Muuido Island Is The Fun In The Sun Spot Near Seoul To Find

Muuido Island (무의도) in Incheon is one of the most popular beach getaways from Seoul and it has become a bit more popular since there was a road that was built from the mainland to the island. Since it doesn’t require a ferry trip anymore, it is just a bit busier than before but still oh so fun.

There are two beaches on the island but the one you definitely can’t miss is Hanagae Beach (하나개해수욕장). There is lots of sand, lots of fun, and plenty of sun. If you’re hot this summer in Seoul, head to the beach. There are actually beaches near Seoul if you’re ready to get out and find them!

Feel free to skip around and find what you need to find to have an adventure:

• How To Get To Hanagae Beach On Muuido Island
• What To Know
• Stay On Hanagae Beach
• What To See & Do In The Area
  • The Marine Tourism Trail (해상관광탐방로)
  • Zipline
  • Eat Eat Eat

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How To Get To Hanagae Beach on Muuido Island

YOU DO NOT NEED TO TAKE A FERRY! FYI, it used to be that the only way to the island was via ferry but a bridge was built in 2019 so if you read that you must take a ferry on another site, just know that it is outdated information.

Address: 151-8 Hanagae-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon (인천 중구 하나개로 151-8)

By Public Transportation: Make sure you have your T-Money card topped up. Go to Unseo Subway Station and go out of exit 2. Walk around to the main road and go left to the bigger road and cross the street to find the bus stop and catch bus 6-1. The bus will take about 50 minutes but will take you all the way to the beach.

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What To Know

Admission: Adults: W2,000; Children: W1,000*

• The admission fees may be waived. Seems like people used to pay it but we didn’t so not sure when they make people pay or not.

Hanagae Beach is one of the largest tidal flats in Muuido and the beach is 1 kilometer long with fine grained sand that leads out to mudflats when the tide is low. Most people that head to the beach try to get there early so they can enjoy the water before it recedes and then they dig for conch, crabs, and clams when the water is out. They eat it up and by the time that is done, the water is coming back in again.

Make sure you watch your shoes if you take them off if you try to head out to the water when the tide is low! We saw some floating away as the water comes in very quickly when it does return. The water is fast when it both recedes and returns so just keep that in mind. If you’re looking for a beach in Korea, check out this post with some of the best beaches you can’t miss here in Korea.

There are so many islands in Incheon and this is just ONE of them. This is definitely one of the, if not THE most popular one though so keep that in mind. When we drove in on a recent weekend, the traffic was pretty horrendous. Parking is free… if you can find a spot. We were able to, obviously, but plan to go early if you want to get a spot and enjoy the beach. There was actually plenty of space once we parked and got to the beach though.

Try to get a hut, if you want one, on the northern end or if you have your own stuff, just go to the northern end as there is a lot more space there. The Korean visitors tend to group up around the zipline stand. If you want something a bit quieter though, try checking out the Modo, Sindo, and Sido Islands which are just a short 10 minute ferry ride from Yeongjongdo Island (where the Incheon International Airport is). All of the islands I’ve just mentioned are actually a bit quieter and more relaxed in the summer than Muuido though Muuido is loads of fun.

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Stay On Hanagae Beach

One of the coolest things about this beachside area is that there are beach cabins that you can rent for the day and even into the night if you want to stay seaside all weekend. The cabins aren’t spacious or much. They come with some blankets and pillows and that’s it and fit probably three grown people comfortably for a night.

The cabins are definitely more like upgraded camping not at all a hotel stay so don’t go in expecting that. It’s great if you want to camp without pitching a tent though and they’re very budget friendly.

If you want to stay in huts make sure you bring CASH! They are W40,000 ~ W50,000 depending on whether it’s high season or low season.

Hanagae Beach also has some more pension style stay options with a kitchenette if you want an upgraded stay but you definitely need to book those in advance. You can actually rock up on on the same day and still get one of the huts without reservation easily though.

As soon as you enter through the gated archway to head to Hanagae Beach, look on your right to find a little hut where you can pay and pick up a key. If you walk all the way to the beach and around, there’s no one out there with the keys so you’ll need to go back. In total, there are over 200 accommodations along with two shower stalls. Note that if you get the huts, there are no private bathrooms inside, you need to use the public ones.

• To reserve or get more information about the pensions on Hanagae Beach, check out their website here: http://hanagae.com/

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What To See & Do In The Area

The Marine Tourism Trail (해상관광탐방로)

If you walk to the southern end of Hanagae Beach, you’ll find a wooden boardwalk that leads into a forest. Just a few steps inside the forest, you have the option to head up on the trails through the forest on Horyonggoksan Mountain or you can head out to a board walk that takes you over the water when the tide is in. It’s a gorgeous walk… though quite hot in the summer heat. The boardwalk is just 550 meters long and was an addition to the area when the bridge to the island was also built in order to attract more tourism.

You can walk all the way out and around to a look out point. When the tide is out, you can actually walk beneath this wooden boardwalk and right up onto the rocks, but I think walking on the trail when the water is high is pretty magical. Well, I felt like it was magical, my husband felt like he was getting sea sick so take from that what you will.

Note that you can only access this bridge trail from sunrise to sunset according to signs in the area.

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Zipline

There’s also a zipline and some other activities on the beach that you can partake in including ATV rides if you like the adventure aspect of trips.

• Zipline Admission: Adults: W15,000; Children: W13,000

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Eat Eat Eat

After reading some older posts about the beach, I can safely say that there are many more options as far as food and fare go now. There are three or so restaurants on the northern end just past the huts. We ate in the middle one and it was great. We also saw some people chowing down on fried chicken from the spot just next to it and it looked good too.

There are also some restaurants and convenience stores at the entrance to the beach area as well and a small cafe headed toward the wooden boardwalk. There’s plenty of food suffice to say though if you want to grill out in the evening on your own, make sure you bring your meats and things to do that.

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Hanagae Beach on Muuido Island is a great daytrip spot outside of Seoul if you need to get to the seaside quickly and easily. It’s gotten more popular since the bridge opened up in 2019, but it’s still oh so worth it.

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