Blood & Tears: 韓国独立・抵抗軍暗史ツアー

Great itinerary! The city tour was truly memorable for us, and our guide, Gina, made every minute enjoyable and informative while ensuring everything ran smoothly. She also knew the perfect spots for photos and helped us take great pictures, making the experience even more special. I preferred the small group tour, as it provided a better experience and allowed us to maximize our time. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a well-organized and enriching travel experience.

Gina our tour guide did a very nice job explaining all about the occupancy by the Japanese and the fight for independence which finally came after WWII. Visiting the prison and learning about the way they were tortured and killed put things in prospective.

Our guide, Joseph, was superb!! The tour was longer than I expected. It lasted from 9:50AM to 3PM. I felt exhausted at the end of the trip, but it was worth every minute of it. Joseph is very knowledgeable and friendly. My family had many questions throughout the tour because it was very first time learning about the dark history of Korea for most of us. He answered all of our questions with clarity and never got tired of our many questions. He also gave us detailed instructions on how to navigate the public transportations for us to explore other museums and interesting spots. For the tour, I high recommend everyone who is interested in Korean history and culture to experience it at least once. Though Korea is known for the pop culture, food, K-beauty, there is a very long history of how Koreans have been fending off the invasions from powerful countries and preserving the culture and language to this day. In order to truly appreciate all the Korean stuff, I think we need to understand the history. My family visited the War Memorial Museum the next day to learn more about the Korean War, and this visit was prompted by the Dark History tour. I think it would be great if War Memorial visit is also included to the tour!

This was an interesting insight into Korea's colonial past. My guide Jonathan was really knowledgeable and knew his stuff. This is only a new tour but I would recommend doing the full day tour.

I highly recommend this tour. I learned so much, and have a deeper understanding of the push to democracy.

This was a very informative tour about the struggles of the korean people to achieve independence and democracy. It was also very touching to see how their path to topple dictatorship was so similar to that of my people. Very knowledgable and approachable guide.

Excellent tour by Jonathon, illustrating the numerous events where Korean citizens sacrificed their safety and even their lives to advocate for freedom for their country and countrymen. I was very moved by the sacrifices of the Korean people in the last 100 years and before. Jonathon also explained other events in Korean history that have shaped both South Korea and the world. I highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in history and current events. This tour is a relatively new offering and I am glad I was able to take advantage of it.

Had a great morning learning the dark history of Korea with Gina. She was very knowledgeable and able to answer all questions. Highly recommend this new tour to people interested in a different side to Korea’s history. Good length and way to spend a morning! Unfortunately other people were very late to join and were less than enthusiastic during the tour making her job harder than it needed to be. Gina handled these inconsiderate guests with grace and was an excellent host under uncomfortable circumstances for her.

The tour was very interesting. Our tour guide Jonathan is very professional and knowledgeable. He is so well prepared and shared a lot about the Korean history (and many sad stories). It is kind of a half day tour but covered a lot which I learned a lot about the independence of Korea.