Ancient capital of Korea Gyeongju city tour

Explore the main attractions of Gyeongju with our licensed guide while traveling in comfortable minivan or bus.

Fixed Date One-Day Trip (Private)
Starting at: $665.16per person more
Gyungju City Center with royal mounds and mountains on the horyzon
Departure possible from:
Gyeongju
Group Size
private group
Duration
8 hours  

What's included

Included
entrance fee
transportation
licensed guide
Not Included
lunch

Experience on This Tour

Radio Equipment for Group Tours

Our receivers allow you to enjoy the tour at your own pace. Take photos, pause at your favorite sights, or simply listen to the birds sing without missing a word from your guide's narration.

Licensed Guide Only

Sure, you can follow influencers — but only licensed guides in Korea are allowed to legally accompany tourists. That means better access, fewer risks, and no awkward surprises during your trip

It is possible to depart from Busan and end at, for example, Gyeongju Railway Station.

Plan your logistics flexibly: we can start the tour not only from Gyeongju itself, but also from Busan. And at the end, we will take you to Gyeongju Station - by high-speed train you will reach Seoul in ~2 hours.

2 UNESCO Heritage Sites in One Day

Visit Bulguksa Temple, Seokguram Grotto, and royal tombs — all part of Korea’s treasured past.

Free Time for Lunch near Hwangnidan-gil

Enjoy a relaxed break in Gyeongju’s trendiest historical district — full of hanok cafés, local snacks, and photogenic alleyways.

What Our Guests are Saying?

Frequently asked questions

Can I start the tour from Seoul?
Can I finish the tour at the train station and return to Seoul by KTX?

Tags

Culture
Tags related to cultural experiences, such as heritage or tradition.
UNESCO
Tags related to UNESCO heritage sites.
Religious Heritage
Tags related to religious heritage, such as temples or churches.
Theme
Tags that represent specific themes, such as adventure, wellness, or family.
Activity
Tags representing activities, such as hiking, spa, or theme park.
General
Miscellaneous tags

Tour Objects

Full

Seokkuram

The Buddha statue in this small temple in an artificial grotto is considered the most elegant in All of Korea! The grotto is located on the slope of Mount Tkhohamsan, where the winding serpentine of the mountain road leads.


The walk to the temple through the mountain forest from the parking lot takes about 15-20 minutes; depending on the weather, either a mysterious foggy landscape awaits us (fogs are not uncommon on this mountain), or breathtaking bird's-eye views of the thousand-year-old Gyeongju.


In the grotto, which is formally the hermitage of the Bulguksa temple, located below the slope, the dominant position is occupied by the above-mentioned statue of Buddha, sitting in a lotus position on a pedestal in the shape of a lotus. Around it at different heights are bas-reliefs and statues of bodhisattvas, arhats, Indra and Brahma, the Four Heavenly Kings.


If the group agrees, we can go down the mountainside to the temple of Bulguksa.

Bulguksa

The main Buddhist temple of United Silla, it is now a place of pilgrimage for many guests of Korea.

The temple was built in 774 under the leadership of the premier of the state of Silla, Kim Taesong. Legend has it that Bulguksa was dedicated to the parents of the current, so to speak, Kim Taesong. While Seokguram, the temple-hermitage under Bulguksa, was intended for Kim Taesung's parents from his previous incarnations.

In 1995, Bulguksa and Seokguram were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Cheomseongdae Ancient Observatory

Cheomseongdae is one of the oldest observatories in the world (7th century). The tower of the observatory is full of symbolism: the total number of hewn stones from which it is built; the number of rows of these stones before and above the small window, the shape of the stones... Reasonable Silakians paid attention to everything.

Cheomseongdae was built under the reigning Queen Seondok - one of three in the history of Silla. The queen ended up in a drama that, of course, was filmed in Gyeongju.

Heavenly Horse Mound

The only mound which inner parts are open to the public (though filled with replicas, it shows the inner construction of a Shilla mound)

Bunhwangsa

The main state Gyeongju temple from the Silla period, the "Temple of the Yellow Dragon", Hwanyeongsa, has not survived; however, we still have a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the pagoda of a hermitage temple of Hwanyeongsa. The hermitage temple is called Punghwansa.

The peculiarity of the pagoda of Punghwansa is that it is built of stones, hewn in such a way that they resemble bricks in shape. What can you not do if you are not familiar with the technology (brick production, in this case)!

Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond

Though made anew, it is a nice and quite picturesque place, especially at night.