Date : 2017-06-07 Views : 40525
Many old palaces and Hanok from Joseon Dynasty remain around Gyeongbokgung and Bukchon areas.
Recently, Koreans in their teens and twenties created a culture of taking photos around these areas wearing Hanbok.
Let's look around Gyeongbokgung and Bukchon wearing Hanbok.
If time and money allow, visit National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea
and appreciate arts from exhibitions and participate in a dining tour to taste 'the real' Korean food.
Address | 45 Sagan-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul (Gyeongbokgung Store) |
Transportation | Line3(Anguk Station Exit 1) |
Guide | 09:00-18:00 / Closed every Monday |
KOREA TOUR CARD Benefits |
20% discount on Hanbok rental (Available when renting for more than 2 hours) |
Homepage |
http://www.go3355.net/default/main/ |
Recommendation |
Let's walk along the Hanok streets, wearing the traditional Korean costume. With KOREA TOUR CARD, you can hire a high-class Hanbok from 3355 HANBOK at 20% discount. |
Address | 161, Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul |
Transportation | Line 3(Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 5) |
Guide | 09:00-17:00(Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec), 09:00-18:00(Mar-May, Sep-Oct), 09:00-18:30(Jun-Aug) / Closed every Tuesday |
KOREA TOUR CARD Benefits |
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Homepage |
http://www.royalpalace.go.kr:8080/html/eng_gbg/main/main.jsp |
Recommendation |
It is a representative Korean old palace that you can feel the old taste of Joseon Dynasty. Let's take a walk in Gyeongbokgung Palace filled with natural scent in the city center. If you wear a Hanbok, the admission fee is free. |
Address | 37, Gyedong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul |
Transportation | Line3(Anguk Station Exit 1) |
Guide | - |
KOREA TOUR CARD Benefits |
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Homepage |
http://hanok.seoul.go.kr/front/eng/index.do |
Recommendation |
Bukchon is a Hanok village that people of noble class used to live around in Joseon Dynasty where the breaths of ancestors live on for the last 600 years. Being in the middle of Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace, many visitors tour around this area together with the palaces. |
Address | 30 Samcheong-ro, Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul |
Transportation | Line 3(Anguk Station Exit 1), Line 5(Gwanghwamun Station Exit 2) |
Guide | Mon,Tue,Thu, Fri,sun : 10:00-18:00/wed,sat : 10:00~21:00 Closed days: Every Monday, Chuseok and Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) |
KOREA TOUR CARD Benefits |
50% discount on integrated admission fee (KRW 4,000→KRW 2,000) |
Homepage |
http://www.mmca.go.kr/eng/?menuId=1000000000 |
Recommendation |
Contemporary art products can be appreciated in this museum. Four to five exhibitions are available simultaneously inside, and one admission fee allows the viewing of all of them. * Night Opening hours : 18:00-21:00 ( Admission for free) |
Address | F3, 55-1, Nagwon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul |
Transportation | Line 1, 3, 5(Jongno 3-ga Station), Line3(Anguk Station) |
Guide | Weekday 09:00-18:00 |
KOREA TOUR CARD Benefits |
10% discount on entire tour & cooking class |
Homepage |
https://ongofood.com/ |
Recommendation |
This food tour consists of street food tour, BBQ tour, and Namdaemun Market Tour. Visitors can try delicious restaurants frequented by foreign tourists and local residents at reasonable prices. |