Gyeongju Private Tour with hidden gem by local tour guide | 8 hours to 10 hours

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel pickup and dropoff
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • (Optional included) KTX train ticket from Seoul to Gyeongju and Gyeongju to Seoul : Economy seat
  • Local Tour Guide with tour guide license
  • Other activities not on the tour plan
  • Entrance fee
  • Meals

Overview

Do you want to catch splendid history of Shilla which lasted about 1,000years? Make your own customized private tour and use your time efficiently in limited time in Gyeongju ! Experienced local Tour guide/Driver(one person) who can speak English in a well cleaned Private air-conditioned tour vehicle will take you to places that you want to visit! There are many places though, you can discuss where to go and how much you want to spend time at the site! Itinerary is flexible! Plus you will have authentic local food Lunch in Gyeongju like locals! Through the tour, you will visit major tourists spot in Gyeongju : Bulguksa temple, Seokguram Grotto, Tomb park, Cheomseongdae observatory, Anapji(Dongung and wolji),etc. Flexibility to customize your itinerary to your own preferences Air-conditioned vehicle and Private driver for a more personalized experience Roundtrip hotel transport, plus all parking fees and tolls are included Make your own plan and special memory in Gyeongju with us

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Most of hotels are available for hotel pickup and drop-off but sometimes it's like Airbnb and located in small alleys, then we let you know where to meet a tour guide before tour date. So please let us know exact your contact number with National Code like. +82 +65 +1,etc ... Thank you:) Read more â–Ľ

Itinerary

  • Bulguksa Temple

    Visit Bulguksa which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site for being “a masterpiece of Buddhist art in the Far East.” If you are in the temple, you will see blooming cherry blossoms in spring and colorful foliage in fall.

    1 hour

  • Seokguram

    In the Seokguram Grotto, you can see statues of devas, bodhisattvas and disciples sculpted on the surrounding walls. After that, you will have Tteokgalbi(grilled short rib patties) for lunch.

    1 hour

  • Shilla Arts and Science Museum

    Here you can watch the animated movie about this thousand year old Silla Kingdom. Take a look at Silla dynasty. The value of the show is on a par with a national treasure of Gyeongju.

    1 hour

  • Daereungwon Tomb Complex

    The Daereungwon tomb has the large ancient tombs of kings and nobles of the Silla Kingdom.

    30 minutes

  • Cheomseongdae Observatory

    Near this tomb complex, there is Chemseongdae Observatory which is the oldest surviving astronomical observatory in Asia. The name of this observatory means star-gazing tower.

    30 minutes

  • Gyeongju Gyochon Traditional Village

    Around Chemseongdae Observatory, you will see a mix of old historical buildings and newly built hanok at Gyeongju Gyochon Hanok Village. You will figure out how they used to be back in the days. There are lots of handcraft shos and cafes too.

    1 hour

  • Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond

    From the tomb complex, your guide will take you to the Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond. This place is known as Anapji. You can see the most beautiful nightscape in Gyeongju. It may even give a sensational feeling of walking at night in the past during the time of Silla Dynasty. You can also hear one story behind this place from your guide.

    1 hour

  • Yangdong Folk Village

    This is the UNESCO village in Korea, you can explore the traditional Korean village

    1 hour

  • Gyeongju National Museum

    You can see the genuine relics of Shilla Kingdom in the museum

    1 hour

  • Woljeonggyo Bridge

    It's the bridge connecting the palace and wolji pond and it has beautiful view of ancient kingdom and nature

    20 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Please add country code to your phone number at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

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Enjoyable tour of ancient sites of the Silla kingdom

Published on Feb, 2025

Our guide, Wookie, picked us up and returned us to our hotel. In between, we were treated to historical tales of the Silla kingdom and the birth of the unified Korean kingdom. He carefully discussed what we would be able to achieve during the day, as the list of places to visit on TripAdvisor would not all be possible during a single day. I think we chose well. Incidentally, I'm glad we chose to stay in a hotel in Gyeongju city and many tour operators recommend large hotels well outside the centre. We were easily able to see many other attractions on foot from our hotel.

Fantastic private Gyeongju Tour

Published on Oct, 2024

We had a wonderful tour to Gyeongju with our guide Jay Song. She customised the tour to our needs and was a pleasure to talk to and learning the local culture from her. Overall a fantastic day out!

Living history

Published on Jun, 2024

Visiting these historical sites was absolutely amazing. What made it the best tour ever though was having Joy as our guide. Joy brought the experience to life by providing exceptional insights, historical facts, and passion to truly understand and appreciate what we were seeing.

Fantastic Tour of Gyeongju

Published on Jul, 2023

John was a terrific tour guide. He was flexible, knowledgeable and very personable. I would highly recommend him for your visit to Gyeongju.

5 star tour by the highly informative guide

Published on Jun, 2023

Our guide, Mr. Goh, was the best guide we've had on our trip to Japan and Korea. He spoke excellent English, and was highly knowledgeable about the history of Korea, and had in-depth wisdom on Buddhism, which was very helpful on our visits to the many temples. He was also flexible, and accommodated our requests to meet our friend at a later time, and taking us to a vegetarian restaurant for lunch. We are indeed very fortunate to have had him as our guide !

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