NIGHTTIME TOUR OPENS AT GYEONGBOKGUNG
Bookings Available Soon for Gyeongbokgung Nighttime Tours in April and May
The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office is planning to open the palace to the public at night during the months of April and May.
Nighttime entry into the palace has been immensely popular in the past and tickets have sold out immediately. The program is offered twice per year. For the first half of this year, nighttime tours will be available over 45 days in April and May (please refer to the attachment for details). Evening opening hours are from 19:00 to 21:30 (the final admission time is 20:30).
The daily maximum number of nighttime visitors is limited to 2,000, with 1,700 slots for advance bookings and 300 reserved for on-site ticketing. Domestic visitors aged 65 or older and international visitors can buy tickets on the spot without an advance booking. For advance bookings, please visit the webpage of the e-commerce platform 11Street (https://ticket.11st.co.kr). Bookings will be available starting at 14:00 on March 25. Those with advance bookings must show an ID card to receive their tickets on-site on the day of their visit. (A resident registration certificate, driver's license, passport, or student card with a photo are all acceptable.)
The admission fee for nighttime entry is the same as the daytime fee: 3,000 KRW. One person may buy up to four tickets for advance bookings or on-site ticketing.
Those entitled to free admission include men of national merit and their spouses; those with severe disabilities and one accompanying person; those with light disabilities; bereaved family members of men of national merit; those aged six or younger; and those wearing traditional hanbok clothing. People in these groups do not require advance bookings or on-site ticketing. They may enter the palace after showing relevant certificates or cards at the Heungnyemun Gate checkpoint. Please note that adults accompanying young children entitled for free admission must still secure tickets through advance booking or on-site ticketing.
The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office, which is under the supervision of the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Cultural Heritage Administration, hopes that this nighttime tour program allows the public an opportunity to break away from the daily distress of the extended pandemic and restore their vitality.
The nighttime tour program will be implemented while faithfully observing COVID-19 regulations and protocols. Visitors must wear a mask, body temperature will be checked before entry, and a two-meter social distance must be maintained between visitors. For more information on nighttime tours at Gyeongbokgung Palace, please visit the webpage of the management office (www.royalpalace.go.kr; Tel. 02-3700-3900 and 3901).
Division: Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office
Contact 1: Park Ji-ha, 02-3700-3911
Contact 2: Kim Ji-yeon, 02-3700-3924