Route: Jeju City → Udo Island → Seongsan → Seogwipo → Hallasan → Jeju City
Jeju, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, is Korea's favourite holiday island – a place of black lava rock, emerald craters, tangerine groves and turquoise coves. On this short but varied tour you watch the sunrise from the rim of the Seongsan Ilchulbong tuff cone, cycle around the little island of Udo and walk through one of the world's longest lava tubes.
The sporting highlight is the ascent of Hallasan, at 1,947 metres South Korea's highest mountain, with its crater lake Baengnokdam. Along the way you will meet the haenyeo, the island's famous women divers who still harvest shellfish without breathing equipment, and discover the waterfalls and basalt columns of the south coast around Seogwipo.
Arrival at Jeju International Airport, where your guide meets you. We start with Yongduam, the 'Dragon Head Rock' shaped by lava and waves, and stroll through Dongmun Market to taste Jeju tangerines and hallabong. Welcome dinner with the island's speciality, grilled Jeju black pork.
We walk through Manjanggul, a lava tube several kilometres long with a 7.6-metre lava column at its end. At the Haenyeo Museum we learn about the island's women divers, then take the ferry to Udo, where we cycle past stone walls, peanut fields and the white coral sand of Seobin Baeksa beach. Overnight in Seongsan, right at the foot of the crater.
Early risers climb Seongsan Ilchulbong – 'Sunrise Peak' – in about 25 minutes to watch the sun rise over the sea from the rim of the vast crater. Later we watch a performance by the haenyeo divers at the foot of the cone, walk along the cliffs of Seopjikoji and visit the thatched stone houses of Seongeup Folk Village. In the afternoon we drive to Seogwipo and see the Jeongbang Waterfall, which plunges directly into the sea.
At dawn we set off on the Seongpanak trail through forests of Korean fir and azalea meadows to the 1,947-metre summit of Hallasan and its crater lake Baengnokdam. We descend via the steeper, scenic Gwaneumsa trail with views of deep valleys. Those who prefer a gentler day can hike the Eorimok trail to the Witse-oreum plateau instead. In the evening we celebrate with a farewell dinner of fresh seafood.
A relaxed final morning: we walk through the subtropical gorge to Cheonjiyeon Waterfall and marvel at the hexagonal basalt columns of Jusangjeolli along the coast. Depending on your flight time, we stop at a tangerine farm or an O'sulloc tea field on the way to Jeju International Airport.
Prices per person in USD. The final price is confirmed with your booking. Child (2–11 years): −25%.
The cancellation terms for this tour are confirmed in writing together with your booking, before you pay anything.
Read our cancellation & refund policyNo. The summit hike (about 19 km, 8–9 hours) requires good fitness. An easier alternative on the Eorimok trail is always available.
Most travellers fly via Seoul – the flight takes about one hour and there are many departures a day. We can book the flights for you.
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