Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Free Walking Tours
Seoul City Government offers free walking tours with volunteer guides on 17 different routes; see
ht-
tp://dobo.visitseoul.net/index.jsp
for more information.
courses from ₩30,000; courses 10am, 2pm & 5pm Mon-Sat; Line 1 to Jonggak, Exit 5)
At the KTO In-
formation Centre beside the Cheong-gye-cheon is a kitchen where you can get hands-on
experience at making Korean foods such as kimchi (fermented vegetables)
, bulgogi
(bar-
becued beef slices and lettuce wrap) and
bibimbap
(rice topped with egg, meat, vegetables
and sauce). When cooking classes are not being held, they offer free food tasting.
₩20,000-70,000; Mon-Sat; Line 3 to Anguk, Exit 4)
Housed in a
hanok
(traditional Korean one-
storey wooden house with a tiled roof)
,
Yoo's Family's cooking courses cover making
kimchi and
hotteok
(pancakes), as well as various other foods. You can also practice the
tea ceremony, make prints from carved wooden blocks and dress up in
hanbok
. A minim-
um of two people is required.
Korean Language
₩130,000; 6.30am-9pm Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm Sat & Sun; Line 1, 3 or 5 to Jongno 3-ga, Exit 15)
Korean
classes (maximum size 10) for all ability levels cover grammar, writing and conversation.
Private tuition (
₩
40,000 per hour for one person) can also be arranged here.
versity runs part- and full-time Korean language and culture classes for serious students.
Tours
Exit 6)
If you want to see as much as possible in a short time, this is one way to go. Com-
fortable and colourful tour buses run between Seoul's top tourist attractions north of the
Han River. You can hop on and hop off anywhere along the two routes - downtown
(adult/child
₩
10,000/8000, 9am to 7pm, half-hourly) and around the palaces (adult/child
₩
12,000/8000, 10am to 5pm, hourly). Ticket holders receive considerable discounts on
