One of the main tourist destinations in South Korea is Jeju Island because it is plenty of picturesque natural reserves and scenic sites. Read next about its major attractions that make tourists love it.
Hiking the highest South Korea Mountain
Mount Hallasan is a dorm volcano with a height of 1950 meters above sea level and located in the center of Jeju Island. It can be easily hiked in a day to enjoy the breathtaking views of Jeju and the Crater Lake from the peak, as well as the biosphere reserve which includes alpine plants, woodpeckers, chipmunks, butterflies, and beetles, making it deserve being listed as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites. For those not up for a hike to the peak, Mount Hallasan also has seven scenic trails, each less than 10 kilometers.
Manjanggul Cave
Mount Hallasan is not the only Geopark in the island. Jeju Island has another one: the Manjanggul Cave. This is one of the finest and longest lava tunnels in the world. Formed by cooling lava more than 2.5 million years ago, the cave is naturally dark, cold (around 11 to 21 degrees Celsius), and the ground is slippery with water. Into it is found natural formations lava stalagmites and animals such as bats. From the larger than eight kilometers is possible to go over one kilometer which is softly illuminated with colored lights.
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Cheonjeyeon Waterfall
Cheonjeyeon Waterfall, also known as the Pond of God, starts with a cave; the water pours from its ceiling and is gathered in a pool naturally to later flows into sea direction falling two times more. Due to the water abundance, this is a truly botanic area, plenty of subtropical flora and fauna. In May of every even-numbered year, there is celebrated the Chilseonyeo Festival which means seven nymphs, part of the legends of the place.
Grandfather stones
In the island, there are 45 remarkable statues called Dolharubang (Grandfather Stones). According to a study, these were sculpted between 1754 and 1765. There are three main stories about the origin of the statues, one of them say that these were built to scare off invaders. Therefore, these were located outside the eastern, western, and southern gates of the Jeju City fortress as guardian deities.
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Great beaches
The island has many great beaches for swimming and surfing. Jungmun beach is the most famous due to its huge waves, positioning it on the top of mind of Korea’s surfers and holding international Surfing Competition. Other beautiful are Emerald Bay, Gwakji, Hamdoek, and Shinyang.
Sunrise from a volcanic crater
In Jeju, you can appreciate a dormant volcano that emerged from the ocean more than 100,000 years ago in a series of volcanic eruptions. This is a 182-meter-high cone with a wide, green crater where is located the Sunrise Peak (Seongsan Ilchulbong); it is very famous for the picturesque sunrise scenic views.
Loveland
Out nature and historic places, Jeju Island has a hilarious theme park dedicated to sexuality and eroticism and open only to those above the age of 18. The park exhibit 140 oversized sculptures of Western-looking men and women in various states of undress and different sex, all of them elaborated by Hongik University’s students.