Seongsan Ilchulbong (Sunrise Peak)

성산일출봉 [유네스코 세계자연유산]

A sea-born crater at Jeju's eastern tip, the island's sunrise spot

⚠ Closed 1st Monday monthly

Hours

Nov–Feb 6am–6pm; Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct 5am–7pm; May–Aug 4:30am–8pm (tickets stop an hour before closing). Closed the first Monday of each month (next day if it's a public holiday)

Tickets

Adults ₩5,000; youth, children and military ₩2,500. Buy on site; free parking

Address

284-12 Ilchul-ro, Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo (ticket office and trail entrance)

From a distance it looks like a stone crown set down on the sea. Climb the steps and, just as you start to puff, Seongsan village and Udo line up behind you; at the top a vast grassy bowl of a crater opens at your feet. Because the gates open before dawn for much of the year, plenty of people make the climb in the dark for sunrise. On the way down, branch off to the Umugae coast for the haenyeo diving show and a side-on view of the peak.