5 Days in Seoul

5 days in Seoul

5 days in Seoul travel inerary, the best things to do in Seoul in 5 days: n seoul tower, Seoul colourful markets, seoul palaces, seoul restaurants, han seoul-oh, Bukchon Hanok Village, Insa-dong, Myeongdong and more attractions in Seoul.

Day 1 - Seoul

Accomodation: Charm Hanok Guest House

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Day 1 - Seoul

Gyeongbok Palace, was the main royal palace of the Joseon 1. Gyeongbokgung Palace dynasty. Built in 1395, it is located in northern Seoul, South 3. Bukchon Hanok Village Korea. The largest of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Duration ~ 2 Hours Duration ~ 2 Hours Joseon dynasty, Gyeongbokgung served as the home of Kings of 161 Sajik-ro, Jongno 1(il).2(i).3(sam).4(sa), Jongno-gu, Seoul, the more.. South Korea, Seoul, Jongno-gu, Gahoe-dong, 계동길 37 South Korea Monday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Monday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM 2. Tongin Traditional Market(西村通仁市場) Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Duration ~ 2 Hours Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM 18 Jahamun-ro 15-gil, Cheongunhyoja-dong, Jongno-gu, Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Seoul, South Korea Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Monday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM Telephone: +82 2-2133-1371 Telephone: +82 2-3700-3900 Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM Rating: 4.3 Website: www.royalpalace.go.kr Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM Metro: Anguk (Line 3) This is a small residenal village of Rating: 4.6 Thursday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM Friday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM tradional Korean houses. Good for photos, and fairly close Metro: Gyeongbokgung (Line 3) There are heaps of palaces Saturday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM to the main palace. You can do hanok stay here, though it and gardens in Seoul. This is the biggest and most famous Sunday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM may be a bit pricy. Because this area is residential, try not to one, but some other ones are: Changdeokgung, make too much noise here! There will be a lot of tourists Changgyeonggung, Jongro Shrine, and Deoksugong. Telephone: +82 2-722-0911 taking photos, but people do live in these houses. Gyeongbokgung is the most famous and is in the center of Website: tonginmarket.co.kr Seoul. It can take up to three hours to see all of the Rating: 3.7 diﬀerent secons, and is a very popular place for WIKIPEDIA By Metro: Gyeongbokgung (Line 3) This is a market on the photographs. There is also a very nice garden in the back of Bukchon Hanok Village is a Korean tradional village in Seoul North West side of Seoul where you can pay $5 for 5 the palace. For all of these palaces, there are small shops with a long history located between Gyeongbok Palace, tokens and you can exchange each token for a small helping nearby to rent Hanbok, or tradional Korean clothing. If you Changdeok Palace and Jongmyo Royal Shrine. The tradional of a parcular street food. This is a more tradional and wear the clothing, you are granted free admission to the village is composed of lots of alleys, hanok and is preserved to smaller market than Gwangjang Market but a cool palaces, though they are not expensive to begin with. show a 600-year-old urban environment. Now it is used as a experience and a chance to try a lot of things for cheap. more.. The specialty of this market is a fried eokbokki (rice cake) WIKIPEDIA dish. 5. Insa-dong Gyeongbokgung, also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or

Day 1 - Seoul

4. Cheonggyecheon stream

Duration ~ 2 Hours

20-2 Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Monday: Open 24 hours Tuesday: Open 24 hours Wednesday: Open 24 hours Thursday: Open 24 hours Friday: Open 24 hours Saturday: Open 24 hours Sunday: Open 24 hours

Telephone: +82 2-2290-6114 Rating: 4.5

Metro: Gwanghwamun (Line 5) This is a manmade stream that runs through Seoul. The beginning of the stream has a small waterfall and is near the metro stop, but it spans a really long distance. The stream is very prey, especially at night. It's common for young folk to sit by the stream and drink beers and eat takeout, as you can order takeout to the stream and it will be delivered to you there.

Day 2 - Seoul

Accomodation: Charm Hanok Guest House

Address: 49-5, Samil-daero 32-gil, Jongno-gu

Website: http://www.booking.com/hotel/kr/charm-hanok-guest- house.html

Day 2 - Seoul

seaweed rice rolls, and many other treats here. You can also July 2006. 1. Pyoung Hwa Clothing Market eat the octopus that is still moving on the plate. The market is broken into secons, with an area for bibimbap and Duration ~ 1 Hour dumplings, an area for seafood, and an area for Korean fast 274 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Gwanghui-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, food street food. At the back of the market, there are South Korea vendors that sell different pickled side dishes and desserts.

Telephone: +82 2-2265-3531 Rating: 3.7 3. Dongdaemun-gu Metro: Dongdaemun (Line 1 and 4) Next to the Dongdaemun Design Plaza is a market called Pyeongwha Duration ~ 2 Hours Market which is a wholesale market and is cool to see Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea because there are shops that sell only one type of clothing like jackets or hats and in really LARGE quanes. This Metro: Dongdaemun History and Culture Park (Line 2, 4, market is comprised of two buildings and each one has three and 5) Dongdaemun is a shopping and fashion area, but it floors. You probably won't buy anything, but it's cool to see. also has a lot of cool architecture, especially a building called And it's also on the way to.... the Dongdaemun Design Plaza. It looks a lile bit like a spaceship, especially at night, and behind the building there is a LED flower garden which is really prey at night. Food 2. Kwangjang Market trucks with different types of local and foreign cuisine can Duration ~ 2 Hours be found by the LED garden aer about 6:00pm. There are heaps of shopping malls here and some tradional street 88 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno 1(il).2(i).3(sam).4(sa), food as well. It is located next to a poron of the Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea Cheonggyecheon Stream. There are many shopping malls in Telephone: +82 2-2267-0291 this area with food courts in the basement and restaurants Website: www.kwangjangmarket.co.kr on the top floor which can be great meals for families. Rating: 4.1

Metro: Jongno 5-ga (Line 1) This market is the biggest WIKIPEDIA street food market in Seoul. It's about a 10 minute walk Dongdaemun Districs one of the 25 guof Seoul, South Korea. from the spaceship building and has all kinds of street food. It is located to the north of the River Han. Its district oﬃce is You can eat Korean pancakes, blood sausages, rice cakes, in Yongdu-dong where is close to the underground staon of hand pulled noodles, dumplings, seafood, fried vegetables, branch of Line 2. The mayor of this district is Sarip Hongsince

Day 3 - Seoul

Accomodation: Charm Hanok Guest House

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Day 3 - Seoul

cut noodles. 1. Namsan Seoul Tower

Duration ~ 2 Hours WIKIPEDIA

Yongsan 2(i)ga-dong, Seoul, South Korea Myeongdong is a dong in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea between Chungmu-ro, Eulji-ro, and Namdaemun-ro. It covers 0.99 km² Rating: 4.6 with a populaon of 3,409 and is mostly a commercial area, Metro: Seoul Staon (Line 1, 4, and Airport Railroad) Big being one of Seoul's main shopping and tourism districts. In tower in the middle of Seoul. Like in Seale. Many cies 2011, 2012 and 2013, Myeong-dong was listed as the ninth have one of these. Namsan is a mountain in the middle of more.. the city that is nice to hike and you can see views of Seoul from the mountain. The tower sits on top of the mountain, and there are many trails you can walk up or even a direct 3. Seoul City Wall Trail staircase straight up the mountain. No need to pay to go up Duration ~ 2 Hours to the top of the tower unless you want to. But at the base of the tower there is a big metal fence where people put 622-83 Changsin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea locks and write their signiﬁcant other and date of whatever on it. At the base of the tower, there is a fun trick eye Monday: Open 24 hours museum where you can take photos from diﬀerent Tuesday: Open 24 hours perspectives to create illusions. Wednesday: Open 24 hours Thursday: Open 24 hours Friday: Open 24 hours 2. Myeong-dong Saturday: Open 24 hours Sunday: Open 24 hours Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea Rating: 4.9

Metro: Myeongdong (Line 4) Makeup and high end clothing Metro: Various This wall surrounds old Seoul and is about 18 shopping. Also, a lot of street food and restaurants on this kilometers long. Walking along it will take you all around the busy walking street. You can ﬁnd all sorts of food and city, but one secon you will need to have a passport with famous restaurants here. There is also a Cathedral in this you because it is near some important government buildings area that is the ﬁrst one in Korea which is a nice aracon. and a passport checkpoint. There is a famous restaurant here with two locaons called Myeongdong Kyoja that is known for its kimchi and hand

Day 4 - Seoul

Accomodation: Charm Hanok Guest House

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Day 4 - Seoul

spend an enre day browsing the different floors, and Rating: 4.1 1. Seoullo 7017 that’s not even including the featured exhibits which rotate Metro: Hoehyeon (Line 4) This is the oldest tradional in and out periodically. There is also a great view of Namsan Duration ~ 2 Hours market in Seoul. You can find food vendors, souvenir Tower from the museum. 18 Toegye-ro, Namdaemunno 5(o)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South vendors, and local goods vendors here as well. It’s not super Korea organized, so it’s easy to get lost in the winding alleys, but WIKIPEDIA there are always cool surprises! Monday: Open 24 hours The Naonal Museum of Korea is the flagship museum of Tuesday: Open 24 hours Korean history and art in South Korea and is the cultural Wednesday: Open 24 hours WIKIPEDIA organizaon that represents Korea. Since its establishment in Thursday: Open 24 hours Namdaemun Market is a large tradional market in Seoul, 1945, the museum has been commied to various studies and Friday: Open 24 hours South Korea. The market is located next to Namdaemun, the research acvies in the fields of archaeology, history, and Saturday: Open 24 hours "Great South Gate," which was the main southern gate to the more.. Sunday: Open 24 hours old city. It is the oldest and largest market in Korea. Telephone: +82 2-313-7017 Website: seoullo7017.seoul.go.kr 4. Itaewon-dong Rating: 4 3. National Museum of Korea Duration ~ 2 Hours 137 Seobinggo-ro, Seobinggo-dong, Yongsan-gu, 서울특별 Metro: Seoul Staon (Line 1, 4, and Airport Railroad) Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea Overpass converted into public walking space and park. 시 South Korea Inspired by the park in New York with the same concept, Metro: Itaewon (Line 6) Itaewon is a foreigner this overpass has great views of the city as well as prey Monday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM neighborhood. You can find a lot of foreign goods as well as gardens and lights at night. It connects Seoul Staon to Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Namdaemun Market. Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM foreign food here. It’s a lile bit expensive because many Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM products are imported. There is also a baked chicken Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM restaurant here opened by a former Korean male model Saturday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM called Sohn Sohn Chicken. 2. Namdaemun Market Sunday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Duration ~ 2 Hours Telephone: +82 2-2077-9000 WIKIPEDIA 21 Namdaemunsijang 4-gil, Hoehyeon-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Website: www.museum.go.kr Itaewon-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Yongsan-gu in Seoul, Rating: 4.6 South Korea South Korea. Telephone: +82 2-753-2805 Metro: Ichon (Line 4 and Gyeongui-Jungang Line) Free Website: www.namdaemunmarket.co.kr museum detailing Korean and Asian history. You can easily

Day 5 - Seoul

Accomodation: Charm Hanok Guest House

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Day 5 - Seoul

Gangnam literally means "South of the River." As of the 2017 1. Bongeunsa-ro 3. Jamsil-dong census, Gangnam District had a populaon of 561,052. Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea area of more..

Metro: Bongeunsa (Line 9) Very famous temple in Metro: Jamsil (Line 2 and 8) Jamsil has a really nice lake Gangnam. This temple has a large statue of Buddha and is called Seokcheon Lake and it is also the home of a Korean located near the COEX. You can do templestay here, but it version of Disneyland called “Loe World.” During April, the is a bit pricey. It’s very interesng to see the contrast lake is surrounded by cherry blossoms. They also have two between old and new standing in this temple, yet being really large shopping malls with some cool stores like a surrounded by technology and skyscrapers. Studio Ghibli dedicated store. Loe Tower is also located here, which is 123 ﬂoors tall and is the highest building in Korea, as well as the ﬁh tallest building in the world. Jamsil 2. Starfield Coex Mall is near Olympic Park and the old Olympic Stadium as well (from 1988). 513 Yeongdong-daero, Samseong 1(il)-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

4. Gangnam-gu Monday: 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM Tuesday: 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea Wednesday: 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM Thursday: 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM Metro: Gangnam (Line 2) Gangnam has high end shopping Friday: 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM here and nice restaurants. This is the neighborhood from Saturday: 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM the song “Gangnam Style” which is about high end living. Sunday: 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM Because of this, there are statues and homages to Psy, the Telephone: +82 2-6002-5300 singer, in this neighborhood that you can take fun photos Website: www.starfield.co.kr with. There is a street of Korean BBQ where Buzzfeed Rating: 4.1 Worth It went to eat a cheap meal. The restaurant is called Gangnam Galmegi. Metro: Samseong (Line 2) Very large underground mall with restaurants, a movie theater, an aquarium, a library, and more. There are oen diﬀerent fesvals held in this space WIKIPEDIA as well as different conventions The Gangnam District is one of the 25 local government districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea.

GENERAL TIPS

Money and cost Seoul Tours, Tickets, Activities & Things To Do: www.partner.viator.com

Sleeping Seoul hotels: www.booking.com

Transportation Seoul subway map: www.korea4expats.com

Weather Seoul weather: www.accuweather.com