Geomunoreum, Jeju

Took the shortest trail and already had calf pain the next day. The guide only speaks Korean and we returned without following the group which was good as we can walk more casually.

My fiancé and I had a great time visiting the Jeju world natural heritage centre and walking the Geomun Oreum trails. You first must book a reservation before going (*note: you won’t receive a confirmation email, just a confirmation on the webpage). Once you arrive there is a ticketing booth where you check in, pay and get your ticket. You then go to sign up for the tour or check in (I assume, we weren’t fully sure since none of the staff spoke English.) Our time slot we reserved was at 9 am. Inside the natural heritage centre you can see exhibits, use the washroom and access wifi. We did this while we waited for the rest of the group. There were about 30 people on this tour, maybe more, people of all ages but everyone spoke Korean so we were a little left out. The tour guide was amazing, she kept a great walking/hiking pace and seemed to have a lot of knowledge (I wouldn’t know as it was entirely in Korean). My only complaint is that you must stay with the group, we thought we could maybe hike the course on our own, but it’s a large group and you can get caught behind some slow walkers. Also there is a decent amount of talking, so the 2 hour section we did about half hour of it I’d say was explanations and stopping to talk. The trail itself is beautifully laid out, lots of steps/stairs and then carpeted trail and lovely look out points! We took public transit to get here, it was a decent walk from the bus stop to the centre but easy enough to figure out. Parking 25 mins before the time slot was amble but as it got closer to 9am it really filled up. There is parking nearby.