Seoul Gyeongbokgung Hanbok Experience & Seochon Tongin Market Coin Lunchbox Walking Tour

Walk from Gyeongbokgung to Seochon and Tongin Market
in a hanbok

Meet at 09:30 at Exit 4 of Gyeongbokgung Station and head to a hanbok rental shop. After changing into a hanbok, you tour Gyeongbokgung Palace with your guide, return the hanbok, then walk to Seochon Hanok Village and Tongin Market. The tour ends at Tongin Market at around 13:30. An English-speaking live guide accompanies you.

Choose your own hanbok

At 09:35 you pick a hanbok in the basic style at the rental shop, or get help from experienced staff to find a good fit. You then spend about 1.5 hours exploring the palace in your hanbok.

Hear about the Joseon royal court at Gyeongbokgung

Gyeongbokgung was built in 1395 and is the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Walk the palace grounds with your guide and learn about royal history, architecture and daily life in the Joseon era. Palace admission is included.

Pass through Seochon alleys and have lunch at Tongin Market

At 11:30 you return the hanbok and walk to Seochon, one of the oldest residential areas in Seoul. Stroll the hanok-lined streets, once home to royalty, officials and scholars, and hear about the history of the area.

At 12:30 you arrive at Tongin Market, a traditional market that opened in 1941. Use yeopjeon brass coins to choose foods such as tteokbokki, gimbap, fish cakes, pancakes and noodles for your lunch box.

※ The tour needs at least 8 participants. If the minimum is not met, you are notified by email 3 days before and receive a full refund.
※ Other food costs are not included.