‘Winter Sonata’ fan or not, you’ll love strolling the tree-lined paths and scenic lakeshore of Nami Island — filming site of the popular Korean television drama featuring two star-crossed lovers. Your informative guide points out places of interest where romantic — or melodramatic — scenes from the 2002 TV series unfolded. Afterward, visit the French-themed village of Petite France brimming with French food and architecture. Be sure to snap a photo with the charming statue of 'The Little Prince,' memorialized from the favorite French story by Saint-Exupéry.

Full-day tour to Nami Island and Petite France, from Seoul
See nine filming locations used in Winter Sonata, one of Korea’s most popular TV dramas
Learn from your knowledgable guide about behind-the-scenes action while filming Winter Sonata on Nami Island
Stroll along Nami Island’s scenic lakeshore and tree-lined walking paths
Snap great photos of sites where Winter Sonata’s stars once walked
Visit the French-style village called Petite France where you get a taste of French culture

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
admission fee (Nami Island, Petite France)
Lunch

Gratuities
drinks

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

07:30 am

Pickup details

We provide hotel pick up only in Seoul area. If you put your hotel information, the tour operator will give the pick up time with exact meeting time. You MUST get the meeting time from the tour operator

What To Expect

After hotel pickup, depart Seoul for a short coach ride to Nami Island, where your guide will lead you on a tour of filming sites for Winter Sonata (Gyeoul Yeonga), a popular Korean TV series released in 2002.

On arrival at Nami Island —aka Namiseom — you’re introduced to the Naminara Republic, which declared its cultural independence from the Republic of Korea with its own currency, stamp and passport. Then set out on a walking tour along tree-lined paths and see where Winter Sonata’s starring couple, Yu-jin and Jun-sang, shared the screen and won the hearts of their fans.

Create plenty of photo ops at a statue of the star-crossed lovers or make a memorable souvenir of the life-size posters found throughout Nami Island. Soak up winter views of snowy landscapes — like the scenic backdrop to Yu-jin and Jun-sang’s first kiss — or be mesmerized by the falling leaves of autumn or sunlight on the shoreline in summer, depending on the season you visit.

After lunch at a restaurant on Nami Island (own expense), return to your coach for the journey to nearby Petite France, a French-style village set in the Korean countryside. Enjoy time to browse the boutiques and galleries including a building dedicated to Saint-Exupéry, author of the beloved French book The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince). You’ll even find a human-size sculpture of the Little Prince himself!

After taking in the charms of Petite France, head to the Korean Duty Free Shops before the drive back to Seoul, including drop-off at your hotel.

Please note: A minimum of two people per booking is required.

Seoul (Pass By)

Nami Island

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Gapyeong-gun

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Petite France

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Seoul

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Seoul (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Not wheelchair accessible

Stroller accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Most travellers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

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12 reviews

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Reviews by Viator travellers.

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Karla_R, May 2023

Our guide was very kind, helpful and dedicated to make our experience pleasant and great. The Nami Island and the Garden of Morningcalm were great! Very clean, peaceful and gorgeous. Many things to do.

Enjoyed the place. Our Tour Guide Chloe...

Emily G, Jan 2018

Enjoyed the place. Our Tour Guide Chloe is very accommodating.

Very nice place and again too rush...

Michelle_P, Dec 2016

Very nice place and again too rush. We do not have enough time to explore as we are only given 45 mins.

I highly recommend this tour...

Regina_C, Sept 2016

I highly recommend this tour package! Our tour guide, Peter, did an amazing job. He is very informative and very accomodating. We enjoyed our tour in Busan! Thank you so much Peter!!

Highly recommended tour! The tour...

Yar Ting W, Sept 2015

Highly recommended tour! The tour guide was extremely helpful and we had a lovely time at Nami Island and Petite France

I wish we had more time at nami island...

cheryle t, Apr 2015

I wish we had more time at nami island but our tour guide was great.

The tour guide was not very...

Tudiepthao, Dec 2014

The tour guide was not very professional. I was expecting the tour to be a little more organized.

what was to be a 90 minute drive...

Peter F, Nov 2014

what was to be a 90 minute drive became a 3 1/2 hour crawl on the clogged up highway to nami island from seoul! take the train,especially on weekends! had to walk the last km as the traffic was simply crazy! on nami island,it was really too crowded.island is beautiful but the amount of people around,many seemed to be koreans,was unbelievable! as our tour bus has to pick the 16 of us from various hotels around the city,we spent way too much time stuck in the bus crawling along! maybe on a weekday it would be better.

Pickup was again punctual. The land...

CHINSOON T, Sept 2014

Pickup was again punctual. The land transfer to the jetty to catch the ferry was rather long. Ferry ride was a non event, took us all of 5 minutes. The Nami island is nice and scenic, and if you're a Winter Sonata K-drama fan, you'll like it even more. Quite a number of quaint shops and eating places: recommend that you try the "topoki" and vegetable pancakes. Oh, the guide did give us each 10,000 KRW as lunch money. After lunch, we took ferry back to the 'mainlland' and went to see the residence of the 2 Winter Sonata stars. However, this residence is no longer opened to public (the owner apparently got pissed with too many tourists visits hehe) so it was only a photo stop. After this, we went to Chun Meon (the little Myeongdong) - lots of street food for us to sample. We also were brough to see the scenic path which the 2 lovers from Sonata ride bicycles on during the K-drama. After that, it was a long drive back to hotel.

It was a wonderful tour. the tour...

ZAFARAN H, Sept 2014

It was a wonderful tour. the tour guide was very prompt and the trip to Nami Island was very interesting and awesome to say the least. My daughter and I truly enjoyed every moment and they will be memories we will surely cherish and treasure. The tour guide was very considerate and attentive to our demands. Thank you Viator for the memorable experience

On the second day, we visited Nami...

Samsiah A, Jan 2014

On the second day, we visited Nami Island. The tour bus arrived right on time, 7.30 am on the dot. Our tour guide was Jenny. We were lucky because she was not only knowledgeable of the places, but also friendly, funny and thoughtful. We enjoyed the tour, the trip and the company tremendously.

I had an awesome time. My guide, I...

Hasliza M, Nov 2013

I had an awesome time. My guide, I think his name is Mr Ho is funny, knowledgable and sings for us! He snapped pictures for us, assisted restaurant staff when they were busy so that we could enjoy our food. Mr Ho brought us the areas on the island where he thought we could take nice pictures.