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Best of South Korea

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  • Tour group posing with large colorful letters spelling 'DMZ'.
  • Traditional Korean pagoda style building with intricate details.
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    Mia, traveled in April
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Seoul

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Prince)

    Included Activities

    • Seoul Orientation Walk
    • Meet Your CEO and Group

    Optional Activities

    • Group Dinner
    Landmarks
    Cheonggyecheon Stream
    Myeongdong
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  2. Day 2

    Seoul

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Prince)

    Included Activities

    • Seoul City Tour
    • Gyeongbokgung Palace
    • National Folklore Museum
    • Bukchon Hanok Village Exploration
    • Insadong Alley

    Optional Activities

    • Local Museum Visit
    • Street Market Food Tour
    Landmarks
    Gyeongbokgung Palace
    National Folklore Museum
    Bukchon Hanok Village
    Insadong Alley
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  3. Day 3

    Seoul to Gyeongju-si

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Traditional temple style dinner)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Golgulsa Temple Stay)

    Included Activities

    • Overnight Temple Stay

    Optional Activities

    • Temple Etiquette Learning
    • Morning Meditation
    • Stone Cave Temple Hike
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  4. Day 4

    Gyeongju-si to Busan

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Swiss Rosen Hotel Gyeongju)

    Included Activities

    • City Tour of Gyeongju
    • Bulguksa Temple Visit
    • Yangdong Folk Village
    • Cheomseongdae Observatory
    • Daereungwon Tomb Complex

    Optional Activities

    • Daereungwon Tomb Complex (2000KRW per person)
    • Anapji Pond (2000KRW per person)
    • Bike Rental - Gyeongju (5000KRW per person)
    Landmarks
    Bulguksa Temple
    Mount Toham
    Yangdong Folk Village
    Cheomseongdae Observatory
    Daereungwon Tomb Complex
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  5. Day 5

    Busan

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Felix Hotel by STX)

    Included Activities

    • Busan City Tour
    • Haedong Yonggungsa Temple Visit
    • Gamcheon Culture Village
    • Jagalchi Fish Market
    • Gukje Traditional Market
    • Yongdusan Park Visit

    Optional Activities

    • Nighttime Yacht Experience
    • Coastal Monorail Ride
    • Busan Tower Observatory (8000KRW per person)
    • Jjimjilbang (Korean Spa)
    • Karaoke
    Landmarks
    Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
    Gamcheon Culture Village
    Jagalchi Fish Market
    Gukje Traditional Market
    Yongdusan Park
  6. Day 6

    Busan to Seoul

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Prince)

    Included Activities

    • Haeundae Beach and Dongbaek Island (APEC House) Visit
    • Namdaemun Market Visit
    • N Seoul Tower Visit

    Optional Activities

    • N Seoul Tower Observatory (10000KRW per person)
    • Banpo Bridge Rainbow Fountain Visit
    • Floating Islands Visit
    • Gangnam District Visit
    Landmarks
    Haeundae Beach
    Dongbaekseom Island
    Namdaemun Market
    N Seoul Tower
    Banpo Bridge
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  7. Day 7

    Seoul

    Meals
    Breakfast
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    Hotel (Hotel Prince)

    Included Activities

    • Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Visit
    • The War Memorial Hall of Korea

    Optional Activities

    • Samsung Leeum Contemporary Gallery Visit
    • Itaewon Neighbourhood Visit
    • Kimchi Making and Hanbok Experience (25-89USD per person)
    Landmarks
    Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
    The War Memorial of Korea
  8. Day 8

    Seoul

    Meals
    Breakfast

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Where You'll Stay

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  • Hotel Prince

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  • Golgulsa Temple Stay

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  • Swiss Rosen Hotel Gyeongju

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  • Felix Hotel by STX

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Traveler Moments

  • Busy market scene with seafood display and patrons.
  • Market vendor preparing fish on a display table.
  • Street view with buildings and signage in Korean.
  • Display of colorful clothing for pets at a shop.
  • Traditional ceremony with procession of people in colorful attire.
  • Cultural market scene with vendors and assorted goods.
  • Restaurant storefront with menu and signage in Korean.
  • Interior of a coach bus with passengers looking out the window.
  • Seaside view with colorful lanterns and a pagoda.
  • Guard tower and barbed fence viewed from a distance.
  • Distant view of a flat landscape with a tall structure.
  • Lighthouse viewed against the sun with visitors nearby.
  • Group of people posing in front of a stone monument with traditional Korean signage.
  • Tour group posing in front of a colorful traditional building.
  • Man posing in front of a tour bus on a city street.
  • Tour group posing with large colorful letters spelling 'DMZ'.
  • Group of people posing in front of an ancient stone tower.
  • Group of people sitting on a traditional wooden veranda.
  • View through binoculars of a landscape with a tall tower and flag.

Traveler Reviews

4.9
Overall rating based on 43 Reviews
  • Itinerary
    4.0
  • Transport
    4.4
  • Guide
    4.3
  • Accommodation
    4.0
  • Food
    4.1
  • Tour Operator
    4.7

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  • A
    June 16th, 2025
    The temple stay wasn’t necessary. Half a day would have been sufficient to allow for more time at different sites
    Traveled in June 2025
    Reply from: G Adventures
    Thanks so much for your review!
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  • Best of South Korea reviewer 2
    April 25th, 2025
    What a pleasant trip! Priya (our guide) went above and beyond to make this a wonderful time for everyone!...
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    Traveled in April 2025
    Reply from: G Adventures
    Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us, Nicola! It sounds like you had a wonderful time in South Korea. We hope to welcome you on another adventure in the near future!
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  • L
    April 24th, 2025
    The thing that made this tour so excellent was our guide - Priya. She went above and beyond for everything. She would...
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    Traveled in April 2025
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    Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us, Leola! We are delighted to know that Priya helped make your trip so special. We hope to welcome you on another adventure in the near future!
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  • M
    April 19th, 2025
    The trip was excellent. The guide, Rob, was pleasant, helpful and knowledgeable. Everything went according to plan.
    Traveled in April 2025
    Reply from: G Adventures
    Thank you for sharing this review with us, Michael! We are delighted to know you enjoyed your time in Korea with Rob.
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  • Best of South Korea reviewer 5
    October 20th, 2024
    We got to experience a lot of varied experiences in 8 days.
    Traveled in October 2024
    Reply from: G Adventures
    Thank you so much for sharing your review, William! We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us in South Korea.
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  • Best of South Korea reviewer 6
    September 28th, 2024
    From day of booking to actual trip. Tourrader were brilliant Every question and all queries were answered...
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    Traveled in September 2024
    Reply from: G Adventures
    Hi Margaret, We are glad you had such a great time in South Korea. We will pass your kind words on to our local operations team. We hope to see you on another G Adventure soon
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  • Best of South Korea reviewer 7
    April 25th, 2024
    Michael, our tour guide, was patient, friendly, and flexible with different age travelers and physical abilities by...
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    • Seaside view with colorful lanterns and a pagoda.
    • Lighthouse viewed against the sun with visitors nearby.
    • Group of people posing in front of a stone monument with traditional Korean signage.
    • Market vendor preparing fish on a display table.
    • Guard tower and barbed fence viewed from a distance.
    • Cultural market scene with vendors and assorted goods.
    • Traditional ceremony with procession of people in colorful attire.
    • View through binoculars of a landscape with a tall tower and flag.
    • Restaurant storefront with menu and signage in Korean.
    • Tour group posing in front of a colorful traditional building.
    • Busy market scene with seafood display and patrons.
    • Group of people posing in front of an ancient stone tower.
    • Tour group posing with large colorful letters spelling 'DMZ'.
    • Interior of a coach bus with passengers looking out the window.
    • Display of colorful clothing for pets at a shop.
    • Street view with buildings and signage in Korean.
    • Distant view of a flat landscape with a tall structure.
    • Group of people sitting on a traditional wooden veranda.
    • Man posing in front of a tour bus on a city street.
    Traveled in April 2024
    Reply from: G Adventures
    Thank Mia for your amazing review and for all of the useful feedback. We will pass this on to our product team for evaluation. Thanks again and we hope to see you on another G Adventures soon.
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  • C
    March 30th, 2024
    Our tour guide Tommy Lee was awesome—highly recommended!!
    Traveled in March 2024
    Reply from: G Adventures
    Thanks Consolacion. Glad you enjoyed your trip with us to South Korea.
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  • Best of South Korea reviewer 9
    November 3rd, 2023
    Excellent tour! Robert Lee our tour CEO was amazing!! Very friendly and professional. He made our tour group feel...
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    Traveled in October 2023
    Reply from: G Adventures
    Hi Toy Thanks for the great review. We are so happy to hear that you had an excellent tour and that our CEO was amazing. Hopefully we'll see you on tour with us again soon.
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  • A
    October 22nd, 2022
    Fantastic, thanks very much, especially as was our first international travel post the Covid pandemic.
    Traveled in October 2022
    Review collected by G Adventures
    Reply from: G Adventures
    Thanks so much for your feedback - We were happy to hear that you had a great trip
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    Douglas

    Asked on April 29th, 2026

    The concert is June 12. & 13 in Busan so that will not work. We'd like to spend several days around the concert date in Busan as well.

    Tour Details
    • G AdventuresOperator•Written April 2026

      We only spend 1 night in Busan on our Best of South Korea tour. Unfortunately we don't have another tour option that will begin/end in Busan for you to spend more time there. We would recommend you booking a tour before or after the concert as there wouldn't be enough time on tour to remain in Busan. This tour date also only have 1 space left now.

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    Jane

    Asked on January 6th, 2026

    Are you able to provide gluten free food for someone with coeliac disease. Gluten being wheat, rye, oats and barley.

    Meals
    • G AdventuresOperator•Written January 2026

      Yes we can accommodate this allergy, please do note options may be more limited than at home.

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      Jane

      Traveler•Written January 2026

      I eat meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, cheese, eggs and rice so it would be good to understand some of the options I would have in the hotels.

    • G AdventuresOperator•Written January 2026

      We cannot give any specific menus as each tour the guide takes travellers to different restaurants. They will ensure there are gluten free options for you.

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    Henry

    Asked on October 9th, 2025

    when we leave on tour from hotel next to the other destinations who takes our luggage especially on bullet trains etc

    Transport
    • G AdventuresOperator•Written October 2025

      We suggest that you pack as lightly as possible as you are expected to carry your own luggage. Our trips in South Korea use some public transport and most will have limited luggage storage space. You will also be walking with your luggage in busy public train stations to catch connecting trains, so it is highly recommended that you travel light and have easy to handle luggage and capable of walking up and down the stairs with your luggage without any assistance. A large bag will be an inconvenience to you and will slow you down.

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    Brittany

    Asked on September 18th, 2025

    We usually organize group tours for foreigners and provide the accomodation, the access to our private beach, the transfer to and from the airport, the bus for every trip, daily trips to different italian cities including different activities such as eating gelato, italian cooking class, visit the official Ferrari museum

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    • G AdventuresOperator•Written September 2025

      We are a small group touring company with set itineraries. All included services such as transportation and accommodation on tour are supplied and confirmed by G Adventures.

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    Simon

    Asked on September 9th, 2025

    Is this tour suitable for a slow walker? Are the hotels clean and nice? Can I have my own room?

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    • G AdventuresOperator•Written September 2025

      This tour has a Physical Level of 2 out of 5, meaning only short and light walks are included. Accommodation is 3-star boutique hotels which are very clean and cozy. If you'd like to have your own rooms throughout the tour, the additional cost would be $1199 USD.

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    Louise

    Asked on May 24th, 2025

    Am I correct that we need to schedule our own flights or will G Adventures assist us? Also, does G Adventures offer travel insurance for its customers?

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    • G AdventuresOperator•Written May 2025

      You will need to source your own international flights to and from the tour independently. G Adventures does not offer travel insurance, but Tour Radar does. If you proceed with the booking, a representative would be able to assist in your quote.

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    Suzanne

    Asked on May 15th, 2025

    What hotels?

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    • G AdventuresOperator•Written May 2025

      See below the hotels included in the tour: Seoul - Hotel Prince, Gyeongju-si - Golgulsa Temple Stay, Busan - Felix Hotel by STX

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    Joan

    Asked on May 14th, 2025

    Could you please provide an itinerary? Day by day? And is the accommodation included?

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    • G AdventuresOperator•Written May 2025

      The full itinerary can be found by using this link, scrolling to "Itinerary", clicking expand all. Then when you scroll further there is "where you will stay" which has the accommodations listed.

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    Gary

    Asked on May 5th, 2025

    Will it be possible for us to join the tours but to choose our own hotel in Seoul? Also, to confirm - the 21 September tour would end on 28 September?

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    • G AdventuresOperator•Written May 2025

      As this is a group tour you should stay with the group in the hotels we have chosen. Yes the trip would run from the 21st-28th September.

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    Marcus

    Asked on March 2nd, 2025

    How many stars are the hotels during the tour?

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    • G AdventuresOperator•Written March 2025

      The hotels during this Classic tour will be 3-star.

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