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Jejudo (제주)
October 2009 44 |
Jeju is a volcanic island some way south of Korea, which is the most popular Korean holiday resort. The island is basically the cone of Hallasan (Mt. Halla), the highest mountain in South Korea; it is almost 2000m high, and the island has about the size of Singapore. Due to its volcanic origin, though, it looks more like Hawaii or Bali. Jeju City in the North of the island can be easily reached from the mainland by a short flight, or from several port towns overnight in a couple of hours by boat. On the south coast of Jeju lies Seogwipo (서귀포), the second largest town of the island and a very pleasant place to stay.
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Hallasan (한라산)
The volcano that created Jeju is Hallasan, the highest mountain in South Korea. (The Korean spelling actually is "Hanlasan", but Koreans always write "Hallasan" in latin characters, and also pronounce it accordingly.) It is possible to hike up to the crater rim, and this is a popular activity with Koreans. There are four main access routes to the crater, from the four directions of the compass, but only two of them are fully open; for the other two, nature has been given a respite and the trails are closed below the summit to allow the landscape to recover from years of hiking. Once they are reopened, patches of the other routes may be closed in turn. The western route, Seongpanak, is the easiest but also the longest path to the top, more than 9km. There are good bus connections to and from the start of this route.
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