Gamcheon Culture Village

We had a great time on this tour and our tour guide Steve was a lot of fun! He picked us up at the place we were staying and did a great job of showing us the sights listed and explained a lot of the history and background of each. For lunch he took us to the restaurant of a famous chef here in Korea and it was one of the best meals we’ve had on our entire trip! We would definitely recommend this tour, it was one of our favorites!

Open markets are always fun/interesting/“cultural”-enjoyed the Gamcheon Village character. Steve made our tour enjoyable with his wit and knowledge; and we were able to enjoy and learn about many other attractions on our short trip to Busan because of Steve-we would surely recommend him as the guide!

Steve was a great guide for us, taking us around Busan’s west side and telling us the stories of the city through the eyes of a local. Steve is very knowledgeable about the history and he combines that with the ability to see it from a stranger’s point of view. We were also lucky to be the only two on the tour, which made it more relaxed and catered to our wants.

Despite a day of rain, we saw all the important sites as promised for this tour. Our guide was really great and also had to tolerate an ugly rainy day!!

Such an amazing day! From the pick up to the drop off, both me and my husband absolutely loved the Busan experience! Steve is awesome, he's knowledgeable, funny, knows all the great places and is a photo genius! We learnt so much about each of the places we visited and honestly would 100% recommend this tour! It's a great way to see Busan.

Brought my mum and sister to Busan for the first time. We booked a Busan Tour with Gamcheon Culture Village on 16 Oct 2019. It was very good and the Korean guide CK was very patient and helpful. When we were near Gukje, he brought us to a cafe for coffee so that we can enjoy the local embience. This tour is highly recommended. The downside was Viator was supposed to call us to confirm the pick up time but nobody called us. Besides this the tour was good, informative, fun and relaxing.

Steve was a great guide! Very knowledgeable and about all sorts of things. We also went through some routes that private vehicles wouldn’t have been able to go to. It was a jam packed day with lots of sights.

The Tour was great, and our tour guide Steve was fantastic. We viewed the city in an upgraded luxury car, and Steve was very knowledgeable about everything. This was the highlight of my trip.

We scheduled this for a 9-5 trip. Another cruise ship was also booked and we lost 30 minutes that morning and had to be back 30 minutes early. We would have been concerned but the guide juggled everything and made it a great tour. Beth was her American name.

Beth is an excellent guide! She speaks very fluent English, is warm, caring and knowledgeable! She made the tour very interesting and was very proactive in her approach. She is a great person and guide and if you take this tour pls look for Beth! I like her attitude and ability to make the trip a great experience for all by making it easy and she was very exact with our agenda which helps.

We were picked up by a wonderful guide who called herself Beth. We had a group of 6 which was fantastic! Beth gave us an overview of Korean history and culture while she was driving. Busan is a large city, but appears to be clean and modern. We first went to the Songdu Sky Walk, which is a curvy jetty going out over the water. One can get some nice photos of the city from there. The next stop was the Gamcheon Culture Village, which is fascinating especially after learning the history of the area. We walked around there for a while looking in some of the shops and the food available to buy. We then went to BIFF Square and walked to Gukje Market where we shopped and observed all of the eateries. We then had Korean BBQ for lunch. This was a new experience for me, but one I would gladly repeat. Next we walked to the Jagalchi seafood market which was unbelievable with the variety of fish, squid, crabs and other creatures that live in the sea which are all held alive in salt water. Beth, our tour guide told us about a popular sweet filled pancake which is stuffed with chopped nuts, seeds and brown sugar, called ssiat hotteok. We tried one of these and it was delicious! The next stop was Samgwangsa Temple, a beautiful mountain top Buddhist temple, which is famous for its lantern festival. The area is fairly new (built in the 1980’s) and is recognized as one of Korea’s most beautiful places. Even as a Christian, I found this place to be very peaceful. The tour was supposed to go to the top of Mountain Hwangnyeongsan Observatory, but the weather was misty with a light rain drizzle and we would have not seen much. Busan is a good place to visit and I’m sure there is much more to see if more time was available, but a one day shore excursion is a good place to start and Viator does a great tour!

The tour was truly amazing. Did not know Busan was so big. Every highlight was special. Thank you th