Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes together comprise three sites that make up 18,846 ha. It includes Geomunoreum, regarded as the finest lava tube system of caves anywhere, with its multicoloured carbonate roofs and floors, and dark-coloured lava walls; the fortress-like Seongsan Ilchulbong tuff cone, rising out of the ocean, a dramatic landscape; and Mount Halla, the highest in Korea, with its waterfalls, multi-shaped rock formations, and lake-filled crater. The site, of outstanding aesthetic beauty, also bears testimony to the history of the planet, its features and processes.
Prior reservations are required.Closed on Tuesdays, Seollal, and Chuseok.Entry is prohibited in inclement weather.Some other lava-tube components are not open to the general public at all.
Geomunoreum Lava Tube official fees: adults KRW 2,000; teenagers and children KRW 1,000; groups of 10+ adults 1,600 and teenagers/children 800. Other Jeju UNESCO components vary or are not open to the general public.
Booking required
The Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes is a World Heritage Site in Jeju Province, South Korea. It was inscribed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007 because of the Geomunoreum Lava Tube System and the exhibition of diverse and accessible volcanic features which are considered to demonstrate a distinctive and valuable contribution to the understanding of global volcanism.
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