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Gyeonghoeru pavilion at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul
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Destination template · 11 days

Seoul & Gyeongju in 11 days

3 sightseeing days in Seoul, a dedicated relocation day, then 7 days in Gyeongju. Includes Gwanghwamun Square and Bunhwangsa Temple, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Seoul for the first 3 sightseeing days; move to Gyeongju on day 4, then stay for 7 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 280 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Tteoksan — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 3 · Suyeon Sanbang — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 5 · Sukyeong Sikdang — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 6 · Oncheonjip — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 8 · Hyanghwa-jeong — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Seoul & Gyeongju itinerary: 11 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Seoul: Royal Seoul & traditional streets

  • · Gwanghwamun Square · 45 min
  • · Gyeongbokgung Palace · 150 min
  • · Insa-dong · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Tteoksan (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 2: Seoul: Markets, design & Myeong-dong

  • · Breakfast: Gwangjang Market · 90 min
  • · Dongdaemun Design Plaza · 120 min
  • · Myeong-dong · 120 min

Day 3: Seoul: Namsan & Gangnam

  • · N Seoul Tower · 120 min
  • · COEX Mall · 120 min
  • · Gangnam Station district · 90 min
  • · Dinner: Suyeon Sanbang (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 4: Seoul → Gyeongju: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Seoul → Gyeongju · 600 min

Day 5: Gyeongju: Bunhwangsa Temple & Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond

  • · Bunhwangsa Temple · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond · 30 min
  • · Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Sukyeong Sikdang (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 6: Gyeongju: Bulguksa Temple & Gyeongju National Park

  • · Bulguksa Temple · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Gyeongju National Park · 30 min
  • · Gyeongju National Park · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Oncheonjip (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 7: Gyeongju: Golgulsa Temple & Girimsa Temple

  • · Golgulsa Temple · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Girimsa Temple · 30 min
  • · Girimsa Temple · 90 min

Day 8: Gyeongju: K Pop Museum & Sonje Museum of Contemporary Art

  • · K Pop Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Sonje Museum of Contemporary Art · 30 min
  • · Sonje Museum of Contemporary Art · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Hyanghwa-jeong (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 9: Gyeongju: National Museum of Gyeongju & Oreung Tomb's Park

  • · National Museum of Gyeongju · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Oreung Tomb's Park · 30 min
  • · Oreung Tomb's Park · 120 min

Day 10: Gyeongju: Myeonghwalsanseong Fortress & Gyeongju Donggung Garden

  • · Myeonghwalsanseong Fortress · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Gyeongju Donggung Garden · 30 min
  • · Gyeongju Donggung Garden · 120 min

Day 11: Gyeongju: Nodongri and Noseori grave parks & Daerungwon Burial Mound

  • · Nodongri and Noseori grave parks · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Daerungwon Burial Mound · 30 min
  • · Daerungwon Burial Mound · 75 min

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Day 1
  • 09:0045m
    Jongno-gu, Seoul

    Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 10:30150m
    Jongno-gu, Seoul

    Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 14:30120m
    Jongno-gu, Seoul

    Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    eunpyeonggu yeonseoro 247-1

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: 10:30-21:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 7.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Seoul/North (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5360691; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 10:0090m
    Dining
    Jongno-gu, Seoul

    Sample food at independently operated stalls. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 13:00120m
    Eulji-ro, Seoul

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  • 16:30120m
    Jung-gu, Seoul

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Day 3
  • 09:30120m
    Namsan, Seoul

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  • 14:00120m
    Samseong-dong, Seoul

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  • 17:0090m
    Gangnam-daero, Seoul

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  • 19:3075m
    Dining
    8, Seongbuk-ro 26-gil

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 11:30-22:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 11.2 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Seoul/North (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5360691; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 4
  • 08:00600m
    Seoul → Gyeongju

    Dedicated relocation day from Seoul to Gyeongju; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 280 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 5
  • 09:3090m
    94-11 Bunhwang-ro

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  • 12:0030m
    Gyeongju

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.97 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Gyeongju

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Gyerim-ro, 60

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Wed-Mon 11:00-21:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 1.3 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gyeongju (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5403552; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 6
  • 09:3090m
    385 Bulguk-ro

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  • 12:0030m
    Gyeongju

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (2.72 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Gyeongju

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    13, Sajeong-ro 57beon-gil

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: 11:00-21:00 (Break time 15:00-17:00). Recheck with the restaurant. About 12 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gyeongju (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5403552; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 7
  • 09:3090m
    101-5 Girim-ro, Munmu-daewang-myeon

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  • 12:0030m
    Gyeongju

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (3.54 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Gyeongju

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Day 8
  • 09:30120m
    9 Expo-ro

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  • 12:0030m
    Gyeongju

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.25 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Gyeongju

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    28-1, Sajeong-ro 57beon-gil

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: 11:00-21:30. Recheck with the restaurant. About 6.9 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gyeongju (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5403552; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 9
  • 09:30120m
    186, Iljeong-ro

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  • 12:0030m
    Gyeongju

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.88 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Tap-dong 67-1

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Day 10
  • 09:3075m
    Gyeongju

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gyeongju (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Gyeongju

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.83 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    74-1, Gyeonggam-ro

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Day 11
  • 09:30120m
    Gyeongju

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  • 12:0030m
    Gyeongju

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.37 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    9, Gyerim-ro

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gyeongju (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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