What to do in Jeju Island Jeju Island Travel Guide

Jeju Island is a paradise for hikers and the best place to see Haewangsan Mountain. It is fresh and beautiful without losing its charm, and is known as Korean Hawaii. For those who are visiting Jeju Island for the first time, follow the editor to take a look at the Jeju Island travel guide. It is necessary to know what to do in Jeju Island~

Hiking to climb Mount Halla

Hallasan Mountain is the highest mountain in South Korea. This dormant volcano has a very unique and spectacular scenery. As the altitude increases, thousands of species of animals and plants from subtropical to cold zones are vertically distributed. It can be called an ecological kingdom. There are volcanoes, rivers, wetlands, ice edges, weathering erosion and other topography. Since there is no cable car, the only way to visit Halla Mountain is by hiking. From the sea of ??azaleas in spring, to the green forests and streams in summer, to the mountains full of red leaves in autumn, and the vast snowfields in winter, Hallasan Mountain actually offers beautiful scenery all year round.

Watch a sunrise over the sea

Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is very open. To the north is Udo, to the south is Seopji Cape, to the west is Shishan Peak, Doosong Peak, Diweifeng et al. The sunrise landscape seen from the top of Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak has been regarded as the first among the "Ten Scenic Spots of Yingzhou" since ancient times. The spectacular sunrise over the sea will make you sigh involuntarily. This is also the filming location for the popular Korean dramas "My Name is Kim Sam-soon" and "My Girl". When traveling to Jeju Island, you might as well get up early to check out the sunrise over the sea here. Of course, be sure to check the weather in advance.

Go to Jungmun Beach for a pleasant swim

In order to become the best tourist resort, Jungmun Beach, located in the Jungmun Tourist Area, continues to improve its infrastructure every year. It is equipped with camping grounds, toilets, changing rooms, wash basins, convenience stores and various restaurants to provide better services to tourists. There is also a beach called Jinmosal on Jungmun Beach. The beach is extremely long, reaching 560 meters, with an average water depth of 1.2 meters. There are sands of various colors such as black, white, red, and gray on the beach, which form a harmonious contrast with the black stone-basalt of Jeju Island. This is often used as a CF shooting location, and you can enjoy surfing and other marine sports here.

Go ride a short horse

The Gajiri Village *** Dong Ranch, which has the "Short Horse Experience Center" and the "Short Horse Museum", was the largest breeding farm in the Joseon Dynasty The ranch "Jia Horse Farm" is located. In addition to the most famous short-legged horse experience center and short-legged horse museum, there are also a yurt youth hostel, horse ceramics making experience, a cafe called "Ma Yin", and horse meat cuisine and other horse-related items. experience projects.

Go to Dongmun Free Market to experience the local life

Jeju Island’s traditional market has a long history. There are so many products in the Jeju market that you can’t even imagine. The market with the strongest smell of fireworks is the best choice for understanding the life of local people in Jeju Island. Jeju Island Dongmun Traditional Market was the commercial base of Jeju after the liberation in 1945, and it has completely retained the characteristics of the traditional market. There is a wide variety of goods at cheap prices, and the market is well organized and clean. The Dongmen Free Market, with more than 1,700 small shops, covers a large area and is divided into several areas such as Dongmen Public Market, Dongmen Traditional Market, Dongmen Aquatic Products Market, and Dongmen Night Market. There are seafood area, souvenirs area, fruit area, pickles or pickled products area, clothes area, etc. It is also highly recommended to taste the authentic food here.

Go and watch Jeju Hainan fishing in the sea

Jeju Island is an isolated island far away from the land. A long time ago, fishing in the sea was the main source of local life. Historically, the haenyeo of Jeju Island can be traced back to the 6th century, which is 700-1000 years old. At that time, the custom on the island was that men were in charge of the inside and women were in charge of the outside. Therefore, diving became an important survival skill passed down from generation to generation for women, and the name "Haenyeo" was born from this. Haenyeo, they use the simplest diving tools and superb diving skills to catch abalone, sea urchin and other seafood underwater for many years. After landing, they must immediately process the caught seafood and then sell it in the market. When traveling to Jeju Island, you might as well go and see these Jeju Island haenyeo fishing in the sea.

Taste authentic Jeju seafood

Jeju Island, surrounded by the ocean, is rich in seafood. It is a good choice to go to the market in Jeju to taste seafood. You can choose from freshly cut seafood. Octopus sashimi, abalone sashimi, and sashimi are all available, which not only maintains the freshness of the seafood, but also allows you to better appreciate the taste of the sea with a mouthful. There are various seafood stalls in the market, and the most eye-catching one is the silver hairtail, a specialty of Jeju Island. The metallic hairtail fish is inherently less plump than the ordinary hairtail fish.

The above is the Jeju Island travel guide.

Jeju Island is the filming location for many Korean dramas and Korean variety shows, and it is also the honeymoon destination for many newlyweds. If you know what to do in Jeju Island, if you have time, you might as well come here to visit. Visa-free entry, and a white passport is required You can go~

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