The columnar joints at Jungmun Daepo Coast is Jeju's Natural Monument No. 443. This rocky cliff run for about 2 km in the coastline of Seogwipo and were formed from the basalt flows when Nokhajiak volcano erupted 14,000-25,000 years ago. The lava that has flowed to the coast of Jungmun and through the years has formed these rock pillars shaped like cubes or hexagons.
After getting off at the International Convention Center, we inquired the directions to Jusangjeolli Cliff. From the bus stop, it was a ten-minute straight walk with a pretty view of these meadows. Didn't know I could also have this awesome view of the sun setting while traveling in Jeju.
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| The meadows near the cliff |
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| once you see this sign, you'll know you're near |
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| The color of the pillars before dusk |
We arrived around 4:30 PM but it was getting pretty dark already. It was also pretty crowded that day due to some students having their field trip.
I thought these stone pillars were very beautiful. Thinking how these were shaped by Mother Nature was very enchanting. The irregular, but striking hexagonal columns would draw you to stare at them with amazement.
I was told that the height of these columns are around 30-40 meters. You would not be able to see similar structures like these in the world aside from Jeju and in Ireland called Giant Causeway.
After some time, the sun was almost setting so I prepped my camera to take pictures of how nightfall in Jeju looks like. Jusangjeolli Cliff looked so gorgeous with the rays of sun that seem to wave to us and wish us luck for the next day's trip. The colors of the sun and the light reflecting to the ocean and to the cliff is sort of warming and inspiring. The effect was very soothing and calming to my senses, adding the windy weather of autumn that was just perfect for this moment. I knew I just fell in love with Jeju! Spending time here was the perfect way to end our afternoon. :)
We left Jusangjeolli around 5:30 PM, I wanted to take more pictures but my Canon's battery has already died out and I left my extra batteries. I was hoping that there were still other nearby establishments or tourists spots open that we could still explore.
I know this post is not enough to express how beautiful it was to experience the sunset viewing at Jeju especially here at Jusangjeolli. Let me know what you think :)
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Day 1: Gangwon-do Chuncheon and Nami Island  |
Day 2: Gangwon-do Mt.Seorak (Seoraksan)  |
Day 3: Gyeonggi-do Yongin and Food Tour  |
Day 4: Gyeonggi-do Suwon: Hwaseong Fortress, Korean Folk Village  |
Day 5: Gyeonggi-do Everland  |
Day 6: Gyeongju Food Tour  |
Day 7: Gyeongju Seokguram Grotto  Bulguksa Temple  Cheomseongdae and Anapji Pond  |
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Day 8: Busan Railway Train in Korea  |
Day 9: Busan Igidae Coast  Busan Fireworks Festival  |
Day 10: Busan Haedong Yonggungsa Temple  Flying with Jeju Air  |
Day 11: Jeju (E) Food Tour- Altang  Dragon Rock  Jusangjeolli Cliff  Teddy Bear Museum  The Seaes Resort  |
Day 12: Jeju (W) Sunrise Peak  Seopjikoji  Trick Art  Folk Village  Sangamburi Crater, Mt.Halla  Manjanggul Cave, Maze Park  Jjimjilbang  |
Day 13: Seoul Flying with T'way Airlines  Couchsurfing in Korea  |
Day 14: Seoul Palaces and Bukchon Village  |
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Day 15&16: Seoul Myeongdong and Ewha University  N Seoul Tower  |
Booking Flights via T'way Airlines  |
Travel Report for South Korea 16 days travel itinerary and tips  |
My bad, I did not check your blog before going to Jeju. I knew you had visited Korea years ago, but didn't remember that you also visited Jeju during that visit. You sure covered a lot of ground in just two days! Jusangjeolli Cliff was on my list, but, unfortunately, I did not get to see it as I was commuting by bus and could only visit a few places per day. Guess it means I have to go back to Jeju!
ReplyDeleteWe did rent a car with driver on our second day so we were able to check out more places, I doubt we would be able to cover this much in such a short time if we only used the public buses. You have one more reason to go back to Jeju then, I think there are direct flights from Cebu (?) now so you have no excuse not to :)
DeleteYeah, I did read your other Jeju entries :) Most of the blogs about Jeju that I came across rented a car. There aren't direct flights from Cebu to Jeju (or none that I know of) :-( What countries, aside from Japan, have you been to that you want to visit again?
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