SOUTH KOREA
The ones worth your time.
The 10 most popular private tours in South Korea. What each one includes, who runs it, and what it costs.
A private, flexible full-day Busan tour with a licensed English or Chinese guide, door-to-door pickup, and a chauffeured car for your stops.
“Our guide Jino was the best we’ve ever had. So kind, knowledgeable, accommodating and patient. Great driver too.”
Private DMZ tour from Seoul with Third Tunnel and Dora Observatory, plus either Gamaksan or Majang Lake bridges, no shopping, private guide.
“Today we had the greatest pleasure to be guided around the DMZ by Tiger who is very knowledgeable, experienced, informative and kind. I would recommend Tiger 1000% if you choose to visit DMZ in the future.”
Private, flexible 8-hour Jeju tour with pickup and an English guide. Choose east, south, or west UNESCO sights, beaches, and tea.
“the tour guide was mostly quiet and did not really explained the places we are supposed to visit - which is quite dissapointing.”
Private Busan tour with local guide and hotel pickup in an AC van. Haeundae, coastal temples, markets, Gamcheon, and Cloud Bridge.
“Dylan was an excellent guide. He personalized the tour to our interests. We enjoyed spending the day seeing the sights of Busan and learning about Korean culture from him. His English was excellent. We would highly recommend Dylan and this tour if you are going to be in Busan.”
Private full-day Seoul tour with hotel pickup, Royal Guard ceremony, palaces, hanok village, temple, Insadong, lunch, and N Seoul Tower optional.
“Our guide Brian was very knowledgeable and also very patient. He did a great job taking us through the various sights at our pace, and offered the right level of insights and info to appreciate what we were seeing. Highly recommend the tour and especially if you get a chance to have Brian as your…”
Private DMZ 3rd Tunnel tour from Seoul for up to 6: hotel pickup, expert guide, Third Tunnel, Dora Observatory, and key peace sites.
“Learned and saw a lot. Great guide who answered our numerous questions. We were able to look at North Korea.”
Private custom walking tour of Seoul with local guides, flexible hours, pickup options, and a mix of major sights and side streets.
“This was an excellent walking tour of Seoul, encompassing the history, culture and food of Seoul. Our guide GJ tailored the tour to our interests. We visited the market ( had delicious dumplings) , the palace, museum and walked through interesting parts of the city. The marble pagoda was an unexpected surprise.”
Private DMZ tour from Seoul with lunch included, Dora Observatory and Third Tunnel, plus a suspension bridge or N Seoul Tower option.
“We really enjoyed this tour. Learned so much about Korea, the conflict, the ongoing tensions and we have a much deeper appreciation for the country and its people. The lunch of “army stew” was fantastic.”
Private ICN transfer for up to 7 people: meet-and-greet, 90-minute waiting, flight-delay changes, clean A/C vehicles, all fees included.
“This service was responsive, efficient and helpful.”
Private 9–10 hour Seoul tour with hotel pickup, entry covered, and a flexible route for layovers from Incheon or beyond.
“Sophia was a wonderful guide that made sure we learned about the history of the areas we were going to and ensured our comfort each step of the way. This made the layover tour very fun despite a tight schedule. Jun was very responsive…”
