The 15 Private Tours in Seoul to Book Before You Fly

Private DMZ Tour (No Shopping): 3rd Tunnel & Suspension Bridge - Seoul pickup and the long road north

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 607 reviews · from $198Our pick

Review of Seoul’s private DMZ tour with the Third Tunnel, Dora Observatory, Imjingak, and a choice of suspension bridges.

“This is a wonderful tour of the DMZ and surrounding areas. Marie was our guide and she was excellent! She met us at our hotel and drove around in her pristine SUV. To get to the DMZ we had to join a larger groom up but Marie was by our side the entire time. We got personalized attention and she made sure to explain everything we were seeing. After the DMZ, due to the heat and humidity we decided to skip the mountain bridge destination and instead went to Odusan Observatory where we were able to get a closer look of North Korea. Unfortunately we weren’t able to see the…”

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Seoul City Private Full-Day Tour Including Lunch

2.Seoul City Private Full-Day Tour Including Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 469 reviews · from $220

Review of Seoul’s private 8-hour tour with palaces, Bukchon, Insadong, Jogyesa Temple, N Seoul Tower, lunch, and hotel pickup.

“We really enjoyed our trip around Seoul. Our tour guide Brian was helpful and knowledgeable. Recommended.”

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Private DMZ the 3rd Tunnel Tour from Seoul (optional Red Bridge)

3.Private DMZ the 3rd Tunnel Tour from Seoul (optional Red Bridge)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 429 reviews · from $500

Review of a private Seoul DMZ tour with the Third Tunnel, Dora Observatory, Imjingak Park, hotel pickup, and optional Red Bridge.

“An amazing real tour! Diane and Tom are super attentive. Diane is super knowledgeable about every historical detail and makes this tour of the DMZ very enjoyable and interesting. In addition to everything, Diane is always attentive to taking the best photos in the most amazing spots of the trip.Auto-translated”

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Seoul Highlights & Hidden Gems Tours by Locals: Private + Custom

4.Seoul Highlights & Hidden Gems Tours by Locals: Private + Custom

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 359 reviews · from $76

A private Seoul walking tour shaped around your interests, from palaces and hanok lanes to markets, temples, and local advice.

“I really enjoyed my private tour with GJ 👏🏻 she was very kind and gave me a customized experience. She was really open for any questions and showed me a lot of places I wouldn’t have found myself. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”

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Premium Private DMZ Tour & (Suspension Bridge or N-Tower) include lunch

5.Premium Private DMZ Tour & (Suspension Bridge or N-Tower) include lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 348 reviews · from $198

Review of Seoul’s private DMZ tour with hotel pickup, Korean lunch, Third Tunnel, Dora Observatory, and a choice of suspension bridge or N Seoul Tower.

“I had an absolutely outstanding experience on this DMZ tour, thanks entirely to my guide, Chance Kim (who goes by Kim). I ended up doing the tour solo, and Kim was incredibly kind and accommodating in still running the full itinerary just Read more”

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Private Airport Transfer : Incheon to/from Seoul (up to 7 pax)

6.Private Airport Transfer : Incheon to/from Seoul (up to 7 pax)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 344 reviews · from $98

Review of Tourmaker’s private Incheon to Seoul transfer, with pricing, pickup details, luggage advice, waiting time, and honest pros and cons.

“Was able to fit all of us and our bags in a generously sized van. Prompt and professional driver. The vehicle was clean and well maintained.”

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Flexible Private Guided Tour in Seoul (Optional Incheon Layover)

7.Flexible Private Guided Tour in Seoul (Optional Incheon Layover)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 323 reviews · from $225

Review of Seoul’s flexible private tour, covering palaces, markets, temples, Incheon layovers, pricing, guides, transport, and practical tips.

“We booked with Awesome Tour for the tour of Seoul. We travelled with our parents who are in their 70s so we opted for private tour, instead of group tour. Our tour guide was Soo, he was attentive and patient with our parent's needs. During the tour, he provided details and interesting facts that made us appreciate the history of the sights we visited. Soo was easy to communicate with and it is okay to mention specific spots that you would like to visit. They are flexible with the itinerary, which is one of the advantages of private tour despite price difference compared to group tour. The tour was fun…”

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8 hours Private Tour in Seoul for the VIP

8.8 hours Private Tour in Seoul for the VIP

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 319 reviews · from $500

Review of Seoul’s 8-hour private VIP tour, with flexible sightseeing, private transport, local guides, pricing, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Second time booking a private tour with this company. Best thing ever and we’ll definitely do it again when we return. Our guide, K, was so friendly and just the sweetest person. Very knowledgeable. I’d HIGHLY recommend. 5+ stars!”

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Full-day Customizable Private Seoul Highlight Tour

9.Full-day Customizable Private Seoul Highlight Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 301 reviews · from $230

Review of Seoul’s private 8 to 9-hour highlights tour, with palaces, markets, lunch, hotel pickup, flexible guides, and practical value advice.

“Junie gave us an amazing private tour of Seoul. She designed a tour with no wait, and we feel like we saw all the major sites. It was so cold the day of our tour, they provided hand warmers that were so helpful in keeping us warm. The driver Read more”

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Private DMZ Tour

10.Private DMZ Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 240 reviews · from $240

Review of Seoul’s private DMZ tour, covering Freedom Bridge, the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel, Dora Observatory, transport, cost, and practical tips.

“AJ was soooo fantastic. She took care of us very well. She gave us interesting information in a delightful way. AJ stayed w us during the entire tour. I highly recommend doing this tour.”

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Private Airport Transfer * Incheon Airport <-> Seoul (1-5 people)

11.Private Airport Transfer * Incheon Airport <-> Seoul (1-5 people)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 235 reviews · from $95

Review of Seoul private airport transfers from Incheon, covering price, luggage, pickup, timing, comfort, safety, and who should book.

“Thank you for a great service. The driver arrived early and was amazing. Wonderful person and very helpful.”

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Seoul: Fully Customizable Private Tour

12.Fully Customizable Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 234 reviews · 2 - 8 hours · from $57Best value

Shape a private Seoul walking tour around palaces, markets, temples, and local advice with flexible timing, hotel pickup, and multilingual guides.

“Professional guide, all details were clear explained. We would recommend Viviana .. Thanks”

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Seoul: Fully Customizable Private Tour

13.Fully Customizable Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 150 reviews · from $245

Review of Seoul’s 9-hour private tour, with custom stops, hotel pickup, palace visits, markets, food, pricing, guides, and practical tips.

“I had a great experience. The Mr. Moon-Sun is a top guide. He gave me a lot of interesting insights about the places we visited as well as the culture. I highly recommend anyone who wants to visit the Seoul to be in contact with this agency.”

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Private Seoul City Tour

14.Private Seoul City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 139 reviews · from $210

Review of Seoul’s private 8-hour city tour, with palaces, Bukchon, markets, temples, hotel pickup, and flexible guiding.

“Fantastic experience in Seoul. Juno, our guide, was able to drive us around in his nice SUV and show us places that may have been hard to get by subway. Juno was very knowledgeable about Korean history and was also just a friendly person. Worth the money!”

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The Award-Winning PRIVATE Food Tour of Seoul: The 10 Tastings

15.The Award-Winning PRIVATE Food Tour of Seoul: The 10 Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 128 reviews · from $178

Review of Seoul’s private 10-tasting food tour, with Namdaemun Market, local dishes, palace views, guide quality, value, and practical tips.

“Interesting foods, but guide did not heed our repeated requests to walk slower. We would have been better off with fewer foods and more consideration of our pace.”

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