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Explore the diverse experiences awaiting you on our South Korea tour packages. From iconic landmarks to hidden gems, immerse yourself in the rich culture, history, and natural beauty of South Korea.

  • Visiting the city of Gyeongju, a world UNESCO heritage site where many historic statues and buildings are preserved
  • Hiking in South Korea's beautiful national parks with stunning mountain views and hidden temples
  • Spending the night at a temple with monks. Learn about their way of life, meditate with them, and try their delicious vegetarian food
  • Taking a peek into North Korea from the DMZ border (demilitarized zone)
  • Joining a traditional tea ceremony
  • Tasting food — kimchi jjigae (a spicy stew), budae jjigae (literally 'army stew'), samgyeopsal (thick slices of pork cooked at your table), and gimbap (rice and veggies in a seaweed wrap) as a quick snack
  • Exploring Seoul's bustling street markets like Namdaemun Market and Gwangjang Market
  • Sampling local spirits. Such as soju (a vodka-like spirit), maekju (the Korean word for beer), makgeolli (a rice wine), or bokbunja (a Korean plum wine)
  • Experiencing Seoul's vibrant nightlife with live music, karaoke, and trendy clubs
  • Soaking at the jimjilbang (day spa / public bathhouse)
  • Seeing an ancient Korean palace from centuries ago restored to its original beauty and colors
  • Enjoying traditional Korean performances like music and dance shows like Nanta

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Explore the diverse experiences awaiting you on our South Korea tour packages. From iconic landmarks to hidden gems, immerse yourself in the rich culture, history, and natural beauty of South Korea.

  • Visiting the city of Gyeongju, a world UNESCO heritage site where many historic statues and buildings are preserved
  • Hiking in South Korea's beautiful national parks with stunning mountain views and hidden temples
  • Spending the night at a temple with monks. Learn about their way of life, meditate with them, and try their delicious vegetarian food
  • Taking a peek into North Korea from the DMZ border (demilitarized zone)
  • Joining a traditional tea ceremony
  • Tasting food — kimchi jjigae (a spicy stew), budae jjigae (literally 'army stew'), samgyeopsal (thick slices of pork cooked at your table), and gimbap (rice and veggies in a seaweed wrap) as a quick snack
  • Exploring Seoul's bustling street markets like Namdaemun Market and Gwangjang Market
  • Sampling local spirits. Such as soju (a vodka-like spirit), maekju (the Korean word for beer), makgeolli (a rice wine), or bokbunja (a Korean plum wine)
  • Experiencing Seoul's vibrant nightlife with live music, karaoke, and trendy clubs
  • Soaking at the jimjilbang (day spa / public bathhouse)
  • Seeing an ancient Korean palace from centuries ago restored to its original beauty and colors
  • Enjoying traditional Korean performances like music and dance shows like Nanta

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Amanda Brown

Mar 2025

South Korean Soul plus Jeju Island

Bit more activities would have been nice and the special stay rooms were to small for three people to fit. Otherwise it was amazing and *Personal information removed...

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Robert

Sep 2019

This is a wonderful trip

This is a wonderful trip that provides an excellent opportunity to experience the sights, the culture, the unique history and the food of two very colorful and fasci...

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Cynthia

Sep 2019

Great trip

Great trip, liked having both countries on the itinerary. Korea was unexpectedly wonderful and PAM KIM, GROUP LEADER WAS OUTSTANDING! Japan started off poorly with G...

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Sai

Jun 2019

Left us wanting more

We both enjoyed this tour immensely. We liked both tour directors, James in Korea and Emiko in Japan. Both were knowledgable, informative, congenial and hard-working...

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Carl

Jun 2019

Energized by our guides!

Wow, we had vivacious guides with a great sense of humor that inspired us throughout our Korean and Japanese trips. They offered us so many optional opportunities th...

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