Spending 7 Days In Seoul

Hi

I am planning a trip to Seoul in mid March with husband and 2 kids (age 2,8). This is our first trip to Seoul. Can someone recommend us what we can do in the city itself for 7 days? Or are there any day trips worth considering? Thank you!

Spending 7 Days In Seoul

first of all, what reason do you have to be in Seoul?

In other words, do you come for a conference, a vacation, shopping?

Seoul is a big place so if you%26#39;ve free choice where to stay, you might want to consider choosing some neighbourhood that fits in with what you expect to do.

For things to do, take a look at ';things to do'; on this page on the left.

There are plenty of things in Seoul, but they might not fit in with your expectations- so for instance you could spend a day at Bongeun temple as a temple experience, but that might not be at all what you%26#39;re after.

For day trips, there are plenty; some not suitable for kids (eg DMZ). Others -eg Suwon Folk Village might suit you very well.

Give us more info as to what you%26#39;re looking for in your visit, or it%26#39;s underlying purpose.

Spending 7 Days In Seoul

I agree with the first poster. Why are you coming? What are you interested in seeing? Shopping, temples, palaces, amusement parks, nature -- its all there (here) ....

Hi everyone

Thanks for all your posting. My family and I will be in Korea for a holiday. Some of the areas suggested sounds really good. In general, we want to do some shopping, visit palaces, try some good food and lastly, my older kid want to have some fun (Everland seems fit). We will be travelling by subway most of the time. Please do let us know if there are any places for good and affordable Korean food. Thank you!

I think Insa-dong is my favorite street. There are trendy design shops as well as traditional art and craft, and souvenir stores. There are many restaurants in the back allies, I tried three different places, (one specialize in temple cuisine, another in hand-made noodle soup and last one in North Korean style dumpling soup and they are all good.) Even the sweet red-bean filled pancake I got from street cart was so good. And I had one of the most sublime tea-drinking experience (love that flower tea!) at traditional Korean tea cafes. If you go on weekend, there is many traditional food-making and craft street demonstrations, so your children will enjoy watching them or participating.