Sample
This is the day sheet. Not a picture of one.
Below is a real file we built for two travellers in their sixties who take taxis and do not want long walks — the whole thing, top to bottom: the route in order, the hotel, what to pack, and day one hour by hour. Only days two and three are held back. Nothing here was written for this page.
Easy-Paced Seoul: One Grand Palace a Day, Taxi to Taxi
🗺️ Route
- Gwanghwamun Gate (광화문) 📍
- Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁) 📍
- Bukchon Hanok Village Gamgodang Street (북촌한옥마을 감고당길) 📍
- Insadong Cultural Street (인사동 문화의 거리) 📍
- Cheonggyecheon Stream (청계천) 📍
- Deoksugung Palace (덕수궁) 📍
- Jungmyeongjeon Hall (중명전) 📍
- Myeongdong Cathedral (서울 명동성당) 📍
- Namsangol Hanok Village (남산골한옥마을) 📍
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex [UNESCO World Heritage Site] (창덕궁과 후원 [유네스코 세계유산]) 📍
- Jongmyo Shrine [UNESCO World Heritage] (종묘 [유네스코 세계유산]) 📍
- National Museum of Korea (국립중앙박물관) 📍
- Banpo Bridge Rainbow Fountain (반포대교 달빛무지개분수) 📍
🏨 Stay
🎒 Packing
🎒 For any Korea trip
- T-money card (any convenience store)
- Naver Map (English mode)
- Papago for menus
- Power bank
- Comfortable shoes
♿ What you told us to plan around
- Both travellers are in their sixties. No more than 20 minutes of walking at a time, and no long stairs.
- Lifts and step-free entrances are noted where we know them
- Ask station staff for the lift route — they will walk you to it
ℹ️ Good to know
🗺️ How this trip is shaped
Three unhurried days built around taxis door-to-door, flat palace grounds instead of hikes, and a proper sit-down Korean meal at every turn so nothing is rushed and nothing is missed.
📸 About the photos
Place photos come from the Korea Tourism Organization's public data and carry their watermark. We show them as they are, with credit, and we do not crop or retouch them. 사진 한국관광공사
Food photo credits
Food photos:Wikimedia Commons, used under their open licences. Pastries at Arizmendi Bakery - 2007.jpg — Brad Greenlee (CC BY 2.0) · Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup.jpg — Jjj84206 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Craft beer display.jpg — Secretlondon (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bokguk 3.jpg — 대경라이프 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · McKAY's used bookstore in Chattanooga, Tennessee 01.jpg — Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0) · Eggs Benedict2.jpg — Xetrin (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Korean soup-Bugeoguk-02.jpg — Yoshiaki Sano (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Matcha tea latte with rosetta latte art.jpg — Irvan Ary Maulana (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Korea-Tongyeong food-Chungmu gimbap-01.jpg — by Junho Jung at Flickr from South Korea (CC BY 3.0) · Daegu National Museum.jpg — Trainholic (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Patjuk (red bean porridge).jpg — 국립국어원 (CC BY-SA 2.0 kr) · Har Gow at Canal Luna restaurant, InterContinental Guangzhou Exhibition Center (20180923125523).jpg — N509FZ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dwaeji-gomtang.jpg — lazy fri13th (CC BY 2.0) · Fishcake on salad.jpg — phototram (CC BY 2.0) · Indonesian dining table and dish cover.jpg — mattjlc (CC BY 2.0) · Korea-Dae Jang Geum Theme Park-Surasang-02.jpg — travelmate2021 from 台灣（中華民國） (CC BY 2.0) · Galchi-jorim.jpg — 세미짱 (CC BY 4.0) · Gogi-guksu 2024.jpg — Seefooddiet (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Gomtang.jpg — chomjong (CC BY 2.0) · Korean barbecue table with charcoal stove.jpg — lazy fri13th (CC BY 2.0) · Dwaeji-gukbap 2.jpg — chomjong (CC BY 2.0) · Janchi-guksu.jpg — Chloe Lim (CC BY 2.0) · Mandu Philippines1.jpg — unknown (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Haejangguk (hangover soup).jpg — sangmins (CC0) · Korean cuisine- flat fish hoe(sashimi) Yeosu 2015-08-13.jpg — Mar del Este (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Jajangmyeon - 2019 - Emanuele Oddo.jpg — Emanuele Oddo (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Korean abalone porridge-Jeonbokjuk-01A.jpg — by linlilian at Flickr (CC BY 2.0) · Korean.noodle-Kalguksu-01.jpg — by jslander (CC BY 2.0) · Kkori-gomtang 1.jpg — lazy fri13th (CC BY 2.0) · Kongnamul gukbap 20230408 001.jpg — Mobius6 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Jahaz Mahal 03.jpg — Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Korean.cuisine-Manduguk-01.jpg — by avlxyz (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Busan Milmyeon 20200522 001.jpg — Mobius6 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Món ăn Đông Hà, Tết 2022 (phở Lý Quốc sư ở công viên Cọ Dầu) (2).jpg — Phương Huy (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vegetarian Pizza.jpg — Petar Milošević (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Tonkotsu Ramen - Goemon Ramen Bar 2023-06-06.jpg — Andy Li (CC0) · Seolleongtang.jpg — 이동원 (CC0) · Soba-Noodles-Deliveryman-Tokyo-1935.png — Mainichi Shimbun (Public domain) · Sogogi-gukbap 2.jpg — chomjong (CC BY 2.0) · Sotbap in Korea.jpg — Yujinbaek (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Olive Young as covergirl, Liangyou, 1926-04-15.jpg — Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain) · Nigiri Sushi (26505096851).jpg — Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland (CC BY 2.0) · Sashimi of São Paulo.jpg — Wilfredor (CC BY-SA 4.0) · X-ray diffraction transmission.png — U. Vainio (Public domain) · 001 Tacos de carnitas, carne asada y al pastor.jpg — Larry Miller (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Udon by udono.jpg — udono (CC BY 2.0) · FOOD Wonton Soup.jpg — Grueslayer (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Cooking yakitori.jpg — 竹麦魚(Searobin) (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Korean soup-Yukgaejang-01.jpg — live (CC BY 2.0)
⏰ Before you go
Opening hours, closing days and prices change. Check the day before you go — Naver Map is the one Koreans use and it is right more often than Google here.
🗓️ Day by day
Breakfast · Seolleongtang / Haejangguk (old-Seoul ox-bone soup)
1Gwanghwamun Gate (광화문) Must
The grand front gate of Gyeongbokgung and the King Sejong Statue plaza in front of it are both on flat, paved ground — an easy first stop and a good photo before the palace itself. Free to visit.
2Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁)
Korea's largest and most important palace — this is the 'old palace' of the trip. Open 09:00-18:00 in April, closed Tuesdays (so today is the right day), adult entry ₩3,000, free for 65+ with passport. The grounds are flat gravel and stone courtyards; the Royal Guard-Changing ceremony runs at 10:00 and 14:00 right by the main gate if the timing lines up.
Lunch · Samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup)
Two options for this meal — either works for the route.
3Bukchon Hanok Village Gamgodang Street (북촌한옥마을 감고당길)
This is the flattest, most level street in the Bukchon hanok area — unlike the hillier lanes further up, Gamgodang-gil is a gentle, paved walk past traditional tiled-roof houses, with cafes to sit down in along the way.
4Insadong Cultural Street (인사동 문화의 거리)
A pedestrian-only street of tea houses, antique and paper shops, and small galleries — flat the whole way, with the Ssamzigil mall (escalators, no stairs) at its heart if you want to browse indoors before dinner.
Dinner · Insadong hanjeongsik (bojagi bibimbap & tteokgalbi set)
5Cheonggyecheon Stream (청계천)
A lit, flat, paved stream-side path a short taxi from Insadong, open around the clock with railings and seating the whole way. The water and bridges are illuminated every evening after dark — a gentle 10-15 minute stroll to close the day.
Days 2 and 3 are in the same file, laid out exactly like the day above — along with the route map, your hotel, and what to pack.
Build my plan, $12 a dayEvery restaurant above was checked against Naver’s local listings before it went in; eight places the planner suggested were dropped because we could not confirm them.