Breathtaking History: Folk Village & Suwon Fortress Day Tour

Full on day across a range of cultural experiences from history [Folk Village] to modern traditional market Hwaesong Fortress, Suwon

This tour is worth taking part. Joon was our guide and was friendly and very informative about korean history and culture. Just wish we had more time im minsokchon. Otherwise it's a great experience.

This was, hands down, the best day trip I've ever done thus far. Our trip started at 9am, we went straight to the Korean folk village. The village is quite big and it was very instructive to see the traditional houses and the tools used by Korean people in the past. We went then to see a show of traditional music and dance. The dancers were very skilled and energetic, the show was fun and enjoyable to watch. After the show we had the chance to mingle with the dancers, take photos wearing Korean traditional outfits and try some of the props used by the entertainers. The last stop was at the Suwon Hwaseong fortress, where we had the opportunity to pick two of the three activities available (at an additional cost, which was very, very reasonable). We picked the pairing of soju and makgeolli with Korean foods and the photoshoot wearing hanbok (traditional Korean dress). Both activities were fun, very well organized and a great value. We had enough time to briefly visit the fortress and take nice pictures. The day trip ended around 7pm, not before we received plenty gifts from the organizers. If you have the time, please take this trip, you won't regret it!

We thoroughly enjoyed this long tour, and our tour guide Gina just made it much more enjoyable. We learned a lot from her about the histories of both places (traditional folk village and the fortress). Additionally, the traditional performance at 11am was just so beautiful. One suggestion to the tour company is the give more time at the fortress (it was a large area to cover) and less time (30 mins instead of 1.5 hours). Gina took great carefoenall of us the whole time so five stars to her. A++++

I touring Seoul with Gina was a great experience to learn about the Korean culture and landmarks. Excellent tour.

Everything was great!!! Julie is an amazing guide, a variety of things to do, great for all ages!!!!!

Great experience visiting Korean Folk Village and the fortress. An added special performance of the traditional music and hanbok dress-up in the cultural center was a wonderful addition to the tour that truly stood out. Julie is a great guide, engaging and informative. Multiple pick-up points are conveniently located. Overall, a highlight of our trip and a great value.

Our tour guide Joon was very knowledgeable and spoke good English. The tour was interesting, I just wish we would have better weather (it was raining the entire time). The ethnic village was lovely, the museum with the depictions of everyday lives was my personal highlight.

Fantastic and friendly tour guide! Wonderful sights. A must see when in Korea! We enjoyed this tour very much!

Laura has been very helpful and nice and despite the heavy rain, she guided us and shared a lot of knowledge with us. Highly recommended!