Seat In Coach
Jejudo East
Tour Highlights
- Ponyback riding
- Seongeup Folk Village
- Seongsan Ilchulbong
- Haenyeo Performance
- Manjang Cave
We book this tour through subcontracted out to other tour companies. Therefore the tour quality, conditions and prices by their nature may vary company to company.
Arrival complications
Sometimes the unexpected can happen; If you have missed your tour departure, first call the relevant emergency number and speak to our staff who will be happy to help you catchy up with the group. Please note that you are responsible for any extra travelling expenses incurred due to you missing your tour’s departure, so please be on time.
Jeju or Seogwipo - Seongeup - Seongsan - Jongdal - Hado - Gimnyeong - Jeju (L) 110km
Meet your guide upon pick up in your hotel and spend a full day exploring fascinating culture and natural wonders of Jeju. Your exploration today will begin with a ponyback riding. You will be given a short course on riding. The trail rides provide excitement as well as fun. In case of rain, the Horse Museum will be visited instead.
Experience the heritage of the Jeju people and soak up the local culture in Seongeup folk village where nearly 400 traditional thatched houses are still fully functioning. Scattered among the village are many houses that you can enter yourself and look around. Jeongnang gates are some of good examples that represent a beautiful tradition and culture of this friendly people with No Thief, No Beggar, and No Gate. While not overly exciting, the tour gives you a chance to get a glimpse into some of Jeju's unique culture.
You are treated to the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site of Seongsan Ilchulbong. Known as Sunrise Peak, it is the island's largest tuff cone which is surrounded on three sides by the ocean rising 182 meters strait from the water. You may wish to climb this steep cone up to the spectacular crater. A great for photos every step of the way!
Haenyeo Performances are twice a day at 13:30 and 15:00 down at the water’s edge. Haenyeo are the Jeju women divers who harvest seafood by diving into the ocean without diving equipment or breathing apparatus. You will witness the strong tenacity of these Jeju women who are testament of the role reversal which was passed on from generations since then. They start off their dive with a ritual where they sing and perform a synchronized display with their diving gear. Following the ritual, they peddle their way to the open sea with white-coloured floats and nets to store their catch and dive down for their catch of the day. Unlike other divers, what makes these Jeju women divers special and more remarkable is that they do not use any form of breathing equipment, and rely wholly on their own strength.
After which, the freshly caught seafood is cut apart right before your eyes and you can even taste it if you are up for some really fresh seafood! Definitely an interesting sight and a great way to learn the culture of the famed women divers who display great strength that belies their age. The performance is cancelled in case of rain, strong wind, rough tide or extremely cold weather, there is a substitue tour of Haenyeo Museum.
Haenyeo Museum showcases the women diver's harsh work and life. Typically, they dive from September to May, and rest of the month work on their farms all while taking care of their children and domestic duties. The display includes the tools, diving outfits, as well as diving techniques, various implements used to collect seafood and a full-size replica of a traditional women diver house including a primitive log raft that once used for fishing.
Later, you will tour another UNESCO World Natural Heritage site, Manjang Cave. It is the world's longest lava tube which has a known length of 13.4km. Be prepared for the damp and the difference in temperature. On entering the cave, you are likely to be greeted by a cold breeze oozing out of the lava tubes, and the cave's ceiling tends to drip at times. Although the floor is full of puddles and the lighting inside is dim, you can easily cover up to 1km by walk, exploring the weirdly shaped stalactites, stalagmites, flow ledges and finally lava stone pillar. One of the major attractions inside the cave is the Stone Turtle, which many believe is shaped like Jejudo.
Remarks
The tour operates on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and will be conducted in English and Chinese.
