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Jeju

South Korea travel guide

What to see in Jeju

A volcanic island of craters, waterfalls and haenyeo divers.

Updated 18 October 2026 · How we make our guides

Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Jeju highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

  1. Seongsan Ilchulbong

    A seaside crater for watching the sunrise.

  2. Hallasan

    The highest mountain in South Korea.

  3. Cheonjiyeon Waterfall

    A waterfall amid subtropical vegetation.

  4. Manjanggul Cave

    A lava tube, a World Heritage Site.

  5. Haenyeo

    Women divers who fish without oxygen tanks, on UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage list.

Day trips from Jeju

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

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When to travel to Jeju

The months with the fewest warnings to travel to Jeju are June and from September to April.

  1. Jan no warnings
  2. Feb no warnings
  3. Mar no warnings
  4. Apr no warnings
  5. May with warnings
  6. Jun no warnings
  7. Jul with warnings
  8. Aug with warnings
  9. Sep no warnings
  10. Oct no warnings
  11. Nov no warnings
  12. Dec no warnings
  • May

    Golden Week

    From 29 April to 5 May half of Japan is on the move: bullet trains packed, hotels expensive and queues everywhere.

    What to do: Book reserved shinkansen seats and your hotels as early as possible.

  • July, August

    Monsoon rains (jangma) and the odd typhoon

    In July and August it rains a lot and it’s hot and humid; a typhoon may pass through in late August.

    What to do: Keep an indoor plan for every day (museums, covered markets, palaces with covered areas).

Typical food of Jeju

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Jeju from your kitchen).

Jeju black pork barbecue
Photo: eommina · CC0

Jeju black pork barbecue

Jeju raises a native black pig whose thick belly is grilled at the table and dipped in anchovy sauce. At home, with good-quality pork belly, it’s made just like samgyeopsal.

  • Serves 4
  • 40 min

Ingredients

  • 1 kg pork belly in thick slices
  • Lettuce and perilla leaves
  • Sliced garlic and green chilli
  • Ssamjang (soybean and chilli paste)
  • Salt and sesame oil
  • Kimchi

How to make it at home

  1. Get a griddle or tabletop grill very hot.
  2. Grill the pork belly and the garlic until golden on both sides.
  3. Cut the meat into pieces with scissors.
  4. Mix a little salt with sesame oil for dipping.
  5. Wrap each piece in a lettuce leaf with garlic, chilli and ssamjang, and eat it in one bite.

The trick: Grill the kimchi in the pork fat too.

Where and what to eat

To eat like a local: a restaurant with banchan. The dishes you can’t miss are in the South Korea guide.

Frequently asked questions about Jeju

What to see in Jeju?

Seongsan Ilchulbong, Hallasan, Cheonjiyeon Waterfall, Manjanggul Cave and Haenyeo.

What to see in Jeju in one day?

Don’t miss Seongsan Ilchulbong, Hallasan, Cheonjiyeon Waterfall, Manjanggul Cave and Haenyeo. To split it into days and areas without crossing the city back and forth, the Bagintravel app plans your trip in a minute.

What’s the best time to travel to Jeju?

The months with the fewest warnings to travel to Jeju are June and from September to April.

What day trips can you take from Jeju?

Jeju.

What is the typical food of Jeju?

Jeju black pork barbecue. Jeju raises a native black pig whose thick belly is grilled at the table and dipped in anchovy sauce. At home, with good-quality pork belly, it’s made just like samgyeopsal.

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Guide reviewed 18 October 2026. Places, areas and seasons: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.