Panorama of Seoul on the map for online viewing of city streets. Travel around interactive map Seoul - street panorama. with search discussed earlier. You move through the city streets in real time
Panoramic photos of Seoul streets
We look at the photos of the sights and the city plan, what to see, and pictures of the province. You can zoom in or out on Seoul street panoramas using the +/- zoom tool. Nearest locality and surrounding areas nearby - Incheon
Virtual tour navigating the streets of Seoul and the roads of the neighborhood depends only on you. Panoramic photographs - pictures are controlled using arrows on photo images from Google Maps - show interesting things in the world! It’s even simpler - where you clicked with the mouse, you moved there. To now see the location of the streets in detail
Panoramic photos of Seoul and the province South Korea available to everyone to take part in online tour without leaving your computer. They also work on mobile maps of cities and towns. You can take a virtual tour of the area and navigate in real time along the roads of the region. Show your route with names and type of area, look for nearby shops and banks. Look at the diagram of your house and panoramic view suburbs, search for places nearby, find out how to get there on foot or get to the street
Coordinates - 37.551506,126.96240
Map of Seoul (South-Korea) with photos - images and panoramas of the world provided by the Google Street View mapping service
The capital of Korea is far from the cheapest city in the world; in terms of rubles, everything in it is much more expensive than in Russia. This also applies to excursion services.
If you buy tours and entry tickets, then this can eat up a fair share of your travel budget. However, you can save money on an excursion program in Korea by choosing free options. In this article we will tell you how.
1. Long connections between flights
Korean Air passengers who make a transfer in Seoul are in the most privileged position.
For their entertainment, the airline organizes free sightseeing tours of Seoul.
Everything is very simple and convenient - just go to a special counter at the airport, show your plane ticket and you can choose a tour. Tours are available for one, three or five hours - depending on the waiting time connecting flight. Excursions are conducted on comfortable buses, the story is told in English language.
How to sign up for a tour: You can sign up for the tour online or near the KoreanAir office on the Transit Tour in section B.
Important to remember: an English-speaking guide and bus are provided free of charge, but the tours are not entirely free, you will have to pay for entrances to museums, palaces and meals on your own.
The airline has six tour options that cover all the city's attractions:
— Gyeongbokgung Palace Complex, Insadong District (5 hours);
— Myeongdong Shopping District, Namdaemun Market (5 hours);
— Jeondeungsa Temple, Deokjinjin Fortress (4 hours);
— Jogyesa Temple, Cheonggyecheon River Canal (4 hours);
— Excursion to Gwangmyong Cave (4 hours);
— G-Tower in Songdo, Songdo NC Cube Canal Walk in Songdo (2 hours).
Link to excursion descriptions
In recent years, the popularity of this type of excursion has increased significantly and now the airport itself provides a similar view free excursions, just in slightly larger quantities. You can find Transit Tour Desk desks at the airport (yes, desks - there are five of them) on the second floor (arrivals floor), near gates No. 42 and No. 25, as well as on the first floor near Gate C.
If you are in Seoul with a transfer, be sure to take advantage of this offer.
2. Professional guides Free Tours
The Free Tours project was founded by enthusiasts from Dublin with the aim of providing free tours of the city for foreigners. Over the years, the number of cities has grown to 250 in more than 90 countries. Seoul is on this list! The tours are led by professionals, people who love their city and understand exactly how and what a traveler should be told about.
You also don't have to pay anything, but if you want you can always leave a tip. Of course, no one canceled payment for food, transport and other travel attributes.
Today there are 3 tours available for free:
1 market tour.
Seoul Walking Tour Night
Here you can see the traditional markets used local residents. If you wish, you can try dishes prepared right there in the kitchen. After visiting the markets and eating food, it takes about 30 minutes to walk to the Seoul Sky Park viewpoint. During the walk, the guide will tell you about the history of Seoul and answer all your questions.
2nd tour of mountain historical points.
Mountain Climbing and Sights Tour Seoul
Here the first point will be the Seodaemun Prison, notorious among Koreans. Then there will be a climb to Mount Inwang, which will take 40-50 minutes. The mountain itself is not high and is more like a hike. After the ascent there will be a short walk along the mountain and a descent down. In between, you can try national fast food.
3 bike tour.
Hangang Bicycle Tour
As you may have guessed, the tour will be on bicycles, the rental of which will cost $20. The route will run along the Han River, beloved by Koreans. Then you can see artificial island Sebit. Next, the guide suggests ordering food delivery and having a picnic right on the river bank. Overall a great tour for the whole family.
3. Volunteering
If Seoul is the final destination of your trip, then “connecting” excursions from Korean Air are not available to you, but you can find options in the city itself.
First of all, you need to pay attention to the communities:
— Meteor Youth
— Seoul Mate
— Seoul Free Walk Tour
In them, Korean students and volunteers offer assistance to tourists in getting to know the culture and history of the Korean capital, and completely free of charge.
On community websites you can see the schedule, meeting point, etc. important information about the tour:
The excursions themselves are walking, their organizers are not professional guides, but students and volunteers who just like to do a good job and communicate with foreigners, but still this is an excellent and absolutely free chance to get to know Seoul as the locals see it.
Excursions are conducted in English, and you must register for them in advance, at least three days in advance, on the community websites.
Despite how it sounds, excursions with volunteers are no worse than paid excursions, and maybe even more soulful.
4. E excursion to the blue house (with a gift!)
Free excursions in the Korean capital are also offered to the residence of the country's president. The tour is in demand not only among tourists, but also among the Koreans themselves - to get on it you need to sign up much in advance, almost several months in advance. During the excursion, security measures are increased, passports are checked and the police are looking after the group; after all, it is almost a security facility. You can't disperse, everyone follows the same route. But some inconveniences are worth it.
Tourists are shown the main office, the guest house, the Spring and Autumn pavilions, the Muhungawa gorge, palaces, an impressive park and the main building - the Blue House (it is also sometimes called the Blue House). This name is by analogy with the White House because of the bright blue tiles. It’s very beautiful and original, although you can only take pictures in certain places. The program also includes a visit to the press center and watching a film about the residence. The excursion and film are in Korean, but if desired, tourists can be given an audio guide in English.
The best part is that after the excursion, participants will receive gifts. The presidential administration gives visitors silk wallets or scarves as souvenirs.
If your budget is limited, even in expensive Seoul, there is an opportunity to see the main attractions and find an English-speaking guide completely free of charge. I hope our advice will be useful to you, and you will send us your photo reports about such excursions in Seoul 😉
Have a good trip!
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The traditional Korean hanbok suit captivates many people with its beauty, and trying on this outfit has long been a fashionable cultural trend among travelers visiting Korea. Therefore, in the vicinity of royal palaces and other main attractions there are a huge number of shops offering hanbok rental services, and on the streets you can increasingly see tourists walking in this elegant attire. At rental places, you can also choose a headband, a ribbon for decorating braided hair “tengi”, a headdress, a bag and other accessories in a traditional style, and the rental time varies from 2 hours to 2 days. In this article, we will tell you how to dress up in hanbok and introduce you to the main capital attractions where you can take the most beautiful photographs as a souvenir.
- First you need to choose a skirt
There are a huge number of different models in the arsenal of hanbok rental stores, so the choice is not easy. We recommend that you first choose your favorite “chhima” skirt (solid color, lace or embroidered), and then choose the “jegori” top to match it. You should choose a skirt so that the hem only lightly touches the floor.
- Selection of accessories
To make your hanbok look even more beautiful, you can add various accessories and hair decorations to your outfit. Those with long hair are recommended to braid their hair and decorate it with a special “tengi” ribbon, or, after carefully collecting their hair, make an accent with a hairpin, while girls with short hair are advised to use traditional headbands with embroidery. For a complete look, you can also choose traditionally made headdresses, shoes and a handbag for various small items to go with your hanbok.
- Mandatory attribute of hanbok - sokchima
The sokchima petticoat helps the hanbok maintain its shape, making the skirt fuller and the outfit itself more graceful and elegant. We advise you to choose a sokchim that is 2-3 cm shorter than the outer skirt.
- UNESCO cultural heritage site
Changdeokgung is one of the royal palaces built during the Joseon Dynasty. The complex includes the palace premises from where the king ruled the country, and the secret Huwon Garden - the residence and resting place of the king and queen. The secret garden of Huwon is incredibly beautiful with dense groves, a pond and small and large pavilions. There are also trees preserved here that are over 300 years old.
Being an object cultural heritage UNESCO Changdeokgung Palace is of great historical and architectural value. There is probably no more suitable place to walk in traditional Korean attire. When visiting this place, be sure to take pictures against the backdrop of the majestic buildings of the palace complex.
Seoul, env. Jongno-gu, st. Yulgok-ro 99
How to get there
about 10 min. walk from Exit 6 of Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station (종로3가역, Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station) Seoul Subway Lines 1, 3, 5
Opening hours
February - May 09:00-18:00 / June - August 09:00-18:30 / September - October 09:00-18:00 / November - January 09:00-17:30 (Visitor entry closes 1 hour before before the palace closes)
Day off - every Monday
Entrance fee
Adult - 3,000 won, Children - 1,500 won
Admission is free for visitors wearing a hanbok and on the last Wednesday of every month.
Phone for information
02-3668-2300 (Kor.)
in Seoul
One more mandatory place for walking in hanbok is folk village Bukchon with traditional Korean hanok houses. In the past, the area was home to members of the royal family and high nobility, and only houses with tiled roofs from the Joseon Dynasty have survived to this day. Home to more than 1,400 hanok houses, Bukcheon Village is located on a hill with stunning views of the Seoul area.
There are 8 photo zones in the village of Bukcheon: the first of them is a panoramic view of the Changdeokgung Palace, the second is located at the end of an alley with stone walls, the third is in the vicinity of the Gahoe Museum, the fourth photo zone is a hill near the house No. 31-ponji in the Gahwe-dong area, the fifth - a downward alley in the Gahwe-dong area, the sixth - an uphill alley in the Gahwe-dong area, the seventh - the surrounding area around house No. 31-ponji in Gahwe-dong, and the eighth - a stone staircase in the Samcheon-dong area.
Seoul, env. Jongno-gu, st. Gaedong-gil 37
How to get there
walk about 9 minutes. from Exit 2 of Anguk Station, Seoul Subway Line 3
Opening hours
Entrance fee
for free
Phone for information
02-2133-1372 (Kor.)
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), located at Dongdaemun Historical and Cultural Park Station, is a multifunctional cultural space where various exhibitions, forums, fashion shows and other cultural events. The DDP building is famous for its unique architecture and is the largest three-dimensional and atypical structure in the world.
At first glance, Dongdaemun Design Plaza may not seem like a good place to take a hanbok photo, but the elegant hanbok looks quite harmonious against the backdrop of the modern architecture of the DDP building. It is especially beautiful here at night when the lights in the LED Rose Garden come on. Be sure to take memorable photos here too.
Seoul, env. Jongno-gu, st. Eulji-ro 281
How to get there
walk about 3 minutes. from Exit 1 of Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station) Lines 2, 4, 5 of the Seoul Subway
Opening hours
Museum Zone: weekdays 10:00-19:00, Friday and Saturday 10:00-21:00 (closed every Monday)
Design Lab Zone: weekdays 10:00-21:00, weekends and holidays 10:00-22:00 (closed on the third Monday of every month)
LED rose garden: ignition at 19:00, shutdown at 00:00
Opening hours in the Art Hall area may vary depending on event times.
Entrance fee
for free
Phone for information
02-2153-0000 (Korean)
Modern style hanok Baek In-je House
Baek In-je House, an unusual modern-style hanok located in Bukchon Village, was built in 1913 during Japan's colonial rule over Korea. Unlike other similar traditional houses, the windows in the hanok are not made of the usual “changhoji” window covering paper, but of glass. The mansion consists of a main house, a reception house, a large garden and an outbuilding. Entrance is free, so you can walk around freely and explore the surrounding beauty.
The filming of the film “Assassination” (2015) took place in the Baek In-je House hanok. The buildings are neat and well preserved, so it’s nice to walk here and take pictures against the backdrop of traditional architecture. There is a specially designated area in the yard where vats are lined up for storing soy sauce, and with the arrival of spring, the fences are covered with a flower blanket of forsythia. You can take as many photographs as you wish!
Seoul, env. Jongno-gu, st. Bukcheonro 7-gil 16
How to get there
walk about 9 minutes. from Exit 2 of Anguk Station, Seoul Subway Line 3
Opening hours
09:00~18:00 (Visitor entry closes at 17:30, closed every Monday)
Customs formalities went very quickly, there was no queue at all. We also received our luggage immediately.
In total, no more than 30 minutes passed from the moment we landed to the exit from the airport.
HOW TO GET FROM INCHEON AIRPORT TO SEOUL
To get from Incheon Airport to Seoul, you can take a bus that takes about an hour to the city center and stops at many popular hotels. The cost of travel 15000 KRW per person.
You can sit on high-speed train which goes up railway station non-stop in 50 minutes. The cost of travel 8000 KRW per person.
The third method is the regular metro - it is the most economical, and we chose it.
All three methods are written in great detail on the website. VisitKorea don't be lazy, read it.
PLEASE NOTE that to purchase a metro ticket at the airport you will need local money - won. We brought won with us from Russia, you can also exchange dollars at the airport building, or withdraw cash from a card.
So, we chose the metro. How to get to Seoul.
There is nothing complicated or scary about this, even if this is your first time traveling. Once you have collected your baggage, watch and follow Airport Railroad signs and follow the directional arrows. If you suddenly get lost, don’t hesitate to ask for help, Seoul people are very helpful people and someone will definitely tell you the way.
We read in great detail about the metro and how to get to the city in the blog “DISCOVER KOREA TOGETHER” and we advise you. We won’t focus on this; there’s quite a lot of information on the Internet—look through it.
ABOUT METRO IN SEOUL
We, as we wrote above, got to the city by regular metro, the cost of a trip to Seoul Station (train station) is - 4250 KRW per person. We didn't buy travel card by metro, since we didn’t plan to travel a lot on the subway in 4 days, we would have had to pay 5,000 KRW for cards for two - we didn’t. Each trip on the metro we took a new card, for which you need to pay a deposit of 500 KRW. When leaving, he returned to us. Then you will understand why we didn’t spend money on a travel card, since in total we went down the metro no more than 5 times. If you plan to stay in Seoul for more than 4 days and travel mainly by metro, then with a pass it will be much more convenient and, most likely, cheaper, since without a card each trip costs 100 KRW more.
Be sure to download to your smartphone metro map application- a mega-convenient thing. It works offline, shows all stations, builds a route, calculates the cost of the trip and even tells you when the next train will arrive. Without one of these apps, you'll be blind on the Seoul subway.
We had two of them:
Both applications are in English, but not in Russian.
We used the SEOUL METROPOLITAN app more often.
To the station Seoul Station We drove from the airport for about an hour. Time flew by, we admired the views outside the window, studied the metro map and made plans for the evening.
From Seoul Station we needed to get to City Hall Station, next to which our hotel was located. It's just one stop. We got out, bought a ticket again and went. note that ticket must be saved until the end of the trip; when exiting, it must be applied to the turnstile to exit.
So at about 17:00 we found ourselves near our hotel.
KOREANA HOTEL - our hotel in Seoul
We lived in the Koreana Hotel next to the city hall at City Hall station, from it it is convenient to get to any part of the city.
All major tourist attractions are within walking distance from the hotel. Excursions on tourist buses depart near the hotel; upon arrival, we rode around Seoul at night in a bus with an open roof. A few steps from the hotel Cheonggyecheon stream, a large street with cafes, and across the road there is a huge food court. Very close Deoksugung Palace, Gwanghwamun Square and chief Seoul Gyeongbokgung Palace. A five minute walk from the main shopping Myodong street. Also nearby Central Market cities. Across the street from the hotel at City Hall Station is a shuttle bus stop to the Everland amusement park. The airport bus stops right outside the hotel.
It makes an extraordinary impression on all travelers who reach the “land of Morning Freshness”. Walking around Seoul is reminiscent of a science fiction film, where ancient buildings coexist with masterpieces of modern architects. The city is home to amazing religious buildings and futuristic buildings with helipads on the roofs.
And the most incomparable views open from observation platforms located in unusual buildings. The first is on the television tower, in a restaurant that also rotates, so the guest can see everything without turning his head. The second site is located on a skyscraper with amazing windows tinted with pure gold.
Various walks around Seoul
Guests develop their travel routes around Seoul themselves, based on their personal hobbies and activities. Someone is beckoning Old city, therefore the main stops along the way will be magnificent palaces, amazing temples, religious shrines.
Nature lovers can expect magnificent parks that are home to a huge number of endemic species and visitors from other regions of the planet. The main park in the city is Namsan; it is considered a symbol of Seoul and a favorite place for walks for citizens.
Another interesting point is that Seoul is great for walking with children; it has many interesting establishments, from which it is extremely difficult to take children away:
- Lotte World is one of the world's largest indoor amusement parks;
- "Seoul Land" - theme park, a miniature copy of the city;
- Everland is another one Entertainment Center for the younger generation.
Seoul appears before guests in all its splendor; the main thing for a tourist is not to get confused, immediately plan a route and go on a hike for new impressions.
Discovering the sights of Seoul
The city, despite its focus on the future, dynamism and high speeds, retains unique monuments ancient architecture. Guests are greeted by the only representative of the Joseon Dynasty - Changdeokgung Palace, the most ancient bridge Geumjeongyo, at the end of which is the entrance to the chamber where royal audiences are held - Injeongjeong. There are other palace complexes, for example, Gyeongbokgung, Honnyemun, Hyangwonjeong, the last two now have museum exhibitions. The most difficult thing for a guest is to try to remember and pronounce Korean names.
