Real Seoul life in a market
To know lives of other countries, people often visit night markets of those looking around and buying traditional stuff when they are in other countries so that they can experience real life of cities.
In this tour, you will visit Dongdaemun Market and Gwangjang Market which is historic markets in Seoul. In addition, you will stop by Cheonggyecheon Stream around the market you visited, which is 10.9 km long, modern public recreation space in the center of Seoul. After the Stream was opened to the public in 2005, it has been a landmark of Seoul. Can’t miss this time.
| Night Market Tour Minimum Pax: 4 Time Required: 18:00~22:00 Fee: 1200,000won p/p Course: Hotel – Dongdaemun Market – Gwangjang Market – Cheonggyecheon Stream – Hotel |
Gwangjang Market
Gwangjang Market is famous for its food more than anything else. Especially popular food are Bindaetteok (Korean-style mung bean pancake), Yukhoe (steak tartare) and Gimbap (Korean rolls).
Dongdaemun Market
Dongdaemun Shopping Town has become famous for department store-quality clothes at affordable prices. Large malls like Migliore and Doosan Tower (a.k.a. Doota) attract many young people.
Cheonggyecheon Stream
The Cheonggyecheon used to be a naturally formed stream before the Joseon Dynasty designated Seoul as its capital. It was used for women gathered along the stream, bringing a load of clothes to wash and cauldrons to boil the clothes, and children playing in the stream. During the Japanese colonial period, the Cheonggyecheon went through some changes different from those made in the past. the Cheonggyecheon was filled up with trash, ground and sand swept from the bare mountains and severely contaminated with wastes from shabby makeshift houses built alongside. After the Korean War (1950~1953), even more people swarmed into Seoul to find their way and make their living and settled down along the stream. It appeared that the handiest way to put an end to the multitude of shabby, makeshift houses and the dirty smell was to cover up the stream with concrete. Finally, the work to cover it up with concrete started as quickly as possible by August 1958, with the 136m section near Gwangtonggyo completed in 1955 ahead of the remaining sections. In addition, a 5.6 km-long, 16 m-wide elevated highway extending from Gwanggyo to Majang-dong was completed over the stream in August 1971 after four working years. Thus, all makeshift houses along the stream were demolished, freeing the place for some modern commercial buildings.Then, in the 1980s and 1990s, it came to be regarded as a source of intense traffic, health and environmental issues. Finaly, Seoul city dicided for recover the stream and now it becomes an oasis of the city, Seoul.
| Night Market Tour Minimum Pax: 4 Time Required: 18:00~22:00 Fee: 1200,000won p/p Course: Hotel – Dongdaemun Market – Gwangjang Market – Cheonggyecheon Stream – Hotel |
The Important Notice for the Tour Reservation
– Please enter your hotel information (such as Hotel name, room number and hotel number) and E-mail address for efficient pick up on the tour day.
– After the reservation, you will get a confirm mail about the pick-up time and tour information. If you didn’t get it in 3 days, please remind us to mail@koreatourinformation.com.
Tour Condition
– All the tour includes a tour guide, Transportation (except for walking tour) and admission fee.
– Child Fare: 10 to 30% discount under 10 years old
– If you cancel your reservation on the tour day, 100% cancellation fee will be charged.
– In the morning tour, we drop off all guests at Seoul City Hall.
– We have no responsibility for your personal incidents and losses during all the tour.
– Pick up time might be changed depending on the traffic conditions.
– All major credit cards are accepted in our travel agency.
