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Pangpang Yacht Tour (팡팡만원요트투어)

8.9Km    2024-10-31

94 Jungnimhaean-ro, Gwangdo-myeon, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do

The Pangpang Yacht Tour offers visitors the chance to enjoy a luxury yacht ride at a great low price. Each yacht can take up to 11 passengers, and explores the calm sea around Tongyeong. Reservations are only accepted via phone call, but pets can also ride as long as they are in a carrier. The yacht club also offers private tours for special events.

Your's Guesthouse, Tongyeong (통영 유어스게스트하우스)

Your's Guesthouse, Tongyeong (통영 유어스게스트하우스)

9.0Km    2024-12-19

27-7 , Deme 3-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-10-5574-5228

Yours Guest House is a foreigner-only guesthouse in a residential area of Mireuk Island, Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do. All guestrooms are ondol style, with 1-3 person rooms on the 1st floor and 4-person family rooms on the 2nd floor. Except for single rooms, all rooms have private bathrooms, and all rooms are equipped with TV.  There is a shared kitchen, toilet, bathroom, and terrace. A self- buffet breakfast is provided. It is possible to book the whole guesthouse for large parties: please ask ahead. Tongyeong Cable Car platform, the Skyline Luge, and the Dancing Sea Fountain are all within a 10-minute walk.

Hansando Island (한산도)

Hansando Island (한산도)

9.0Km    2021-06-15

Hansan-myeon, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-650-4681

Hansando Island is located in the middle of Hallyeohaesang National Park. Despite this, it is more well-known for its historical importance in connection with Admiral Yi Sun-sin. This is where he commanded the fleets for a majority of the Imjin War (1592-1598). It was also the site of the Great Battle of Hansan.

The island houses Jeseungdang Shrine, serving as a place for people to pay their respects to the admiral. However, the lush forest and outstanding view tend to draw in more tourists.

Bada Hyanggi (바다향기)

Bada Hyanggi (바다향기)

9.6Km    2024-12-19

9-36 , Jungnimhaean-ro, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-644-0300

Badahyanggi Hotel is by the beach in Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do. It’s a 5-minute walk from Tongyeong Bus Terminal, and a hotel pick-up service is available. There are various types of room, including Deluxe rooms which have a fine ocean view from the balcony, and Family rooms which have jacuzzi bath tubs - just the job for soothing travel fatigue. There’s a raw fish restaurant in the same building, and other restaurants plus an E-mart nearby, so it is convenient. Dongpirang Mural Alley, Seopirang Village Road, and Chungmu Gimbap Street are 15 minutes away by car.

The Jeon Hyuck Lim Mueseum of Art (전혁림 미술관)

The Jeon Hyuck Lim Mueseum of Art (전혁림 미술관)

9.6Km    2025-01-13

10, Bongsu 1-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-645-7349

The Jeon Hyuck Lim Museum of Art is located on the way to Yonghwasa Temple on Mireuksan Mountain in Tongyeong. This site used to be the location of the house where master painter Jeon Hyuck-lim lived for about 30 years since 1975. A new building was constructed and the site was turned into a creative space, opening to the public on May 11, 2003.

The outer walls of the building is decorated with the master painter's paintings and his son Yeonggeun's paintings which were selected from among their works and reproduced by utilizing about 7,500 20x20cm ceramic tiles, with a view to represent the image of Tongyeong and the artistic image of the master painter. In particular, the front wall on the third floor is a reproduction of the great artist's work titled "Window" painted in 1992.

Undersea Tunnel - Tongyeong (해저터널-경남 통영)

Undersea Tunnel - Tongyeong (해저터널-경남 통영)

9.7Km    2024-01-03

Dang-dong, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do

Constructed over a 16-month period from 1931 to 1932, the undersea tunnel in Tongyeong is Asia’s first submarine tunnel. For its construction, the sea water was blocked at both ends, the tunnel was dug underground, and was paved with concrete. The Korean word “Yongmundalyang” engraved at the entrance of this 483-meter long, 5-meter wide tunnel means “the entrance of an undersea tunnel that connects island to land.”

Playball IN Tongyeong (플레이볼인통영)

9.9Km    2025-01-23

104 Misuhaean-ro, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do

This place serves “Stella Maris,” a triploid oyster produced in Tongyeong, all year round. The ambiance is reminiscent of a Western “sports pub” or “oyster bar,” where you can enjoy various sports broadcasts while drinking. It has received certifications for “Guinness Master Quality” and “Heineken Star Serve Pouring Master” for strict quality control of draft beer.

Geoje P.O.W. Camp Historic Park (거제도 포로수용소 유적공원)

Geoje P.O.W. Camp Historic Park (거제도 포로수용소 유적공원)

9.9Km    2024-03-06

61 Gyeryong-ro, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-639-0625

Geoje P.O.W. Camp Historic Park is a park and exhibition hall built on the site of South Korea's largest prisoner-of-war camp, which accommodated up to 173,000 North Korean and Chinese prisoners captured by the South Korean and UN forces during the Korean War (1950-1953). Visitors to the exhibition hall can learn about the Korean War and the lives of prisoners through educational displays and experiences, as well as view war artifacts such as weapons.

Napory Farm in Tongyeong (통영 나폴리농원)

10.2Km    2025-10-23

152 Mireuksan-gil, Sanyang-eup, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do

Napory Farm in Tongyeong is surrounded by the Hinoki cypress forest on the hillside of Mireuksan Mountain within Hallyeohaesang National Park. Opened in 2005, this healing tourist destination offers various activities related to Hinoki cypress trees and phytoncides. The farm's signature program is the 'Barefoot Healing Walk in the Hinoki Cypress Forest,' where visitors walk barefoot on the trail while surrounded by the phytoncide-filled forest.
In this phytoncide-rich forest, you can join barefoot walking programs or guided forest group tours while enjoying the beautiful natural landscapes. The 'healing' farm features an 'Air Cafe,' where you can drink pour-over coffee while enjoying the fresh air; a hammock resting area; a lawn lying experience; a tropical greenhouse featuring succulents; and a foot bath area. The farm was chosen by the Korea Tourism Organization as a wellness travel destination. You can purchase phytoncide products and Hinoki cypress saplings researched and developed by the farm. 
It takes approximately 1.5 hours to look around and experience the farm. This is a place recommended to tourists who want to experience 'healing' moments in nature, away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Tongyeong Ecological Forest (통영생태숲)

Tongyeong Ecological Forest (통영생태숲)

11.3Km    2025-02-04

1279 Inpyeong-dong, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do

Located on Cheonamsan Mountain near the southwestern sea of Tongyeong, Tongyeong Ecological Forest is full of the Hinoki cypress trees. It features a walking trail surrounded by subtropical plants, a deck path through the woods, a resting forest, a children’s forest education center, an ecological playground, and a golden oak mushroom farm. Moreover, visitors can see rabbits and deer, admire small fishing boats passing through Tongyeong Port from the observatory, and explore the forest with a guide.