SOUTH KOREA
The ones worth your time.
The 10 most popular tours in South Korea. What each one includes, who runs it, and what it costs.
Half-day DMZ tour from Seoul with Imjingak, Bridge of Freedom, Third Tunnel, Dora Observatory, plus optional Red Suspension Bridge.
“Tour guide Alex was absolutely amazing. He made our tour unforgettable. He was very informative and truly sincere. He also answered all of our questions and even had really good food recs. We really enjoyed all of the information and…”
See Freedom Bridge, Mangbaedan Altar, and the Third Tunnel, plus Dora Observatory and optional bridge or boat time from Seoul.
“Simba was a great tour guide! Wonderful tour to a few locations around the DMZ. The weather was perfect also!”
DMZ tour from Seoul with Dora Observatory, 3rd Tunnel, Freedom Bridge, and a defector Q&A, with scenic binocular viewing and coach comfort.
“The tour guide Katie was so full of energy and extremely knowledgeable nothing was a problem she took time to speak to everyone on this tour Totally An asset to the tour company no hesitation on rebooking and asking for her Well done kitte David(Scotland)”
Seoul DMZ tour to the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel, Dora Observatory, and Unification Village, with optional suspension bridge views.
“The atmosphere of a trip was very good with an amazing lady guide. We really enjoyed it. Higly recommended”
DMZ tour from Seoul with tunnels, observatories, and a rare North Korea view. Pick Dora, Aegibong, or the 2nd tunnel route.
“The tour was great and very informative. Shout out to Kenny for being a great guide - he really knows his stuff!! Appreciated the quiet time at the end of the tour after a long day of learning.”
DMZ day trip from Seoul with a North Korean defector Q&A, Dora Observatory views, and the Third Tunnel. Optional suspension bridge.
“Excellent tour. Guide SP Hong was great in explaining everything. Informative Q&A with Ms Cho, who defected from North Korea. Interesting to visit DMZ from South Korea side, having visited it from North Korea side. Slightly different perspective.”
Full-day Seoul DMZ tour with the 3rd Tunnel, Dora Observatory, and optional Red Bridge hike. Guided, guided, and tightly paced.
“Camp Go-Go is very fluent in english, he explains everything so well. It was such a fun but challenging experience. Unfortunately you can’t take photos inside the DMZ tunnel for obvious reasons.. oh boy the tunnel! I was super shocked…”
Guided DMZ tour from Seoul: Imjingak, Freedom Bridge, 3rd Tunnel, and Dora Observatory binocular views into North Korea.
“Only glimpses of north korea from a distance. But that's all you can get these days. Grace to great job explaining everything, providing history and so forth.”
Seoul DMZ day trip with Imjingak Park, Bridge of Freedom, Third Tunnel, Dora Observatory, gondola across the Imjin River, plus suspension bridge options.
“The tour guide was excellent and very knowledgeable. The only thing that was disappointing was that we can’t take any pictures of North Korea in certain areas. No fault of the tour… it’s what the government put in place.”
A fast, well-guided Seoul sampler: Gyeongbokgung Palace with the guard ceremony, Bukchon hanoks, skyline views, ginseng shopping, and Gwangjang Market.
“I had an excellent time with Grace! I feel like I learned so much in the short time we had for our tour. She was very knowledgeable and very kind.”
