A good tour, well paced and covers a nice diversity of sites. Enough time to see things without being rushed but not so much that it feels like you are lingering when you could be moving on. The chance to wander the street markets was good too. Our guide spoke well and was informative.
Review by: HH, March 2018
Average experience only ...
Review by: Terri F, December 2017
good basic overview but the afternoon markets are a waste so I would find a different tour
Review by: Chai Ling T, December 2017
My husband and I are not fans of museums and places so we chose this tour for the obligatory been-there-done-that experience. It was surprisingly fun and interesting. Tour guide Sonia from Holiday Tours and Travel was fantastic.
Review by: ajay.trivedi, December 2017
Great tour. Value for money. Excellent guides.
Review by: jvmilic, September 2017
This was a very pleasant tour with a friendly and knowledgeable guide... most appreciated!
Review by: EngNawal06, August 2017
loved it :
Review by: Samuel M, June 2017
This was an excellent experience and our tour guide Leslie was fantastic. This is a tour that moves along quickly so prepare to look and move on. I think the best thing about this tour was that it was a small group so we all go to know each other. This was one of the highlights of our trip to Seoul.
Review by: Mo, May 2017
This was a jam packed tour which covered alot of the major highlights of Seoul including palaces, shopping areas and temples. The highlight was Changdekong palace - this was less busy than the more famous Gyeongbokung Palace and was more serene. The Visit to Gyeonbokung palace is fun to do however - you will see many people dressed up in traditional costume and there's also the changing of the guard to watch as well. Just before Gyeongbokung palace, there is the national museum of Korea - that's very interesting. The tour seemed to be a bit rushed and we were in a big group, in too small a bus. Although you are not in the bus for alot of the time - its still nice as a tourist to be able to look out of the window and take photos and this was not always possible. The guide was good - she was informative for the most part and willing to answer questions. The tour includes two shopping stops - one at the Ginseng place and one at an amethyst store. The ginseng place Ginwells I think was quite interesting and if you are inclined to buy some then this is the place to do it - during other tours they take you to another shop which is almost twice the price, and there is no real chance to buy at the airport surprisingly. The amethyst store is just a pure sales job, no information, and the items for sale are not even nice - they really should drop this. The two shopping street stops Insadong and one cheaper area were disappointing . I was hoping to see some traditional arts and crafts for purchase but this was limited , there was instead alot of tourist tat . This time could have been spent going to another historical site or spending more time at one of the palaces. Overall the tour was good but in retrospect I would have preferred to take a smaller private tour where we could have taken our own time and had more influence over the itinerary
Review by: Gabriela G, March 2017
Sonia was amazing! Such a fun a worthwhile tour! Highly recommended. .
Review by: Mihai D, January 2017
This is a good choice if you only have one day and want to see the most important things in Seoul. We were lucky to have a very nice guide, very knowledgeable and open to all our questions and requests. Although Seoul was destroyed by WWII and KW, they tried to rebuild the old important palaces. One can see it is some kind of scenery, but is... nice. The Market part of the tour is so and so. Nothing special.
Review by: LIEZEL S, December 2016
worth the price! the tour guides are superb
Review by: Frances B, December 2016
Great one-day, overall tour of the palaces and markets of Seoul. Perfect way to start our trip and help us determine where we needed to return and what more we needed to see. We loved our tour guide Heejin Shuh. She was knowledgeable, fun, and easy to understand. She spoke slowly and clearly about the sites we were seeing.
Review by: Maria Theresa r, November 2016
First of all, pick up time was on the dot. The tour was very educational, thru the tour guide who was very knowledgeable of the country. I was really pleased with the tour, well planned and everything went so smooth.
Review by: Ed D, October 2016
EXCELLENT TOUR ! YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF PHOTO OPS WITH THIS. THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD IS FABULOUS ! JUST DO IT !
Review by: Alicia, October 2016
Our tour guide was helpful, friendly, and informative. There is a lot to see on this tour, so be prepared for a busy day. Lunch was delicious. I wish there had been more time to look around the markets, and less time at the palaces. Overall though, a good tour and would definitely recommend.
Review by: S R, October 2016
An overall good tour, though the time spent at the Ginseng centre or Amethyst factory could be reduced to add more cultural bits which the city has to offer.
Review by: SunitaR, October 2016
An overall good tour, though the time spent at the Ginseng centre or Amethyst factory could be reduced to add more cultural bits which the city has to offer.
Review by: Ryan W, September 2016
The morning part of the tour was okay, things were a bit rushed and the guide was late because of traffic. The afternoon part was great and our guide was amazing. The tour company is great and they responded to our comments graciously and made things right for our long wait in the morning. We would use this tour company again.
Review by: kaisa.jaarva, September 2016
Well organized, except once they didn't tell that we change bus, but I got my coat and scarf back to the hotel. Some people don't keep timetable. A flag for the guide would be needed, to show where he/she is. Some are slow and get out from the group. I was the last one left, but guide took me back to the hotel by taxi thanks for that!
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