Trip to Nami Island with Petite France & Italian Village, Garden of Morning Calm

Celia is a good tour guide

Little French and Italian Village. It's a good tour. Celia is friendly and helpful. Everyone is happy with the tour

Long but beautiful day

Despite heavy holiday traffic which resulted in late arrivals in the scheduled itinerary, Lucia was very patient and determined in ensuring we were still able to enjoy the near allotted time at each site (even staying past opening hours at the villages)! Lucia explained everything thoroughly in advance and arranged a delicious dakgalbi lunch for us - she also doubled as a photographer! A long day but definitely covered a lot of ground (physically)!

Nami Island

Very knowledgeable and helpful guide who spoke very good English. Fantastic full day trip. Good value for money and highly recommended. Loved Nami Island and the garden of Morning Calm.

Moderate experience

Nami Island is just a huge park! Long walk! A bus ride 8,000 won (no stopping) and a one way train ride 4,000 won. Unfortunately, it was a hot day on 28/4, I walked half way and stopped at Asian Family Restaurant (Halal) for lunch! Was so tired after a hilly walk in Petite France & Italian Village!

We had an awesome time! Loved Shana!

I was worried about my parents going on this tour give the length of time and the walking involved. Our tour guide Shana changed all that! Shana was incredibly accommodating and genuinely caring towards my parents, who have mobility issues. She showed us easier ways to enjoy Nami Island, Petit France and the Garden of Morning Calm. She took photos of our family, which was really nice. She not only taught us about the tour stops but also about Korea’s history, culture and language. She spoke fluent Chinese and English, and was efficient and well organized. We really had a great time during this tour and would highly recommend it. Shana was truly the best!

A beautiful garden and island to visit near Seoul

It was a rainy day but we enjoyed the tour. The guide contacted me one day in advance. The tour was well organized and the guide Lucinda was very helpful and nice. The garden of morning calm are breathtaking. I took so many pictures that were great views. Then we went to Nami island which was a short ferry ride. Despite the rain, we were able to walk around it, enjoying nature then had coffee and relax. The final stop was italian village and petite France which we did not like as it was deserted place , nothing to view, shops were closed. I am not sure if it’s like that always or because of rain but even though I do not recommend wasting time there.

Beautiful Nami Island

Very enjoyable tour. Tour guide Mr Kim is very friendly and knowledgeable. The tour is itself is very well planned, we were lucky to see beautiful Cherry blossom in the Garden of Morning Calm. Highly recommended your!

Great day trip!

Nami island and garden of morning calm are is a must while visiting Seoul. There weren't as much blooms in the garden of morning calm but what there was are beautiful. Nami island is a five minute ferry ride or you can fly into the island. It's an enjoyable walk with playful statues and ponds to see. Very relaxing. Wasn't as impressed with little petite France or Italy. To reach the hugh Pinocchio, it's a steep uphill climb. Sally and Soriya provided background for each destination on the tour. Friendly, knowledgeable and professional. Wear comfortable shoes, a lot of walking.

Nami Island

We went as a family.. We had a great time.. Nammin the tour guide was kind and wonderful.. we will definitely reccommend him.

Wonderful Experience!

For our small group of six consisting of one couple and another with their son along with myself, our driver/guide was Nammin and he was amazing! He understood and spoke English very well as he had worked for a global company for 20+ years and he also had a great sense of humor! Our first stop was the Garden of Morning Calm and everything was so beautiful! I even got the courage to go up to some workers who were building another flowerbed to fill up with plants later and told them in my best Korean that same sentence and they thanked me for it! On the way out, I got to try omija tea which I’ve been wanting to do and it was as good as I thought that I ventured out to the traditional market near my hotel the next day to buy some more to take back. He took us to the place to catch the ferry over to Nami Island next and I enjoyed my time there. I bought the cutest little magnet as a momento and tried sikhye in a can from a vending machine for the first time! After crossing over in the ferry again, Nammin took us to lunch which consisted of spicy stir-fried chicken that the area was known for and he was able to change it to the original flavor for me with no problem since I could not handle spice. Our final destinations were the Italian Village- where we managed to see a very entertaining puppet show- and Petite France, and I really felt like they were small but authentic real-life glimpses of their respective European countries. I was alone on this trip, but the rest of the attendees and Nammin himself went out of their way to include me which I highly appreciated. Thank you all so much for the precious memories!

best tour!

our tour guide, Joon was great! his voice was very calming, he was funny and he attended to my mom and myself on multiple times to make sure we were ok.. what was great for my mom was that, Joon spoke Korean to my mom so, she was happy. keep up the great work you do joon! and please don't ever change!!

Good tour with great tour guide

Nami island, petite france & italian village & garden of morning calm are a must places to visit. It will be a memorable places.

Borderline tourist trap

This was borderline tourist trap… but only go if you are a fan of any of the shows mentioned in the description.

Happy Guests!

It was fun and beautiful. The place was amazing. The tour operator made sure to communicated with us all the details of the tour, Overall the experience was great.

A great day. Would recommend.

We loved Nami Island and the Garden of Morning Calm. Amazing experiences and the memories I have made are beautiful. Winter really gave us a dreamy backdrop.

A thoroughly enjoyable day trip

Loved this day trip. The guide (Yun ju ) Was lovely. Would recommend the nammoon Korean restaurant on Nami island, the food was delicious. The light show at the garden of the morning calm was spectacular, even though it was cold and raining.

Awesome tour

Awesome tour guide Heather. Amazing Nami Island, Petite France, Italian Village and the very beautiful Garden of Morningcalm. Highly recommended +++

I really recommend this tour

Good adventure and enjoyed the Korean culture. The Light Displat at the Garden of the Morning Calm is really beautiful Our tour guide Sally and the new guide are really accomodating

Visited the Italian village, petite France, Nami Island and the Garden of the Morning Calm.

The venues were truly brilliant and we took so many photographs. The choice and selection of places visited was very well done and well worth the experience. Our guides Sally and her colleague we’re very caring, professional and helpful and fully explained our travels and our driver was safe and handled the roads very well. Fully recommended.

Fantastic day out; great guide and beautiful places

Our guide Jun was really friendly and knowledgeable and provided great facts and interesting info about Korea’s history and the places we visited. The little French and Italian villages are so cute and really do look like the real thing! You get enough time to wander around and take plenty of photos. There is a little coffee shop for snacks and there are toilets available. Suggest you go for the bbq lunch, it’s delicious and well priced! Nami Island is spectacular, it’s a short trip on a ferry across the river and the island is a nature sanctuary and it’s just beautiful. We were there in winter and it was snowing but there were little fire pits placed all around and you could buy marshmallows to toast. The forest and lake and river on both sides are so beautiful. There are toilets available and lovely little coffee shops to stop for a glass of wine, a coffee or hot chocolate and food. The best part of the trip, IMO, was the Garden of Morning Calm; the light exhibition was spectacular and unlike anything I’ve seen before. The total trip was about 9 hours but it is well worth it to see the countryside and get out of the city. Thoroughly recommend this trip!

Calm or Morning Garden is magnificent

The calm of morning garden is absolutely mesmerizing. Nami island is great too but very very crowded. It’s not really worth the effort and time to visit Petite France and Italian villages.

Nice tour

It was a beautiful day with our guide Stella and her team. Nice spots to take photos and to visit, WE were lucky to have a winter festival going on in the garden. This is a recommanded tour, even better with your lover !

horrible tour guide experience

It was one of the worst solo tours I have ever experienced. This is not a guided tour-- think of it as a means of transportation. The tour guide gave us time and a meeting spot (which was the bus where we were dropped off), but even that was difficult to understand because her English was not the best (she spoke fluently in Chinese). We had a lot of freedom (which I liked), but it would've been nice to have some general guidance of what we should do. Lunch was a nightmare. All the meals were ordered as two servings or more only. I ended up sitting with a guy who did not want what I wanted. The tour guide just looks at me like, oh sorry, you two figure this out. I ended up getting what the guy wanted and used hot sauce to adjust. And because our portions came out together in one, same pan... I swear he ate most of the food but ended up paying the same (I ordered side menu with extra money because the main food was not enough). Getting dropped off was bad also. I thought I was getting dropped off at the same metro station I got on in the morning, but because majority of people were getting off at the first stop, she came to me, hey, so no one is getting off at where you were picked up, can you get off at a different stop? I asked, no one is? You can't just take me to where I was picked up in the morning? She just kept silent, shaking her head. She did not give me any choice. It was more like, there's traffic, get off where everyone else is getting off. Obviously I'm not from Seoul so I ended up walking around looking for the metro station (which I ended up walking 20min or so). One pro out of many cons-- there's no separate tip, or at least she wasn't demanding for one. The Nami Island is worth visiting. There are lots of snacks you can eat and picture spots. I just wish this was more pleasant experience.

Fun day

It was a fun day! Hassle free and clear instructions given. We were given enough time to cover the three places!

Amazing garden walk!

The walk following a simple path in a circle, all of which only adds to the charm and mystery it was a little up and down but stunning.

Nice day away from the city

Nami island and garden of morning calm were picturesque. Best to go from Spring to October. If you are. O a drama fan you can skip petite France and italy. Although the information about DaVinci was interesting

Awesome tour guide!

Kevin was awesome! Super friendly and very informative. Definitely recommend not going on this trip during November though as the Garden and Nami Island were pretty barren plant wise.

Hana, Tul, Set!!!

This tour is really a 10-hour one. Be prepared to be travelling in the bus for at least 1 hour at a time. It is because the various spots are quite far apart from each other. Make sure that you get your group number via email or message from the tour provider or tour guide. It was easy to get to the meeting/pick up if you are staying in the Myeondong area. Shout out to Hyunji, who managed the group of 43 beautifully. I think I learnt how to count in Korean. Haha! I think this tour is a must if you want to see Nami Island.

Great tour!

Our tour guide Jun is great! Very accommodating, helpful and friendly. The tour was great except the weather. But all in all it is great.

Very nicely arranged

Excellent guide and arrangements. Very well planned and executed. The overall experience was amazing.

Great experience

Nami island is beautiful but really crowded. The garden of morning calm is also beautiful and refreshing.

Exceptional Tour Guide !

We just finished our tour from K Tours Story of The Garden of Morning Calm, Nami Island and Petit France and Italian Village with our exceptional tour guide Mr. David Oh. Mr. Oh, kept us informed of every detail with his pleasant charm and personality. This could have been overly packed tour but what made this such an enjoyable day was Mr. Oh’s commentary and true attentiveness. Thank you Mr. David Oh for making this tour for us very memorable. Highly recommend his tour !!!

Highly recommend

Bita was an amazing guide made sure the group was together and no one got left behind and her information was also very informative. Highly recommended

Beautiful places and a...

Beautiful places and a great guide (Max). Definitely worth a visit. Don’t understand all the negative reviews of the petite France and Italian village, they were both beautiful and worthy of a visit

Overall great experience

Ricky was great. The overall experience was great. All of the places we visited were beautiful. We will definitely do this again on our next visit to S Korea. Thank you

Average

Garden was beautiful but the tour started an hour later. Also they insisted on us going to a terrible restaurant….

Perfect day trip

Perfect day trip. Our guide Coco was fantastic. Loved that there was enough time to explore the sites on our own. Nami Island is definitely worth the visit, would highly recommend.

A must do tour

Wonderful experience from start to finish. Hugh us a great tour guide. Informative, funny, and knowledgeable. He made sure those of us who wanted to try a Korean meal before walking through Nami Island could do so with ease. Well worth the $ and time. 8-7:30 pm. The only suggestion is that I wish Trip Advisor would have informed me on which app the tour guide would be using to contact me. We managed to find the meeting location but details were on a text from the tour guide the day before using What’s App.

Beautiful Nami island

I thought just it’s just a dream seeing this place. It’s indeed beautiful. The place are beautiful and relaxing I wish I can explore more next time. Highly recommended

Great trip

Jason was a great, knowledgeable guide. We didn’t find the Italian and French of great interest, but thoroughly enjoyed Nami Island and the Garden. All considered, it’s a must do tour, especially with their great guides.

Excellent day out in the nature close from Seoul!

Nami island was one of a kind island in Korea. Very charming with so many friendly rabbits and unique cafés! Natural setting is beautiful, surrounded by water and excellent place for a family to spend a day out in the nature from the busy hectic city lifestyle! And the guide name Miranda was perfect!

Well organised tour sevice

Excellent organization of the tour by our guide Kevin who is a very knowledgeable guide (plus very fluent in English, Mandarin and Korean) that provides all the info you need to know about Nami island and other travel & food tips within Seoul. A highly recommended tour.

Worth the money

provided a convenient place to pickup. Had a detailed plan for everyone understood. Even though the traffic was bad but the time was well spent.

Go for it!

well worth the money. The guide was knowledgeable and kinds. The schedule on each spot was right. I enjoyed the trip except the hot weather in the summer.

Don’t miss out the bike ride in Nami 🤭!

We love the trip, lots of nice pictures , in Nami we rented bikes and it was a hilarious ride , great people, scenery and the group was always on time ! Our guide was Mia very kind , amicable all smiles !! The experience was great I had a 13 year old and she was ❤️thanks Mia and viator for such a great week in Seoul!!!!

I love the beautiful...

I love the beautiful views in the gardens. The tourist spots in Korea is very attractive. Even if I have been there before I really enjoy going back to these beautiful places. The tour was always on time and the tour guide was very helpful. I highly recommend this tour to my friends and relatives.

Tour guide Kevin was...

Tour guide Kevin was excellent; had good sense of humor and was well versed in at least three languages so he was well understood by the pax.

Great Day Tour

The day tour was excellent, our tour guide Kelly was very professional and informative. She gives good recommendations regarding the photo spots and must sees in the places we visited throughout the day. The tour was very well organised and would definitely recommend to people visiting Seoul and wanted to do something out of the town for a day.

The guidness by Jessi....

The guidness by Jessi. She was wonderfull. And i was wondergul and my eife was wonderful. Uha weayher wad wonderful no rain.

Perfect Tour for a Day

Great locations. Garden is serene and beautiful. Naomi island is a great place to spend time. Petite France and Italian village are small and can be covered in short period. Cecillia our guide was nice