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Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

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Location

Suwon

Duration

3 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 12 guests

Language

English, Korean

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Suwon Hwaseong Fortress and savor local food. Discover history while tasting unique dishes like Cauldron Chicken and Royal Court desserts. Perfect for families, couples, and groups.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Take a further step into the stories behind the Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As you walk around the fortress with the tour guide, you'll get to know about its hidden stories and history, and how it had become a great protective border for the capital from outside attacks.

Along with the historical tour, this tour allows you to taste more than 5 different foods in 3 hours: Caudron Fried Whole Chicken, 3 different food tastings in Jidong Market, and the royal court tea 'Jehocha' or 'Omijacha'.

It is a delicious gourmet tour with history and food stories recommended for everyone—from teenagers to adults, family, friends, couples, and small groups.

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- Visit great restaurants in Suwon in a quick and easy way

- Learn the history of Suwon along with delicious food

What You Get

Tea Time (Traditional Roayl Tea)

Guide

Lunch

including Korean Fried Chicken and Market Sample Foods

Personal expense (coffee, water, shopping items, etc.) and gratitude for guide

Good To Know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Traveler has to be older than 6 years old.
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum 3 travelers needed per tour.

What You’ll Experience

Banghwasuryujeong Pavilion (Dongbukgakru)

'Banghwasuryujeong' is famous not only in Suwon Hwaseong but also in all of Korea as an outstanding piece of architecture. It is not only for its military purpose but also as an architectural piece, which is very beautiful. The view of Suwon Hwaseong from here is very beautiful, as you can see both the inside and the outside of the castle.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Suwon Chicken Street

There are over 50 fried chicken shops in this alley. It is probably the representative place where the Korean fried chicken culture started. Here, you can enjoy whole chicken fried twice in a cauldron or seasoned whole chicken with various seasonings.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Included

Jidong Market

Jidong Market is famous for its various market foods such as sundae, hotteok, mandu, and gangnaengi. After taking your time looking around the market with your guide, try the market foods that you like. You can feel the excitement of a traditional Korean market.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Haenggung Street

The Haenggung-gil Road is filled with artists' workshops and their showrooms, so you can stop by and have a variety of experiences while walking along the road. You also can stop by a traditional tea room on this road and enjoy some 'Jehocha' tea, which was enjoyed by the Prince 'Sado' in the palace in the past.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Yeonmudae (Dongjangdae/Eastern Command Post), Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, KR

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We'll meet in front of the ticket office of Suwon Hwaseong Yeonmudae.

End Point

Hwaseong Haenggung, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, KR, 442-030

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We will end the tour after walking to Hwaseong Haenggung.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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What People Are Saying

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Gourmet Walking Tour Review

May 21, 2021

(TripAdvisor)

The guide was an excellent communicator and quite knowledgeable about the Fortress. She took time to explain the history at each walking point. Classic about Veronica guide was the food tasting at ...read more

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Please note that the time is in Korean Standard Time.

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

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2025

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Earliest available date: June 21, 2025

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Please note that the time is in Korean Standard Time.

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Suwon Hwaseong Fortress Food Walking Tour, KTourTOP10

Experience Details

What You Get

Good To Know

What You’ll Experience

Banghwasuryujeong Pavilion (Dongbukgakru)

Suwon Chicken Street

Jidong Market

Haenggung Street

Meeting & Pickup

Cancellation PolicyCancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.Read more

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Read more