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Jeju Island Special Tourist Zone (제주도 관광특구)

Jeju Island Special Tourist Zone (제주도 관광특구)

8.8Km    2025-05-20

Jeju-do
+82-64-740-6000

Located to the southwest of the Korean Peninsula, the island of Jeju is Korea's largest tourist destination. The entire island has been designated as a special tourist zone, and it's easy to see why: there is hardly any spot on the island that is not photogenic. Unlike mainland Korea, which has a temperate climate, Jeju boasts a climate that is closer to subtropical. Hallasan Mountain, lying at the center of the island, is surrounded by 368 parasitic cones, known as "Oreum." Eleven beaches have been designated as tourist beaches, but including those that are not officially designated, the island features nearly thirty beaches in total. Famous beaches include Iho Tewoo Beach, Samyang Beach, Hyeopjae Beach, Geumneung Beach, and Gwakji Beach. Jeju's renowned Olle Trails, a system of hiking paths, span a total length of 425 kilometers and would take about fifteen days to complete in their entirety.

Jokeunnokkome Oreum Volcanic Cone (족은노꼬메오름)

Jokeunnokkome Oreum Volcanic Cone (족은노꼬메오름)

9.4Km    2024-10-08

482-34 Sallokseo-ro, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do

Jokeunnokkome Oreum Volcanic Cone gets its name, meaning "little high mountain" in the Jeju dialect, from its size and location near Nokkome Oreum Volcanic Cone. The name could lead to a misunderstanding, expecting this volcanic cone to over an easy hike up; the path is as difficult as any other, but offers stunning views of the nearby area, especially of the larger Nokkome Oreum.

Lotte Himart - Samhwa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (롯데하이마트 삼화점)

Lotte Himart - Samhwa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (롯데하이마트 삼화점)

9.6Km    2024-04-19

888, Yeonsam-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do

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House of Refuge (하우스오브레퓨즈)

House of Refuge (하우스오브레퓨즈)

9.8Km    2024-07-24

735 Haso-ro, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do

House of Refuge is a large culture complex featuring a cafe and artwork together. The menu includes unique items using local products, such as Jeju banana pudding, and Jeju Nouveau non-alcoholic beer. The space is the perfect setting for exhibitions, parties, performances, and other events.

Gueom Port (구엄포구)

Gueom Port (구엄포구)

9.8Km    2022-06-09

607-5, Gueom-ri, Jeju-si, Jeju

Near Aewol's coastal road, a beautiful sunset spot, there is the small and quaint Gueom Port. Next to the port, there is a rock saltern. This is where salt was produced on top of the basalt. The beautiful coastal road along the rock saltern was designated as a coastal path. There is also a small lighthouse for fishermen returning from sea at night. 

Noeully (노을리)

Noeully (노을리)

10.1Km    2024-01-31

656 Aewolhaean-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do

Noeully is a dessert café located in Gueom-ri, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si. The entrance and interior are decorated like a bus stop and a glass greenhouse, respectively, allowing visitors to enjoy tropical plants and the ocean view. It consists of a rooftop café on the second floor and a sky garden on the third floor, as a no-kids zone except on the first floor. Chairs and tables face the sea for an open view of the Jeju sea and sunset, making this café a popular spot to visit for taking photos to post on social media. One of the charms of Noeully is that visitors can enjoy flowers here all year round, such as mustard flowers, hydrangeas, sunflowers, cosmos, and buckwheat flowers. The representative menu item is Briquette bread, a briquette-shaped glutinous rice bread filled with strawberry jam. In addition, the menu includes a variety of drinks, coffee, scones, and cookies.

Jeju Equestrian Park (제주승마공원)

10.1Km    2024-05-08

152-1 Nokgome-gil, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do

Jeju Equestrian Park, nestled in the mid-mountain meadows of Yusuam-ri, Aewol-eup, offers visitors the chance to immerse themselves in the island’s natural beauty on horseback. With the longest trekking course stretching 100 kilometers, the park presents a variety of routes tailored to individual preferences, including horse riding shows, a couples’ riding academy, a children's riding camp, and corporate horseback riding workshops for the perfect equestrian leisure experience. Safety is a top priority, ensured by the best instructors for a comfortable and secure riding experience, making it an accessible adventure for even novice riders.

Jeju Teseum (제주테지움)

Jeju Teseum (제주테지움)

10.5Km    2025-03-17

2159, Pyeonghwa-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
+82-64-799-4820

Teseum Safari is a new concept museum, the first of its kind in the world, exhibiting stitched dolls shaped like wildlife animals, marine animals, flowers, birds and more. The wild animal zone on the first floor has a photo zone for visitors to take photos with lions, tigers, and elephants along with teddy bears. On the second floor, varied animal dolls like dolphins, sharks and marine animals such as octopus, turtle, flamingo, crane, and a flock of ducks are available. On the second floor of Building B, a 4m-tall teddy bear is available for children to play with by running around freely at the playground, as well as watching all the teddy bears appearing in a teddy drama “New Heart.” Teseum Art Gallery shows movie parody teddy bear, Greek mythology parody teddy bear, and world costume teddy bears. A gift shop sells various teddy bear goods and lovely teddy bears. A restaurant in the basement sells handmade pizza with personalized toppings is available. In particular, wish trees located throughout Building A on the first and second floors can be a special event for tourists.

Samyang Beach (삼양해수욕장)

10.7Km    2022-07-28

Samyang 2-dong, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
+82-64-740-6000

Samyang Beach is cozy and has clear waters because it is not well-known among tourists. In particular, it stands out because of its sparkling black sand. As the black sand's therapeutic effect is well known, visitors can often be seen lying down on the beach and burying themselves in the black sand.

Halla Ecological Forest (한라생태숲)

Halla Ecological Forest (한라생태숲)

10.8Km    2021-06-11

2596, 516-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
+82-64-710-8688

Spanning 196 hectares, Halla Ecological (Eco) Forest is home to 288,000 trees representing 333 indigenous plant species. Having been designated as a conservation area, the forest provides plenty of great opportunities to observe and learn about Jeju's diversified ecosystem through various facilities including an observatory, plant nurseries, walking trails, and more. The forest also features 13 themed forests with low-impact facilities to preserve the essence of the forest. Visitors can sign up for the forest experience program to enjoy the walking trails within the forest.