Private Hiking tour in Seorak National Park with Korean authentic chicken soup


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From $378.21

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Seoul, Seoul

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Are you hiking lover? Then, how about hiking in Seoraksan National Park? When you join the tour in October, you can see beautiful mountains. Mt. Seoraksan is the highest in the Taebaeksannmaek Mountain Range and designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This is a place that you can definitely find lots of outdoor activities to make it worthwhile for an extended stay.


What's Included

- Entrance fees

- Meal: Korean chicken soup

- Hotel pickup and drop off

- Private Transportation(Seoul-sokcho)

- Professional guide

What's Not Included

- 5 USD tip/per person a day

- Cable car ticket(optional)

- Food and drinks(unless specified)

- Personal expenses


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 1 - 3
  • CHILD: Age: 4 - 8
  • ADULT: Age: 9 - 99

Additional Info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers

What To Expect

Seoraksan National Park
Then, get to the most popular entrance to Seoraksan national park in Sokcho. This entrance is called Sogongwon area in Seorakasan National Park where you can take a cable car to Gwongeumseong Fortress. You can just trek to Gwongeumseong Fortress

Your guide will take you to chicken soup restaurant near Sogonwon entrance. The soup is made of the Korean ginseng, garlic, ginger and green onions. Every bowl got their own chicken stuffed with rice, ginseng and mushrooms.
* The tour guild will suggest you trail options depending on the hiking level of participants on that day.

Suggested Itinerary

① Hotel pickup at 7:20 am

② Proceed to Mt. Seorak in Sokcho

③ Take a cable car or climb up to Gwongeumseong Fortress(cable car is optional) and go back with cable car(20 mins)

④ Sinheungsa Temple: From here to Geumganggul(it takes around 2 hours)

⑤ Hike in Biseondae Rocks

⑥ Geumganggul Cave

⑦ Daepo port fishmarket or Anmok beach cafe street

⑧ Head back down to Sogongwon

⑨ Head back down to Sogongwon

⑩ Meal- Korean authentic chicken Soup

⑪ Drop-off

5 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Sinheungsa Temple
When you go back to Songonwon area, Sinheungsa temple is Located only around 10 mins away from the entrance inside of Seoraksan National Park and accompanied by a large seated bronze Budda statue known as Jwabul.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Gwongeumseong Fortress
You can just trek to Gwongeumseong Fortress or If you don’t feel like getting sweaty, better to ride a cable car to get to the peak of the mountain. It’s located about 3 minutes away from the entrance. The ride itself is six minutes long and displays heavenly views of the park and the mountains. You will find colorful valley seen from the cable car.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Biseondae Rocks
you will see Biseondae Rocks, which is good hike for beginners who want to see stunning views. The hiking trail to Biseondae is one of the moderate tails you can take from the entrance area of Seoraksan National Park. The trail will be getting slightly rougher and uphill as you approached the Biseondae Rock. After Biseondae Rock, you will head to Geumganggul Cave. There is a small well with some natural spring water. You can dip your bottles in and top them up. After all hiking, you will have dinner.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included


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