{"id":5248,"date":"2025-11-20T00:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/destination\/south-korea\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T12:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:58:09","slug":"south-korea","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Korea is a captivating blend of ancient tradition and cutting-edge modernity. A land where tranquil temples sit in the shadow of sleek skyscrapers, and centuries-old customs thrive amid the buzz of neon-lit cities. In Seoul, immerse yourself in a dynamic mix of street food stalls, design districts and royal palaces. Venture beyond the capital to explore misty mountains, remote islands and serene national parks. Wander through hanok villages where time seems to pause, hike through volcanic landscapes and sample the country\u2019s bold, flavour-packed cuisine. From the calm of tea ceremonies to the rhythm of K-pop, South Korea invites you to experience a culture that\u2019s deeply traditional yet thrillingly contemporary.     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5245,"template":"","format":"standard","country_category":[193],"when-filter":[],"type-filter":[],"who-filter":[],"appeal-filter":[],"class_list":["post-5248","destination","type-destination","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country_category-asia-en-us"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sabbatical &amp; Experiential Vacations In South Korea | LiNGER Travel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South Korea is a captivating blend of ancient tradition and cutting-edge modernity, from cherry blossomed palaces to the rhythm of K-pop.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vacation in South Korea | LiNGER Travel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"South Korea is a captivating blend of ancient tradition and cutting-edge modernity, from cherry blossomed palaces to the rhythm of K-pop.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LiNGER\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/linger.travel.sabbaticals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-14T12:58:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Thumbnail-south-Korea-Seoul-300x300.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Vacation in South Korea | LiNGER Travel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"South Korea is a captivating blend of ancient tradition and cutting-edge modernity, from cherry blossomed palaces to the rhythm of K-pop.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Thumbnail-south-Korea-Seoul.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/destination\\\/south-korea\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/destination\\\/south-korea\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sabbatical & Experiential Vacations In South Korea | LiNGER Travel\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/destination\\\/south-korea\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/destination\\\/south-korea\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/sabbaticals-experiential-holidays-in-south-korea-asia-linger-travel.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-20T00:16:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-14T12:58:09+00:00\",\"description\":\"South Korea is a captivating blend of ancient tradition and cutting-edge modernity, from cherry blossomed palaces to the rhythm of K-pop.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/destination\\\/south-korea\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/destination\\\/south-korea\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/destination\\\/south-korea\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/sabbaticals-experiential-holidays-in-south-korea-asia-linger-travel.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/sabbaticals-experiential-holidays-in-south-korea-asia-linger-travel.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":613,\"caption\":\"South Korea - Seoul - Samcheongdong Street - undulating tiled rooftops on traditional houses\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/destination\\\/south-korea\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/bespoke-sabbaticals-and-experiential-holidays\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Countries\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/destination\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"South Korea\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/\",\"name\":\"LiNGER Travel - Bespoke Sabbatical & Experiential Holidays\",\"description\":\"ENRICHING LIFE THROUGH TRAVEL\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"LiNGER\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"LiNGER Travel Ltd\",\"alternateName\":\"LiNGER\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/linger-serps-icon.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/linger-serps-icon.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"LiNGER Travel Ltd\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linger.co.uk\\\/en-us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/linger.travel.sabbaticals\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/linger-travel\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sabbatical & Experiential Vacations In South Korea | LiNGER Travel","description":"South Korea is a captivating blend of ancient tradition and cutting-edge modernity, from cherry blossomed palaces to the rhythm of K-pop.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Vacation in South Korea | LiNGER Travel","og_description":"South Korea is a captivating blend of ancient tradition and cutting-edge modernity, from cherry blossomed palaces to the rhythm of K-pop.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/","og_site_name":"LiNGER","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/linger.travel.sabbaticals\/","article_modified_time":"2026-02-14T12:58:09+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Thumbnail-south-Korea-Seoul-300x300.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Vacation in South Korea | LiNGER Travel","twitter_description":"South Korea is a captivating blend of ancient tradition and cutting-edge modernity, from cherry blossomed palaces to the rhythm of K-pop.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Thumbnail-south-Korea-Seoul.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/","url":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/","name":"Sabbatical & Experiential Vacations In South Korea | LiNGER Travel","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sabbaticals-experiential-holidays-in-south-korea-asia-linger-travel.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-20T00:16:13+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-14T12:58:09+00:00","description":"South Korea is a captivating blend of ancient tradition and cutting-edge modernity, from cherry blossomed palaces to the rhythm of K-pop.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sabbaticals-experiential-holidays-in-south-korea-asia-linger-travel.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sabbaticals-experiential-holidays-in-south-korea-asia-linger-travel.jpg","width":800,"height":613,"caption":"South Korea - Seoul - Samcheongdong Street - undulating tiled rooftops on traditional houses"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/south-korea\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/bespoke-sabbaticals-and-experiential-holidays\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Countries","item":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/destination\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"South Korea"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/","name":"LiNGER Travel - Bespoke Sabbatical & Experiential Holidays","description":"ENRICHING LIFE THROUGH TRAVEL","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/#organization"},"alternateName":"LiNGER","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/#organization","name":"LiNGER Travel Ltd","alternateName":"LiNGER","url":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/linger-serps-icon.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/linger-serps-icon.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"LiNGER Travel Ltd"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/linger.travel.sabbaticals\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/linger-travel\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/5248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country_category?post=5248"},{"taxonomy":"when-filter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/when-filter?post=5248"},{"taxonomy":"type-filter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-filter?post=5248"},{"taxonomy":"who-filter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/who-filter?post=5248"},{"taxonomy":"appeal-filter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/appeal-filter?post=5248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}