Seoul Inwangsan and City Wall Hiking Tour - Hwanghakjeong and Tongin Market Makgeolli

Start at Gyeongbokgung Station and walk the
Inwangsan Trail along the Seoul City Wall

This is a small-group hiking tour with a licensed English-speaking guide that climbs Inwangsan (338 m) and follows part of the Seoul City Wall (Hanyangdoseong). It begins behind Gyeongbokgung Palace, visits the Hwanghakjeong archery range, passes Suseongdong Valley and ends at Tongin Market with makgeolli and traditional savory pancakes.

The tour takes about 4 hours for 2 to 10 participants and is conducted in English.

Look down over central Seoul from the mountain trail behind the palace

You meet near Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 1 and begin hiking on the mountain trail behind Gyeongbokgung Palace. From the mountain you look down over central Seoul and hear how feng shui shaped the location of the palaces.

During the walk of about 1 hour along the Hanyangdoseong wall, your guide also explains why Koreans love hiking and shares tips on other routes near Seoul.

Discover Korea's archery tradition at Hwanghakjeong

You visit Hwanghakjeong, an archery range built and used by Joseon's last emperor. Your guide explains the long tradition of Korean archery and why Korea has done so well in Olympic archery.

Entrance to the Korean traditional archery museum is included, except on Mondays.

Taste makgeolli and pancakes at Tongin Market

After the wall walk you descend through Suseongdong Valley to Tongin Traditional Market. There you finish the tour by tasting makgeolli, a Korean rice wine, and soju along with traditional savory pancakes and other street food.

※ Entrance to the Korean traditional archery museum is included except on Mondays.