Best of East Jeju in a Day, Jeju, South Korea

Although we stayed in the north, on the second day of our Jeju trip, we chose to explore the eastern side of the island. If you don’t have your own mode of transport, like us, then Jeju Intercity Bus Terminal is the best starting point. The terminal connects different parts of the island with popular places of interest. However, it’s best to make a rough plan, as buses are few, and run at an hourly basis — making the wait a test of your patience. Unless, you’re staying in the east (we highly recommend it), it will be a fight against time to complete everything in a day. T-Money cards work across buses and are perfect to get around. Make sure you pronounce the name of the place, you want to go to, correctly, as most of the drivers don’t understand English, and need to know name of your destination — to charge your fare.

We chose this Natural Monument because it was the farthest point on the map (east) and it made sense to cover it first. The journey takes you through some curved, nausea inducing roads and looking out — might only be a momentary placebo. You might want to buckle up (as we were told sternly by the conductor) as the bus takes some pretty sharp turns. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).