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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Kensington Hotel Jeju

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<General information>

Rating: *****

Room costs: KRW 350,000~

Assistance for foreigners: English, Chinese, Japanese

Location: 60,  Jungmungwangwang - ro 72beon - gil, Seogwipo, Jeju - do 697 - 807

Jinny's opinion:

At the hotel:

This hotel was really impressive. What I liked the most were the paintings and other artworks placed every floor, where each floor had a different theme (they were all about the theme of Jeju, such as mountains and ocean). 

There are two swimming pools in this hotel. One is a typical swimming pool, but the other one is a roof pool. At the top of the roof, you can enjoy the view of Jeju oreums and the bar. However, this pool is only open for adults (above 19).

The room:

The next thing that I liked was the minibar that were all free. The mini bar included chips, a milk chocolate, soda, one bottle of sparkling water, and two bottles of water. 

The room that we stayed in. This hotel seemed to have "sailor" theme.

The view from the garden. 

The view from the roof.

The children's/ground pool.

*All photos taken by me

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.

Image source: Roe deer observation center 

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.

Redoreum (Bulgun Orum/Saryeoni Supgil)

Open hours: 09:00~18:00, Open all year around  
Address: 1487 - 73, Namjo - ro, Pyoseon - myeon, Seogwipo - si, Jeju - do 
Website: http://jeolmul.jejusi.go.kr/  
Contact info: 064 - 760 - 3481  
Email adress: kdy0936@korea.kr 

Trails:
1. Sangjatseong Supgil
2. Sunrise (Haemagi) Supgil 
3. Redorum Deungbangil