Tourist Attractions in Jeju-do

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Jeju Loveland (also known as Love Land) is an outdoor sculpture park which opened in 2004 on Cheju Island in South Korea. The park is focused on a theme of sex, running sex education films, and featuring 140 sculptures representing humans in various sexual positions. It also has other elements such as large phallus statues, stone labia, and hands-on exhibits such as a "masturbation-cycle." The park's website describes the location as, "a place where sexually-oriented art and eroticism meet."

680-26, Yeong-dong-Jeju-si, Jeju-do Korea
64-712-6988/89

www.sexmuseum.or.kr
http://www.jejuloveland.com/

Unique Suggestions: for 18 years old above

Located at the foot of Mt. Halla, Located on Jeju-do Island, Seongeup Folk Village shows the unique residential culture of the island; the poorly made windscreen stone wall (black lava rock), the straight but curvy Ollae (narrow alley) to block the wind, and the stone statues which have become the prime feature of the landscape.

From Jeju Intercity Bus Terminal, take an Intercity Bus bound for Dongbugwangong Road and get off at Seongeup 1(il)-ri
From Seogwipo Intercity Bus Terminal, take an Intercity Bus that runs on Il-ju Road to the east and get off at Seongeup 1(il)-ri

Unique Suggestions: With its well-preserved traditional houses, Seongeup Folk Village is the place to experience the local customs of Jeju.

Fun Alternatives: The guides, who are the residents of the village, will take you to the few houses that are still inhabited by the local people. You can eat rice cakes and drink tea made in the village, or you can buy souvenirs from an array of local specialty shops.

The local black-haired pigs and tongsi (pigsty / restroom) are especially well-known indigenous products. The local pigs, which feed on human feces, are very nutritious and famous for their great tasting meat. These traditions, which cannot be seen elsewhere today, make the Folk Village a novel experience. Wandering around this area, you will feel as if you travled back to the past. It is a popular place for foreigners to experience the unique Korean native culture.

I found all the restaurants on Jeju-do much more expensive than those on the mainland, and the quality of the food was not as good. A simple meal that would cost 5,000 won in most Korean cities, will cost at least 20,000 won on Jeju-do. In my humble opinion, the Jeju seafood is over-hyped and overpriced.

Probably the biggest tourist trap is the famous row of fresh seafood restaurants on Jeju city's waterfront: the ones with the fish tanks outside. At the prices they were charging - a minimum of 70,000 won for a fish - no wonder they were all empty.

Fun Alternatives: If you want to go somewhere in Korea to eat great fresh seafood at reasonable prices, go to Busan. While you are on Jeju-do, stock up on snacks and save your money.

We took a cab in Jeju and the driver was very friendly, eventhough he doesn't speak english and we don't speak korean, somehow we managed to communicate with each other using sign language.
But in fact he cheated us... (or at least we felt cheated).
The driver offered to drive us for the rest of the day from one itinerary to another on our schedule for that day.
We didn't know that he keep the meter running between stops, so in the end we paid more for the stops instead of the travelling... (I believe part of it is also our fault too)
Anyway after we decided to stop his service half way through our itineraries (already cost us too friggin much), somehow he offered to drive us the rest half without meter and so much cheaper than what we've previously paid for the first half. That's when we felt so cheated by him.

There are many tourist Showplaces, Picturesque scenery Seashores, Museums, Botanical Gardens, Theme Parks in Jeju Island. but for one thing tourist traps, it's a taken altogether high that visitors should pay admission. so sort must for tourist according to destinations

Mostly speed limit 60km/hour in Jeju-do Main road. There are Speed Limit Cameras all the area Jeju Isalnd on the Main road. but, What??s the hurry? because frequently drop rest in to Cliffs, Shorelines, and scenic beauty places to take a break and savor the view.

If you are planning to go to U-do, especially, Do bring your food along with you. There things are usually double and tripple priced, and the quality is usually even less than half of those usual. There isn't, at least I couldn't find, any place where you can get a proper breakfast( they are rather for supper), and alsp taste bad. well.. I know that's the way it is when in an island, but anyways.. still if I go back there again, I will definitely bring some!