The only downside is that you have to drive 1 hour from the port into Seoul. It is very far away and lots of traffic, but we enjoyed our tour of Seoul ...
45 couches all going on the same tour, it was very busy. The Imperial palace was very interesting, worth the visit for 75 mins, the presidential palace not at all, just walked past & said 'there it is'. Then 45 mins visit to the duty free shops which held no interest at all to 95% of the coach, who all crossed the road & went into Starbucks to catch up on their emails. A waste of a stop. Then 90 ...
The palace was good, maybe a bit too much time spent here, we had 30 minutes at a duty free which I thought was a waste of time and then went into the City and had a look at a well known street area where I experienced some really delicious street food. Soulis a very clean City ...
There was a shuttle bus here , not sure who put it on. When delivered into town head for the local markets both above and below ground.....very interesting, ...
Good tour, guides spoke good English. Toured the Gyeongbokgung palace, they timed it so we could see the changing of the guards. Jongmyo, Confucian shrine to honor ancestors. Suwon Hwaseong fort & palace. The Insadong shopping area for lunch. ...