Jeju Island is the southernmost island on the Korean Peninsula. It is the largest and most populous island in Korea, and is designated as a special autonomous area in Korea's administrative district.


Since Jeju Island has an international airport, it is possible to enter Jeju Island directly from abroad and use flights to and from Jeju Island in Korea. Of course, you can move by ship, but it takes a lot of time.




The biggest attraction of Jeju Island is that it can see topographical, climatic, and environmental characteristics different from those of the Korean Peninsula. Jeju Island consists of one large volcanic island, and there are many tourist attractions where you can see the topographical characteristics of the volcanic area.

Jeju Island is a tourist destination that many Koreans visit because it has such an exotic landscape different from the Korean Peninsula, and it was also the number one honeymoon destination in Korea in the past when overseas travel was not free.




Jeju Island is an oval-shaped volcanic island about 73km east-west and 41km north-south, and Hallasan Mountain, 1,950m high, rises in the center of the island. Jeju Island, created by volcanic activities, boasts a variety of unique volcanic topography, as the entire island is called the Volcano Museum. There are 360 large and small oreum (Oreum: Jeju, meaning a small volcanic body) on the ground, and 160 lava caves are scattered throughout the island, and it is very rare in the world that there are so many oreum and caves on a small island.

The value of Jeju is that it has achieved three UNESCO awards, starting with the designation of a biosphere reserve in 2002, the registration of the World Natural Heritage in 2007, and the certification of the World Geopark in 2010. This is unprecedented in the world, and Jeju has taken a leap forward as a "treasure island of environmental assets" that people around the world should cultivate and preserve together.




There is an interesting story related to Jeju Island, and Jeju Island has been called Samdado Island because it has many winds, women, and stones. Samdado Island means that Jeju Island is the southernmost island in Korea, so it is particularly damaged by typhoons and men die from typhoons, so there are more women than men, and it is difficult to farm because it is a volcanic island.

There is also an expression of Sammudo Island, which means that there are no three types of islands, and it is named because there are no thieves, beggars, and gates. It is said that the villagers knew each other and helped each other when they were having a hard time, so there were no beggars, no thieves were caught quickly, and there was no gate because there were no thieves, but now it has become an old saying.





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