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The long call · Jeju

East Jeju: the crater and the lava tube (Jeju Port)

Long calls at the northern terminal. Timed from the gangway and back. On an 8-hour stop that leaves 2 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

6 hr door to door6 stops8 hours or more ashore
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Photo: Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
6 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
8 hours or more
Long calls at the northern terminal
Room to spare
2 hr
On an 8-hour stop that leaves 2 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.
What it costs
a taxi for the day, price agreed before you set off
Transport spend: a taxi for the day, price agreed before you set off. Seongsan ₩5,000, Manjanggul ₩4,000.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Taxi east to Seongsan Ilchulbong (~1h)

    Closed the first Monday of the month

    What you will see here →
  2. +1:05
    Climb to the crater rim

    30–40 minutes up; the haenyeo show at the cove below is weather-dependent

    What you will see here →
  3. +2:45
    Taxi to Manjanggul (~35 min)

    Closed the first Wednesday; bring a layer

    What you will see here →
    Photo: 강형원 / CC BY 4.0
  4. +3:25
    The lava tube

    About an hour underground

  5. +4:35
    Taxi back to Jeju Port (~40 min)
  6. +5:20
    Back at the gangway
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Jeju, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

Cheonjiyeon Falls
Cheonjiyeon FallsPhoto: Yhnn0065 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market
Seogwipo Maeil Olle MarketPhoto: Seefooddiet / CC BY-SA 4.0
Dongmun Market
Dongmun MarketPhoto: Grapesurgeon / CC BY-SA 4.0
Jusangjeolli cliffs
Jusangjeolli cliffsPhoto: Bernard Gagnon / CC0
Jeongbang Falls & Seogwipo
Jeongbang Falls & SeogwipoPhoto: Lcarrion88 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Black pork in Jeju City
Black pork in Jeju CityPhoto: 신동혁 / CC0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Jeju

Jeju City, close in (Jeju Port)2–3 hours · ~2.5hShort calls at the northern terminalThe south coast (Gangjeong)4–6 hours · ~5hThe southern terminal — cliffs, falls and the marketThe rainy-day Jeju (Jeju Port)A wet day · ~4.5hWet weather at the northern terminal — underground and under roofs
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