Our family’s first international travel to Seoul, Busan and Gyeong-ju South Korea from April 1-7, 2024 had been hassle-free, amazing and memorable, thanks to This is Korea Private Tour Agency. From planning in October 2023 until confirmation of our trip in December 2023, Mr, Kevin Hong helped us a lot. He was very responsive through his emails, patiently answering all our queries and suggested options to our prepared itinerary. Mr, Harry Hong was wonderful and assisted us with the final details of our trip, including reservations for our stay at Nami Island and ride at the Gangchon Rail Bike. Thanks too, to the drivers for their efforts in picking us up from the airport to the hotel and vise versa. We are likewise grateful to the agency in assisting us with our luggages that we don’t need to bring to Busan. The guides, Aaron and Kassy both did a great job. They checked on us if we are comfortable, brought us to really nice restaurants, had the pleasure of taking our group pictures, speak good English, shared knowledge in historical/ cultural sites and ensured we would really have a great time each day in our itinerary. Kassy’s driver, Allen was also friendly and brought us to places where we could enjoy more of the cherry blossoms. Would surely recommend This is Korea to our friends and relatives. 감사합니다! -Hannah Rubio and Family (from the Philippines)

Kory is one of the best guides I've ever had in any city, period. Very friendly and knowledgeable, very efficient in getting around the city, and willing to adapt the tour and stops to your preferences and requests. He also has some great special hookups at restaurants and other hidden gems (my colleague and I skipped a 1 hr + long lunch line to be ushered in by the manager. And I had some of the best chicken noodle soup ever). I would highly recommend Kory to anyone (family, friends, business) who needs an English speaking guide in Seoul!!

I cannot imagine a better experience. From our airport pick-up and throughout the week, we enjoyed a fully customized trip of a lifetime, thanks to the incredible attentiveness of our guides, David and Maha. They communicated well, both before and during the day's activities, then sent hundreds of fantastic photos helping to memorialize every experience. Their personal perspectives and insights brought further dimensions to our visit. I'm so grateful we relied on This is Korea for all of our arrangements. Worry free and magical. I've recommended them to everyone, and already plan to use them again.

The tour is very short but enjoyable. Places we visited are memorable. Our tour guide Ms Bella Park is very accommodating. She is always on time and consistent to assist our needs. The Bus is clean and relaxing. The Driver is helpful and drive us safely.

The experience was great! Ms belle park was able to guide us each day with our smooth itinerary. The driver was also courteous and on time, he and ms belle make sure that the group will always be dropped off at the nearest drop off point of each of our itinerary. Ms belle also navigated us with the korea tourist spot and she’s very good in history telling.

Jay took us to Gyeongbokgung Palace, Cheongyeheon Stream, Bukchon Hanok Village, Samcheongdong-gil, and Namsan tower. This was a customized tour for 6 of us. Jay was personable, communicative and his English was excellent. Jay took us to a ginseng/chicken soup restaurant for lunch. It was absolutely delicious! When we were at Namsan Tower, to our delight it snowed. It was fun seeing snow in Korea. Then Jay took us to his favorite restaurant for a light dinner. Jay was accommodating (a few in our group wanted souvenirs so he took us shopping). He was fun to be with and created an enjoyable day for us. Well worth it.

We spent 3 very full days in Seoul with our guide Jay, a warm and knowledgeable guide. We started with a pickup at Incheon port where we had disembarked a cruise. Jay met us with a comfortable van and took us first to Changdeokgung Palace and the Secret Garden tour., a serene and lovely place, sadly not yet in bloom but still interesting. Then on to the main palace. After our lunch we walked the Cheongyecheon Stream, visited the Jongmyo Shrine, the Royal Tombs, drove through Gangnam district and Itaewon before drop off at our hotel. What a busy day. Day 2 was a trip to the DMZ. Very interesting. One note g our pickup time was very early and the only option for some breakfast was the hotel buffet which was Very Expensive. However, we had over an hour wait at the DMZ fot the start of our tour and there were cheaper breakfast options there which we would have done if we knew this, so it would be good to advise future clients about this. Jay took us to a nearby local restaurant for Korean barbecue and showed us how they eat it. What a feast and very delicious! On the way back he took us to the Korean Ginseng Center after my husband had asked where he might buy some ginseng. A fabulous place and a very happy husband. Day 3 we had a later start since we would be dropped off at the airport for a late night flight. We went to Namsen Tower, Insadon Street, Myeondong where we had lunch, Gyeongbokgung Palace (missed the colorful changing of the guard due to our late start today so timing didn't work out but I did see a bit from the van on day 1 as we drove past). Here we saw lots of tourists in traditional Hanbok clothes. We followed with a drive to Buchon Hanbok Village and then a drive through an area where the most affluent Seoul residents live. Finally we were dropped off at the airport after 3 great days with Jay. He had taken numerous photos of us to have great memories of our time here. We highly recommend Jay and This is Korea tours.

Our party of six are grateful that we found Jay (Junyoung Park). We were all very impressed with the quality of service provided by him. He made the trip to Seoul extraordinary. He was very prompt, accommodating, informative and was able to take us to see the beautiful sites of Seoul which included the Gyeongbokgung Palace, Namsan Tower, Cheonggyecheon Stream, lunch at a chicken-ginseng soup restaurant, Bukchon-ro Hanok Village, Dondaemoon Design Plaza and finally dinner at a street market. He also waited patiently while we shopped for souvenirs. It’s an experience that we will never forget. 
 The many pictures and videos he took of us are amazing. Being a photographer went beyond what was expected of him. We’re very appreciative of him to do this. The pictures and video are of professional quality. What a deal we got…a tour guide and a photographer!

 Therefore Jay is who you want to book if you’re looking for a tour guide to show you around Seoul. I highly recommend Jay. You won’t regret your decision if you choose to book him for a beautiful experience.

We took a tour yesterday on Mar 22, 2024 with This Is Korea Tours and it was 12 people in our group.(private and customized tour) John was our tour guide and he was awesome, friendly, good sense of humor, flexible and knowledgeable about Korea history. He let us know a day in advance about the weather, how to dress properly for the trip. We visited 2 Palaces, InsaDong, Gwangjang Market and Secret Garden. And another best part was having lunch with John. He recommended a restaurant that local people comes for lunch . He showed us how to eat like a Korean and the food was out of this world! Kudos to you John. And we will see you again in near future

I had a great experience. The Mr. Moon-Sun is a top guide. He gave me a lot of interesting insights about the places we visited as well as the culture. I highly recommend anyone who wants to visit the Seoul to be in contact with this agency.

Andy was on time and showed us the places we wanted to see plus the places he recommended where good spots as well. He took good care of us and made sure we were being treated fair by the staff and other people at the places we visited.

John was a fantastic tour guide. We asked for a customized BTS tour and that’s exactly what we got. I highly recommend John and his company.

The service are the worst. When majestic complain after using the services , they laugh and use 4 letter word at you. Please becareful as they are small conpany run by 1 staff and they use 3 party services. They are not flexible so every extra request you will be charge. Worst is owne will Use Fxxxxk at you if you complain

Our family had an amazing day with Kory! Kory was very helpful, insightful, knowledgeable about all of the places we visited around Seoul, and was caring towards our family. We had a set itinerary and he was quite flexible about changing one of the locations. Kory suggested something he felt would interest us and we would enjoy more. Thank you Kory for an amazing day! We highly recommend Kory for your next tour!

The company prior to our tour was excellent in fabricating a private tour to our specific wants/needs, as first time visitors to Seoul. Jay was a very knowledgeable, friendly, and professional guide. The tour was fun and educational, and the food was great. I highly recommend this company and Jay!

My mom and I went on 2 tours with This is Korea. Our first tour was 2 days in Jeju and our guide Sookhee, Sally was great! She shares so much about the island and suggested places like the women divers museum which was such a bonus as we never would have known about it. Our second trip was 1 day in Seoul with Rokgwan, John. He was also amazing and extremely great at making sure we got to see what we wanted. He helped orchestrate my mothers favorite activity, meeting an artist she has followed for years. His upbeat attitude and willingness to go with the flow with us as we spent more time than allowed really made the trip for my mom. He was super conversational and knowledgeable about the city. Highly recommend both guides!

This tour was totally awesome. Susie was a awesome tour guide. She filled us on various things and also made a couple more stops at our request. She was very helpful and fully explained the the sights and history of our stops.

The booking process was very easy and scheduling itinerary was very simple. Kory, our guide, was great and would add or amend our itinerary depending on what we wanted. We got to do, see and taste everything we wanted at a pace that was very doable for our family (youngest 10 yo and oldest 74 yo). The professional, on-time, courteous, knowledgeable and respectful. We all had a wonderful time. Thank you This is Korea and Thank YOU Kory.

Fantastic tour overall!! John, our guide/driver was attentive and professional. He was flexible and made sure that our family of 5 had a fun and busy day exploring the city. Because it was our second time in the city, he made sure to visit all the attractions and highlights, both popular, and off the beaten path, as requested. Instead of the N soul tower, we visited the Lotte world tower as per our request. We enjoyed lunch with him and had a great day together. I would highly recommend John and this tour overall!!!

This company was truly amazing. They gave me advice and options in advance and we worked on a truly customized tour. No need for individual tours, you can do it ALL with them! Seoul is a huge place and we saw all that we wanted to. Could take our time because they are good planners. Our guide Andy was really wonderful. He was genuinely interested in our needs. He put in the extra time and effort to make our short time in Korea memorable. Took pictures and sent to us too. Thanks!