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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 fits into the terrain. Its "secret garden" (Huwon), open by guided tour, unfolds pavilions, ponds and centuries-old trees.

Booking · compulsory for the secret garden (Huwon), guided tour at fixed times: royal.khs.go.kr. 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 seen on a guided tour at fixed times: book your slot ahead. Jongmyo is also partly visited on guided slots, except on Saturdays (free visit).

Who writes these itineraries

A traveller, not a list generator

Kylian

Author of the Étaperia itineraries

My name is Kylian. The first half of the Hexatrek on foot, a month of Interrail across Europe, a month travelling solo in Italy. That ground time is what shaped the Étaperia method.

Every itinerary in the catalogue is sequenced by hand, place by place, day by day, with the hotel for every night and the tickets to book flagged in advance.

days sequenced
2,621
places linked
6,945
Local Guide
Level 9

The ground covered

Hexatrek
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

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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.

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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.

Namsan tower on its wooded hill in autumn colours, above the rooftops of Seoul South Korea The Grand Canyon at dusk, a meander of the Colorado between the striped cliffs United States The citadel of Machu Picchu and its green terraces at the foot of the Huayna Picchu peak Peru The Chureito pagoda and snow-capped Mount Fuji, above the town of Fujiyoshida Japan The Auckland skyline and the Sky Tower at sunset, sailing boats anchored in the bay New Zealand Aerial view of Marina Bay at dusk, the three towers of the Marina Bay Sands and the lotus-shaped ArtScience museum Singapore
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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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The families and the prices

Module

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€39

5 to 27 days

One region in depth, combinable with the other modules.

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Japan Mexico New Zealand Peru Singapore South Korea United States

Classic

€39

14 days

The essentials of a country in a single trip.

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Japan, 14 days Japan, 14 days

Complete

€119

22 to 149 days

The big trip, the whole country.

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Singapore, 22 days South Korea, 81 days Peru, 82 days Japan, 86 days Japan, 88 days New Zealand, 88 days United States, 88 days United States, 89 days Mexico, 149 days

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Designed for you, on request. Your duration.

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Paldalmun Gate and the ramparts of Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon

Module

Around Seoul in 5 days: itinerary and hotels

Five days in Gyeonggi province: the cosmopolitan port of Incheon and the futuristic city of Songdo, the border island of Ganghwa and its dolmens, the listed fortresses of Namhansanseong and Hwaseong, the folk village and Everland.

5 days €39

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Frequently asked questions

What people ask us before buying an itinerary.

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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, with the hotel for each night, its address and its booking link, and timed-entry tickets 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 sequenced by hand, place by place, 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.

What if I want a custom-made itinerary?

That exists: your duration, 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 48 working hours.

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