60 days in Seoul & Tokyo 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.

Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Seoul: Anseong Namsadang Training Center (in Anseong), Gogang Prehistoric Relics Park (in Bucheon) and DMZ Haemaru Village (in Paju). Pack the 1st (Sat) with family-friendly diversions at Lotte World. Spend the 3rd (Mon) exploring nature at Bukhansan National Park. There's still lots to do: take an in-depth tour of Gyeongbokgung Palace, walk around Namsan Park, admire the striking features of Changdeokgung Palace, and take a stroll through Insadong.

To find ratings and more tourist information, read our Seoul trip planner.

Hibbing, USA to Seoul is an approximately 26-hour flight. The time zone changes from Central Standard Time to Korean Standard Time, which is usually a 15 hour difference. In June, Seoul is a bit warmer than Hibbing - with highs of 82°F and lows of 67°F. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 17th (Mon) early enough to fly to Tokyo.

Tokyo holds the status of most populous metropolitan area in the world--a fact you'll find tangible as you walk the bustling streets and explore its diverse neighborhoods and cultures.

Change things up with these side-trips from Tokyo: Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 (in Minatomirai), Kamakura (Hansobo Temple, Kakuonji Temple, &more) and Yokohama (Yokohama Zoo ''Zoorasia'', Takanashi Milk Rose Garden, &more). There's lots more to do: make a trip to Meiji Jingu Shrine, admire the natural beauty at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, visit Akihabara, and take a stroll through Odaiba District.

To see traveler tips, reviews, other places to visit, and tourist information, read Tokyo day trip planning tool.

Traveling by flight from Seoul to Tokyo takes 5 hours. Alternatively, you can do a combination of train and ferry; or do a combination of car and ferry. In July, daytime highs in Tokyo are 87°F, while nighttime lows are 74°F. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 21st (Mon) to allow time to travel back home.