Jjimjilbang, Public Hot Spa Tour

Meet your guide upon hotel pickup and learn what to expect during your time at a Korean spa, or Jjimjilbang.

"Jjimjil" means a heat bath to make people sweat using hot air. In some sense, it is similar to a sauna. However, the far infrared radiation emitted from red clay, elvan stones, and germanium heated to a high temperature (over 700 degrees Celsius), passes 4-5 cm beneath the skin and facilitates cell activities and blood circulation.

When you go to a jjimjilbang, you can find gyms, baths, barber shops, playgrounds for kids, karaoke, PC cafes, golf putting ranges, nailcare shops, massage rooms, cafeterias, restaurants, and swimming pools. If you have not visited a jjimjilbang, you cannot say that you know Korea.

In the sauna lobby, you will receive sauna "outfits" (shorts and a shirt) and two small towels. The dry area is for men and women; everyone is wearing a spa outfit. After "jjimjil" in the hot air, soak in hot water and then scrub layers of dead skin, a typical Korean cleansing process.

Renewed after this ritual, meet your guide for the drive back to your hotel.

Includes:

- Hotel pick-up and transfers
- English-speaking guide
- Entrance fees

Excludes:

- Meals and drinks
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal expenses

Tours terminated at 17:00 or 18:00 can be extended to the Jjimjilbang (Heated floor sauna) tour