Published on Jul, 2019
I’m a frequent traveler. I book tours almost every month and rarely write reviews but I feel compelled to write this one so more travelers can take advantage of this tour.
We were only 3 in our party - my Mom, my daughter and myself. Before the tour, the tour operator emailed me a couple of times to confirm schedules and provide pick-up details.
On the day of, our Tour Guide, Brian, picked us up from our hotel - the Millennium Seoul Hilton - at 6:30PM in a nice, clean van that can fit 8 people comfortably.
We went to the floating island, the DDP and surrounding area (and had a wonderful dinner in a small Korean restaurant), and the Namsa Tower. We were all tired from traveling since early morning so we decided to end the tour around 10:30PM.
What worked:
1) The tour operator’s proactiveness in coordinating logistics;
2) Brian’s English-speaking skills, his knowledge of Seoul and Korean history, his photography skills and his very helpful and pleasant attitude.
3) The privacy and flexibility of touring just by ourselves in a nice, comfortable van - staying longer in places we liked and stopping for breaks as we needed.
4) The places we explored - travel time and time walking around were well spaced out. We had enough time to rest in between stops.
5) The van - it was clean and comfortable.
I highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to see a little more of Seoul in a private, and structured, yet flexible way. If you want a knowledgeable, polite, and helpful English-speaking tour guide, ask for Brian. He grew up in Seoul, knows it like the back of his hand and is happy to share his knowledge and love of his city with you.