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The south coast (Gangjeong)

The southern terminal — cliffs, falls and the market. Timed from the gangway and back. On a 6-hour stop that leaves 1 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

5 hr door to door6 stops4–6 hours ashore
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Photo: Bernard Gagnon / CC0
Door to door
5 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
4–6 hours
The southern terminal — cliffs, falls and the market
Room to spare
1 hr
On a 6-hour stop that leaves 1 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.
What it costs
taxis ~₩10,000–12,000 per hop, or bus 680
Transport spend: taxis ~₩10,000–12,000 per hop, or bus 680. Falls ₩2,000 each.
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 to the Jusangjeolli cliffs (~12 min)

    ₩2,000; the boardwalk takes 30–40 minutes

    What you will see here →
  2. +1:00
    Taxi to Jeongbang Falls (~20 min)

    Stairs down to the shore; ₩2,000

    What you will see here →
    Photo: Lcarrion88 / CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. +2:00
    Walk to Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market (~15 min)

    Covered; fried fish cakes and hallabong

    What you will see here →
    Photo: Grapesurgeon / CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. +3:00
    Lunch in Seogwipo

    Sambo Sikdang for abalone stew is near the market

    What you will see here →
    Photo: Seefooddiet / CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. +4:00
    Bus 680 or taxi back to Gangjeong

    ~15 min by taxi

  6. +4:30
    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
Seongsan Ilchulbong
Seongsan IlchulbongPhoto: Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0
Manjanggul lava tube
Manjanggul lava tubePhoto: 강형원 / CC BY 4.0
Black pork in Jeju City
Black pork in Jeju CityPhoto: 신동혁 / CC0
O’sulloc tea fields
O’sulloc tea fieldsPhoto: Matt Kieffer / CC BY-SA 2.0
Small Group Tour in South Jeju Healing Island w/Mt. Halla & Falls
Small Group Tour in South Jeju Healing Island w/Mt. Halla & Falls
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Jeju

Jeju City, close in (Jeju Port)2–3 hours · ~2.5hShort calls at the northern terminalEast Jeju: the crater and the lava tube (Jeju Port)8 hours or more · ~6hLong calls at the northern terminalThe rainy-day Jeju (Jeju Port)A wet day · ~4.5hWet weather at the northern terminal — underground and under roofs
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