Spring Outing to Gyeongbokgung Palace amid the Scent of Spring

 - 2023 Spring Gyeongbokgung Palace Night Tour: April 5 - May 31 / Reservation begins at 10 a.m. on March 29 (Wed.) -

The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office (Head Won Seong-gyu) of Royal Palaces and Tombs Center at the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) will operate the 2023 Spring Gyeongbokgung Palace Night Tour program from April 5 to May 31.The opening hours are from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.(Last admission: 8:30 p.m.).
* Closure: △ Mondays and Tuesdays, △The event period of the Royal Culture Festival [April 26 (Wed.)– May 2 (Tue.)]

The Gyeongbokgung Palace Night Tour is a representative tourism program based around Seoul’s greatest royal palace. As the program is much loved by the public, the tickets sell out immediately every year. In particular, visitors can appreciate the beautiful nightscape of Gyeongbokgung Palace during the first half of the year when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Therefore, the program’s name has been changed from “Night Tour for the First Half of the Year” to “Spring Night Tour” to reflect the characteristics of the season during the opening period.
The Night Tour takes in a number of zones (opening area: 34,000㎡) including Gwanghwamun Gate, Heungnyemun Gate, Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeonghoeru Pavilion, Sajeongjeon Hall, Gangnyeongjeon Hall, Gyotaejeon Hall, and Amisan Garden. Highlights include Gyeonghoeru Pavilion, where the beautiful scenery of weeping cheery blossoms harmonize with the pavilion’s reflection in the pond, and Amisan Garden, the rear garden of Gyotaejeon Hall, whose magnificent nighttime view of spring flowers illuminated with subtle lighting dazzles countless visitors.

Visitors are advised to purchase their tickets in advance from the online reservation site(11 Street ticket website: https://ticket.11st.co.kr). 2,500 ticketsare available each day. Tickets go on sale from 10 a.m. on March 29 (Wed.) for April admissions and from 10 a.m. on April 26 (Wed.) for May admissions. Visitors from overseas can purchase tickets at the Gwanghwamun Ticket Office on the day of their visit (200 tickets per day).
* The sale of tickets is limited to two tickets per person to prevent hoarding and illegal ticket sales.
* Visitors are recommended to carry their identity card for personal verification on the day of their visit. (It is essential for foreign visitors.)

Visitors eligible for free admission without reservation include persons of national merit and their spouse, persons with a serious disability and their companion, persons with a mild disability, holders of the certificate for a national bereaved family, toddlers under the age of 6, seniors over the age of 65, and visitors dressed in hanbok (traditional Korean clothes). To enter the palace, they must present and confirm their ID at Heungnyemun Gate (Entrance). For further details, please refer to the Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office website (www.royalpalace.go.kr) or contact the Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office (☎02-3700-3900～1).
* Guardians of toddlers under the age of 6 must purchase their tickets in advance.

The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office of Royal Palaces and Tombs Center at the CHA hopes that this “Spring Gyeongbokgung Palace Night Tour” program will provide visitors with a marvelous opportunity to appreciate the beauty and value of our royal palace. We will strive to ensure that our royal palace continues to serve as a cultural space for the general public by developing and operating a variety of experience programs.