Experience Seoul
Beyond the Guidebooks

Andrew is a super experienced and knowledgeable host and tour guide who can speak with deep knowledge on a wide range of subject. Andrew will give you excellent recommendations for whatever you are looking for in South Korea! We would highly recommend Andrew to anyone going to Seoul.

We really enjoyed the old neighborhood and the BTS souvenir shop.

We had a fantastic half-day tour of Seoul with Andrew! He was incredibly knowledgeable and shared so much insight into the city’s history and culture. Andrew kept us cool and comfortable despite the summer heat, and we loved how he took us to unique, out-of-the-way spots we wouldn’t have found on our own. A real highlight was exploring the food market and finishing with a delicious local lunch. Highly recommend!

We had a fantastic half-day tour of Seoul with Andrew! He was incredibly knowledgeable and shared so much insight into the city’s history and culture. Andrew kept us cool and comfortable despite the summer heat, and we loved how he took us to unique, out-of-the-way spots we wouldn’t have found on our own. A real highlight was exploring the food market and finishing with a delicious local lunch. Highly recommend!

Paul was perfect- from pre-tour communications , to editing we got a drink and toilet break from the hot sun, to getting us to the train station afterwards. His knowledge of Confucianism was fantastic and helped us understand thousands of years of Korean culture and architecture. We wish we had longer to spend in town, but were only here for 24hrs. Paul packed in the best of the cultural city for us. I highly recommend and you should request him for a very personalized tour experience.

Paul was an excellent guide who gave us a real insight into Korean culture. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who is looking at understanding the cultural site of Korea,

Very good tour!

Good in depth tour of Korean highlights, guide gave lots of context and insight into what we were looking at.

GJ was awesome! On time and friendly right from the start. It was a rainy day but she still made it fun and interesting. I loved in Seoul 40 years ago and she totally helped my walk down memory lane. She even found my old apartment that I used to live in! She also gave me information on where to shop, where to eat and where to get the world famous Korean Body Scrub. She was just amazing and I would highly recommend this fun, friendly and energetic young lady to anyone who wants a totally custom tour of Seoul! A 5 star tour guide for sure!

GJ was an awesome guide! She cheerfully, expertly led us through palaces, statues, street markets, Seoul Tower and more on buses and subways engaging us with Korean history all the while! Highly recommend!

GJ was an amazing guide. She took me to see all the typical sites and taught me (at my request) how to figure out public transportation and find unique spots for my future solo travels during this trip. Incredibly patient, she didn't mind the many shopping detours I couldn't pass up. Most importantly, she helped me improve my awkward posing for photos. Such a fun and educational day.

I had a brilliant day with my guide GJ. She has amazing infectious energy & made everything so interesting and fun . I learned a great deal & had the best introduction to this beautiful.

Jeeseon Choi was absolutely amazing! She took me to everything I wanted to see and more! She was very easy to talk with and I would love to have her as my guide, if I ever come back to Korea!

Jeeseon was an incredible guide, and I wholeheartedly recommend her tour to anyone visiting Korea! From the moment we met, it felt like I was exploring the city with an old friend - someone warm, knowledgeable, and genuinely passionate about sharing her culture. Her itinerary was thoughtfully prepared and executed with impressive efficiency, making the entire experience seamless and stress-free. The tour was punctuated with rich local and cultural experiences that added depth and authenticity to every stop. Jeeseon also shared fascinating trivia and insights throughout - little-known facts and cultural context that you simply wouldn’t get from a guidebook. It was extremely informative, yet never overwhelming, and always engaging. The 6 hours flew by, filled with meaningful conversations, laughter, and eye-opening moments. She even went above and beyond to help me get to my next tour - something I truly appreciated. If you’re curious about Korea beyond the surface, this is the tour to take.

Jeeseon was an incredible guide, and I wholeheartedly recommend her tour to anyone visiting Korea! From the moment we met, it felt like I was exploring the city with an old friend—someone warm, knowledgeable, and genuinely passionate about sharing her culture. Her itinerary was thoughtfully prepared and executed with impressive efficiency, making the entire experience seamless and stress-free. The tour was punctuated with rich local and cultural experiences that added depth and authenticity to every stop. Jeeseon also shared fascinating trivia and insights throughout—little-known facts and cultural context that you simply wouldn’t get from a guidebook. It was extremely informative, yet never overwhelming, and always engaging. The 6 hours flew by, filled with meaningful conversations, laughter, and eye-opening moments. She even went above and beyond to help me get to my next tour—something I truly appreciated. If you’re curious about Korea beyond the surface, this is the tour to take. Truly a memorable and enriching experience

What a wonderful first day in Seoul! Jeeson helped us with the ATM machine and purchasing T-cards before heading to the Palace and Secret Garden Tour. The street food and market walk afterwards was fun, interesting and delicious! So enjoyed our time with Jeesun

The whole tour was brilliant. Jan was so helpful & knowledgeable. His communication before the tour was excellent.

Had a great 4 hour private walking tour. Jay was friendly, knowledgeable, and fun. Showed me a number of key sites, and we walked through multiple neighborhoods. The advantage of the private tour was we got to go at my speed (probably a bit faster than most tourist groups), which was great. Highly recommend.

And only a short two hours, we would learned a lot about Seoul, the history of South Korea and checked out many shopping/eating sites. This is a very tourist, friendly city and I wish we could’ve stayed longer.

Our tour guide Jaeha was so knowledgeable and amazing to walk around with. Really cool getting to see Seoul’s history and streets with a local.

Thomas was patient and engaging. He took us to eateries based on our specifications and was forthcoming with information on various sights along our walking path. He was also very accommodating of our impromptu shopping stops along the way and helped us with some bookings we were having difficulty with. My family and i loved spending the evening with Thomas! Thanks Thomas for a great time and the amazing pictures!!

This half-day tour that my family went on with Thomas of City Unscripted in Seoul was such a gem. We're blessed to have him showing us around with amazing photography shots and culture and history. It's like professional tour guide and photographer all in one. We took away with us not only beautiful memories of Seoul but also phenomenal pictures to relish. Highly recommended.

Since we only have two full days in Seoul to see the city, this is an efficient and effective way to visit key attractions without figuring out transportation in between. Thomas, our guide, is great to explain architecture, symbolic meaning in the Palace to peek into Korean culture.

very tentative to introduce Seoul. We won't be able to see so much about Seoul without Thomas in 4 hours.

It was a great overview of Seoul and the various landmarks around town. We got a wonderful overview of life in the city. Our guide, Hans, was great. He listened to our needs and was actually able to start the tour earlier than we had scheduled.

I had a great time. My guide was very informative and extremely accommodating to anything I wanted to see!

Great 5*

Hans was a great host. He shared his home town with us in the detail we were interested in. He asked, in advance, what we were interested in and used this to build a personal tour. We really enjoyed it.

Steve was a great guide. Timely, well-prepared, responsive, and full of useful information.

Great tour guide. Very knowledgeable and friendly! We loved the tour!

Very informative. Good feel for local area. Be ready to walk! Steve was very nice and so knowledgeable!

My guide today Steve and I had the best time. We visited places which I wouldn't know about and I learn so much about the history of each place that we passed. Steve was patient with my questions and constant photo-taking, imparted his knowledge in a simple, systematic and witty manner. Lunch was a comforting and delicious meal and the dessert he bought was so delicious! I was so touched that Steve stayed back the tour ending time to wait for me to finish my dessert. It was so easy having a conversation with him. I am really happy that I signed up for this tour and grateful that Steve was my guide.

Young was so authentic and told us about many aspects of Korean life as he led us on foot across the district of Seoul where we were staying. We really appreciated how he spoke truthfully about the complexities of Korean history and culture, and we gained a background understanding going all the way back to Confucian times. This truly enriched the rest of our short stay in Seoul, and even our understanding of the K-movies we then watched on our onward flight! Young took care to ensure that the sites he showed us were all free entry so as not to add cost to our tour, and a highlight was the scale model of Seoul that's in the city's history museum. Young used this very well to enhance his storytelling.

Toller Abend mit tollen Einblicken in die koreanische Esskultur an verschiedenen Stationen in der Stadt, hat mir sehr gut gefallen. A wonderful evening with great insights into Korean food culture at various stops throughout the city. I really enjoyed it.

We arrived as ignorant tourists with next to no knowledge of Korean culture and history. So, we booked this for our first full day in Seoul and hoped our guide could give us some context and a ‘place to start’. And did he?! Our first surprise was that Young turned up in an A/C car on our scorching August day, “because there are so many places to cover in such a short time”. We were whisked from one side of the city to the other - from mountain viewpoints to museums to neighbourhoods. Our second surprise was that Young turned out to be a history scholar having discovered an interest in Korean history, and is currently turning his passion into a book. How he managed to give us a condensed history of Korea in just a few hours was admirable. We were blown away but the information, history and change that Korea has undergone. This tour formed a firm foundation for the rest of our stay, and didn’t ’step on the toes’ of other tours and sites that we subsequently took (e.g. DMZ and Gyeongbokgung). We were introduced to parts of Seoul we would never have thought of. I’d say 5hrs is a minimum for doing this and I wish we’d booked longer.

Young was an amazing guide. The ideal way to experience the best of Korean history and culture. Truly an insightful and fun experience.

He is using the English name Bergen because he lived in Bergen County, NJ for six years!

Bergen Park was an excellent guide. He customized the three hour to fit my interest in history and culture. The main palace tour and museum were excellent in spite of the cold! Bergen Park was knowledgeable and friendly while very capably handling my inane questions without ever being overbearing. He is a masterful photographer too! It was a pleasant morning, including a nice stroll through the eclectic neighborhoods of central Seoul. A great three hours of sightseeing and learning!

Bergen was a great guide. Very knowledgeable. We only had a short stay in Seoul and he chose good highlights to show us. Would recommend.

We really enjoyed our 4 hour tour of Seoul with Bergen. His communication before the tour was excellent. He chose some of the highlights of Seoul as we only had a short time in the city. He was very nice and interesting about the history of soul, particularly in recent times. He gave us a good insight into the city and showed a selection of attractions, including some of the older areas that are now restaurants. Would recommend

Had an amazing tour with Kevin. He was incredibly knowledgeable, planned a great itinerary, and picked a delicious spot for lunch. Would absolutely recommend.

Mary's passion and knowledge of local food was amazing. We had some of the best experiences that we could have ever had with her.

Nice tour of both historic and modern sites. Our tour guide Don was great, we really enjoyed the day and recommend this tour.