City Nature and Birding Tours
Experience Nature in the City
Welcome to Epic Tours Korea. Despite the hustle and bustle of urban life, Seoul is home to a surprising diversity of wildlife. Even within the city, carefully preserved green spaces provide important habitats for a wide range of bird species.
Your guide, Zack, will lead you through these urban eco-hotspots, sharing insights into bird behavior and recent sightings to help you better understand what you’re observing.
To learn more about your guide and see recent sightings, follow Zack on Instagram @zackthebirder!
Black-faced spoonbill; endangered
Our Services
East Asian Wetland Species Tour 200 USD (300,000 KRW) - Your guide will take you around a wetland reservation within easy reach of public transportation. Nature thrives within this bustling city, and there pockets of major biodiversity. Expect to see 20+ different species.
(25% discount for tours booked in February and March 2026)
—Target species: common kingfisher, white-tailed eagle, eastern buzzard, upland buzzard, yellow-throated bunting, dollarbird, yellow-rumped flycatcher, etc.Ducks and Herons Tour 50 USD (75,000 KRW) - We are surrounded by nature every day. This beginner-friendly tour is designed to help you identify common birds like ducks, herons, and even some birds of prey.
—Target species: eastern spot-billed duck, mallard, great egret, intermediate egret, small egret, grey heron, little grebe, common kingfisher, common kestrel, eastern buzzard, etc.Cherry Blossoms and Wildlife Photo Tour (April and May) 50 USD (75,000 KRW) - We’ll take you to prime spots to photograph birds among the cherry blossoms, magnolias, and cornel trees. We’ll also give camera and photo tips to novice photographers.
—Target species: Asian tit, long-tailed tit, brown-eared bulbul, yellow-throated bunting, daurian redstart, azure-winged magpie, vinnous-throated parrotbill, etc.
Our Services And Rates
Our guided tours typically last 3-4 hours and are conducted entirely in English. Tours usually begin at 9:00 a.m., when bird activity is high, but we’re happy to adjust the start time to accommodate your schedule when possible.
Each tour begins with a brief introduction to the site and target species for the day. Your guide will then lead you through carefully selected areas known for recent sightings, adapting the route based on conditions and bird activity. At the end of the tour, we take time to review what we observed, share photos and sightings, and answer any questions.
White-naped herons flying over the demilitarized zone