Is this your first time in Korea? Somehow i feel Jeju and Busan can be longer..

송중기~~~ so crowded n you manage to capture huh? zoom from far away? cause your pics is quite blur

1 night at busan definitely not enough

lari mana you. no update from you and now you going back soon

i think seoul can cut to 3 nights, and move 4 nights to busan lol!

What is the recommended time to be at busan and jeju? should i rent a car for jeju?

I was quite close but camera not good.

I have edited some of my itinerary, does this looks better?

Day 1
Myeongdong
Namsan Park
N Seoul Tower
Gwangjang Market

Day 2
Hongdae + Trick Eye Museum
Sinchon
Ewha
COEX Mall + Aquarium
Gangnam

Day 3
Gyeongbokgung
Gwanghwamun
Cheongwadae
Bukchon Hanok Village
Insadong

Day 4
Lotte Mart
Namdaemun
Itaewon
Noryangjin Fish Market

Day 5
Namisan Island
Petite France
Dongdaemun
Cheonggyecheon Stream

Day 6
Back to KL

no recommended time la.. as you preferred.. but if you want to explore more, of cause arrive in the morning. if you have more than 2 pax, rent a car is cheaper. i prefer rent a car eventhough 2 pax

Day 1
Myeongdong
Namsan Park
N Seoul Tower
Gwangjang Market

This one you need to timing correctly. After dinner at Myeongdong then go N Seoul Tower to see night view.
Namsan Park is almost = N Seoul Tower since N Seoul Tower is actually called Namsam Tower sometimes

Day 2
Hongdae + Trick Eye Museum
Sinchon
Ewha
COEX Mall + Aquarium
Gangnam

Skip the Trick Eye Museum, it's a tourist trap.
Can skip COEX Mall unless you wanna do shopping. However, if want shopping, Gangnam and Shinsa-dong 신사 are better places IMO.
It depends on your "style" also. Abercrombie and Fitch has a shop at Shinsa and other foreign brands also at Shinsa area.
Here you also might want to reconsider the timings. Morning at Gangnam area, then Evening/Night at Sinchon, Ewha then Hongdae.


Day 3
Gyeongbokgung
Gwanghwamun
Cheongwadae
Bukchon Hanok Village
Insadong

This is definitely too packed. Unless you plan 1 hour on each places.

Day 4
Lotte Mart
Namdaemun
Itaewon
Noryangjin Fish Market

Better merge Namdaemun with Myeongdong since both are quite close and go to the Cheonggyecheon stream/river too.
Itaewon better for at night.
Noryangjin better during Winter ( not sure when you are coming though )

Day 5
Namisan Island
Petite France
Dongdaemun
Cheonggyecheon Stream

Dongdaemun, Namdaemun, Cheonggyecheon, Myeongdong are same area.
While namisan, Petite france is outside of Seoul.
Better whole day for Nami Islan and Petite France, then if you still have time at that day, then only go some other places.


Day 6
Back to KL



For shopping,
3 main types of brands:
Not very cheap, sometimes cheap but Korea/Taobao clothes: Dongdaemun / Hongdae
Cheap branded ( Zara, H&M, Who A U, Uniqlo, etc) - Myeongdong, Hongdae
Higher-end brands - Gangnam / Hyundai Department Store / Coex mall

Hongdae is mix of everything. So, I would suggest spending more time at Hongdae.
They have cheap Korean local/taobao clothes, to branded like Bershka, Zara, etc, and also a MCM store in Hongdae
Many restaurants there too.

see my comment above. just my suggestion only. btw, gwangjang & dongdaemun is nearby. cheongye stream & gwanghwamun is nearby

Noted, will arrange Gwanghwamun first. I took out Chungwadae since it will be too rush and i think its not in our top priority list.
We are staying in Jhill Hotel near Myeongdong shopping street.
Yeah, it seems like the scenery around Cheongyeyeon stream and Dongdaemun is fascinating at night compared to day time.

Thanks for the concise comments and suggestions!
We are visiting Seoul end of October for the autumn foliage.
We will be staying near Myeongdong area.

This is my rearranged itinerary:

Day 1
Namdaemun
Myeongdong
Namsan Park
N Seoul Tower

Day 2
COEX Mall + Aquarium (optional)
Gangnam
Shinsa-dong
Sinchon
Ewha
Hongdae

Day 3
Gyeongbokgung
Gwanghwamun
Tosokchun for lunch
Bukchon Hanok Village
Insadong

Day 4
Noryangjin Fish Market
Itaewon
Dongdaemun
Gwangjang Market
Cheonggyecheon Stream

Day 5
Namisan Island
Petite France
Lotte Mart near Seoul station

Day 6
Back to KL

I arranged Dongdaemun on another day because we wanted to visit that place during night time. Day 4 route seems a little bit out of place. Any suggestion?

day 1 ok.

day 2 so rush. I would gladly spend the whole day around hongdae and sinchon. lots of shopping good food good cafes with great coffees and street performances summore wanna go down to gangnam AR. nothing there. that one give plus journey 2 hours but really. only office building sorta

day3 doable for me. gwanghwamun n gyeonngbokgung so nearby. but I would walk to cheonggyecheon from gwanghwamun. tell u what. u do bukchon early morning. dabble back to insadong. have lunch there. then go gyeongbokgung, cross over to gwanghwamun and walk over to cheonggyecheon. then u take bus to gwangjang market. u head down there for live octopus and lots of foods for dinner. perfect day 3

day 4 can do dongdaemun and go to the river. order fried chicken la. they can send anywhere. got rainbow music water from the bridge. and can catch a show? miso is quite nice. so is the cooking one. cant remember the name. but if u go the cooking one put together with myeongdong trip.

the rest all ok

P/S: since u travel to namisan oredi, wanna stop at yongsan to do jimjilbang? Dragon spa is the name. after that u walk around that area. got some really nice spots, pubs, food eatery. serve nice food.

happy holidays!

This post has been edited by @Adele: Jul 16 2016, 01:54 AM

Busy with conference Hahaha. Updates ah.. Maples trees are changing colors d LOL. Our earth is really haywire d.

how many pax of you? and who are going with you?

Its just me and my mom. Besides that, i think i'll be heading to jeonju instead of Jeju. Have you been to Jeonju?

Jeonju and Jeju are very very different places haha
Most people would've not been to Jeonju. Heck, even I never been there xD

I made a day trip to Jeonju (being a super huge SNSD fan) just to visit Taeyeon's dad's optical shop
Other than that, they have a Hanok Village there and also some really good bibimbap.

err.. like some of the ts here mentioned.. both is different places. seeing different things also. you will need to drive too if you plan to go to Jeonju.. more to a relaxing places and of cause less tourist

If you want to see the autumn colours, you should really try to get out hiking in the mountains. I'm sure there are some good walks recommended online for the area you're visiting. Remember to take clothes to suit the season. Hopefully you can catch the persimmon season!

Anyone walked/hiked along the Seoul City Wall? I understand there are a couple of sections and around 6 walls enclosing Seoul.

Which section of the trail do you guys recommend? Preferably one with good views of the city and an interesting route.