Private Journeys

Bespoke luxury travel in Korea

A fully private itinerary, yours alone, woven from wellness, culture, and beauty, and handled end to end so all you do is arrive.

The Idea

What a private journey with IEUM actually means

Most travel to Korea follows the same handful of paths. The palaces, the shopping districts, the restaurants that appear on every list. Those places are worth seeing, and we will take you to them. But a private journey is built the other way around, starting with you.

Before anything is booked, we want to understand how you travel. Whether mornings are for slow breakfasts or early starts. Whether you want a skincare clinic in Gangnam or a temple stay in the mountains. Whether you are traveling with children, with a partner, or entirely alone and glad of it. Every itinerary we design begins with that conversation, and nothing is copied from the last one.

What follows is a journey where the logistics disappear. A driver who knows where to be. A table held at a restaurant that does not take online reservations. A guide who can explain why a particular hanok was built facing that direction. And a single point of contact who answers when something changes, because something always does.

We work across the whole of Korea, not only Seoul, in every season, for stays from a few days to a few weeks.

Included

What every private journey includes

The foundation of every itinerary we design, before we add anything specific to you.

Itinerary Planning & Booking

Every detail designed around you and booked at Korea's most sought after places, from arrival to departure.

Private Driver

A private luxury car with a professional, highly rated driver, at your pace, day or night.

Personal Translator

Fluent support in Korean and English throughout. French and Spanish speaking guides arranged on request.

Private Guide

A cultural expert at your side, fluent in Korea's history, art, and cuisine.

Special Occasion Planning

Proposals, private parties, and milestone celebrations, staged with care.

24/7 Concierge Support

One point of contact in Korea, reachable throughout your stay.

Themed Journeys

Wellness at the centre, always

Every journey is built around rest. These are the worlds we weave through it, in whatever combination suits you.

i.

Wellness

Temple stays in the mountains, hot spring towns, jjimjilbang bathhouse traditions, and the quieter regions where Koreans themselves go to rest, from Seoraksan to Jeju.

ii.

Culture

Hanbok at the palaces, artisan workshops with makers still practising inherited techniques, and private museum visits with an expert guide.

iii.

Beauty

Hanbang facials rooted in Korean herbal medicine, dermatology clinics for non invasive treatment, and the styling studios behind Korea's best known faces.

iv.

Cuisine

Tables that do not take online reservations, royal cuisine cooking classes, market mornings, and the restaurants Koreans book months ahead.

Occasions

Whatever shape your trip takes

Who you travel with changes the pacing and the planning. It never changes the principle.

i.

Family Journeys

Built for travelling with children, including days that split so parents and children each get their own, and everything from dietary needs to pace handled in advance.

ii.

Milestone Journeys

Proposals, anniversaries, and birthdays. Photographers, private dining, and the staging that turns an occasion into something recorded.

iii.

Solo and Couple Journeys

Time away with no schedule to negotiate. Days that stay open, meals taken slowly, and the freedom to change your mind on the morning.

We work most often with travelers from Europe, the United States, and Latin America. Everything is delivered in English and Korean, with French and Spanish speaking guides arranged on request.

The Process

How your journey comes together

i.

A conversation

We begin with a call, usually half an hour. We ask about the trip you have in mind, who is traveling, what you have already seen of Korea, and what you would rather avoid. Most of the useful detail comes out of what people mention in passing.

ii.

A designed itinerary

We build your journey day by day and send it to you as a private page, with each day laid out, the reasoning behind the pacing explained, and photographs of the places you will actually go. You see exactly what your trip will feel like before you commit to any of it.

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Refinement

Nothing is fixed on the first draft. You tell us what you love and what you would change, and we rebuild around it. This usually takes a round or two, and we would rather you say so now than be politely disappointed later.

iv.

Your journey

Once confirmed, we secure every reservation, driver, and experience. Each evening of your trip you receive a briefing for the following day, sent however you prefer, and we remain reachable throughout your stay.

Begin

Tell us about the trip you have in mind

Every journey starts with a conversation. Tell us a little about what you are imagining, and we will take it from there.

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