Autumn maples on Nami Island by the river

Beyond Seoul · by train, east

Gapyeong & Nami Island: a journey from Seoul

Nami Island in the river, reached by ferry, and the Garden of Morning Calm in the hills.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Gapyeong, Nami Island and the Garden of Morning Calm

    Gapyeong·In depth

    An island of tree-lined avenues in the Bukhangang, and a great garden in the hills: autumn colour within reach of Seoul.

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What to see

  1. Tree-lined avenues

    Nami Island

    Gapyeong·River island

    The island in the river, reached by ferry, with its avenues of trees.

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  2. Lights in winter

    The Garden of Morning Calm

    Gapyeong·Garden

    A hillside garden in Gapyeong, with a festival of lights in winter.

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