VISIT JEJU

One of the famous thing about Jeju is horse. Jeju have been raised horse for a long time and there are historical evidence as well. There is even Korean saying, “If a man is born, send him to Seoul. If a horse is born, send it to Jeju Island.” It is not easy activity to do in Korea, however Jeju offers tons of horse related touristic sites including horse park where you can ride. Not only it is good place to ride, but the wide scenery of horse riding parks are great places take pictures. There are horse parks that offer only basic riding inside the track that is much easier and safer. But for those who want more of it, you can always try real horse riding with surrounding nature with longer course with extra cost.

For those who wants to see every corner of Jeju’s great scenery, bike could be the one to go for. Jeju is well known for bike riding with it’s circular bike path that goes around whole Jeju. A lot of professional and amateur bike riders visit Jeju to enjoy the view of Jeju and ride freely that they cannot enjoy in the city. There are courses you can take and for those who are just visiting, there are great number of bicycle rental shops. They offer pick up at the airport for those reserve in advance. You can look up the course below and plan your trip.
Course: △Yongduam ~ Darakswimteo(Approx. 21km) △Darakswimteo ~ Haegeoreum Village Park(Approx. 21km) △Haegeoreum Village Park ~ Songaksan(Approx. 35km) △Songaksan ~ Beophwanbadang(Approx. 30km) △Beophwanbadang ~ Soesokkak(Approx. 14km) △Soesokkak ~ Pyoseon Beach(Approx. 28km) △Pyoseon Beach ~ Seongsan Sunrise Peak(Approx. 22km) △Seongsan Sunrise Peak ~ Gimnyeong Seongsegi Beach(Approx. 29km) △Gimnyeong Seongsegi Beach ~ Hamdeok Seou Beach(Approx. 9km) △Hamdeok Seou Beach ~ Yongduam(Approx. 25km)
- List of bicycle rental shops around Jeju Airport
△ OK Hiking (164 Seogwang-ro / 755-1134) △ Yongduam Hiking (18 Bukseong-ro / 757-7777) △ Jeju Hiking (3 Yonghae-ro / 711-2200) △ Jeju Hiking (119-1 Yongmun-ro / 712-4400) △ Jeju Tapdong (9 Bukseong-ro / 751-2000) △ Hiking Jeju Island (283 Jungang-ro / 721-4802) △ Halla Hiking (50-1 Yongduam-ro / 712-2678)

There are dolphins all over the sea in Jeju. The southwest coast has the highest possibility to get a chance of observing dolphins. ‘Discover Jeju’ offers activities in the ocean all over Jeju coast and they have wild dolphin watching tour as well. For the local fishermen, the dolphins can be unpleasant guest because they are endangered species and chase way the fishes. So ‘Discover Jeju’ takes those local fishermen’s boats to tour and share the profits to help them understanding the positive side of co-existence. There is no promise that wild dolphin would appear at a first visit, so if cost is paid once, there is no need for repayment of return visit until dolphin exploration success. It takes about 20 to 60 minutes for tour.

If you think the car is too fast to look around and walking has limits of your physical strength, there is new way to travel around. Electric kickboard scooter has been a new alternative ride. They can be rented all over Jeju and easy to return at the end of the trip. They even have delivery service to your stay with extra charge. It can be driven up to 45km with the maximum speed of 25km/h and safety equipment is must. The best and easy way to rent electric kickboard scooter is booking through startup company called ‘EV Pass’. They rent electric wheelchair as well. There are seven rental shops in Jeju, including the one that is five minutes away from the airport and there are charging shops. The regular 220V regular outlet would charge, and it takes 6 hours to fully charge. There is no need to worry about parking and easy to go up the hills, fast enough to look around the beautiful scenery of Jeju. They are definitely one of the best way to freely go around the eco-free Jeju.
Note: Unfortunately, they have Korean only website, but you must book the tour online and it is easy to use if you have automatic google translation function.

■Website: For reservation:  www.evpass.co.kr 
■Phone: 1811-9879
■Price: 1,459won/hr (ex: 35,000won for 24 hrs) / Extra charge for sit: 5,000won / Delivery service: 10,000won/each (Payment Method: bank transfer / Credit Card)