Travel Around
SIWA tours offer opportunities for SIWA members, their families, and non-members to participate in organized experiences in Seoul and Korea. Through these cultural, artistic and recreational tours, participants can learn about Korea, and make and deepen friendships.
Learn About Korea
Experience cultural situations, traditions, customs, and more about Korean lifestyles.
Make Friendships
Meet new people on our tours and develop new relationships with other foreigners in Korea.
See and Do
See more of what Korea has to offer, not just in Seoul, but cities throughout all of Korea.
Who runs our tours?
A lot of teamwork goes into running the SIWA tours. Take a look at our fantastic tours team members.
Upcoming Tours
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| Tour: Yangjae Flower Market Located in Yangjae-dong in Seocho-gu, this enormous market sells all kinds of garden supplies, from pots and soil to flowers and trees. Real and artificial items are sold from both wholesale and retail vendors. This market is a combination of greenhouses, indoor and outdoor vendors. This is the place to go for both novice and serious gardeners seeking more than just cut flowers and small plants (but you can find those too!). |
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| Tour: Gold Leaf Imprinting Workshop Make your own gold leaf imprint, Geumbak, in a traditional Korean hanok. Geumbak is the Korean traditional craft for applying extremely thin gold leaf on hanbok, or other fabrics for decoration. We will learn the history of Geumbakjang, the significance and symbolism of the gold and the icons on royal clothing, and techniques used to apply gold to silk. |
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| Tour: Buk Seoul Museum of Art This is the fourth, and newest branch of the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA). Situated in northeastern Seoul, this unique museum was awarded the 2013 Seoul Architecture Award. To create harmony with the natural surroundings of Deungnamu Park, the exterior is half buried in the ground and creates a small hill. |
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| Tour: Homeplus Shopping Experience Do you also feel discouraged when shopping at local supermarkets? Join us for a shopping tour where you can ask all the questions you have about local products, our guide Mrs. Moon will be happy to explain it all. |
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| SIWA Team for 5K Run/Walk at 15th International Peace Marathon Festival Join the SIWA Team for a 5K Walk/Run at the 15th International Peace Marathon! Or you can register separately for the 10K, half-marathon or marathon. This event raises money for UNICEF to help children in need around the world and to promote world peace. FREE ENTRY and free event shirts to SIWA members and their families. |
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