Seoul Gyeongbokgung Royal Guard Ceremony and Bugaksan City Wall Hike Guided Tour

Watch the Gyeongbokgung Guard Ceremony and
Hike the Bugaksan City Wall

Meet at 9:30 am at Exit 3 of Gyeongbokgung Station, complete the ID check and briefing, then watch the guard changing ceremony at Gyeongbokgung and walk the Seoul City Wall on Bugaksan (Baegaksan) in a guided tour of about 3.5 hours.

You pass the Baegakmaru summit views, the 1.21 Incident pine tree, Cheongungdae and Sukjeongmun Gate, and finish in Samcheong-dong. Your guide speaks English or Chinese, and groups are limited to 10 people.

Watch the guard ceremony at Heungnyemun Plaza

After check-in, your ID (passport) is checked and entry tickets are issued, and you head to Heungnyemun Plaza to take a good spot for the ceremony.

Watch the colorful traditional ceremony of the guards who protected the Joseon royal palace for about 20 minutes, and take a group photo. No separate ticket is needed to watch the ceremony from the plaza.

Climb the city wall from Changuimun Gate to Baegakmaru

After the ceremony, you travel by bus to Changuimun Gate (about 15-20 minutes). There are no toilets all the way to the summit, so you have a last toilet break and a warm-up here.

The walk from Changuimun Gate to Baegakmaru takes about 40 minutes, and from the 342 m summit you enjoy a 360-degree panorama of Gyeongbokgung and the city. The view of the old palace alongside modern skyscrapers is the highlight of the route.

Pass the 1.21 Incident pine and Cheongungdae, then descend to Samcheong-dong

From the summit, it takes about 30 minutes to reach Cheongungdae past the pine tree that still bears bullet marks from the 1968 military infiltration, and about 20 minutes more from Cheongungdae to Sukjeongmun Gate. Your guide shares stories about the wall and modern Korean history along the way.

Visit Sukjeongmun Gate (the north gate), stroll along the wall and descend to Samcheong Park. The tour ends at the last stop in Samcheong-dong.

※ A physical passport is strictly required for entry.
※ This is a hard course with steep slopes and many stairs, so hiking shoes are a must.
※ The itinerary may change depending on conditions on the day.