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Hello, Seoul Tour

Invitation to the 500 years of Seoul

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Tour issue

▶ Gyeongbok Palace will be replaced by Deoksu Palace on Tuesday
▶ If the weather is -5℃ or raining, "The Royal Guard Changing Ceremony" will be cancelled

Information

Have you heard about history of Korea?
Korea has thousand years of history and Korea is Nation State.

If you are an international tourist, you might know Seoul City is one of the unique cities has hundreds years history footprints. You will see high-tech right next to thousand-year-old tradition. The palace is one of the popular historical places. Chosun Empire has ended in 1910 while Seoul has been the capital of the Jason dynasty for the past 500 years. 

What is first thought of the word "Palace"? Place for kings and noble families? It is true, but only the part of it. You will see the zone where kings and families stayed with 2000 people ruled the whole country. There is only parts of palaces remain which makes many people find they are only for the king and family. The palace was the space for discussing how to rule the country. The palace was like a big company runs a huge organization, a nation where 2000 people are working together inside. Most people now understand the palace only for the king and family after modern city development.


What you can expect

▶ Professional Guide
▶ Comfortable transportation
▶ Historic scenery of Seoul
▶ Best Seoul city tour


Highlights

▶ 500 years of historic stories of Seoul
▶ The main royal palace of Joseon dynasty, builted in 1395
▶ Landmark of Seoul


Itinerary

Hotel → Driving the famous landmarks City Hall, Cheonggyecheon, Gwanghwamun Plaza, Insadong, Jogyesa → Jogye Buddhist Temple → The Royal Guard Changing Ceremony → Gyeongbok Palace → The National Folk Museum → Pass By The Presidential Blue House → Ginseng Center → Insadong
  1. 조계사.jpg At the crowded Seoul city, inside of its central area, you will hear the sound of reciting Buddhist scriptures and smell the soft fragrance of incense. Jogyesa Temple is a resting place for everybody to relieve their stress. If foreign tourists visit this representative Buddhist temple of Korea, Jogyesa Temple; you will also feel the Korean Buddhism culture through Buddhist cuisine restaurant, traditional tea house, Buddhist supplies that are nearby the temple.
  2. info_photo_565_3.JPG Every hour on the hour from 10 am to 4pm, the chief gatekeeper changing ceremony has been continued, which happened during Joseon Dynasty symbolizing safety of the kings and security of the nation, and guiding of the prestige. Consistency expressionless face expression and sobriety mood of chief gatekeepers at the ceremony stimulates the foreign tourists’ interests.
  3. 경복궁2.jpg Gyeongbok-gung Palace is one of the oldest of the five places in Seoul. It is such a great and magnificent building as a representative of Joseon Dynasty. It shows off the beauty of its construction.Through this, it can be a representative tourism spot for foreigners to understand the tradition and history of Korea.This tour course takes around one and a half hours; you will see remarkable pavilions like Kyunghoiru and Hyangwonjung, and beautiful/classy wooden and stone structures as Kyungcheonsaji 10-story tower, you also will see Kyotaejeon and Kangnyungjun places where you can experience the life of noble people with a guide.   The choicest tour place for foreign tourists. Gyeongbok-gung Palace is the starting point of 500 years of history in Joseon Dynasty. You will defiantly enjoy the stroll around the place feeling the quiet and peaceful mood.It can be a representative tourism spot for foreigners to understand the tradition and history of Korea.If you want to know the history of Korea properly, you should visit this place.
  4. info_photo_535_2.jpg National Folk Museum of Korea has been researching daily life of Korea from the past to present and preserving and displaying folk culture of ancestors in Korea as a representative life history museum.This is one of the best location to explain Korean history and culture easily to foreigners.
  5. 청와대.jpg This tour is a driving tour course, which stops by Choonchugwan, the main building of the Blue House, and Youngbingwan. During this tour, information and explanations about each building and optimistic parts of current government will be provided by your guide.We recommend this informative opportunity to foreign tourists, which gives you an opportunity to look around the most famous house in Korea, the Blue House.
  6. info_photo_730_3.JPG Ginseng is renowned for its effectiveness as a great healer for living ever so young.Especially if you eat ginseng when you lose your energy, it really helps to regain energy.Korea is acknowledged by the world because of the quality of ginseng as if it is the birthplace of ginseng.You can experience various kinds of ginseng products like gingersnap, extract, ginseng preserved in honey, and other great quality of products made in Korea.
  7. 인사동1.jpg When foreign celebrities visit Korea, they always stop by this area; the closest Korean styled avenue, this is Insa-dong. Not only hundreds of art galleries are there but, dozens of traditional handcraft shop, antique art markets, and traditional tea houses. Because of the development of modern civilizations, many foreign Coffee shops and restaurants have launched around the place, yet this area unconventionally use Korean on their gate signs.

Why Cosmojin

Welcome to CosmoJin. Thanks for your interest and support for our service.

Cosmojin travel has run Seoul daily city tour for more than 17 years. We developed the most attractive tour packages for travelers and will continue to create new programs to meet international traveler’s need.

Our mission is to make every step of your tour simple! Traveling should be all about playing and no hard work, don’t waste your time to find your way! Simply travel with CosmoJin, we will do the rest. With so many activities waiting to be discovered, our goal is to connect travelers with the experiences you want and need!


Tour Included

▶ Professional Guide
▶ Transportation
▶ Entrance Fee

Tour Excluded

▶ Lunch
▶ Hotel Sending Service

Pick-up Service

▶ President Hotel 1F, In the Lobby at 09:10 A.M

Sending Service

▶ Myeongdong

Payment / Cancelation

▶ Cancel by 18:00 one day before the scheduled tour: 100% REFUND
▶ Cancel after 18:00 one day before the tour date: cancellation fee of 100% of the tour cost.
▶ Cancel at or after the tour begins or no-show: NO REFUND


Note

▶ Gyeongbok Palace will be replaced by another tourist attraction when it is closed on Tuesdays.

▶ The Royal Guard Changing Ceremony will be cancelled when it is rainy.

▶ You might not be allowed to pass by the Presidential Blue House for the security.

 

LIABLITY INSURANCE (CLAIMS-MAKD BASIS). 
Cosmojin is registered in liability insurance corresponding KRW 300,000,000 for travel business license.

  • The customers are not registered for accident insurance covering the medical expenses in case of accidents happening on the day of the event, so please check beforehand with the tour guide if customers are registered with travel insurance from homeland.
  • Please refer to the special terms and conditions on the website for insurance coverage.

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  • 2023-03-25

D.Sug

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Ron's attention to detail is much appreciated. Thank you for making me feel welcome and brightening my day. If you chance to be in Seoul, you should definitely go; I really enjoy it.
  • 2023-03-25

Climber

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I had an excellent meeting. Ron was a fantastic tour travel guide. I learned a lot about Seoul and the Korean life. I appreciate all they've done for me.
  • 2017-09-05

Dickey

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thx, Its excellant tour.