Meet your guide near Gyeongbokgung Palace and walk about 4 hours through the Changing of the Guard ceremony, the palace, Bukchon Hanok Village and Insadong in a small group, taking photos along the way. If you like, you can rent a hanbok and take photos in the palace. At Gyeongbokgung, your guide tells stories about Korean kings, royal life and architecture. Then you explore the hanok alleys of Bukchon and the traditional streets of Insadong. A live tour guide speaks English or Korean, and the group is limited to 6 people.

Start near Gyeongbokgung and walk
to Bukchon and Insadong, taking photos

This small-group photo walking tour covers Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok Village and Insadong in about 4 hours. You meet a live tour guide who speaks English or Korean in front of Hanbok Town near the palace, with a group of up to 6 people. The Gyeongbokgung admission ticket is included, and hanbok rental is optional.

Watch the Changing of the Guard and tour Gyeongbokgung

If you choose to rent a hanbok, you can start the tour dressed in one. At Gyeongbokgung, you watch the colorful Changing of the Guard ceremony. Then, led by your guide, you walk through the palace gates and courtyards for about 2 hours and hear stories about Korean kings, royal life, architecture and traditions.

Take memorable photos at the palace

Gyeongbokgung is known as one of the best places to take photos in a hanbok. Your guide helps with photos throughout the tour, so you can easily capture yourself in a hanbok and the palace scenery.

Walk through Bukchon Hanok Village and Insadong

After the palace, you walk to Bukchon Hanok Village. For about 40 minutes you stroll through alleys lined with hanok, compare old and modern Seoul, and take photos at scenic spots. Bukchon has uphill roads.

Then you move to Insadong and spend about 35 minutes on a street of traditional crafts, souvenirs, tea houses and small local shops. Before the tour ends, your guide recommends a Korean dumpling restaurant featured in the Michelin Guide. Meals are not included.

※ The itinerary and times are for reference and may change depending on local conditions.
※ Hanbok rental is optional and not included in the price.

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

• Meet your guide at your booked start time in front of Hanbok Town, across from the east parking lot of Gyeongbokgung Palace.

• Valid only on the date and time you selected.

Meeting point:
In front of Hanbok Town (hanbok rental shop)
4 Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Meeting point guide:
Your guide waits in front of Hanbok Town, directly across from the east parking lot of Gyeongbokgung Palace. The tour ends in Insadong (1 Insadong, Jongno-gu).

Cancellation and refund

• Cancel at least 24 hours before the activity date for a full refund.

• If the operator cancels the tour because of bad weather or unexpected circumstances, you receive a full refund. The tour runs in most weather conditions.

Participation

• People with limited mobility and wheelchair users cannot join.

• Families with children are welcome. The tour includes several hours of walking, including uphill roads in Bukchon Hanok Village.

• Minors who are not accompanied by an adult cannot join.

What to bring

• Please bring comfortable shoes and comfortable clothes.

Not allowed

• Pets, drones, indoor smoking, alcohol and drugs

On site

• Hanbok rental is optional and not included in the price. You can rent one near Gyeongbokgung Palace.

• The Gyeongbokgung Palace admission ticket is included in the price.

• The live tour guide speaks English or Korean.