Seoul Oriental Wellness Tour: Kyungdong Market & Herb Center

Seoul Oriental Wellness Tour: Kyungdong Market & Herb Center

Step into Korea’s healing heritage — explore a vibrant herbal market, sip wellness tea at a rooftop café, and end the day in the most unique Starbucks in Seoul

 

📍 Meeting Point: Jegidong Station (Line 1), Exit 2

🕒 Tour Duration: Approx. 2.5 hours

🌿 Highlight: Traditional medicine alley, herbal foot bath & tea, and a Starbucks in a former medicine warehouse

🍵 Experience: Wellness tea tasting + visit to Seoul Yangnyeongsi Herb Medicine Museum

👣 Walking Distance: Light and easy stroll (all within short radius)


🧭 What to Expect

Discover the secrets of Korean traditional medicine in Kyungdong Market, home to hundreds of herbal shops selling ginseng, roots, and remedies with centuries of history. You’ll walk through fragrant alleys lined with dried herbs, mushrooms, and roots that were once part of royal prescriptions.

Next, enter the Seoul K-Medi Center (한방진흥센터) — a modern cultural space offering hands-on experiences. Try a relaxing foot bath, learn about your body type (체질), and enjoy a healing tea prepared by wellness specialists.

To end the tour, visit the Kyungdong Market Starbucks, set inside a beautifully renovated oriental medicine warehouse. It’s the perfect blend of past and present — with wooden beams, herbal motifs, and a cozy rooftop view over the market.


🎒 What’s Included

  • English-speaking wellness guide

  • Guided tour of the herbal market

  • Entrance to Seoul K-Medi Center (foot bath + tea experience)

  • Free time + drink coupon at Kyungdong Market Starbucks

  • Small herbal gift or tea sample

❌ Not included: Personal purchases or additional spa treatments
⚠️ Please inform us in advance if you have allergies to herbs or ginseng


💸 Price

  • ₩55,000 per person