helpful, answered all our questions and offered to take pictures of the three of us. All in all we liked the tour.
Great tour and David was excellent. The temple was overwhelming and we were lucky enough to be there when a prayer leader was there and many people were participating. Enjoyed seeing the old housing.
Great tour and David was excellent. The temple was overwhelming and we were lucky enough to be there when a prayer leader was there and many people were participating. Enjoyed seeing the old housing.
A good way to visit the temple and the palace as our guide gave us the history of these places.
A good way to visit the temple and the palace as our guide gave us the history of these places.
Floral offerings in the garden made our Jogyesa temple visit very colorful. Guide was cordial starting palace tour at back. Fr. National folk museum,making our way to front of Gyeokbong on time to see the changing of the guard at front gate. But a waste of 1 hour going to Ginseng center.Out o...
Floral offerings in the garden made our Jogyesa temple visit very colorful. Guide was cordial starting palace tour at back. Fr. National folk museum,making our way to front of Gyeokbong on time to see the changing of the guard at front gate. But a waste of 1 hour going to Ginseng center.Out of way.