Seoul Bugaksan Fortress Wall Hike and Parasite Movie Stairs Tour - Meet at Changuimun Gate

Start at Changuimun Gate, hike Bugaksan along
the Seoul City Wall and finish at the Parasite stairs

Meet your English-speaking local guide at the Changuimun Information Center for a guided hike of about 3 hours along the city wall of Bugaksan (Baegaksan). Walk the last trail of Bugaksan, open to the public since 1968, while hearing the history of the Seoul City Wall, and finish near the stairs featured in the movie Parasite. There are many steep steps, so comfortable shoes are needed.

Walk along the 600-year-old Seoul City Wall

Follow the Seoul City Wall, built in 1396 to protect the capital of Joseon, and hear stories of the Joseon dynasty. Starting from the Dolphin Rock rest area, you pass wooden-deck paths and slopes, granite rocks and old pine trees, and see the Manse Dongbang rock inscribed with a wish for the king's long life. After passing the 1.21 Pine Tree, which still bears scars from the 1968 raid on the Blue House, you climb to the Baegakmaru summit (342 m) and return along the wall.

Look down on Gyeongbokgung and the Blue House from a new viewpoint

From a new viewpoint along the route you can look down on Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Blue House. You can also look out for deer that live on the mountain slopes.

Overlook Buam-dong and finish at the Parasite stairs

Back at Changuimun Gate, look down over Buam-dong, a quiet hillside village just outside the wall. The name Buam-dong comes from a rock where villagers once prayed for a son. The tour ends at the stairs next to the Jahamun Tunnel, the same stairs the Kim family walks down in the pouring rain in the movie Parasite.

※ The schedule and route may change depending on local conditions.
※ The only restroom on the route is at the meeting point.