Korean Folk Village Half-day Private Tour from Seoul

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Seoul, South Korea

5 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Learn about Korean folk customs on a 4-hour afternoon tour to the Korean Folk Village from Seoul. The village features more than 250 restored traditional homes that you can enter, and live performances of folk music, dance, and other traditional art forms. Includes guide, entrance fees, transportation.

4-hour tour to Korean Folk Village, from Seoul
Learn about traditional Korean customs from your guide
Walk into authentically restored houses from the Joseon era
Watch traditional artisans at work and performers demonstrating folk music and acrobatics (weather permitting)
Includes entrance fees, guide

What's Included

Professional guide
Pick-up at 2 places in Seoul
All Fees and Taxes

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel pick-up & drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting points

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End point

Myeongdong Station Exit 10
61-7 Chungmuro 2(i)-ga, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
After the tour, we will drop all customers off at the Myeongdong Station Exit 10.

Operating hours
.1:00 pm

Itinerary

Your tour starts in Seoul at 1pm and a 1-hour drive in a climate-controlled bus to the Korean Folk Village.

Founded in 1974, the Korean Folk Village encompasses a large site with more than 270 traditional Korean homes that date to the late Joseon era. The renovated structures display architectural details and household artifacts from different regions.

Stroll around the village to see the homes and live performances of traditional Korean customs like jultagi tightrope acrobatics or nongak musical performances. You can also visit workshops where blacksmiths and other artisans make pottery, baskets, brassware, and other typical handicrafts.

Several Korean TV shows have made use of the authentic surroundings by filming historical dramas in the village.

After spending time in the village, return to Seoul where your tour ends with drop-off at Myeodong station.

Seoul

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Korean Folk Village

2 hours 50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Seoul

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions

Most travelers can participate
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
This tour is proceeding with minimum 5 participants and if the participants number is below it, the tour can be moved to another date or cancelled.
Not recommended for travelers with walking problems
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

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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

4.9

based on 14 reviews

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An interesting and fun afternoon for kids and adults

JULIJA_N, Mar 2026

We loved this tour! Our tour guide Hee Soo was really well organized and showed us around the place, making sure we have time to see the parts that interested our kids the most and catch the performances. She also gave us interesting insights into old Korean traditions and modern life, and guided us what traditional snacks to get and where. All in all, we had an amazing experience as a whole family. Thank you Hee Soo!

Response from Host, Mar 2026

A special thank you from SeoulNtour! Thank you so much for your heartwarming review! We are delighted to hear that your entire family had an amazing time exploring the Korean Folk Village. It's wonderful that Hee Soo could tailor the tour to your children’s interests and help you catch the best performances. We’ll be sure to pass on your kind words to her—she will be so happy to hear that the traditional snack recommendations were a hit! We hope your family took home many beautiful memories of Korea. We’d love to welcome you back again in the future. Best regards, The SeoulNtour Team

Wonderful experience.

Boon_O, Apr 2024

Excellent guide ! Our tour guide Veronica was wonderful. A great place to spend a part of your vacation time here. .............. :)

Excelent guide

Marlen_L, Apr 2023

Really enjoyed this trip. Dancers willing for picture's taken. Excellent guide, very polite, recomendable

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you for joining our Korean Folk Village Half-day Guided Tour It seems that you had much fun at folk village and we love to hear that. Appreciate your great feedback.

Throw back in time

Alan_T, Apr 2023

Jenny was a fantastic guide. The ride out from the city was just under one hour but she gave a good historical background of S. Korea on the way. And when at the Folk Village, she was great at explaining the cultural aspect of this Joseon dynasty village. There is no history test at the end but you would ace it because Jenny was so engaging.

The folk village tour is definite...

Efstratios H, Sep 2017

The folk village tour is definite must if you're in Seoul. Our tour guide, Anna, was great. She made sure we were able to catch the live action shows of the village and gave thorough explanations of the village. Her English was excellent. For a half-day tour, we got the highlights. If there is time, I would recommend spending a full day since there's so much to see there.