Hey hey you, yes, attention to all the travelers out there! Airasia X has opened a new direct route to Jeju Island, Korea from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 2017 onward! Basically this was my first time visiting Korea so obviously it's my virgin trip to Jeju Island as well.
Annyeong-haseyo!!
Can you see that tiny peak covered with snow? Yeah that's the famous mountain in Jeju called Hallasan (Halla Mountain). Hallasan is one of the mandatory tourist spots.
It was a 6 hours flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jeju International Airport but thanks to Airasia X's friendly services and the always amazing Nasi Lemak as my breakfast to keep me full throughout the journey.
Once we touched down, we went for Ginseng chicken porridge at the place shown in the picture below. It was freaking delicious with tremendous portion! Serious, it was so huge a bowl with half a chicken dipped inside the porridge and I've never tried such soft Ginseng before.
After that we headed straight to Jeju Shinhwa World Resort and checked into our hotel.
Huge layout, minimal interior and polite staffs. Jeju Shinhwa World Resort is located at the South West of Jeju Island, around 45 minutes drive from Jeju City. Quoted from their official webpage, "Jeju Shinhwa World will be one of South Korea’s speculative integrated resorts, spanning across a land area of approximately 2.5 million square meters and a total investment of $US 1.8 billion (2 trillion) Korean won development. Jeju Shinhwa World has premium leisure and entertainment facilities which cater to local and overseas visitors of all ages."
Ok I'm missing these bunch too much! Love this series of candid taken by Neollene.
Nothing much going on the first day so I'm gonna fast forward to the second day where we had our conference with Airasia X in officially launching the Kuala Lumpur-Jeju route.
Managed to take some #ootd after the conference then we were dragged to another destination which was Seopjikoji.
Seopjikoji is located at the end of the eastern shore of Jeju Island. "Seopji" is the old name for the area, and "Koji" is Jeju dialect meaning a sudden bump on land. On Koji hill which is wide and flat, there stands a stone Bongsudae called “Hyeopjayeondae” with a 4m height and 9m length and width that has retained its original form.
Seopjikoji was the filming site of "Gingko Bed," "The Uprising," "One Thousand and One Nights" and other Korean TV dramas. Nearby attractions include Jeju Folk Village, Udo Island and Seongsan Ilchulbong as well.
The wind on top of the hill was crazily cold it ate through our skins and our hair look like a mess, as you can see from the photo above.
That's the peak of Seongsan Ilchulbong from across the sea en route from Seopjikoji. it is one of the World UNESCO Heritage where the peak rose from under the sea in a volcanic eruption over 100,000 years ago. The sunrise from the crater is breathtaking.
These were taken at the entrance to the peak.
Admission Fees
Individuals - Adults 2,000 won / Teenagers 1,000 won / Children 1,000 won
Groups - Adults 1,600 won / Teenagers 800 won / Children 800 won
* Groups: 10 people or more
* Adults (ages 25-64), Teenagers (ages 13-24), Children (ages 7-12)
Hot fish cake in the winter was definitely the best idea.
Look at this huge pot of mackerels!!! This is where we had our dinner before ending the second day with joy.
One of the most exciting destinations of all, the Hallasan National Park!! It's all covered with snow!!
Hallasan mountain is located right a the center of Jeju Island and it was designated as a national park in 1970, there are 368 parasitic volcanoes called Oreums (peaks) around the main mountain. Hallasan Mountain is relatively easy to hike. With hiking courses less than 10 km in length, it is possible to go to the peak and back in one day.
Look at the view, I'm in love, all over again <3
After Hallasan National Park, we were brought to the famous Cheonjiyeon Waterfall in Jeju.
We took a walk along the path towards Cheonjiyeon Falls for a kilometer and could hear the magnificent sound of the water falling. The waterfall is 22m high, 12m wide and 20m in depth.
Admission Fees
Individual: Adults 2,000 won/ Children 1,000 won
Groups: Adults 1,600 won/ Children 600 won
After a long day of walk at the mountain and waterfall, we visited a pretty darn cool cafe called Vadada Beach Lounge. Sipping my coffee overlooking the sea from the balcony, that's life! :P
Must must must try out their prawn burger! I can't remember what's the name of it but yeh it was the burger with prawn patty hahaha.
Next, off to Jusangjeolli Cliff. It was the last destination for the day. Jusangjeolli are columnar rock formations with cross sections in hexagonal or triangular shapes.
The next morning, we visited the Glass Castle which is a museum that collects everything made of glass. There are six themed model parks, in which over two hundred and fifty models are exhibited. These include the world’s very first all-glass labyrinth, the world’s largest glass ball and largest glass diamond, a glass stonewall, a mirror lake, and a glass bridge.
Admission Fees
Adults – Individuals 11,000 won / Groups 9,000 won / Jeju residents 7,700 won / People with disabilities & Seniors 9,000 won
Teenagers (middle school students) – Individuals 9,000 won / Groups 7,000 won / Jeju residents 6,300 won / People with disabilities & Seniors 7,000 won
Children (ages 3 to elementary school students) – Individuals 8,000 won / Groups 6,000 won / Jeju residents 5,600 won / People with disabilities & Seniors 6,000 won
Then we headed to Innisfree Jeju House & Organic Cafe. Shop, eat and relax with the beautiful tea plantation as the backdrop can be very irresistible. I had a few damage on their skincare and we were lucky to have their special Christmas edition desserts.
Next destination was the Teddy Bear Museum. Indeed it was filled with all kinds of teddy bears with different costumes and ethnicity. This Teddy Bear Museum in Jeju Island is one of the few teddy museums found in Korea that boasts a unique collection of teddy bears to entertain its visitors.
Admission / Participation Fees
Individuals: Adults 10,000 won / Teenagers 9,000 won / Children 8,000 won
Groups: Adults 8,000 won / Teenagers 7,000 won / Children 6,000 won
Seniors & people with disabilities: Individuals 8,000 won / Groups 6,000 won
After that we visited the Camellia Hill. It is the home to 6,000 camellia trees. In addition to camellia trees, there are also palm trees, wildflowers, and other plants as well as a sprawling grass plaza and an ecological pond.
Admission Fees
[Individuals]
Adults 8,000 won / Teenagers & Seniors 6,000 won / Children & People with disabilities (lv. 1-3) 5,000 won
[Groups]
Adults 6,000 won / Teenagers & Seniors 5,000 won / Children & People with disabilities (lv. 1-3) 4,000 won
Look at these adorable sheep, and the coffee table. Yes it's a cafe in the farm! This cafe is called Baalamb, that's about 10 minutes drive from Jeju Shinhwa World Resort. Besides enjoying your hot coffee or tea inside the cafe, you can actually pay to feed the sheep!
They were so tamed and adorable!!
So on the last full day in Jeju before saying goodbye to everyone, we visited Shinhwa Theme Park. It's the first theme park in Jeju Shinhwa World that is open to public now and followed by Lionsgate that will be completed in 2020. Larva was just too cute in the theme park!!!!
Can you imagine playing the rides under heavy snow and strong wind??? Yeah we almost got frozen by that lol! This was one of the ride that went inverted for about 10 secs and turned rotational and revolutionary.
There's the Larva land that has all the characters around you including the souvenir store that sells the cutest merchandises!
and they have this Larva-themed marry-go-round.
This is my favourite Larva sweater that I got in the theme park, isn't it adorable??!!
The last part of this blog can be a lil PG-18 as we visited one of the famous tourist spots called Love Land. It is a park that has all the sex-related sculptures that are presented in a humorous way.
There's this naked woman's sculpture and the penis sculpture. Twenty artists, mainly graduates of top art school Hongik University, helped open it in November 2004.
Admission Fees
Adults 9,000 won / Group 8,000 won
Visitors aged 65 or older, the handicapped 8,000 won / Group 7,000 won
* Group : 30 people or more * ID check required.
My first visit to Jeju, so as Korea, has been really really amazing with the Airasia X and of course everyone that I've met through this trip. To be honest it can be real hard for me to get along with everyone well in a fam trip as I have no idea how everyone's personality's like. However I had a real good time with everyone. Til next time!!!