Journey · Escape
South Korea, Beyond Seoul
Escape
7 to 8 nights
Seoul, Busan, Jeju
Best months
April to May, September to early November.
Curator’s statement
Seoul is the easy half, and most trips stop there. Ours leaves on day 5. Busan for Jagalchi and the temple on the rocks above the sea, or Jeju for the coast and the haenyeo. Ten nights covers both.
Korea is one of our stated specialties and very few advisors list it. It pairs with Japan as a two-country trip. Fly into Tokyo, out of Seoul.
Day by day
How the days fall.
A starting shape. The month you travel will move it.
Days
1 to 4
Seoul
Gyeongbokgung at opening. Gwangjang Market for lunch. A jjimjilbang on day 3.
Days
5 to 6
Busan
KTX from Seoul, 2 hours 30. Jagalchi fish market, Haedong Yonggungsa at sunrise.
Days
7 to 8
Jeju
One hour flight. The east coast, Seongsan Ilchulbong, and abalone porridge from the haenyeo.
Where to stay
The rooms we book for this journey.
Named properties, chosen for the floor and the view as much as the address.
Gangnam. The Luxury Collection's Seoul flagship, opened 2021.
On Namsan above Itaewon, with the city below the pool.
From a client
