A trip around Korea does not have to look one particular way.
You could spend most of your time in one city, drive through different regions, travel on a strict budget, or pack a few people into a small house on wheels and see where you end up.
The Korean travel programming available on Amasian TV reflects that variety. These shows are less about giving you one perfect itinerary and more about showing different ways to experience the country.
Here are four to add to your watchlist.
1. Seoksam Play: The Beginning
What happens when a group tries to travel through five Korean cities with a budget of just 500,000 won?
That’s the setup for Seoksam Play: The Beginning, a travel variety show featuring Jee Seok-jin, Jeon So-min, Lee Sang-yeob, Lee Mi-joo, and other guests.
The budget is not simply there to make the trip sound difficult. It becomes part of the show’s format, with unpredictable missions affecting how much money the group has available.
That changes the way the cast experiences each destination. Instead of treating travel as an unlimited shopping trip, they have to think about what is actually worth spending money on.
It also gives the show a different kind of travel energy. You are watching the cast figure things out as they go, rather than simply moving from one beautiful location to another.
If you enjoy travel shows with a little competition and chaos mixed in, start here.
2. Trip in Korea Season 3
Trip in Korea Season 3 takes a more straightforward look at traveling around Korea.
The series has a large episode lineup, with episodes generally running around 20 to 23 minutes, making it easy to watch in smaller pieces.
That format works well for anyone who likes browsing destinations before deciding where they want to go. Rather than committing to one long travel documentary, you can explore different episodes and see which places catch your attention.
It’s also a natural companion to the other Korean travel programs on Amasian TV. After watching a broader destination-focused series, you can move into shows that approach travel through driving, food, or slower stays.
3. Driving Traveler
Driving Traveler takes a much more solitary approach.
The documentary follows Kim Nam Hee as he travels through South Korea by car, visiting places including Busan, Jinan, Samcheok, Danyang, and Namhae.
The road-trip structure gives the show a different rhythm from a group travel variety program. The journey itself becomes part of the experience, with coastal roads, mountains, lakes, and smaller destinations appearing along the way.
One episode focuses on Samcheok and its coastal roads and mountain paths. Another heads to Danyang, while the Namhae episode follows a personal journey through the region.
If your idea of a good trip involves renting a car, getting out of the city, and seeing where the road takes you, this is probably the closest match of the five.
4. House on Wheels
House on Wheels takes the idea of slow travel literally.
The series follows Sung Dong-il, Kim Hee-won, and rotating cast members as they travel around Korea in a small mobile home and invite guests to stay with them.
The show is not really about rushing from attraction to attraction. Wherever the house stops becomes the setting for the episode.
That means food becomes an important part of the travel experience too. The original series explored local and seasonal ingredients as the cast moved through different parts of Korea, while the guests added another layer of personality to each stop.
It is an especially good choice if you like the idea of staying somewhere long enough for a place to start feeling less like a destination and more like a temporary home.
Which Kind of Korea Trip Would You Take?
These five programs suggest very different answers to the same question: what does traveling around Korea actually look like?
Seoksam Play: The Beginning turns the trip into a budget challenge. Driving Traveler puts the focus on the road. House on Wheels slows things down and makes the accommodation part of the experience, while Trip in Korea Season 3 offers a broader destination-focused watch.
So before planning an itinerary, it might be worth deciding what kind of traveler you are.
Do you want to stay in one city and really get to know it? Drive from place to place? Or try to fit as much of Korea into one trip as possible?
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