Product Info

  • Instant Confirmation
  • Duration: 7 hours
  • 1 person
  • English
  • Japanese
  • Chinese
  • Meeting at the designated location
  • Use only on the selected date
  • Cancellation available

Product info

Highlights

Visit Imjingak, the North Korea Experience Hall, the Third Tunnel, Dora Observatory, and Tongilchon Village in one day from Seoul. At the experience hall you watch a video about North Korean defectors and meet a defector in person to hear a personal story about life in North Korea, the journey to settle in the South, and the history of the Korean Peninsula. Choose from hotel pickup or meeting at Hongik Univ., City Hall, or Myeongdong Station, and travel in an air-conditioned vehicle. The guide speaks Chinese, English, and Japanese.

Program

 

Tour the DMZ from Seoul
and hear a defector's story

 

This is a roughly 7-hour tour of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) area, about 1 hour by bus from Seoul. You visit Imjingak, the North Korea Experience Hall, the Third Tunnel, Dora Observatory, and Tongilchon Village in a single day, and meet a North Korean defector at the experience hall.
Depending on your option, the tour starts with hotel pickup or from Hongik Univ. Station, City Hall Station, or Myeongdong Station.

 

 

Meet a defector at the North Korea Experience Hall

 

 

At the North Korea Experience Hall you watch a 10-minute video about defectors and take part in an interview session with a defector. You hear a personal perspective on life in North Korea, the journey to settle in the South, and the history of the Korean Peninsula.

 

 

See the site of division at Imjingak

 

 

Take a guided tour of Imjingak for about 1 hour, seeing places such as Mangbaedan Altar and the Bridge of Freedom while learning about the history of the Korean division.

 

 

Visit the Third Tunnel, Dora Observatory, and Tongilchon

 

 

Enter the Third Tunnel, which North Korea dug with the aim of invading the South, and explore it for about 1 hour. Then spend about 50 minutes at Dora Observatory looking toward North Korea, stop at Tongilchon Village for about 15 minutes, and return to Seoul by bus.

 

※ The itinerary is for reference and may change depending on local conditions.
※ All participants must bring a passport. A military ID or ARC is also accepted.

Product information

Inclusions

  • Hotel pickup

  • Air-conditioned transportation

  • Guide

  • Admission fees (Demilitarized Zone)

Exclusions

  • Meals and drinks

  • Travel insurance

  • Hotel drop-off


How to use

  • Please check your mobile voucher by email or in the WAUG app.

  • Meet your guide at the pickup or meeting point of the option you booked.

  • The voucher is valid only on the date and time you selected.

Meeting point:
Seoul hotel pickup

Meeting point guide:
You are picked up at the hotel you selected when booking. Pickup times differ by hotel, and the tour operator reconfirms your pickup time the day before the tour. Please check the list of available pickup hotels during booking.

Meeting point:
Hongik Univ. Station Exit 3
Hongik Univ. Station Exit 3, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Meeting point:
City Hall Station Exit 6
City Hall Station Exit 6, Jung-gu, Seoul

Meeting point:
Myeongdong Station Exit 9
Myeongdong Station Exit 9, Jung-gu, Seoul

Meeting point guide:
The meeting place depends on the option you choose. The tour ends around 110 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul. Hotel drop-off is not included.

Please note

Cancellation and refunds

  • Cancel up to 24 hours before the activity date for a full refund.

Participation information

  • All participants must bring a passport. A military ID or ARC is also accepted.

  • If you want to add the suspension bridge as an option, only early-time tours are available.

  • The guide speaks Chinese, English, and Japanese.

On-site information

  • The tour takes about 7 hours.

  • Meals, drinks, and travel insurance are not included.

  • The itinerary is for reference and may change depending on local conditions.

Location

Myeongdong Station Exit 9, Jung-gu, Seoul

Cancellation and refund policy

Cancel up to 24 hours before the activity date for a full refund.

* Cancellation and refund requests are reviewed under the supplier’s policy. Submitting a request does not guarantee a refund.

Seoul: DMZ Tour with North Korean Defector Talk, Experience Hall & Tongilchon Village - Third Tunnel Included

Tour Seoul

  • Instant confirmation
  • Refundable
  • Bookable from 2026-11-10
  • File voucher

$52.50 and up₩70,600

Price of the lowest option for a quantity of 1. The amount varies by option and date; the final price appears once you choose them. See what's included