Things to do in Southern Jejudo
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Scuba Diving
Diving off Seogwipo is surprisingly good with walls of very colourful soft coral, 18m-high kelp forests (March to May), schools of fish and the occasional inquisitive dolphin. Diving here always surprises first-timers because it's a mixture of the tropical and temperate - rather like diving in Norway and the Red Sea at the same time! Visibility is best from September to November but is around 10m at other times, and water temperature varies from 15°C to 27°C.
A recommended dive operator is Big Blue, which is run by English-speaking Ralph Deutsch, a genuine diving enthusiast. A day's diving includes two dives, all equipment and a guide. Diving is from a boat and the maxi…
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Jeongbang Pokpo
Jeongbang Pokpo is said to be the only waterfall in Asia that falls directly into the sea. 23m high and up to 8m wide depending on the recent rainfall, it's a 15-minute walk east of the town centre.
Despite the heavy rainfall, surface water of any kind is a rarity on Jejudo due to the island's porous volcanic rock. Ground water, by contrast, is abundant - Jejudo is basically one big sponge. The Seogwipo area is one of the few places on the island where the water table makes it to the surface. Jeongbangpokpo (Jeongbang Falls) is 23m (75ft) high and plunges directly into the sea. This fall is an impressive sight if it's been raining recently. Jeongbangpokpo is a 10 to 15-mi…
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Cheonjiyeon Pokpo
The 22m-high Cheonjiyeon Pokpo, west of Seogwipo, is a 15-minute walk via a path through a beautifully forested, steep gorge. After heavy rain the waterfall can be impressive, but at other times it's more noisy than wide.
This waterfall is to the west of the old town, at the end of a beautifully forested and steep gorge through which a path and bridge have been constructed. After a heavy rain, the waterfall can be impressive, but at other times it's only a trickle. Cheonjiyeonpokpo (Cheonjiyeon Falls) is especially pretty at night, when its unusual subtropical foliage is lit up. Cheonjiyeonpokpo is a 10 to 15-minute walk west of the centre of the old town, near the fishin…
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Oedolgae
About 2km west of Seogwipo, the 20m-tall volcanic basalt pillar called Oedolgae juts out of the ocean. Like other unusual-shaped rocks there's a legend associated with it - a Korean general is said to have scared away Mongolian invaders by dressing the rock up to look like a giant soldier. Oedolgae is a pleasant walk through pine forests to a beautiful cliffside lookout.
Bus 200 or 300 (both around ₩850, five minutes, eight daily) run to Oedolgae or else it's an easy and pleasant 30-minute walk from town.
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Syngman Rhee Memorial Hall
This small private museum has lots of English descriptions and is dedicated to South Korea's first president, Syngman Rhee (1875-1965). Jailed by King Gojong for his political activities, later he became an independence leader and the Japanese colonial government put a price of around ₩300,000 on his head. He was South Korea's president during the Korean War and up to 1960 when he fled with his Austrian wife to Hawaii after widespread public demonstrations against his rule.
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Daekuk Subsea Company
Daekuk Subsea Company operates well-established and popular 30-minute submarine tours down to a depth of 30m around Munseom island, which has coral and fish dressed up in carnival colours. Tours run at least hourly and reservations are advised.
The same company also runs sightseeing boat tours around the port and nearby islands, which last an hour.
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Kkwong Yori Jeonmun
A modest eight-table Chinese restaurant with an English menu and four styles of 'gourmet' jajangmyeon (자장면) noodles including minced pork and seafood versions. The only pheasant dish (꿩; kkwong) is a pile of battered pheasant, bones and all, meant for sharing.
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Yeolgigutema Park Ballooning
Rise gently into the air with Yeolgigutema Park Ballooning. Although the balloon stays tethered to the ground, it doesn't operate when Jejudo's notorious wind is blowing.
The balloon site is not on a bus route, so take a taxi or walk .
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soccer stadium
The graceful soccer stadium, 6km west of Seogwipo, is the centrepiece of a cluster of buildings that includes a cinema multiplex, an E-Mart discount store, a water park, an Eros museum and Seogwipo's new bus terminal.
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Pyeonuijeom Rose Marine
This tumbledown shack is as quirky and informal a bar as you'll find anywhere on planet Korea - sit outside by the water or even in a wigwam. You want tuna stew - the staff will open a can and cook it up for you.
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Covered Market
Fish restaurants cluster round the harbour, but food is not Seogwipo's strong point. Seogwipo Covered Market has wonderful fruit and live seafood direct from local orchardists and fishermen.
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1001 Juk Iyagi
Big bowls of rice porridge with a choice of 20 almost-diced-to-death ingredients are offered in this squeaky clean chain restaurant. Mini side dishes plus tea or coffee are free.
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Chungmun Sikdang
A simple, clean restaurant with a good-deal jeongsik (정식; meal with lots of side dishes) or sundubu (순두부; soft tofu).
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Meokbo Bunsik
Just down the road opposite the covered market is this cheap diner with homemade mandu (만두; dumplings) steaming in big pots outside.
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Baseball Hitting Practice
At Baseball Hitting Practice pick up a baseball bat, put a coin in the box and the robot pitches 18 balls in quick succession.
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Vetro Coffee
Buy a cake from the bakery opposite and eat it with one of Vetro's special home-roasted coffees. Iced latte is popular.
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Jingogae
If you want meat head to this traditional restaurant for galbi (갈비; beef ribs) or Jejudo pork.
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New York
This dark, classy bar has a long list of imported beers and attracts expats and their friends at the weekends.
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Milano
Sit inside on the red seats or outside near the barbecue under the trees with harbour views.
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