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Seoul’s best days out.
Seoul packs palaces, street food and the DMZ into one short trip. These are the 15 seoul city wall & mountain hikes tours travellers rate highest, with what each one costs, how long it takes and where to book it.
Sunset city-wall hike near Naksan Park, a café drink with big Seoul views, then a Korean dinner picked from real local favorites.
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Private hiking day in Bukhansan National Park from Seoul, guided to Baegundae Peak 836.5m with flexible routes, pickup, and safety tips.
“We had a great hike with our guide, Mr. Kim! He was very informative and made the trip fun. On the way down it started snowing and it was very beautiful. Thank you for a great day!”
Join a small-group Seoul night hike along Inwangsan Fortress, snack at a local market, and optional lantern-lit dinner near Seodaemun.
“excellent tour. magnificent hiking with great views of the city. Koa is very friendly. Snack in the local market and the dinner in the end were both very enjoying and tasty. highly recommended. very good Vegetarian options.”
Fast-track morning hike to Seoul’s highest peak in Bukhansan National Park. Small group, safety ropes, optional tofu lunch.
“Such a good time! The view at the top was definitely worth the steep(ish) hike. There were some challenging parts, but not too bad of a hike if you have some hiking background. Koa was a great guide as he worked with our little group.”
Private hike in Bukhansan to Seunggasa temple, Korean lunch, then a traditional jimjilbang spa with pickup and a guide.
“I had a fantastic time on this hike. Benny was such a great tour guide, he shared many stories of Korea, history and pop culture, with me and I felt really comfortable throughout the day. Bukhansan is a beautiful area, and seeing the Buddhist temple at the peak of this hike was wonderful. The lunch…”
Private 5-hour Bukhansan hike from Seoul with hotel pickup, English guide, Korean lunch, and summit city views at Bukhan Mountain.
“Our hike was amazing! I highly recommend participants be familiar with hiking and light to moderate exercise. As someone who doesn't do much movement it was strenuous but the views were worth it. Brian, our tour guide was wonderful and informative. We learned so much about the mountain and South Korea. We enjoyed the lunch…”
A guided climb to Bukhansan’s Baek-un-dae, Seoul’s highest peak, with smart pacing, safety gear, and a tofu lunch option.
“We start on our tour early in the morning and it was a great decision. The mountain gets busy later in the day and it was so helpful to have Koa take care of the logistics. My favorite part was making friends in the group. Hikers are good people!”
Lantern-lit Inwangsan sunset hike with English guide Mina. Learn fortress wall stories, reach Beombawi Rock, and enjoy palace views at night.
A small-group guided hike in Seoul’s Bukhansan National Park with hotel pickup, flexible pacing, and a temple visit afterward.
“Our guide Chansoo has decades of hiking experience and was patient and attentive to our abilities and needs. We are physically active but had little to no hiking experience, so he started us off with an easier route. When he saw that we were comfortable he pushed us to cover greater distances and brought us…”
Night hike up Seoul’s Inwangsan fortress for a jaw-dropping view, then snack your way through a traditional market and finish with dumplings.
“Sam, our tour guide was so helpful, even sending me a list of restaurants which serve vegetarian dumplings. The ladies in the food market were really lovely and the sunset and view from the top of the hill was amazing.”
Hike Bukhansan National Park with a licensed English guide, hotel pickup, and Korean trail lunch on a flexible 6-hour trek.
“I really had a great time and great experience”
Guided 6-hour Bukhansan hike to Baekundae with Doseonsa Temple, Bukhansanseong Fortress, and lunch included.
“Ms. Li is an excellent guide. She is experienced, truly loves the mountains and wild places. She is also well-educated.”
Hike Achasan for Seoul views, visit Gyeongwonjeongsa Temple, then eat street food, jeon, and makgeolli in a small-group 3-hour adventure.
Seoul day trip to Mt. Bukhansan, then Dragon Hill Spa jjimjilbang with a seshin scrub, plus Korean pork BBQ lunch.
“This was a fantastic tour! Jones was incredibly friendly, patient, and fun. He planned a terrific day for us, and also was happy to make any adjustments we wanted. I highly recommend this tour and our entire family (2 parents, girls ages 20, 15, and 11) loved it.”
A 6-hour guided Bukhansan hike from Seoul with hotel pickup, a licensed English-speaking guide, and a real Korean trail lunch.
“Bergin was Flipping hilarious. He was like a mountain goat running around and encouraging us up the trail. It was definitely harder than we thought but the views were worth it! We saw so many bugs and mushrooms and two cats! Once he found out we liked taking picturRead more”
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