Once the booking is made through the website, there will be a confirmation email of the tour package. Do take note on the selected meeting point and timing.

Our meet up point is at Myeongdong Station (Subway Line 4), Exit 2, which was shown clearly on the confirmation email. This ease the doubts and also a better picture on the meeting point.

Once everyone is gathered, there will be tour guide to assist throughout the journey.And here you go photos taken during the day trip:
GANGCHON RAIL PARK

KR: Had a wonderful cycling experience at Gangchon Rail Park (강촌레일파크). Swipe left to watch snippets of the scenery or watch my Ig stories for more. We also went to Nami Island and Garden of Morning Calm. All thanks to @trazy_korea . Address: 1385, Gimyujeong-ro, Sindong-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do 강원도 춘천시 신동면 김유정로 1385 (신동면) #hztravelogue #hazelxkorea #iphone7plus #trazykorea #trazy #travelcrazykorea

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Our first stop is to enjoy the ride on the old train tracks located in the beautiful countryside. There are 3 rail bike courses starting from Gimyujeong Station, Gangchon Station and Gyeonggang Station. And the distance from the starting point to the end is 8.6km in total.

During the journey, we passed by the farms and streams. Since it is during winter time, we saw snows covered all over the places.

We also passed by few tunnels with different theme throughout the journey. Each tunnels showcase different songs and theme. Thus, it was quite interesting as we were expecting surprises each time we saw the tunnel.

There are 2-seater ( 25,000 kr won) and 4- seater bike (35,000 kr won) with different pricing. The tickets need to be purchased in advance. Lucky for us because we book through Trazy.com, our tickets are included. Thus, all we need to do is to wait forour tour guide to distribute it to us.

Gangchon Rail Park (강촌레일파크)
Address: 1385, Gimyujeong-ro, Sindong-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
강원도 춘천시 신동면 김유정로 1385 (신동면)

NAMI ISLAND

My second time here and this beautiful island is the filming spot of “ Winter Sonata”. The island is located 63km away from Seoul and 30 minutes drive away from Gangchon Rail Park.

Nami Island is known with the tree-lined roads that gives an instagram-worthy picturesque shot! We took quite a bit of time to take the shot below because there are people everywhere. We waited patiently for people to walk away and finally I got it!
Here’s a shot that I love it very much.

KR: Same spot taken 4 years ago but different season this time at Nami Island. Making new memories all over the places… #hztravelogue #hazelxkorea #travelcrazykorea #trazykorea

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It was lunch time when we reached the island. Thus, we decided to have our lunch in one of the restaurants there. For muslim tourists, there are also no pork no lard restaurants as well. Apart from that, there are street snacks including pan-fried rice cake, steaming hot buns, sausages and many more along the attraction spots.

We spent 2 hours venturing the places and taking #ootd shots. It was quite fun and relaxing walking around the island.

After all the photo-taking and exploring the island, we took the ferry back to the terminal to board our bus.

Nami Island
Address: 1 Namisum-gil, Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
Website: https://namisum.com/en/




GARDEN OF MORNING CALM

We headed to the last stop of the day, which is the Garden of Morning Calm. This place is one of the biggest festivals of lights in Korea during Winter season. Expect to see thousands of LED lights beautifully illuminate the gardens.

Here are some shots taken during my trip there:

Garden of Morning Calm 
Address: 432 Sumogwon-ro, Sang-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
Opening Hours:
Sunday –Friday 11:00AM – 9:00PM | Saturday 11:00AM – 11:00PM
Do note that opening hours change according to seasons.
Website: www.morningcalm.co.kr
Entrance Fee:
Adult 8,000krw (weekdays)| 9,000krw (Weekends & Public Holidays)
Youth 6,000krw (weekdays)| 6,500krw (Weekends & Public Holidays)
Children 5,000krw (weekdays)| 5,500krw (Weekends & Public Holidays)

The tour bus then sends us back to Myeongdong station after the tour. So basically we only spend on food for the whole day as the entrance tickets and transportation has been covered in this tour package. The best time about travelling with tour package is that we can save time on the planning and transportation. We also get to skip the queue for entrance tickets!
However the downside is that we need to follow the stated timing for each attraction spots. If you prefer free and easy trip, you may find that there is restriction on the timing. Nevertheless, it is good for big group and family outings. This save the time and hassle-free.
If you want to cover the 3 places within a day, you can book the tour package for Gangchon Rail Park, Nami Island and Garden of Morning Calm here.

How to get to Gangchon Rail Bike Park?

The fastest way to get to Gangchon Rail Bike Park is to take the ITX Cheongchun Line (from Yongsan or Cheongyangni in Seoul) to Namchuncheon and change to the subway back to Gimyujeong Station. The Gangchon Rail Bike Park is located a 5 minute walk away from Gimyujeong Station.

For the ITX from Seoul, you can either take it from Yongsan or Cheongyangni Station. It is better to book your tickets online as the ITX Cheongchun trains are extremely popular among tourists who wish to head to Nami Island.

At the booking page, key in your departure time, departure station, and the arrival station.

For the departure station, you can key in Yongsan or Cheongyangni while the arrival station, key in Namchuncheon.

Then, from the dropdown menu, click ITX Cheongchun and the number of passengers required. On the next page, select the time of departure that you would like, and pay for the tickets.

On the day of your departure, head over to the ticket counter to exchange your printouts to the actual tickets!

Upon arrival at Namchuncheon, head over to the subway platform and get on the train to Gimyucheong Station. The train timings from Namchuncheon is quite infrequent, so do ensure that you quickly head to the platform to get the train, if not, it may mean that you’ll have to wait about 20-30 minutes for the next train. If that is the case, you can always head out of Namchuncheon to grab a bite at the nearby stores before heading back up to take the train! (Do note that if you exit the station, you’ll need to buy another ticket to take the subway)

At Gimyucheong Station, you’ll be able to see the rail park and it is only a short 5 minute walk away!

How to get the Gangchon Rail Bike Park Tickets?

Do note that you should also book the rail bike tickets beforehand. Especially during weekends, the Koreans love heading to the countryside! There are the 2-seater bikes and the 4-seater bikes for your selection.

However, the booking process is quite tedious as the only way to book it is through the website and it is only available in Korean!

So you can either…

1. Use google chrome to book it, or

2. Book through Klook.com

* Do pay the extra 1000 won for the VR experience! Although it was quite a short VR game play, there was real pyrotechnics used in the tunnel and we really enjoyed it!

As we only decided to head to the rail bike park when we were in Seoul, we checked online for the available bikes the day before. We saw that they had about 10 bikes at the time slot we were heading to and decided to try our luck! Thankfully, we managed to get the tickets and there we go!

The route for the rail bike takes about 40 minutes of cycling and you will reach a rest point where there is a cafe that you can purchase some drinks, and a snack and souvenir store. Here is where you can also have a toilet break! Thereafter, you will take a scenic train ride all the way to the old Gangchon Station! From there, you can either ride the shuttle bus back to Gimyucheong Station or take a 15 minute walk to the new Gangchon Station.

We really enjoyed the rail bike experience with the beautiful scenery and the different themed tunnels. It will definitely be a memorable experience for both the young and the old!