Asia · Republic of Korea

Football, Seoul to Busan.

Ten days, three fixtures and a K League match — a pro-led tour for UK college and academy squads across Seoul, Suwon, Gyeongju and Busan.

10 days · 9 nights · Mar · Jun · Oct

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Footballers training with a ball on a pitch

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Fixtures

3 friendlies + K League match-day

Coach

Ex-professional lead + translator

Best for

U16 – U23 squads

The programme

Highlights

  • Three friendly fixtures against Korean youth academies and university sides

  • Full training block at a K League club training ground

  • K League match-day experience with premium seating

  • Cultural days in Bukchon, the DMZ, Gyeongju and Busan

  • Ex-professional lead coach with Korean translator at every session

On the pitch · South Korea

Football training session with players and coach on a pitch
Fixtures and coached sessions with K-League academies
City and mountain landscape in South Korea
Seoul and beyond between fixtures

When to travel

Confirmed departure windows

Spring

20 – 29 March 2026

Cherry blossom · mild 12–18°C

Early summer

05 – 14 June 2026

Pre-season fitness build · long daylight

Autumn

10 – 19 October 2026

K League run-in · dry cool evenings

Private departures available year-round · minimum 12 travellers

Route

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Seoul

    Arrive Incheon, private coach to Myeong-dong. Welcome dinner and squad briefing.

  2. Day 2

    Bukchon & training

    Morning walk through Bukchon hanok village and Gyeongbokgung. Afternoon opening session at Seoul E-Land training ground.

  3. Day 3

    Fixture 1 · Seoul

    Morning tactical session. 17:00 kick-off against a Seoul university side.

  4. Day 4

    DMZ day

    Full-day DMZ tour with a Korean historian. Video review at the hotel.

  5. Day 5

    Suwon training ground

    Full-day training block at a K League club facility. Team dinner Korean BBQ.

  6. Day 6

    Fixture 2 · Suwon

    Fixture against Suwon FC youth academy. Post-match handover and shirt swap.

  7. Day 7

    KTX to Gyeongju

    Bullet train south (2h 15m). Twilight walk through Tumuli Park and the royal burial mounds.

  8. Day 8

    Gyeongju → Busan · Fixture 3

    Coach to Busan (1h 30m). Fixture 3 against a Busan district select XI on the coast.

  9. Day 9

    K League experience

    K League match at Busan Asiad or Seoul World Cup Stadium — premium seating, meet-and-greet where scheduled.

  10. Day 10

    Departure

    Slow morning at Gamcheon culture village, farewell lunch, transfer for onward flights.

  11. Included

    Airport to airport

    9 nights twin-share with staff on the same floor, all breakfasts plus six group dinners, private air-conditioned coach and KTX seats, pitch and stadium hire, referees and Korean opposition liaison, bilingual guide, first-aid trained staff on every session, full risk assessment for college approval.

Led by the best

Your tour leaders

Every ISE Travel sports tour is led by professionals and ex-international players — on the pitch, on the square and on court with your squad, all week.

Matt Jarvis applauding supporters in Wolves kit on the pitch

Football · England · Winger

Matt Jarvis

  • England international
  • Wolves & West Ham
  • 350+ senior games

Full England international winger, capped against Ghana in 2012 while at Wolverhampton Wanderers — the club's first England call-up in a generation. Championship title winner with Wolves in 2009, then a club-record move to West Ham United, with more than 350 senior appearances and spells at Norwich City and Gillingham. Matt leads our flagship 15-day Thailand football tour.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

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