🇰🇷 South Korea
Seoul
K-pop, Korean BBQ, palace courtyards, and 24-hour everything
Best for
Food, shopping, K-culture, history
When to go
April-May (cherry blossoms) or October (autumn)
Typical trip
6 days
Budget guide
~$3,000 AUD
TUA generates your custom brief — flights, hotels, daily itinerary — in under 90 seconds
Seoul is futurism wrapped around 600-year-old palaces. Direct from Sydney/Melbourne, and the city never sleeps — dawn cafés, midnight markets, late-night spas. Seoul makes a brilliant first Asia trip: easy public transport, English signage, world-class shopping.
Things you shouldn't miss
- 1.Gyeongbokgung Palace + hanbok rental
- 2.Bukchon Hanok Village walk
- 3.Korean BBQ in Mapo or Hongdae
- 4.Myeongdong street food + cosmetics
- 5.DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) day tour
- 6.Jjimjilbang (Korean spa) overnight
- 7.Hongdae nightlife / live music
Sample 6-day itinerary
A realistic 6-day pace — TUA can build a custom version with your dates, budget, and pace preferences.
- DAY 1
Arrive Myeongdong
- Check in
- Myeongdong street food tour
- N Seoul Tower at night
- DAY 2
Royal Seoul
- Gyeongbokgung in hanbok
- Bukchon hanok village
- Insadong tea house
- DAY 3
Hongdae day
- Hongik street art
- Lunch at Yeontral Park
- Live music + drinks evening
- DAY 4
DMZ tour
- Full-day DMZ + JSA tour
- Dinner in Itaewon
- DAY 5
Spa + shop
- Jjimjilbang spa morning
- Gangnam shopping
- BBQ dinner
- DAY 6
Last bites + fly
- Final breakfast
- Departure flight
What to eat
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