Seoul Namdaemun Market Shopping Tip : Shopping Tips for Foreigners

Seoul Namdaemun Market Shopping Tip : Shopping Tips for Foreigners

Namdaemun Market’s exclusive service for foreign tourists.

Community Lounge and Docent Tour

① Community Lounge

This is a community lounge that is reserved for foreigners with facilities such as tourist information and luggage storage.

Any foreigner who visits the market can relax and have snacks, drinks, and other refreshments in the lounge for free.

In addition, baggage storage services for goods or bags purchased from the market, reservations for sightseeing, transportation, and accommodations. SIM card and communication device rental services are also available.

On one side of the lounge, foreigners can wear Korean traditional costumes, Hanbok, and take picture.

The convenience is added by the installation of a tax refund machine, which enables immediate tax refund.

Information Use

■ Location : 25-1 Namdaemunsijang 4-gil, Namchang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, 3rd floor

■ Business hours : 10-:00 ~ 19:00(Closed on New Year’s Day and Chuseok)

■ Supported language : English, Chinese, Japanese

■ Service : Market information and comprehensive tourist information, culture performance events and accommodation, transportation reservation, etc.

■ Contact : 02-2138-0161

■ Special event : If you post your lounge photo on social media, you get a Namdaemun market bottle.

② Docent Tour

Docent tour is dedicated to foreigners who can tour the traditional cultural resources of Namdaemun Market at once.

A professional tourist guide (docent) will accompany foreign tourists and guide you to the Namdaemun Market as well as surrounding tourist attractions.

Experience traditional culture and history. It is divided into two courses, morning and afternoon.

Information Use

■ Location : 25-1 Namdaemunsijang 4-gil, Namchang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, 3rd floor

■ Supported language : English, Chinese, Japanese

■ Tour Course

■ Participation guide : Reservations and phone calls through the Instagram Message (ID : community lounge) the day before the tour and on-site reservations are also available

■ Contact : 02-2138-0161

■ Special event : When participating in Docent Tour during Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, you get a Namdaemun market mug cup.

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