Sunny's Jeju Travel Guide

Manjanggul's grand hall — the ceiling reaches up to 25 meters · Photo © sunny Manjanggul Lava Tube reopened on May 30, 2026, after about two and a half years of restoration work. I'm a Jeju local, so I've been here before — but it had been a while, and I was genuinely excited to go back. This is one of the longest lava tube cave systems in the world, and honestly, no matter how many times you visit, that scale never quite loses its impact. I actually rushed over on opening day, only to turn right back around when I saw the queue. But while I was there, I noticed a sign at the entrance warning that water can drip from the cave ceiling, so come prepared with a hat. I filed that away, and a few days later went back properly — windbreaker, hat, and all. Essential Info 📍 Address 182 Manjanggul-gil, Gujwa-eup, Jeju City, Jeju Island 🕖 Hours 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00) · Closed first Wednesday of every mont...

More people confuse Cheonjiyeon and Cheonjeyeon than you might think. I've personally witnessed it at Cheonjeyeon Falls — a visitor walks up and asks, "Wait, is this Cheonjiyeon?" more than once. The names look almost identical on a map and sound nearly the same out loud. But these are two completely different places, in different parts of Jeju, with different things to offer. Cheonjiyeon Falls — the pond where heaven and earth meet · Photo © sunny If you've ever mixed them up, you're not alone. Here's how to tell them apart. From Eongto Falls to Cheonjiyeon — A Happy Detour After several days of rain, I caught the news — Eongto Falls had come to life. Eongto is one of those rare waterfalls that stays completely dry most of the year and only flows after heavy rainfall. The footage looked incredible, so I drove an hour from Jeju City to Seogwipo the next morning, full of anticipation. By the time I got there, the water had already died down to...

Gwandeokjeong has always been one of those places I drove past every single day without ever actually stopping. I'd wait for the bus right in front of it, wave to friends across the square, take shortcuts around it — and somehow never once walked through the gate. It was so familiar it became invisible. Then I started watching the K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines (폭싹 속았수다), and something clicked. "Wait — I walk past that place all the time. Have I ever actually been inside?" The drama's scenes of old tiled rooftops and wide open courtyards stayed with me. So this time, I finally went in — not to rush through, but to actually look around. And honestly? It was worth the wait. Jinhae-ru — the main gate of Jeju Mokgwana Where Was the Poetry Contest Scene Filmed? If you watched the drama and thought "where on earth is that courtyard?" — you're not alone. The scene where students in school uniforms fill the grounds for the 1967 Hallac...