Ganghwa Island - Full day private tour

Posted By : Raymond_B
Our guide and driver Mr. Lee was the best! He told us so many exciting facts during our trip! He was enthusiastic and seemed to enjoy the tour as much as we did!
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Posted On : 2024-04-25 20:10:20

Posted By : Gary_C
Seeing rural Korea was a relief from the big cities.
Enjoyed the agricultural tours.
Enjoyed the fish BBQ.
Appreciated the observation towers.
Good driver.
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Posted On : 2023-10-22 13:14:44

Posted By : O5863ZSlauram
Our guide Juno was incredibly knowledgeable and took us to all the special places on Ganghwa island! He was also very understanding of our kids impatience and came up with many creative ways to keep them engaged and entertained along the way. I definitely recommend him!
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Posted On : 2023-09-29 07:10:16

Posted By : Elizabeth_P
We absolutely loved our day with Miae! She was a personable, knowledgeable, and overall amazing tour guide! We went to a famous fortress, temple, peace observatory, and market with her. We also had great food and coffee. This was our first full day in Korea and really set the tone for our trip. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone!
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Posted On : 2023-07-25 06:46:41

Posted By : S2880BGmichaelk
If you are looking for the very best private tour guides in Korea, pick Top Korea. I just returned from Korea and had 3 private tours with this company: Ganghwa, Suwon and the DMZ. Top Korea consists of husband/wife: Miae and Juno. Both are extremely knowledgable and speak fluent English. They were hospitable and kind, picking me up at my hotel in Incheon, and providing fabulous tours full of insightful information, including finding the best places for lunch. While in Korea, I had a couple of tours with other companies through Viator and was sorely disappointed. On those tours we were rushed around by guides whose English was neglible, There is no comparison: Top Korea was, by far, superb. Don't waste your time looking for other tour guides. I know when I return to Korea I will plan ahead and make sure all my tours are with them.
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Posted On : 2023-04-28 20:50:05

Posted By : edlevis
This was my second trip with Miae at Top Korea Tour. Three years ago she took me on a city tour of Seoul. I had so much fun and learned so much that I reached out again on my next visit to the area.

This time we traveled 1-1/2 hours outside of Seoul to historic Gangwha Island. We visited Gwangseongbo Fortress, built in the 17th century to protect Korea from foreign invasion, and Jeondeungsa Buddhist Temple dating back to the 4th century. Our lunch was a delicious traditional Korean barbeque.

After lunch we visited the Gangwha Peace Observatory where we could look across the Han River through telescopes to the farms and mountains of North Korea.

From the observatory we proceeded to the popular Joyang Bangjik Coffee shop built on a former factory site and retaining much of the original decor. We visited the Ganghwa Anglican Cathedral combining traditional Korean architecture with Anglican Christian interior.

We walked through the Pungmul Traditional Market offering locally grown foods such as turnips, sweet potatoes, and fish along with handcrafts.

Then we returned to Seoul. Pickup and dropoff service was provided to my hotel.

Miae is an excellent tour guide. She is very knowledgeable, upbeat, friendly, and fun. Top Korea Tour is highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2020-02-02 08:51:11

Posted By : Ismael V
Excellent tour service by Juno, our guide. Incredibly thoughtful and really paid attention to the smallest details. He speaks English and a little bit of Spanish, which in our case turned out to be most Spanish spoken. He tried his best to make us feel at home and explained history in a fun and easy way. Definitely worth taking a trip with TOP!
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Posted On : 2019-10-21 23:05:37

Posted By : JetStream9
Our family was in Seoul for 8 days in April and Miae was our tour guide for half the time we spent there (4 days out of 8). She helped us arrange our itinerary so that every minute is well-spent. She also gave fantastic recommendations for restaurants and dessert places. The tour pace was arranged according to our comfort level. Miae took very good care of us during our tour. The vehicle used was clean, well-maintained, and comfortable. Will definitely recommend Top Korea Tour to friends and family!
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Posted On : 2019-05-03 10:50:46

Posted By : jentan0108
My sister recomended TOP because they had a blast during their trip in Seoul last November.
I emailed them and they were very responsive. Amy was the one who replied to me and was very receptive with all my requests.
Miae Hyun was our tour guide and she was really very accomodating, friendly and nice. She drove and toured us around Nami Island in the morning, recommended chicken galbi for lunch which my parents super enjoyed. She drove us back to Seoul and we went on a city tour in the afternoon. We were all very pleased with the experience and would recommend TOP!!!
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Posted On : 2019-04-24 11:32:12

Posted By : margiex2015
Well, this is the second time I contacted them to arrange the tours.

First they picked us up from the airport and we found a lot of cherry blossoms along the road..We really would like to stop to take pictures, but they took us to the park with tons of cherry blossoms and even took the pics for us...for no extra cost!

And for the next 2 trip to outside seoul, Miae is a great driver and speaks perfect English so the drive and the whole tour went very smoothly..She always try to make sure that we are satisfied with everything and also help us talked to locals order foods and etc..
We are travelling with older people and she always asked us to wait for her to go get the car so we didnt need to walk far.

She also helped us booked the jumbo taxi for our way to the airport..

Very recommended and would come back for more for sure 😉
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Posted On : 2019-04-22 14:34:39