4 Private Palace Tours in Seoul to Put on the Itinerary

1.Customized Private Seoul tour: Palace, Market etc(Airport Option)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $184Our pick

Build your Seoul day around the places you care about, from Gyeongbokgung Palace and Gwangjang Market to the DMZ, Nami Island, or Suwon Fortress. An English-speaking private driving guide such as Benny, Jimmy, Shane, or Alfonso handles transport, explanations, and hotel or airport transfers. You get about nine hours, but admissions, parking, tolls, and airport transfers may cost extra.

“Mr Alfo is a reliable and professional guide for our trip. He explained to us well of the DMZ m, this trip is a fruitful one with his guidance. A knowledgeable person and knowing well of his country. We enjoy having this trip and making the right choice when we touch down Seoul for the first day tour begin.”

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2.Full-Day Royal Palaces Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 33 reviews · from $295

Spend 8.5 hours exploring Seoul’s royal past with a private English or Japanese-speaking guide. Visit Blue House, Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Insadong, a Hanok village, Sungnyemun Gate, and Namdaemun Market. Heidi, Leo, and Melvin have all led this tour, though your guide may vary. Lunch and entrance fees are included.

“Heidi was a fantastic guide! She is fun and converse well in English. We enjoyed our trip with her.”

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3.Customizable Seoul Private Tour Palaces Food and Markets

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · from $199

Spend about eight hours exploring Seoul with a private English-speaking guide, usually Kay, in an air-conditioned vehicle. Visit Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok Village, Insadong, Jogyesa Temple, Cheonggyecheon Stream, and Kwangjang Market, or reshape the day around your interests. Lunch is separate, and Tuesday palace visits switch to Changdeokgung.

“Today I went to visit the Royal Palace with a guide. It was a fantastic experience full of surprises. The guide was very knowledgeable and was able to satisfy all my curiosities about the palace, its architecture, and its uses. I highly recommend this experience to everyone. In addition, the guide gave me countless pieces of information about the area surrounding the palace. An excellent experience overall.”

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4.Private Seoul City Tour Palace, village, temple, market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $261

Start with Jogyesa Temple and Gyeongbokgung Palace, then wear hanbok in Bukchon, browse Insadong and Ikseon-dong, ride the Namsan cable car, and sample Gwangjang Market foods. A private English-speaking guide and driver handle the route, with Wendy, Julie Parks, and Mr Kim among the guides named in tour feedback.

“Our tour guide Julie Parks was such a pleasant and sweet person. She was on time and guided us to navigate through with the Hanbok costume part and Palace Tour. We really enjoyed dressing up in the Korean Hanbok dresses and wandeRead more”

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