While searching for places to go in Incheon, I chanced upon Wolmido Island. This island was just a little way offshore, but accessible by bus.
Hence, I put this island on my list and headed there the next day.
Plus point: This was the filming location for Descendants of the Sun, Running Man & Two Days One Night!
What to do at Wolmido Island
Having fun at Wolmi Theme Park
Our first stop on Wolmido Island was none other than Wolmi Theme Park.
If you’re a big DOTS fan, you have to visit this because that’s where the first episode was filmed.
You can already see from afar that it features this really huge Viking ride. Unfortunately Viking rides are not my thing. This was confirmed after I nearly passed out on the ride at Daegu E-World.
The cool part about Wolmido Theme Park is that entrance is actually free! You only need to pay if you’re planning to go on the rides.
One of the main highlights at Wolmido Theme Park is none other than the infamous tagada ride, aptly named the Apollo Disco.
You may have seen videos of it on social media, where riders sit on circular seats that move in all directions according to the music beat.
It’s a ride that can get escalate and get violent pretty quickly when you’re tossed all around. Hence the padded cushion seats.
If taking violent rides that cause you to throw up or get bruised is not your thing, you can also consider taking milder rides.
At first glance you might think this is a carousel ride. However, it really is similar to the Swing Tree at Lotte World, where the ride swings you through the air.
Perfect for getting a good view of panoramic views of Songdo Town. Perhaps not great for the food in your stomach.
If you’re just not keen on paying to suffer on the rides, you can just sit down and watch people screaming on rides .
We went on a weekday so you can see that there aren’t crowds. I love the colours and vibrancy of the place despite the lack of people though – just look at how great everything looks in photos. I would strongly recommend coming here for photo shoots, but not on weekends when this place can get pretty crowded.
If you must try one ride here, it’s definitely the Apollo Disco. I was highly entertained when I saw people getting tossed around and bruised on it because they kept laughing at how terrible they themselves looked.
That may not sound like much of a selling point, but you get to boast afterward that you survived this violent ride.
Strolling along Wolmi Culture Street
The rest of our time on Wolmido Island was mostly a nice, peaceful afternoon stroll. The scenery here is really beautiful, and it helps you to forget that you’re (kind of) in a city.
I love everything about this place EXCEPT THOSE SEAGULLS. What’s worse than the seagulls are probably the people feeding them bread.
Why? Why would you do that??
Every time someone reached out their hands with bread, there would be at least fifty seagulls swooping down and attacking them, and the people around them would have to duck.
I immediately whipped out an umbrella to cover my head when I saw the bird poo on the floor, and I would advise that you do the same if you want to go back to Seoul poo-free. Also, please just don’t feed the seagulls if you ever come here.
Chilling at Sulbing
We walked here around mid-afternoon, which was not the best idea in the midst of a scorching summer. We were craving for something cold and ta-da, Sulbing!
I share more about this bingsu here. Just remember to look out for Sulbing if you’re dying from the heat in summer!
We finished our bingsu at around 4pm. Because I was anxious to complete the most important agenda of the day (aka visit Hanmi Bookstore), we didn’t explore the whole island and headed back to the ‘mainland’ instead.
I really liked this place because it was a refreshing change from Seoul. In fact, one of my favourite memories of Incheon is probably Wolmido Island. I haven’t been to Wolmido in winter, but I can assure you that summer is a great time to visit.
Just be careful of those seagulls.
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