Luxury holidays in South Korea
Walk Gyeongbokgung's courtyards in the morning and Seoul's night markets after dark. Give us your dates and we add a hanok night in Bukchon, private guides and every rail connection.
It comes off your final price, and is refunded in full if you don't go ahead.
A night in a restored hanok, the traditional wooden house with heated floors and paper doors, shows you a calmer Seoul than most visitors find. Step out in the morning and the palaces of the Joseon kings are a short walk away, with the changing of the guard at Gyeongbokgung. By evening the city is in full swing, and a guide can lead you to the barbecue restaurants and night markets that locals favour.
Gyeongju, once the capital of the Silla kingdom, is full of royal tombs and temples, and Bulguksa is among the finest in the country. Busan pairs beaches and seafood markets with temples on the cliffs, and the fast train links it with Seoul in under three hours.
Guides lead you through royal tombs and hanok lanes, and into the studios behind K-pop.
Walk the hillside lanes of Bukchon, where traditional hanok homes, some centuries old, sit between Seoul's royal palaces.
Join a guided morning trip to the Demilitarised Zone for a clear, sober view of the history and tension between North and South.
Learn the moves behind the music with a professional instructor in a private studio session.
Watch Nanta in Myeongdong, a lively show where performers dressed as chefs turn pots, knives and vegetables into drums.
See Busan from the cliffs of Taejongdae Park, then explore its fish market, colourful hillside villages and creative cafes.
Visit the grassy burial mounds of Daereungwon in Gyeongju, capital of the Silla kingdom, and learn how its kings were laid to rest.
Seoul needs several nights, while Gyeongju and Busan each reward two.
Joseon dynasty palaces, the hanok houses of Bukchon and lively food markets, set between modern towers and forested hills.
The capital of the Silla kingdom for nearly a thousand years, with royal burial mounds, Bulguksa Temple and the Seokguram grotto.
Korea's port city on the south coast, with beaches, a hillside village of painted houses and seafood fresh from the market.
Cherry blossom and autumn colour are the highlights, while summer is hot and humid.
Cold and dry, with clear skies and snow on the mountains.
Still cold, with quiet palaces and the Lunar New Year holiday in some years.
Spring arrives, with mild days and the first blossom in Busan.
Cherry blossom across Seoul, Gyeongju and Busan, the best month of spring.
Warm, green and clear, with lanterns for Buddha's birthday in some years.
Warm days before the monsoon arrives late in the month.
The monsoon brings heavy rain and humid days.
Hot and humid, with typhoons possible on the south coast.
Heat eases and skies clear, with the Chuseok holiday in many years.
Crisp air and autumn colour in the palaces and mountain temples.
Cool and clear, with the last of the autumn leaves early in the month.
Cold and dry, with winter lights across Seoul.
Seoul's Incheon airport has direct flights from Europe, North America, the Gulf and Australia.
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