Unforgettable Seoul: Private 4-Hr Local Hidden Gems Tour

We had a private guided tour with guide, Jaen. He was very professional, efficient, and knowledgeable. He made some suggestions that we gladly accepted in order to maximize our sightseeing experience. In his pleasant ways, he gave us a broad overview of many sites and interesting areas of Seoul and provided us with valuable information that we would never have known about without his explanation. We would highly recommend this tour!

I had an amazing tour of Seoul with GJ my guide with City Unscripted. Her knowledge of Korean history and culture of the city was awesome as well as her English!! I highly recommend her!!

We had JS as a guide. She made the effort to reach out beforehand to understand our tour preferences better (separate from the questionnaire), which was really appreciated. She also had very good English despite never having lived outside of Korea. The tour involved a lot of walking and took us from the main palace in Seoul to Hanok Village to the DDP - a good mix of mainstream attractions and slightly less touristy attractions. Would recommend being as honest as possible in answering the pre-tour questionnaire as well as any questions from your guide as to your tour preferences to get the best experience!

We had some last minute change of plans and I could not go anymore, but our guide was able to accommodate everything and still make it a great experience for my friend. Thank you!

This tour was fully customized to what we wanted to see. It was great to move around the city with a local! GJ took us places we would not have seen! It was fun! It was an active walking tour!

GJ was an awesome guide! She cheerfully, expertly led us through palaces, statues, street markets, Seoul Tower and more on buses and subways engaging us with Korean history all the while! Highly recommend!

Jeeseon was an incredible guide, and I wholeheartedly recommend her tour to anyone visiting Korea! From the moment we met, it felt like I was exploring the city with an old friend - someone warm, knowledgeable, and genuinely passionate about sharing her culture. Her itinerary was thoughtfully prepared and executed with impressive efficiency, making the entire experience seamless and stress-free. The tour was punctuated with rich local and cultural experiences that added depth and authenticity to every stop. Jeeseon also shared fascinating trivia and insights throughout - little-known facts and cultural context that you simply wouldn’t get from a guidebook. It was extremely informative, yet never overwhelming, and always engaging. The 6 hours flew by, filled with meaningful conversations, laughter, and eye-opening moments. She even went above and beyond to help me get to my next tour - something I truly appreciated. If you’re curious about Korea beyond the surface, this is the tour to take.

It was a great overview of Seoul and the various landmarks around town. We got a wonderful overview of life in the city. Our guide, Hans, was great. He listened to our needs and was actually able to start the tour earlier than we had scheduled.

GJ was an amazing guide. She took me to see all the typical sites and taught me (at my request) how to figure out public transportation and find unique spots for my future solo travels during this trip. Incredibly patient, she didn't mind the many shopping detours I couldn't pass up. Most importantly, she helped me improve my awkward posing for photos. Such a fun and educational day.

We arrived as ignorant tourists with next to no knowledge of Korean culture and history. So, we booked this for our first full day in Seoul and hoped our guide could give us some context and a ‘place to start’. And did he?! Our first surprise was that Young turned up in an A/C car on our scorching August day, “because there are so many places to cover in such a short time”. We were whisked from one side of the city to the other - from mountain viewpoints to museums to neighbourhoods. Our second surprise was that Young turned out to be a history scholar having discovered an interest in Korean history, and is currently turning his passion into a book. How he managed to give us a condensed history of Korea in just a few hours was admirable. We were blown away but the information, history and change that Korea has undergone. This tour formed a firm foundation for the rest of our stay, and didn’t ’step on the toes’ of other tours and sites that we subsequently took (e.g. DMZ and Gyeongbokgung). We were introduced to parts of Seoul we would never have thought of. I’d say 5hrs is a minimum for doing this and I wish we’d booked longer.