Seoul Essentials — 4 days

Royal palaces, hanok lanes and the electric energy of Korea's megacity. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Myeongdong; Palaces & hanok; Hongdae & Dongdaemun; Wellness & departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & Myeongdong

• 14:00 — Arrival in Seoul — Aéroport international d'Incheon
• 15:30 — AREX train → city centre — Aéroport Incheon → Séoul
• 16:30 — Hotel check-in — Myeongdong
• 18:00 — Myeongdong night market — street food — Myeongdong
• 20:00 — Korean barbecue dinner — Myeongdong

Day 2 — Palaces & hanok

• 08:30 — Breakfast — Myeongdong
• Metro to the palace — Myeongdong → Palais Gyeongbokgung
• 09:30 — Gyeongbokgung Palace & changing of the guard — Palais Gyeongbokgung
• Walk to Bukchon — Palais Gyeongbokgung → Bukchon Hanok Village
• 11:30 — Bukchon Hanok Village — Bukchon Hanok Village
• Walk to Insadong — Bukchon Hanok Village → Insadong
• 13:00 — Noodle lunch — Insadong
• 14:30 — Insadong district — crafts & galleries — Insadong
• Taxi to Namsan — Insadong → Tour N Séoul
• 16:30 — Namsan & N Seoul Tower — Tour N Séoul
• Taxi back to Myeongdong — Tour N Séoul → Myeongdong
• 20:00 — Dinner — Myeongdong

Day 3 — Hongdae & Dongdaemun

• 08:30 — Breakfast — Myeongdong
• Metro to the palace — Myeongdong → Palais Changdeokgung
• 09:30 — Changdeokgung Palace & Secret Garden — Palais Changdeokgung
• Walk to lunch — Palais Changdeokgung → Changdeokgung
• 13:00 — Lunch — Changdeokgung
• Metro to Hongdae — Changdeokgung → Hongdae
• 14:30 — Hongdae district — street art & shops — Hongdae
• Metro to Dongdaemun — Hongdae → Dongdaemun
• 17:00 — Dongdaemun Market — fashion & fabrics — Dongdaemun
• 20:00 — Late-night street food dinner — Dongdaemun

Day 4 — Wellness & departure

• 09:30 — Traditional Korean sauna (jjimjilbang) — Jjimjilbang
• Metro back to Myeongdong — Jjimjilbang → Myeongdong
• 12:30 — Lunch — Myeongdong
• 14:00 — Last shopping in Myeongdong — Myeongdong
• 16:00 — Train back to the airport — Séoul → Aéroport Incheon
• 18:30 — Return flight