13 days in Seoul Itinerary

One of east Asia's major cultural and financial centers, Seoul boasts five World Heritage Sites and a huge selection of museums, temples, shrines, palaces, parks, gardens, and glass-and-steel skyscrapers.

Get in touch with nature at Bukhansan National Park and Bucheon Botanical Garden. Discover out-of-the-way places like Changgyeonggung Palace and Everland. Change things up with these side-trips from Seoul: Nami Island (in Chuncheon), Bucheon Natural Ecological Park (in Bucheon) and Mulhyanggi Arboretum (in Osan). And it doesn't end there: don't miss a visit to Myeongdong Shopping Street, stroll around Banpo Hangang Park, wander the streets of Insadong, and pause for some photo ops at Gwanghwamun Gate.

To see more things to do, reviews, traveler tips, and other tourist information, read our Seoul travel route planner.

If you are flying in from Singapore, the closest major aiports are Gimpo International Airport, Incheon International Airport and Osan Air Base. In March, daytime highs in Seoul are 13°C, while nighttime lows are 1°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 29th (Fri) early enough to travel back home.