8 Seoul Hiking Tours Worth Lacing Up For

1.Mt Seorak + Naksansa Temple or Nami Island Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 422 reviews · 13 - 14 hours · from $68Our pick

Travel from Seoul to Mt Seorak by comfortable coach, choose a hiking route, then visit either Naksansa Temple or Nami Island. Guides such as Han, Sally, and Eric help with timing, food, and trail choices. Expect a full 13 to 14 hours, with cable car tickets and meals extra.

“We got very lucky with the weather and the tour guide Han was amazing and happy. Our bus driver was the best ever, he drove so smoothly! In the mountain park you need to choose one path of 4 options for the hike, so got little sad that could not visit everything.”

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2.Guided City Wall Sunset Hike with Korean Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 227 reviews · 3 hours · from $65

Meet your English or Korean-speaking guide near Dongdaemun Station, then walk about 2 kilometers through Naksan Park, Seoul’s old fortress wall, Hyehwa, and K-drama locations. Pause at a hillside café for a drink and sunset view before finishing with Korean barbecue, kimchi pork, fried chicken, or another chosen meal.

“The City wall walk with Thomas was a great evening. We really enjoyed hearing about the City Wall and different sites in Seoul. The dinner was also quite good and we were able to get more recommendations for foods to try from Thomas that we really appreciated.”

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3.Private Hiking tour to Bukhansan Peak(Baegundae: 836.5m) with Mountain Expert

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · from $168Top rated

Meet a private guide such as Kim, Jimmy, or Chance Kim at your Seoul hotel, then hike Bukhansan National Park at a pace suited to you. Routes can lead to Baegundae Peak, Bibong, or a temple and rock viewpoint, with expert guidance, breaks, and hotel drop-off included.

“Jimmy was great. He was a pleasure to talk with and a very encouraging guide for this somewhat hiking newbie who chose to do a moderate trail. Great exercise, views, and company = great day.”

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4.Fortress Night Hike & Snack at a Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 112 reviews · from $47Best value

Meet Koa or Sam at Seodaemun Station for market snacks, a 90-minute Inwangsan hike beside Seoul’s 600-year-old fortress wall, and a sunset city view from 240 meters. Finish with optional, low-cost Korean food and rice wine in a lantern-lit alley.

“Started out with trying some good food in a market. Then came the little hike up the stairs along the old fortress wall ending with a great night view of the city! Love the skyline view all lit up at night.”

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5.Seoul Mountain Hike: Temples, Folklore & Traditional Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $141

Join Shawn and a maximum of five other hikers for a six-hour Bukhan Mountain outing from Seoul. Expect a steep opening climb, forest trails, temple visits, Korean folklore about ghosts and shamans, and an included mountain restaurant meal with drinks.

“Shawn is ab amazing tour guide who is very experienced on this trail. Taking this tour you can expect a fun climb, spectacular views, interesting heritage sites and absolutely amazing stories told in a great way by Shawn.”

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6.Bukhansan Mountain Private Hike with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $170

Trade Seoul’s streets for a three-hour guided hike in Bukhansan National Park. Your private group travels by car, climbs rocky paths toward city views and Bukhansanseong Fortress, then sits down to a Korean lunch. Guides such as Brian and Justin have been praised for history and local insight.

“We Sienna, Noon and Melisa hat a very VERY beautiful day. Smith and Brian where really Friendly and very informative!! We enjoyed the hiking very much and the lunch afterwards. It was very delicous. The Sauna in the end of the tour was a Read more”

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7.Fortress Night Hike & Snack at a Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $53

Meet Koa or Sam at Seodaemun Station for market snacks, a 90-minute hike along Inwangsan’s 600-year-old fortress, and a sunset view over Seoul. Finish with optional noodles, dumplings, and makgeolli. Vegan options, raincoats, and winter crampons are available.

“A magnificent tour, even in a large group we were well looked after, the view from the fortress is superb and the hike is moderately difficult at most (even for those who don't hike very often, in my opinion). There are a few stairs, but it's less than an hour to the viewpoint, which is really worth it. As it was still quite cold, the trail was pleasantly empty but easily manageable with a jacket. The food was particularly good, both at the street food market away from the tourist streets and at the optional get-together over dinner with makgeolli and Korean pancakes. Great people, lots of information from the…”

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8.Bukhansan mountain hiking tour – 6 hours

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews

Join guide Paul Koo for a private six-hour Bukhansan hike from central Seoul. Ride by bus to the park, follow a moderately strenuous ridge route past Bibong Peak, Samobawi Rock, and Munsubong Peak, then return through a cool valley with time for photos and cultural insight.

“Very unique and wonderful experience. Paul looked after us very well”

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