South Korea Circle Adventure 5D/4N

Customer Reviews

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  Carolyn

  · September 13th, 2025
  Justin was an extraordinary tour guide. He provided information verbally, but also in his self-published cartoon book. His publication is a fabulous reference to what we saw and what the places mean to Koreans. The multiple UNESCO sites made the trip special to me. Group lunches were handled very well and were an exciting local experience. Hotels were nicer than I expected. Jin Cheol handled all questions well and with aplomb.
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  Trip date: August 2025
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  Jeonghwa

  · July 18th, 2025
  Wonderful trip. Strongly recommend
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  Trip date: July 2025
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  Silvia Maria

  · April 19th, 2025
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  Group with 36 travelers, instead of Grp size 1-20 as advertised.
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  Trip date: April 2025
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  Fred

  · March 29th, 2025
  And the trip began, in a square in Seoul, we didn't know where it was, but we went looking and what joy, when from afar, near the bus, we saw hands waving to us and quickly started to hurry! Justin, is a fun guide, fluent in English and deeply knowledgeable about Korea. With his skill, he answered our questions and then showed us videos so that we could understand better! He also gave us a beautiful book, very explanatory and full of illustrations, very good! Justin, with his great humor, led the tour in a way that made the trip happy and very pleasant! The driver and the intern guide were also very kind and helped us a lot with the tour, congratulations to everyone! We really enjoyed it and recommend it! Federico Cysne, Teresa Candida, Luiz Marreira and Kedna Reis!
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  Trip date: March 2025
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  Bokran

  · October 27th, 2024
  We enjoyed our tour very much. We were able to see many of the excellent Korean historical sites and got to experience some of Korean culture. Our guide was friendly and very attentive.
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  Trip date: October 2024
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  Dawn

  · April 9th, 2024
  I really hate giving a bad review and liked Frank Shinn. He tried to do his best but his English was lacking. He did not explain much or give any information or interesting stories about places we were going or while on the way to. It seemed we were on our own and not led to the more interesting spots that were in the tour. The bus driver was excellent and felt very safe with his driving. Of the four hotels, the Commodore was the worst, bad food, and hot rooms.
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  Trip date: February 2024
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  Dana

  · April 5th, 2024
  Frank Shin was such a nice man but his English was not proficient enough to lead an English speaking tour. He worked very hard and went out of his way to be helpful, however, there was very little information given about each site we visited. The tour was quite disappointing because we were pretty much left on our own to navigate each stop. While he tried to give us information, it was all so basic and uninteresting. I was envious of other tours that had better guides who directed their guests to the best spots to see or take photos. We actually had a Spanish speaking tour guide, Cathy, who lead a family of five on our bus, and she was often directing them to the best places to go. I feel like we wasted a lot of time trying to figure out where to go. We’ve been on many other tours in Europe, Japan, and the US, in which we were very entertained with unusual or unknown anecdotes about the places we visited. I hate to leave a negative review, because I truly liked Frank as a person, but I would not recommend this tour to others. He was truly so sweet. Another thing about the tour that was unfortunate, was that on two occasions we were taken to lunch and had to pay out of pocket. We didn’t mind the added expense, but we did not have a choice of where or what to eat. We all had to go, and it was a set meal. I think they could have just added that to the price of the tour since there wasn’t an alternative. It was a hassle to have to wait to pay. Also, the timing of the trip was strange. We had a lot of time in some uninteresting places and had very brief times in fascinating places. Meaning we were often either bored or rushing around. The timing was just really off. Perhaps tour company is trying out new route? The last two nights of the tour, we got to the hotels so late at night that we had no choice but to just eat at the hotel instead of venturing into town to experience the local flavors. The hotel dinners were meh. For the most part, the hotel rooms and breakfasts were fine. However, do not expect to adjust temperature in your room. It is set, so we had some warm-ish nights. The Yeosu Ramada was the best. Newest, most comfortable. The worst was the Commodore Gyeongju, and it was pretty bad. Old. Worst breakfast. All in all, it wasn’t horrible, but I wouldn't book a Bamba/Tour Radar tour again. I am sorry to write such a critical review, but I hope this helps the tour company to improve. We spent a week in Seoul on our own, and I think we will travel independently the next time we visit South Korea.
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  Trip date: March 2024
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  Anonymous

  · March 4th, 2024
  Had a wondering time in South Korea. Andi was a great guide, got us to each destination safely and with tons of knowledge of each place and Korea in general. I highly recommend him. He even handled it very calmly and safety, us getting stuck in a bad snow storm (the van couldn't make it up the hill to the hotel, about 1 KM, the last night) Thank you Andi. The tour itself was also great, you see a lot in the 5 days, but also don't feel rushed. I would recommend the tour to anyone :)
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  Trip date: February 2024
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  Natalie

  · January 8th, 2024
  Had an amazing tour with Justin :) He knew a...
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  Trip date: December 2023
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  Elle

  · November 28th, 2023
  Tour was great and was a good pace. There was...
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  Trip date: November 2023