South Korea · WORKSHOPS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 workshops justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part of planning.
Shop Mangwon Market for Korean ingredients, cook four dishes at a local home, then enjoy a hanjeongsik feast with makgeolli in Seoul.
“I highly recommend this cooking class. The teacher is very engaging, fun, and her English is excellent. The food we prepared was delicious! She's very knowledgeable and happy to share information about Korean culture beyond cooking. Mahalo!”
Shop a local Seoul market, taste street food, then cook bibimbap, dakgalbi, haemul-pajeon and doenjang-jjigae at a local home.
“Our hostess “Sarah” was amazing, engaging, energetic, informative, excellent English and organised. Everyone in our group felt included and relaxed so the interactions were fun and often funny. Would highly recommend this experience for even the most inexperienced cooks”
Full-day trip from Seoul to Yongpyong Ski Resort with optional lessons and ski packages, plus mountain views and round-trip transport.
“This tour was great. We had only purchased the transport to Yongpyong as both my cousin and I do not need lessons. Gogo, the tour guide was still very great in helping us rent snow gear to wear. As I had purchased snow board rental and Read more”
Shop Mangwon Market, then cook bulgogi, gyeran-jjim and kimbap with a local host in a small Seoul class near Mangwon Station.
“The food we made was delicious and Phoebe was an amazing teacher and host. We loved chatting to her about Korean food/culture and exploring the market too. The studio is located in a convenient spot near Mangwon station and it was vRead more”
Learn a current K-pop choreography in English, record your take on video, and get it edited, all in 90 minutes near Seoul.
“We had an amazing dance lesson in seoul. My daughter and I had a lot of fun. Special thanks to our professional and nice teacher SEVEN and our video making expert! We’re looking forward to the video. We cannot wait to show it to our friends.”
Seoul’s Hansik home-style cooking class teaches you 4 classic dishes with step-by-step English guidance, Korean drinks, banchan, and dessert.
“This was such a great class! Jennifer is an excellent teacher and we loved everything we made, and we'll definitely make it all again. A great experience.”
Cook bibimbap, seaweed soup, and Korean pancakes in small-group Haeundae, then eat your meal with tea and a certificate.
“Min was the hostess with the mostess. Engaging, thoughtful and the menu and guidance given was excellent. We try a Cookery class in most countries we visit and this ranked up amongst the best. Very clear instruction meant we had a beRead more”
Busan Bujeon market tour and tailored vegan Korean cooking class. Choose 3 dishes, shop fresh, cook and eat in 5 hours for $95.
“Great experience - enjoyed the shopping and actual cooking. Guide very knowledgable and adapted to vegan. Recommended.”
Seoul Hansik home-style class: make gimbap, tteokbokki, haemulpajeon and budae jjigae, then enjoy tea, Sikhye and dessert.
“This cooking class was a wonderful way to connect a little more deeply with Korean culture. Jennifer told us the story behind each of the classic Korean dishes that we made. It is a lot of food so come hungry! The location is easy to find and the teaching kitchen is well set-up. I highly recommend this cooking experience during your trip to Seoul!”
Small-group class near Haeundae, Busan, where you cook Bibimbap, taste sauces, tea and dessert, and get recipes home.
“Our cooking class was very enjoyable. Our teacher Min was knowledgeable and made us feel very comfortable. Would definitely recommend this class”
Hands-on Busan cooking class with Heeyoung, Korean tea ceremony, and a Bupyeong market tour. Make seafood dishes and take recipes home.
“This was a wonderful experience with a great host! If you would like to dive into traditional SK culture, I can only recommend this cooking class!”
Cook 4 Korean home dishes in Gangnam with a friendly private guide, eat what you make, and take leftovers home. Vegan options.
“Great experience with Chef Naomi! She was well prepared, attentive, gracious, and shared a lot about korean cooking! We really enjoyed our time spent with her for this class!”
Taste Seoul soju and makgeolli with Joe, premium makgeolli, blind testing of 10 sojus, cocktails, snacks, small group.
“Joe is has a vast amount of knowledge on Soju and Makgeolli. Great experience and fun class! I would recommend this class to everyone who loves Korean spirits!”
Cook vegan temple food with a monk, sip Korean medicine tea, explore Cheongnyangni herbs and ginseng market, then sample street food.
“Guide Ms. Jade is really kind and lively. I gained a lot of energy through her. The biggest advantage of this tour is being able to experience the essence of Korean medical (traditional Chinese medicine). I was tired after walking around Korea for several days, but after receiving a hand massage, foot massage, and back massage, I had no fatigue. The story of Korean medicine, which is 1,000 years old, is also interesting.”
Hands-on Seoul vegan cooking class in Itaewon, making gimbap, sundubu-jjigae, biji-jeon, and hwa-jeon in a small group.
“Had a wonderful time cooking these Korean dishes under the guidance of Soomin! She really took time to explain about the food and answered our questions in detail. Great way to get an insight into Korean (food) culture :). The dishes themsRead more”
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