Gyeongju → Pohang Day Loop

Gyeongju Done? Pohang Is 30 Minutes Away.

Checked out with half a day to spare? We pick you up at your Gyeongju hotel, luggage and all — go sailing, eat your way through Jukdo Market, and watch the steelworks light up before we drive you back. Tours run in English, Japanese and Chinese.

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Fireworks over Yeongildae pavilion and the Pohang night skyline
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Full guide service in English, Japanese and Chinese

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Hidden gems only Pohang natives know

In Every Tour

Whatever You Book, These Come With It

Small things we bought, tested and kept because guests loved them.

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A Local Guide Who Shoots

Born and raised in Pohang, guiding in English, Japanese and Chinese — and photographing you all day.

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A Printed Snap, On the Spot

One photo from the day gets printed right there and handed to you as a gift to take home.

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Welcome Sikhye & Oranda

We start with sikhye, a sweet Korean rice drink, and oranda, a crispy rice dessert.

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Your Trip Page, Afterwards

Every photo your guide took plus the route you drove on a map — sent as a page you can revisit anytime.

Where We Take You

The Places That Make Pohang

A steel walkway over the sea, Korea''s first sunrise, and a steel mill that turns into a light show after dark.

Space Walk looping steel track at Hwanho Park
Iconic Landmark

Hwanho Space Walk

A looping steel track above Hwanho Park — climb it and the whole bay is at your feet.

Yeongildae pavilion lit at night with POSCO lights behind
Pohang at Night

Yeongildae & POSCO Night View

After sunset, the steelworks across the bay switches on. It''s the view locals are proudest of.

Hand of Harmony at Homigot during sunrise
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Homigot Sunrise Square

The first place in Korea to see the sunrise. The Hand of Harmony rises straight out of the sea.

Fresh seafood on ice at Jukdo Market

Mulhoe Special

Icy raw-fish soup invented by fishermen — Pohang''s soul food.

Jukdo Market arcade full of seafood stalls

Jukdo Market

East Sea''s largest traditional market with a local guide.

Eat Like a Local

The Market Is the Real Pohang

Half of any Pohang trip is the food. We take you to our regular stalls at Jukdo Market and show you exactly what to order.

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Night sea of Yeongil Bay from a yacht
After Dark

The Show Starts at Sunset

The sea pavilion lights up, and squid-boat lamps string out along the horizon.

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Pohang, Gyeongju, Ulleungdo — Pick Your Day

Fireworks over Yeongildae pavilion and the Pohang night skyline Pohang

Gyeongju → Pohang Day Loop

Checked out of your Gyeongju hotel with half a day to spare? We pick you up, luggage and all — sail Yeongil Bay, have lunch at Jukdo Market, watch the steelworks light up, then get dropped back in Gyeongju.

schedule 8 hrs group Up to 8
From ₩115,000 ≈ US$86
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Yeongildae sea pavilion at Yeongildae Beach Pohang

Pohang Sunrise Soul Walk

Slow-walk the sea city locals love: Yeongildae Beach, Jukdo Market, Space Walk, and a bowl of mulhoe — guided by a Pohang native.

schedule 7 hrs group Up to 8
From ₩107,000 ≈ US$80
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Homigot Hand of Harmony at dawn Gyeongju

Gyeongju Millennium Heritage Day

A thousand years of Silla in one slow day: Bulguksa Temple, royal tomb mounds, hanok alleys of Hwangnidan-gil, and the night reflection of Donggung Palace.

schedule 8 hrs group Up to 8
From ₩121,000 ≈ US$91
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Ulleungdo volcanic coastline Ulleungdo

Ulleungdo Island Escape

The East Sea's hidden volcanic island: basalt cliffs, emerald coves, squid boats at dusk and the slowest island time in Korea.

schedule 10 hrs group Up to 6
From ₩256,000 ≈ US$191
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Hand of Harmony at Homigot during sunrise Pohang

Pohang Coastal Loop — Guryongpo to Space Walk

The coastal route Pohang's own city-tour buses have proven for years — Guryongpo Japanese House Street, Homigot sunrise plaza, Jukdo Market and the Space Walk — reborn as a small-group day with a trilingual native guide.

schedule 8 hrs group Up to 8
From ₩115,000 ≈ US$86
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Waterfall in the Naeyeonsan valley near Bogyeongsa Pohang

Pohang Summer Nature Escape — Bogyeongsa & the Hidden Coast

The summer route locals actually ride: Space Walk in the cool morning, a countryside market cafe, Bogyeongsa Temple with Naeyeonsan's twelve waterfalls, the Igari Anchor Observatory and a pine-forest memorial park.

schedule 7 hrs group Up to 8
From ₩111,000 ≈ US$83
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Mulhoe: the icy soul food of Pohang fishermen Pohang

Mulhoe: the icy soul food of Pohang fishermen

Why locals eat raw fish in ice-cold broth — and where to try the real thing.

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After dark in Gyeongju: Donggung Palace & Wolji Pond Gyeongju

After dark in Gyeongju: Donggung Palace & Wolji Pond

The single best night view in the ancient capital — and how to time it.

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