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Day-by-day, ultra-detailed itineraries delivered as PDF: named hotels with their booking link, tickets to book flagged in advance.

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Day 3

Palaces and royal shrine

Morning

Seoul Tower on Namsan hill in autumn

Seoul Tower on Namsan hill in autumn. Photo credits

Changdeok palace and secret garden

A UNESCO World Heritage site, Changdeokgung is the best-preserved Joseon palace, remarkable for the way it blends into the terrain. Its "secret garden" (Huwon), open by guided tour, unfolds pavilions, ponds and centuries-old trees.

Booking · required for the Secret Garden (Huwon), guided tour at fixed times: royal.khs.go.kr. Book online from 6 days to 1 day ahead; half the places are sold on site on the day itself

Good to know

The secret garden (Huwon) of Changdeokgung can only be visited on a guided tour at fixed times, so book your slot ahead. Jongmyo is also visited partly on guided slots, except on Saturdays (free, self-guided visit).

What every itinerary contains

  • 3 to 8 places per half-day

    In cities. Trek and expedition days follow a single route.

  • Named hotels

    With the address and a direct booking link.

  • Constraints flagged in advance

    Quota tickets, fixed-date tickets, surcharges.

  • Dated checks

    Date and count of the online check, on every checked product page.

    Method: what is checked, and when

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Formats and prices

Module

Start here

€39

5 to 28 days

One region in depth, combinable with the other modules.

All 12 countries
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Classic

€39

12 to 14 days

The essentials of a country in a single trip.

Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto in 12 days Hokkaido in 14 days Off-the-beaten-track Japan in 14 days

See the classic

Complete

from €39

8 to 149 days

The big trip, the whole country.

All 19 complete itineraries
See the complete itinerary

Custom-made

€390

up to 10 days · +€30/day after that

Designed for you, on request. Your duration.

Request a quote

Free · no sign-up

One full day, exactly as delivered

The whole of day 3 of the Seoul module: morning, afternoon and evening, with the day's good-to-know and the hotel card. In the exact format of the PDF. Nothing to leave, no sign-up.

Download the sample PDF · 3 pages · 1.1 MB
morning, afternoon, evening
1 full day
per half-day
3 to 8 places
named, with a link
1 hotel

The route, day by day

Each number is one day of the 14-day Hokkaido classic, starting from Sapporo. Neither a blog nor an AI gives you that at a glance.

14 stops, 890 km as the crow flies

  1. Day 1 Ōdōri Park
  2. Day 2 Hokkaidō Aka Renga
  3. Day 3 Moerenuma Park
  4. Day 4 Otaru Canal
  5. Day 5 Asahiyama Zoo
  6. Day 6 Farm Tomita
  7. Day 7 Sōunkyō gorge
  8. Day 8 Asahidake ropeway and the Sugatami ponds
  9. Day 9 Bihoro Pass
  10. Day 10 Shiretoko National Park
  11. Day 11 Shiretoko cruise
  12. Day 12 Lake Mashū
  13. Day 13 Jigokudani
  14. Day 14 Lake Tōya

Where to go right now

Six destinations highlighted for the current season.

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Who compiles these itineraries

Itineraries compiled day by day

Kylian

Publisher of Étaperia

My name is Kylian. I walked the first half of the Hexatrek, spent a month traveling across Europe by Interrail and a month alone in Italy.

I compile every itinerary day by day: the places in the order you visit them, the hotels named with their address and booking link, the tickets to book flagged in advance.

itinerary days on sale
1,180
places and journeys described
3,367

My travels

Hexatrek
first half, on foot
Interrail, Europe
1 month
Italy, solo
1 month
Egypt
22 days
Costa Rica
18 days
Morocco
16 days
Vietnam
16 days
Senegal
15 days

Frequently asked questions

What people ask us before buying an itinerary.

Another question? Write to us

What exactly do I receive?

Your Étaperia itinerary, available immediately in your customer account after payment: readable online with clickable booking links, and downloadable as a PDF for the trip. Every day is sequenced Morning / Afternoon / Evening and says where you spend the night, with the address and booking link for each place to stay. Timed-entry tickets are flagged in advance.

How is this better than what an AI gives me?

A generative AI composes a plausible list in seconds, without saying what was checked or when. At Étaperia, every itinerary is compiled day by day, with the booking constraints spotted before it is too late to get them. The Method page says what is checked, against which source and on what date.

Can I adapt it to my dates and my pace?

Yes. The days are self-contained blocks: you can shift the departure, stretch a stage or skip a day without breaking what follows. Only timed-entry tickets require adjusting the dates accordingly, and they are all flagged.

What if a hotel or a place in the itinerary has closed?

Email contact@etaperia.com within 12 months of your purchase. If a hotel in the itinerary is closed or can no longer be found, or a place to visit has closed permanently, the itinerary is corrected in your customer account within 7 days, or you are refunded in full. A hotel fully booked on your dates, a seasonal closure or a change in opening hours or prices is not covered. This guarantee comes on top of the legal warranty of conformity; details in article 12 of the terms and conditions of sale.

Module, classic or complete itinerary: which one should I choose?

A classic is a short trip built to stand on its own, designed for a first visit to the country. A module covers one region in depth. The complete itinerary crosses the whole country, and buying it also unlocks each of its modules in your customer account.

Can I get a refund if the itinerary doesn't suit me?

No. It is digital content delivered right away, and you waive your right of withdrawal at checkout. To judge before you pay, every product page gives one full day for free and the list of every stop. After purchase, the guarantee applies: a closed hotel or a permanently closed place is corrected within 7 days, otherwise you get a refund.

What if I want a custom-made itinerary?

Yes. Your trip length, your wishes, an itinerary designed for you. Count on €390 for up to 10 days, then €30 per day beyond. The request goes through a simple email: the country, the length, your dates and your constraints, and you receive a quote within 2 business days.