Jeju Stone Park

[Tour sights / Museums]

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Open hours: All year, 9:00Am ~ 6:00PM
Contact info: 064 - 710 - 7731 (Administrative office), 064 - 710 - 7764 (ticket office)
Adress: 2023, Namjo - ro, Jocheon - eup, Jej - si, Jeju - do
Language available: Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese
Admission Fee:
Adults (ages 19-64): 5,000 won / Group: 4,000 won
Youths (ages 13-18): 3,500 won / Group: 2,800 won

*Free entrance for children under age 12 and seniors of age 65 and over.

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The Jeju Stone Park is great for learning more about Jeju Island, especially about volcanic rocks. There are also three tracking courses for people to walk, which were really nice because there were many different Dol hareubangs craved next to the tracking road. These courses take about 50 minutes to walk. If you walk about 10 minutes from the entrance, you can find a museum that shows how Jeju rocks were formed and how they are used for Jeju's culture.

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Bijarim

[Jeju Oreums]

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Open hours: November to March - 9:00 ~ 17:00, May to August - 8:20 ~ 18:00
Contact info: 064 - 710 - 7912
Adress: 3161 - 1 Pyeongdae - ri, Gujwa - eup (55 Bijasup - gil), Jeju - si, Jeju - do
Admission Fee:
Adults - 1,500 KRW / Group 1,200 KRW
Youths and children - 800 KRW / Group 600 KRW
Time: Course A -1hr 20 min Couse B - 40 min

There are about 2800 nutmeg trees in Bijarim. When you walk about ten minutes, you can find the entrance to the nutmeg tree forest. The course don't have any uphill roads, so anyone can enjoy the walk. I personally loved the part where I could see the oldest nutmeg tree in the forest. 

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Ecoland Theme Park

[Jeju Tour Sights / Theme Parks]

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Open hours: 8:00AM ~ 19:00PM
Train running schedule:
Monday to Thursday - 5:30 PM, Friday to Sunday - 5:40 PM
* Train runs every 10 minutes
Contant info: 064 - 802 - 80000, 064 - 802 - 8020
Adress: 1221 - 1, Daeheul - ri, Jochon - eup, Jeju - si, Jeju - do
Admission Fee:
Adults - 12,000 KRW / Group 10,000 KRW
Youths - 10,000 KRW / Group 9,000 KRW
Children (ages up to 12) - 8,000 KRW / Group 7,000KRW
Website:
http://www.ecolandjeju.co.kr/htm/index.asp (only in Korean)

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Ecoland theme park is highly recommended for families who have children. Each stations have different facilities that both parents and children can enjoy. For instance, at the first station, there is a playground and grass field for picnic. There is also a station where you can walk Jeju Gotiawal, which means "forest" in Jeju dialect. With that in mind, you can enjoy the fresh air and learn about Gotiawal (The announcement tells you the story). When our family visited here, it took us about two hours to finish because we stopped in every station.

  

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Roe deer observation center / Geochin Oreum

[Tracking/Ecological park]

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Open hours: Open all year

Business hours: March ~ October: 9:00 ~ 19:00, November ~ February: 9:00 ~ 17:00

Contact info: N/A

Adress: San 66, Bonggae - Dong, Jeju city

Admission Fee: Free

Website: http://roedeer.jejusi.go.kr/site/english/

Tracking hour: 50 minutes

Exhibition Hall: 30 minutes

I highly recommend this place for families with children. From the Roe dear observation centre, there are 13 Roe dears that you can feed and touch. There is also a play ground for young children when you walk a bit more. For the adults and children who are able walk 50 minutes, Geochin oreum is where you can find the wild Roe dears. This oreum is connected to the Roe dear observation center, so you can easily walk and enjoy the oreum.

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Since I am an animal lover, I often came here with my mom and always saw herd of wild Roe dears. This oreum is also easy to walk because the track is not straight up to the pick (you walk around to reach the top). 

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Geomunoreum / Black Oreum

[Jeju Oreums]

Open hours: 9:00 ~ 13:00, closed Tuesday, Chseok, and Seollal. They also don't open when the weather is bad.
Contact info: 064 - 710 - 8981
Adress: 470-1, Seonheul-ri, Jocheon-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
Admission Fee:
Language available: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, English
Tracking hour: 1.5hrs~2hrs
* Geomunoreum / Black Oreum is a guided tour. The reservation should be made two days advance. Hiking reservation is available here: http://wnhcenter.jeju.go.kr/index.php/eng/black/visit
* Requires tourists to wear hiking shoes.

The Geomunoreum is highly recommended. Unlike other oreums in Jeju Island, most of the nature is preserved. You can instantly feel the difference between oreums that people artificially made and the one that is all natural. The requirements might seem complicated, but the oreum is worthwhile.

Course A enterance

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There is a reason this oreum was selected as Unesco heritage sight. There are brackens, moss, ceder trees, shrubs, and pines. There are also many bird species living here. The lava tube, columnar - jointed cliffs, and waterfalls all makes the Geomunoreum special. 

Chongmul - oreum / Jungmul - oreum

[Jeju Orums]

Open hours: Open all year around
Contact info: 064 - 728 - 3123, 064 - 710 - 6073
Adress: Hanrimeup Geumakro, Jeju - si, Jeju - do

Jeongmul Oreum is located near the Seong Isi Dol farm and is easy to walk. In the entrance of this Oreum, you can find a small pound. The water flows from the top of the mountain, so many wild flowers, amphibians, and insects inhabit here. Many people come to this oream to learn about the ecology and to enjoy the splendid natural scenery.

You can walk the the circular ridge. 

When you walk through the orum, you will find a sign that explains about the characteristic of this oream (the house - shoe shaped crater).

This is the view when you reach the top.

Personally, this is one of my favorite oreum in Jeju. Walking through the silver grass and viewing all the natural scenery really makes you feel refreshed and realize how beautiful this island is.

Jeju Jeolmul Recreational Forest

Admission Fees:
Adults: 1,000 won / Group: 800 won 
Youths: 600 won / Group: 500 won 
Children (ages 7-12): 300 won / Group: 200 won
Address: 584, Myeongnim-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do 
Website: http://jeolmul.jejusi.go.kr/ 




Jinny's comment: The Jeju Jeolmul Recreational Forest is famous for ceder. There are small Jeju Dolharubangs decorated next to the road. When I walked to the pick with my mom, the small of the ceder tree was refreshing.

   

Halla Eco forest

Admission / Entrance Fee: Free 
Adress: 2596, 516 Road, Bonggae-dong, Jeju-si
Halla Eco forest website: http://hallaecoforest.jeju.go.kr/eng_sub_1.php



 

Halla Eco forest is a great place to learn about the plants in Jeju island. There are about 500 species of animals and 760 species of plants inhabiting. The place is near Jeju city and has 1.7km long trail, so many people visit here to exercise. 

Yongduam Rock

The cost erosion formed the rock in a shape of a dragon head. There are two legends about Yongduam. The first story is about a dragon who tried to steal a jade from the Mt.Halla. The dragon failed and was shot by an arrow from the mountain deity. The dragon was then thrown into the ocean and his body sank into the water except for his head. Another story is about a horse who wished to become a dragon, but failed and became a rock. 

Jinny's opinion:
Yongduam Rock, also known as the dragon rock, is a great place to enjoy the ocean and eat famous Jeju food. The rock is commonly used as a land mark through Jeju locals.
I would recommend for tourists to quickly stop by and take a photo.