Private Busan tour with gamcheon culture village and the temple (Customizable)
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Busan, South Korea
- 8 to 9 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover top attractions in and around Busan on this private 8.5-hour Busan city tour. Visit Beomeosa Temple with your guide, and learn of ancient Silla history and culture. Admire the fine gateways, halls, pagodas and statues you find, and gain insight into Korea’s ancient Buddhist architectural styles. Stroll along the winding alleyways of Gamcheon Culture Village and enjoy a traditional lunch at a local Korean restaurant. Mingle with the locals at Jagalchi Fish Market and Gukje Market, and take in panoramic views over downtown Busan from Yongdusan Park’s Busan Tower.
- City sightseeing tour of Busan with a local, private guide
- Learn about the Silla Dynasty at Beomeosa Temple on Mt Geumjeong
- Stroll the alleyways of Gamcheon Culture Village in search of whimsical art and sculpture
- Gape at the stalls of seafood run by local women at Jagalchi Fish Market
- See views from Busan Tower and scour for bargains at Gukje Market
- Enjoy a regional dish for lunch at a local restaurant
- Hotel pickup and drop-off by private vehicle included
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
We can pick tourists up at Busan KTX station as well
Start time.9:00 am
Itinerary
1
Busan Gamcheon Culture Village
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
2
Jagalchi Market
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
3
Gukje Market
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
4
Hwangnyeongsan Mountain
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
BIFF Square
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Beomeosa Temple
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Most attractions are wheelchair accessible.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
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Cristina_M, Jul 2025
Loved our day with Frank. He was an excellent host. Planned our itinerary and was very flexible when the ladies insisted on going cosmetic and cream shopping. Also found us a place for lunch and showed us around town.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Hi Cristina, It's a great to know your group enjoyed the tour with our excellent guide. Wish you have a good time to for your upcoming tours.
Timothy_D, Apr 2025
Great tour! Saw all parts of Busan. Would definitely recommend it to my friends. Thanks Iceman we enjoyed the day.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you very much for your great review.
Have a nice day !
JosieBautista_B, Apr 2025
My friend and I love Gamcheon tour. There was so much history about it that we did not know about. Our tour guide CK was extremely knowledgeable about history. We climbed to the highest point just to see the beautiful city. Vibrant colors made the houses look absolutely gorgeous! The place reminds me of Cinque Terre in Italy.
CK took us to a seafood restaurant where everything was fresh!!! I ate to my hearts delight!
Thank you so much CK for making this tour a memorable one. God willing, I will definitely go back to Busan. I will also recommend this tour to my friends and family back home.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
It's so nice to hear you enjoyed out tour .
Thanks for your great reviews.
Nicole_L, Oct 2024
MJ was a wonderful guide. She had a well planned day covering the major sites of Busan. We saw temples, markets, the culture village and many views from around Busan. Highly recommend this tour for covering a lot of Busan in one day. MJ and her driver were both lovely to spend the day with.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Thank you very much for your great review.
Have a nice day !
Adriana_R, Aug 2024
🌟 **Busan Tour Review** 🌟
We had an incredible day exploring Busan on a tour that was perfectly organized from start to finish. NAMI was amazing, courteous and polite and entertaint, she make our experience one of the kind!! Our first stop was a serene temple, where we immersed ourselves in the peaceful atmosphere and stunning architecture. Afterward, we headed to a bustling market, where we got to taste authentic Korean food—every bite was a delicious adventure!
The final highlight was the Skywalk, offering breathtaking views that made for amazing photo ops. Our guide, Nomi, was truly amazing—friendly, knowledgeable, and made sure we were comfortable the entire time. The transportation was flawless, making the whole experience seamless and stress-free.
Highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to see the best of Busan! 🇰🇷✨ #BusanTour #KoreaTravel #TempleVisit #KoreanFood #SkywalkViews #AmazingGuide
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Adriana, I'm so happy to hear you've enjoyed our Busan Tour. Have a nice day !
Kathy_W, May 2024
Great experience! Our driver, Paul, was amazing and worked with us to craft an itinerary that gave us everything we wanted to see. He was very knowledgeable and a great ambassador for South Korea. He was a very safe driver and his English was excellent. We learned a lot and had lots of fun. We were interested in trying authentic Korean barbecue and Paul took us to his favorite local spot - absolutely fantastic time! Would highly recommend this tour!
Response from Host, May 2024
Thank you very much for your great review.
Gowri_M, May 2024
It was great, start to finish! Mimi was our guide and she was very knowledgeable re Busan's history and re the best spots to go and when to miss the crowds. The tour was customizable; accomodating spots we were keen to see. Highly recommended!
Sarah_J, Apr 2024
Our excellent guide, William, guided us and shared wonderful knowledge as we visited a seaside temple, memorable Orukdo Skywalk, Gamcheon Village, and the famous Jagalchi Fish Market. We had a scrumptious lunch traditional/local cuisine prepared on our tables. Highly recommend!
Daniel_C, Apr 2024
Enjoyed a wonderful private tour of Busan, with Mr. Kim, even though it was raining. We got to see all the major sites on our list and then some added sites that Mr. Kim thought we might enjoy seeing. Our lunch was exactly what we asked for. We’ve had Korean BBQ and we asked for Kimbap and Dumplings. Mr. Kim knew away where we could get that and took us there, they were excellent. The Temple tour and fish market were amazing places to walk through.
Malvina_S, Apr 2024
We had a very nice tour and very professional Gide Paul
He showed us all best parts of Busan and encouraged us to try live octopus 🐙
We had the best time
CHARLES_D, Nov 2023
I highly recommend the Private Busan Highlight Tour with Gamcheon Culture Village and Beomeosa Temple to all visitors to Busan. My private tour guide was William, who was an excellent guide and driver, and speaks English fluently. Our first stop was the incredibly beautiful Beomeosa Buddhist Temple, followed by the picturesque and unique Gamcheon Culture village. Then we went to the BIFF Square and the Bupyeong Kkangtong Market. Everything was fascinating.
Response from Host, Nov 2023
Thank you very much for your review. I appreciate it.
Have a nice day.
Michael_F, Aug 2023
Jay was the most wonderful guide. I had chosen my preferred things to see and she showed us everything. I even got Yo swim in the ocean after the cable car tour
Response from Host, Aug 2023
I'm so glad that you had a wonderful time with our guide Jay.
Julian_R, Apr 2023
On our visit to Busan we went on a private tour with Jino. Jino was absolutely fantastic! Good driver, good knowledge, good english and a great personality. My whole family loved him.
He tailered the tour to our needs and was always flexible to changes. Lunch at a local restaurant was the highlight of the day.
Since we came with a cruise, Jino made sure, that we are back on board in time.
Thank you again Jino for this great day in Busan!
Julian
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Great to know your whole family experienced a good memory about Korea.
Daniel_K, Apr 2023
Jade was a great guide who really knew the area and spoke English very well. Also, he went "above and beyond" in offering to take photos of us, making sure the tour included sites we were interested in, and even recommending a great place for us to have a traditional Korean dinner. And... he followed up with us afterwards to make sure everything went well and to see if there was anything else he could do.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Thank you so much about your review, we are happy that you had such a nice time
Anna, Sep 2022
Jade was a very excellent tour guide. As it has been only us 2 and him we had a lot of time to ask a lot of questions and he telling us a lot about Korean history, everyday life and his personal life insights. Despite this highlight we really liked to have a walk through the fish market and taking a walk in the ocean temple.
Response from Host, Sep 2022
Thank you so much and we are glad that you had such a nice day.
Abraham_W, Aug 2022
Fantastic Busan tour with amazing guides Jade and Jino. Definitely recommend this private tour for anyone visiting Busan. Jade and Jino were the best! Wish we could have had them on all of our Busan tours.
Response from Host, Sep 2022
Thank you so much and we are glad that you had such a nice day.
Rina_K, Jan 2022
Had an absolutely fantastic day in Busan with guide Jade Kim. He is very knowledgeable and informative about the Korean War and Korean History. He speaks fantastic English and went the extra mile to show us different areas of Busan. A wonderful day!! Highly recommended!!!
Response from Host, Jan 2022
Thank you to leave the review, we hope you had unforgettable memories about Busan with our tourguide Jade Kim.
Happy new year !
doerfferks, Oct 2018
Being on a cruise, we had only one day to spend in Busan. Our group of six booked a private guide and car for a day-long tour on Oct 07, 2018. Jade Kim was our English-speaking guide and driver. Knowing our time limitation he created and flawlessly executed a tour that gave us the best views and highlights of the city. We saw a lot without being rushed and felt comparable the full day. The visibility was great so he chose to drive us up to the observatory mountain for a fantastic 360 view of the city and surrounding area. The views were amazing. Jade was also knowledgeable in our visits to historic places of Beomeosa Temple, the fish market, Gamcheon Culture Village and shopping areas. He drove skillfully through the streets of Busan. We had a Korean lunch at a family-run restaurant and time for coffee at the top of the mountain. Jade was pleasant, friendly, speaking good English, knowledgeable, which gave us a good sense of the city and memorable experiences. We highly recommend the tour and Jade as a guide.
Noelle T, Jun 2018
Tour itinerary was well planned, and our guide, Michelle was lovely. She was well informed of the attractions and covered enough detail for each stop. The pace was good too, even with quite a bit of walking around. Our favourite was definitely the colourful Gamcheon Culture Village, or the Korean Santorini equivalent as the locals call it.
However, after completing the tour, we felt it was slightly pricey for the places covered as they were relatively touristy. On hindsight, if I had found more information in English to take us around Busan, I probably wouldn't have needed to go with this!
Clarene M, Apr 2018
Michelle was our driver and guide for this tour. She was absolutely delightful! So sweet and full of positive energy! The Gamcheon Culture Village is a MUST! It had snowed two days prior to our trip in Busan and we got to see the snow falling off the roofs of the Beomeosa Temple where there were services in process. We went to the top of the Busan Tower which afforded many wonderful view of Busan which is a thriving, clean city. We had a large lunch at a little cafe in the town. Michelle did a GREAT job. We highly recommend both the tour and our guide.
Suankwan, Feb 2018
Very happy with the tour : Our guide was knowledgable and the trip was so personalised.
Deborah C, Nov 2017
Our group of four had only one full day to spend in Busan and booked a private guide and car for a day-long tour on November 17, 2017. Jade Kim was our English-speaking guide and driver. He understood we had only the one day, and he thoughtfully constructed a tour that gave us the best views and highlights of the city. Rather than take us to Busan Tower for a limited view of the city, he drove us up the mountain to Hwangnyeongsan Observatory that fulfilled his promise of a view that would be 800 better. It was spectacular! Photos attached A true bird-eye view of the impressive cityscape. Jade was also knowledgeable in our visits to Beomeosa Temple, the fish market, Gamcheon Culture Village and shopping areas. He drove skillfully through the confusing streets of Busan, and arranged a delicious and satisfying Korean lunch at a family-run restaurant. Although our time in Busan was brief, Jade was able to give us a sense of the city and memorable experiences. We highly recommend the tour and our guide.
Kelly W, Nov 2017
Had a wonderful time in Busan! Our tour guide was from the area and gave us such wonderful insight into the city. We were able to explore places that made us fall in love with Busan. Thank you!
William C, Oct 2017
Great Customer Service and Travel Experience! We highly recommend this tour with the amazing service, hospitality, knowledge info and experience we had with our tour guide - Mr. Jade Kim. We booked this tour on the height of the Golden Week holiday in Korea. There were high number of tourists both local and foreign as well as heavy traffic around the area where holiday makers converge as well as the main highway. Our tour guide Jade did his best to make sure that we don't get tired and made us feel comfortable. He offered us alternatives and readily agrees to our suggestions so we can make the most of time. I would highly recommend this tour and kudos to Jade Kim for your great service because of this tour we learned more about the culture, beauty and history of Busan. I will be back again :
Nick_P, Oct 2017
Really fun tour, overall! The only sort of downside was the cultural village was kind of just a tourist trap but it was made up for by our wonderful guide who got us on quickly to the other stuff. We loved the fish market and just walking around through the street markets. Also -- huge shout out to fantastic lunch recommendations from our guide as well.
PLUSES
- Great guide. Really fun, personable guy who we enjoyed spending the day with.
- We got an extra stop that wasn't on the agenda to visit the statue of the comfort woman outside the Japanese consulate. I got the sense that this happens fairly often time permitting, but it was a nice surprise none-the-less!
- Fantastic lunch! Owe the recommendation to our guide for introducing it to us I believe buldak was the name of the dish.
- The fish market was super cool
- Hotel pickup/dropoff was really nice
NEGATIVES
- Cultural village was kind of a letdown as it was mostly just ice cream shops and taking pictures in front of wall paintings. Maybe it shouldn't be played up as much in the tour descriptions.
Carolyn_W, Sep 2017
Wonderful way to see so many sites around Busan. My guide, Jade, was so nice and professional. He was very knowledgeable about Busan and its history. If you are visiting Busan, you should definitely book this experience!
Grace, Jul 2017
Our Busan city tour was such an amazing experience, we never thought we would love Busan rather than Seoul, probably because of Mr. Cooper, our English tourist guide, who did a really great job through out the day, he was well versed with all the locations, informative and trusted, find no words to describe how unique was this experience for us, furthermore, sufficient free time to do shopping, definitely will recommend this, 6 STARS Thankyou Mr. CooperBusan, we will back again soon xxx Grace from Chester UK
Donald M, May 2017
This is a great tour! Our tour guide spoke English fluently. She was a fun and friendly young lady, obviously proud of Busan, and very informative. It was lightly raining in the morning when we visited the temple, but our guide furnished an umbrella and the rain did not stop us from enjoying the bright colored lanterns and the quiet calm. Besides the temple, we visited the village, which was full of bright colors and local artwork, and had great craft shops, friendly people, and an interesting history that the guide explained to us. We also saw a sightseeing tower, ate an authentic Korean lunch, and visited the fish market during our tour. Our guide was flexible in allowing us to spend more time in the village, which we really enjoyed. We would highly recommend this tour and the guide we had. She gave us an American name but we unfortunately lost it. But we will always remember her and how she made Busan such a memorable experience for us.
Joy G, Apr 2017
This tour was great!!! We had such a great time with our tour guide and saw all the places that we wanted to visit when we first began planning our trip. We had a enough time at each location and didn't feel rushed at all. Our tour guide was fun and spoke great English. He was also very informative.
Manolo_F, Apr 2017
This tour gives you the best Busan has to offer, all in one day. Busan is a lovely city and worth a few days more to explore. Cooper, our tour guide was the best- knowledgeable and aiming to please. Highly recommended!
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