Beyond Seoul Day Trip: Starfield Library, Hwaseong Fortress & Gwangmyeong Cave Quest from Seoul
by VIP TRAVEL Co.Ltd
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This seven-hour day trip departs from Seoul with two meeting points: Myeongdong Shopping Street (Subway Exit 9) and Seoul City Hall (Subway Exit 6). The tour travels beyond central Seoul to Suwon and Gwangmyeong, combining modern architecture, historical sites, and an underground cave quest. The first stop is the Starfield Library inside the Starfield Suwon mall, where visitors spend about two hours exploring four floors of bookshelves reaching 22 meters high and holding 50,000 books. The library also includes the Vinyl Cafe, which offers music and refreshments. Next, the tour continues to Gwangmyeong Cave, a former gold mine transformed into Asia's largest themed underground park. Guests follow a two-kilometer route through approximately 50 attractions, including the Light Space, Gold Falls waterfall, an aquarium, a winery with tastings, and various themed zones featuring sculptures and LED displays. This stop lasts about one hour and offers a cave quest experience through its diverse underground attractions. The final main destination is Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon, a 5.74-kilometer-long stone and brick fortress built in the 18th century during the Joseon Dynasty. Visitors spend around two hours walking along the fortress walls, viewing military gates and pavilions, and enjoying panoramic views of the surrounding area. The tour includes an English or Chinese-speaking guide, all entrance fees, and round-trip transportation from Seoul. Lunch is not included. At the end of the tour, participants return to either Myeongdong Shopping Street or Seoul City Hall, both central locations with easy access to public transport, shops, restaurants, and cultural sites.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Myeongdong Shopping Street
Meeting point at Myeongdong Subway Station Exit 9 at 8:50 am.
Seoul City Hall
Alternative meeting point at Seoul City Hall Subway Station Exit 6.
Suwon
A day trip destination outside Seoul offering a mix of indoor and outdoor sightseeing, culture, and history. The itinerary balances architecture, natural scenes, and cultural sites.
Starfield Suwon
Spend about two hours inside the Starfield Suwon mall's Starfield Library. The library features 22-meter-high bookshelves with 50,000 volumes across four floors, quiet reading spots, and a Vinyl Cafe serving drinks and snacks.
120 min
Gwangmyeong Cave
Descend into a former 1912 gold mine transformed into a 7.8-kilometer underground park. Follow a 2-kilometer trail featuring 50 attractions such as Light Space, Gold Falls waterfall, an aquarium, a winery with tastings, themed zones, a dragon sculpture, LED horror scenes, and an underground lake. The visit lasts about one hour.
60 min
Hwaseong Fortress
Walk the 5.74-kilometer stone and brick fortress walls built in the 18th century under King Jeongjo. The fortress has military gates, pavilions with panoramic views, secret passages, and reenactments of its historical past. The visit lasts about two hours.
120 min
Seoul
Two drop-off points in central Seoul. Myeongdong offers busy street stalls with Korean street food, shops, department stores, and the nearby Myeongdong Cathedral. Seoul City Hall area includes historic palaces like Deoksugung, Cheonggyecheon Stream, City Hall's vertical garden, nearby restaurants, Namdaemun Market, and Jeongdong Observatory.
Meeting point
City Hall Subway Station Exit 6
End point
City Hall Subway Station Exit 6
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Beyond Seoul Day Trip: Starfield Library, Hwaseong Fortress & Gwangmyeong Cave Quest from Seoul
by VIP TRAVEL Co.Ltd
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$138Overview
This seven-hour day trip departs from Seoul with two meeting points: Myeongdong Shopping Street (Subway Exit 9) and Seoul City Hall (Subway Exit 6). The tour travels beyond central Seoul to Suwon and Gwangmyeong, combining modern architecture, historical sites, and an underground cave quest. The first stop is the Starfield Library inside the Starfield Suwon mall, where visitors spend about two hours exploring four floors of bookshelves reaching 22 meters high and holding 50,000 books. The library also includes the Vinyl Cafe, which offers music and refreshments. Next, the tour continues to Gwangmyeong Cave, a former gold mine transformed into Asia's largest themed underground park. Guests follow a two-kilometer route through approximately 50 attractions, including the Light Space, Gold Falls waterfall, an aquarium, a winery with tastings, and various themed zones featuring sculptures and LED displays. This stop lasts about one hour and offers a cave quest experience through its diverse underground attractions. The final main destination is Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon, a 5.74-kilometer-long stone and brick fortress built in the 18th century during the Joseon Dynasty. Visitors spend around two hours walking along the fortress walls, viewing military gates and pavilions, and enjoying panoramic views of the surrounding area. The tour includes an English or Chinese-speaking guide, all entrance fees, and round-trip transportation from Seoul. Lunch is not included. At the end of the tour, participants return to either Myeongdong Shopping Street or Seoul City Hall, both central locations with easy access to public transport, shops, restaurants, and cultural sites.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Myeongdong Shopping Street
Meeting point at Myeongdong Subway Station Exit 9 at 8:50 am.
Seoul City Hall
Alternative meeting point at Seoul City Hall Subway Station Exit 6.
Suwon
A day trip destination outside Seoul offering a mix of indoor and outdoor sightseeing, culture, and history. The itinerary balances architecture, natural scenes, and cultural sites.
Starfield Suwon
Spend about two hours inside the Starfield Suwon mall's Starfield Library. The library features 22-meter-high bookshelves with 50,000 volumes across four floors, quiet reading spots, and a Vinyl Cafe serving drinks and snacks.
120 min
Gwangmyeong Cave
Descend into a former 1912 gold mine transformed into a 7.8-kilometer underground park. Follow a 2-kilometer trail featuring 50 attractions such as Light Space, Gold Falls waterfall, an aquarium, a winery with tastings, themed zones, a dragon sculpture, LED horror scenes, and an underground lake. The visit lasts about one hour.
60 min
Hwaseong Fortress
Walk the 5.74-kilometer stone and brick fortress walls built in the 18th century under King Jeongjo. The fortress has military gates, pavilions with panoramic views, secret passages, and reenactments of its historical past. The visit lasts about two hours.
120 min
Seoul
Two drop-off points in central Seoul. Myeongdong offers busy street stalls with Korean street food, shops, department stores, and the nearby Myeongdong Cathedral. Seoul City Hall area includes historic palaces like Deoksugung, Cheonggyecheon Stream, City Hall's vertical garden, nearby restaurants, Namdaemun Market, and Jeongdong Observatory.
Meeting point
City Hall Subway Station Exit 6
End point
City Hall Subway Station Exit 6
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.