2025 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best: DMZ Tour from Seoul

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2025 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best: DMZ Tour from Seoul

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7h 30m
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Overview

Recognized as a 2025 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best experience, this DMZ tour is ranked among the top 1% of activities worldwide, based on consistently excellent reviews.

The DMZ area is the closest district to North Korea. This is primarily held in the Imjingak peace park where you can see the freedom bridge and Mangbaedan.

Then move to Dora observatory where you can take a glimpse look at North Korea. Weather permitting, you can observe North Korea through a telescope.

The last stop will be the 3rd tunnel, which you will have the opportunity to enter the tunnel made by North Korean soldiers on foot.

This tour is ideal for those interested in experiencing a unique glimpse into North Korea and the DMZ region..

**We might need to take a DMZ shuttle at the Imjingak Park to enter the DMZ area by the government policy if less than 30 customers or all the spaces are taken.

Activity location

Imjingak Pyeonghoa-Nuri Park
- 481-1 Samok-ri, Munsan-eup,
- Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Meeting/Redemption Point

Myeongdong Station Exit 10
- 61-7 Chungmuro 2(i)-ga
- Chungmuro 2(i)-ga, Seoul, South Korea

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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DMZ Tour/Myeongdong

7h 30m
English

Meeting points only: Not included hotel pick-up service.
If you want the service, Please purchase
Hotel pick-up option
Meeting point: Myeong-dong Station Exit 10

Starting point:
Myeongdong Station Exit 10, 61-7 Chungmuro 2(i)-ga, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea

Travelers

Language options: English

Starting time

Price details

￥4,385 x 1 Adult￥4,385

Total

Until Mon, Oct 13

DMZ Tour/Hongik Univ.

7h 30m
English

No Pick-up Service
Meeting point: Hongik Univ. Station Exit 2
Starting point:
Hongik Univ. Station, Seoul, South Korea

Travelers

Language options: English

Starting time

Price details

￥4,385 x 1 Adult￥4,385

Total

Until Mon, Oct 13

+Suspension Bridge/Myeongdong

7h 30m
English

Meeting points only: Not included hotel pick-up service.

+Red Suspension Bridge/Meeting: Myeong-dong Station Exit 10
Starting point:
Myeongdong Station Exit 10, 61-7 Chungmuro 2(i)-ga, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea

Travelers

Language options: English

Starting time

Price details

￥5,292 x 1 Adult￥5,292

Total

Until Mon, Oct 13

+Suspension Bridge/Hongik Univ

7h 30m
English

No Pick-up Service
Red Suspension Bridge: Hongik Univ. Station Exit 2
Starting point:
Hongik Univ. Station, Seoul, South Korea

Travelers

Language options: English

Starting time

Price details

￥5,292 x 1 Adult￥5,292

Total

Until Mon, Oct 13

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What's included, what's not

Professional local guide
Transport by air-conditioned coach or minivan
Drop-off at City Hall or Myeongdong
Lunch & Lunch break
Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Know before you book

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Since the DMZ is operated by the military, the trip may be canceled without prior notice.
Pick-up will be arranged according to your selected designated meeting point
All schedules are subject to change due to road conditions(roadworks, traffics etc.), weather conditions (storms, hurricanes, dense fog, heavy snow, etc.) and the government order, strike, and any other unforeseen reasons for the military reason such as military training, visiting higher level of military personnel etc. In this case, we reserve the right to cancel and/or alter any/all part of the itinerary which may result from circumstances beyond our control. We will do our utmost to improve that situation. However, we can NOT grant refunds. * Alternative itinerary Imjingak park > Art Space BEAT 131 > Odusan Unification Observatory > The war memorial of Korea > Dismissal at City Hall or Myeongdong.
This tour does not stop at any shopping centers like ginseng center or amethyst factory.
For the pistol shooting, participants must over age 14.
End time of the tour can be differ depends on number of tourists and traffics of the day.
Meeting Points Options don't include hotel pick up service

Activity itinerary

Imjingak Pyeonghoa-Nuri Park

Imjingak Park, located 7 km from the Military Demarcation Line, is well known for its related to the Korean War. Imjingak was built in 1972 with the hope that someday unification would be possible. The three-storied Imjingak is surrounded by several monuments, Unification Park and North Korea Center.

Mangbaedan

Mangbaedan is a place where people who left their families in north visits on New years day.

Bridge of Freedom

The Bridge of Freedom at Imjingak is a historic railroad bridge used by prisoners of war returning from the North after the Korean War.

Dora Observatory

30m
Admission ticket included

From this Dora Observatory, you can overlook North Korea and various locations including Gaeseong, Songaksan, Kim Il-Sung Statue, and Cooperation Farm (Geumamgol).

The Third Tunnel

40m
Admission ticket included

The 3rd Tunnel was discovered by South Korea in 1978. It spans over 1,635m in length, 2m in width, and 2m in height and is located 52km from Seoul. It is estimated that approximately 30,000 soldiers could move through the tunnel per hour.

Gamaksan Chulleong Bridge

(Optional) Gamaksan Chulleong Bridge, a suspension bridge has 150m length and 1.5m width locates in Solma-ri where Battle of Solma-ri, aka Battle of Gloster Hill held in 1951. The battle of Solma-ri is one of the representative battles fought by UN forces in the Korean War and has important meaning as it is recorded as a representative battle of isolation defense. During the battle, about 650 British troops sacrifice themselves against 25,000 Chinese troops for three days and it allows the UN forces to redeploy their troops to stop the Chinese invasion of Seoul.

Location

Activity location

Imjingak Pyeonghoa-Nuri Park
- 481-1 Samok-ri, Munsan-eup,
- Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Meeting/Redemption Point

Myeongdong Station Exit 10
- 61-7 Chungmuro 2(i)-ga
- Chungmuro 2(i)-ga, Seoul, South Korea
Hongik Univ. Station
- Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
KOREANA HOTEL
- 135 Sejong-daero
- 04519, Sejong-daero, Seoul, South Korea
KOREANA HOTEL
- 135 Sejong-daero
- 04519, Sejong-daero, Seoul, South Korea

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