The Seoul city government will open a new tour bus route that will cover the eastern part of the capital, officials said on Wednesday.
Set to launch on Friday, the latest Seoul City Tour Bus will run between Dongdaemun Design Plaza in eastern Seoul and Olympic Park in the southeastern part of the city with a total of 10 stops.
With the new route, foreign visitors will be able to stop by the rising shopping venues and landmarks in the eastern half of the city such as DDP, Seoul Forest, downtown Konkuk University area, the shoemaker street of Seongsu-dong and Lotte World Tour. The municipal government said the new route will the seventh of its kind.