🗓️Best time to visit
April (blossoms) and September–November (golden autumn); summers are wet-humid, winters Siberian.
📸Top activities & landmarks
- Gyeongbokgung and the guard change (hanbok rental = free entry)
- Bukchon hanok village
- Myeongdong and Namdaemun market
- N Seoul Tower at night
- Gangnam's modern face
- Hongdae's youth energy
🏨Where to stay
Myeongdong for shopping and transit, or calmer traditional Insadong.
⚠️Tips & warnings
Google Maps barely functions — install Naver Map before flying, Kakao T for taxis. Halal concentrates around Itaewon (the central mosque's district) — plan dinners, and much Korean cooking is pork-based, so always ask.
📍 On the ground
Getting around: A T-money card pays metro, bus and taxi, and the metro reaches everything that matters. Naver Map for routing (Google barely works), Kakao T for taxis. Trains stop around midnight — plan the ride home.
Halal & prayer places: The only real cluster rings Seoul Central Mosque in Itaewon (a full halal restaurant street); beyond it options scatter (some certified spots in Myeongdong) — plan dinners ahead rather than improvising, as Korean cooking leans heavily on pork.
Local safety: Same as country →
Cost figures: Approx. 2026 prices: metro ride ~KRW 1,500, Gyeongbokgung KRW 3,000 (free in hanbok), N Tower ~KRW 21k, mid-range Korean meal KRW 10–20k per person.
⏱️How many days?
4 days
Suggested plan:
- Day 1: Palace, Bukchon, Insadong
- Day 2: Myeongdong and the Tower
- Day 3: Gangnam and COEX
- Day 4: Hongdae or Nami/Everland trip
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