South Korea travel guide
Before you go to South Korea
- Currency
- KRW ₩
- Emergency number
- 112 / 112
- Plug type
- C, F
- Tap water
- tap_water_safe
- Tipping
- not_expected
- Bargaining
- Not expected
- eSIM
- Available
- Card networks
- Visa, Mastercard, Amex
- ATM fees
- Won 3,500 per withdrawal
Cities in South Korea
- Seoul South Korea's vibrant capital — the largest metropolis, seamlessly blending ancient Joseon palaces with futuristic architecture,…
- Jeju Korea's largest island — a UNESCO triple-crown destination with volcanic craters, lava-tube caves, tangerine orchards, and black-sand…
- Busan South Korea's second-largest city and principal port — famous for its beautiful sandy beaches, majestic mountains, fresh seafood, and the…
- Jeonju The culinary soul of Korea — birthplace of bibimbap and makgeolli. Jeonju Hanok Village with its 735 hanok houses is Korea's best-preserved…
- Gyeongju Once the 1,000-year capital of the Silla Kingdom, Gyeongju is an open-air museum of royal tumuli, Buddhist temples, and stone pagodas.…
- Suwon Home to the magnificent UNESCO-listed Hwaseong Fortress, a late-Joseon masterpiece of military architecture. Also a major technology hub…
- Incheon The international gateway to South Korea, home to the ultra-modern Incheon International Airport, a historic Chinese quarter dating to…
- Sokcho Gateway to Seoraksan National Park — Korea's most dramatic mountain landscape of soaring granite peaks, alpine valleys, and Buddhist…
- Gangneung Host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics coastal venues. Famous for Gyeongpo Beach, Ojukheon heritage site, Chodang tofu village, and Korea's…
- Daegu A major industrial hub historically known as the center of Korea's textile industry — today equally famous for traditional medicine…
- Daejeon South Korea's science and technology capital, home to Daedeok Innopolis — a massive cluster of over 1,500 research institutes and…
- Gwangju The cultural and artistic soul of southwestern Korea, shaped by the landmark May 18th Democratic Uprising of 1980. Gwangju hosts the…
- Ulsan South Korea's industrial powerhouse on the southeastern coast, home to the world's largest automobile assembly plant (Hyundai Motor) and…