Seoul Hop-On-Hop-Off-Innenstadt Palasttour

The route map was outdated and the stops were not clearly indicated on that map at all. We searched at least 15 min for a stop and then waited more than 30 min before realizing that that stop is no longer a valid one! Moreover, the bus interval is every 60 min, not 30 min. Lastly, there were no explanations of the hotel stops--are there points of interest around those hotels or are they just convenient hop on/off locations for guests of those hotels?? I would suggest adding at least a page of explanations to the route map so that we can get a preview of each stop. I understand that this may be the problem of the local tour bus operator not providing sufficient information because its own website was difficult to navigate. However, a little improvement over the current setup would go a long way to make it better.

Wie in anderen Metropolen dieser Welt bietet auch Seoul diese Tourerfahrung. Wir haben für zwei Tage und alle drei Touren im Paket 35.000 KRW bezahlt, was meiner Meinung nach ein fairer Preis ist. Die Touren werden mit einem offenen Doppeldecker-Bus durchgeführt, die Busse waren in einem guten und gepflegten Zustand, der Audioguide in 12 Sprachen war ausreichend informativ und gut zu den Sehenswürdigkeiten getaktet. Die Zeiten des Fahrplans wurden für die Größe der Stadt und dem recht hohen Verkehrsaufkommen erstaunlich gut eingehalten. Zusätzlich ist die Gangnam-Tour zu empfehlen, diese führt durch das sehr moderne und Aufstrebende Stadtviertel Souls.

Whenever I take hop on hop off tours, my main intent is to use them as a method to get from point A to point B without getting lost (my usual method) and seeing more of the city than if I was walking; that being said, I don't worry too much about the commentary available. I like to walk, but Seoul is a car friendly city, and I don't think I could have walked to all of the sights I wanted to in one day, and it was cheaper than multiple taxis. There are three routes available, and I did buy the two day ticket that allowed me to take more than one route. I was mostly interested in the Palace route, which includes the three palaces, the War Memorial of Korea, Hanok Village and N Seoul Tower. Logistically, the ticket process can be confusing or at least not as easy as you would think. You can pre-purchase the ticket online, but you have to take that voucher to the kiosk and turn it in for a ticket, which means you cannot just hop on the bus if there is a stop near your hotel. A couple of times the drivers looked at my ticket and looked confused, but still let me on, but I didn't understand why they were confused, it couldn't have been the first time they saw that type of ticket, could it? I didn't have any of the issues that some other reviewers had, but I can understand some of the frustration. So, I would recommend using the bus as a way to see a large city and a lot of its sights without trying to navigate on your own.