Fans of Winter Sonata can visit Nami Island and walk among scenery associated with the drama. Before you go, check the ferry wharf and plan your return journey.
The Korea Tourism Organization lists Nami Island as a filming location associated with Winter Sonata.
Put the wharf, not only the island, in your route
The operator distinguishes the island’s address in Chuncheon from its entry wharf in Gapyeong. Its official access page directs visitors to Nami Island Ticket Office or Nami Island Gapyeong Wharf at 1024 Bukhangangbyeon-ro, Gapyeong-eup, Gapyeong-gun.
This distinction matters when booking a taxi, meeting a coach or searching a map. Save the wharf as your arrival point and the island as the place you are visiting. Then check the journey from your accommodation all the way to the wharf, including the local connection after any train.
Plan the return journey too. Check the ferry and your onward bus or train separately, and save the departure point for each leg.
Read the seasonal ferry notice, not one isolated time
The operator’s ferry schedule combines a regular timetable with seasonal additions. When checked on 30 October 2026, it included an autumn service note for 18 September through 22 November 2026 alongside the baseline hours. That makes the date-specific notice important.
Confirm your travel date and the return direction before relying on a last crossing. Do not build a tight connection around the very last boat. Allow room for the walk back to the wharf, waiting and the onward journey. Ask staff if the regular table and an additional-service notice leave your departure unclear.
Check the operator’s admission information for your ticket type and what it includes. Treat optional activities as separate decisions until their price, eligibility and operating conditions are clear.
Choose a screen-memory walk
The operator links Metasequoia Lane with filming for Winter Sonata. Use that as a starting point for your visit, then follow the current island map and signs rather than expecting every old camera angle to remain unchanged.
A simple personal plan is to choose one drama-related area, one quieter walking section and a break. Allow a few hours on the island if that suits your overall journey, but treat that as a planning allowance rather than an official visit duration. You can shorten it without trying to complete every attraction.
Compare the feeling of the space with the scene you remember: the height of the trees, the direction of the path or the distance between people. Avoid labelling an exact filming spot unless its location is supported by the operator’s information. A familiar-looking bench alone is not evidence.
Let the season change the photograph
A winter scene cannot promise snow on your travel date, and an autumn visit cannot guarantee peak leaf colour. Prepare for the conditions you will actually meet. Our Korea weather-planning guide helps turn a forecast into a choice about timing, clothing and whether to keep an outdoor plan.
Stay on permitted paths and let other visitors pass while taking photographs. If recreating a pose takes several attempts, step aside between them. The best souvenir may be a photograph of your own visit rather than a perfect match to an old drama frame.
Keep a shorter Seoul alternative
If the transport commitment is too much for this trip, save Nami Island for another day. For a different kind of Hallyu experience inside Seoul, consider our HiKR Ground planning guide. Choose the outing that fits the available day instead of squeezing a distant destination between fixed bookings.
Official sources checked on 30 October 2026. Transport and admission details can change; confirm the operator’s notices for your date.