Jeju Island Duty free shop & Casino

1- The Shilla Duty Free Shop 

The Shilla Duty Free Shop in Jeju is characterized by leisurely and gorgeous atmosphere, providing a comfortable space of rest for shoppers. Located on the first floor are various international luxury brands and the second floor houses stores selling cosmetics, bags, sunglasses, clothing, electronics and Korean souvenirs. Customers can easily browse a great range of brand shops, and it is the only place in Jeju Island that has Louis Vuitton, Hermes, and Tiffany boutiques. 

69, Noyeon-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) , 10:00-19:30

2- Lotte Duty Free Shop

The Lotte Duty Free Shop which was once at the Lotte Hotel in Seogwipo has moved to the Lotte City Hotel and has had its opening ceremony last Friday. The total scale of the duty free shop including the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors reaches a total of 6,600 square meters which is 2.5 the times the size of the original one in Seogwipo. 270 brands represented 114 new brands have been selected with a target on meeting the preferences of Chinese tourists especially with items including watches, jewelry and cosmetics. Now a total of 270 brands are available for purchase at the shop. Exclusive area for Jeju specialties. The shop has also deployed an exclusive area of 2000 square meters dedicated to display 100+ brands of special products of Jeju. On the third floor items including green tea, naturally dyed fabrics and cosmetics are available. Approximately 26 types of special products are on offer. 

1~3th Fl. LOTTE DUTY FREE JEJU store 83, Doryeong-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, 690-818, KOREA, 82-1688-3020, 10:00 ~ 19:30

Casinos in Jeju Island. 

1 - KAL Hotel Casino 

The Jeju Kal Hotel Casino in South Korea is situated in Yido-1-Dong, which is one of the 16 neighborhoods Jeju city is divided into. The casino offers 24 hour a day entertainment with 50 slots and video poker machines and 20 table games. There are several restaurants on the premises as well as a richly appointed lobby bar. 
All of the the 282 well-appointed rooms and suites at the luxury hotel have individual climate controls. The decor features soft and cozy tones and each bed is outfitted with duck down blankets and soft pillows. Views of the city are great from this 18 floor venue featuring amenities such as an ozone treated indoor pool, fitness center, aerobics classes and a host of other amenities.

+82 64 720 9999, Open 24/7, 1691-9 Yido 1-dong, Jeju, South Korea

2- Oriental Hotel Casino

The Jeju Oriental Hotel Casino in Jeju City, Jeju Island, South Korea has been serving and entertaining guests since 1988. The property features three restaurants, a bakery, lounge, casino, and hotel with over 300 rooms, a sauna facility and a bowling alley.
Having withstood the test of time, Jeju Oriental Hotel Casino caters mostly to Japanese and Chinese visitors but you are likely to see people from other areas as well. The casino is only open to foreign visitors and you must show a valid international passport to gain entry.
Open 2pm-2am daily. +82 64 752 8222, 1197 Samdo 2 Dong, Jeju, South Korea

3 - Sun Hotel & Casino

Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino is located in Jeju City on the island of Jeju-Do in South Korea. The casino offers players several Las Vegas style table games including baccarat, blackjack, and roulette along with Asian specialty games such as Sic Bo and state-of-the-art slots and other electonic gaming machines. The property originally opened in September 1990 as THE Hotel & Las Vegas Casino. Bloomberry, owners and operators of Solaire Casino Resort in the Philippines purchased the property and opened under new branding in September 2015. 
The hotel provides nice accommodations and features several excellent dining establishments as well as lobby lounge and a bakery. Cuisine choices include Korean, Japanese, and Chinese. There are over 200 guest rooms and suites, a sauna and pool, plus as a small business center and banquet facilities.
With a stay here you will be in the heart of the city and five to ten minutes from the airport via taxi or shuttle. Endless shopping and dining opportunities are nearby as are cultural diversions such as the Folklore and Natural History Museum and the Jeju Education Museum.
291 30 Yeon-Dong, Jeju, South Korea, +82 64-741-8000

4- Paradise Casino Jeju Grand

Jeju is a beautiful city on a tropical Korean island that is fast gaining a reputation as an international destination. One look at the beautiful blue Pacific Ocean and the stunning world-class resort accommodations tells the story of why, and then you have the legendary Korean hospitality which makes Jeju a true jewel of the China Sea.
The Paradise Casino Jeju Grand is located in the 5-star Jeju Grand Hotel near the ocean and in the center of the vibrant city just five minutes from the airport. The casino is appointed as opulently as the luxurious accommodations and offers foreign visitors a true Las Vegas style experience complete with fine dining and entertainment.
Paradise Casino Jeju Grand is the largest casino in the region and is open 24 hours a day. 82 64 740 7000, 263-15 Yon-dong, Jeju, south korea

5- The Shilla Jeju Hotel & Casino

The Shilla Jeju Hotel & Casino is a 5-Star property located in Seogwipo-si, on the tropical island of Jeju in South Korea. The property features an upscale hotel with 429 smoke-free guestrooms and suites, several upscale restaurants and lounges. Extensive health fitness amenities are provided including an indoor to outdoor pool, luxury sauna and spa, and a complete fitness center with 3 outdoor jogging courses.
Outdoor accommodations complete with lobster dinners are provided at the "Glamping" (glamour camping) Cabana Village. Several amenities for children are on the property not the least of which is a Gymboree center for musical development. There are also sports activities and a Kid's Island with activities designed to sharpen children's senses and confidence. 
The casino itself is rather small by western standards at under 10,000 square feet but includes baccarat, blackjack, and roulette games as well as a few slot machines. The casino is located on the 6th floor and is for the exclusive use of foreign guests. The casino is open 24/7 every day of the year.
3039-3 Saektal-dong, Jeju, South Korea, +82 64 738 882 2

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Markets on Jeju Island

1 - Jeju Minsok folk Five-day Marketplace 

Five-day marketplaces can be found in almost every city throughout Korea, and Jeju is no exception. Like the others throughout the country, Jeju’s Minsok (meaning Folklore) Five-day Marketplace is held every five days and is the largest market on the island. 

Carrying every item imaginable, the marketplace takes up approximately 40,000 square meters and is home to 1,004 stores. Unlike other markets, this marketplace has a designated area for grandmothers older than 65 to sell goods without being charged for rent. 

“The grandmothers are very affectionate,” says Hong In-pyo, Jeju Island's Merchant Chairman. “You can tell just by the sheer amount of “on-the-house” goods they heap unto their customers.”

As the name suggests, the five-day market is open every five days. Days open: 2nd, 7th, 12th, 17th, 22nd, 27th days of every month. 

This market usually opens in the early morning and closes at about 07:00 p.m

You can find lots of restaurants that offer various Korean food like Sundae (a sausage made of beef and bean curd stuffed in pig intestine), Teokbokii (a seasoned bar rice cake), boiled rice served in soup and so on.

This market is one of the biggest markets out of Korea's traditional ones.

Especially, local crops like garlic, onion and fruits are sold right after their harvesting.

Jeju, Jeju-si, Dodu-1-dong, 1204-1 ; +82 64 743 5986

2 - Dongmun Market

Founded during the late 1970s, the Dongmun Market is the biggest fish market on Jeju. Located close to the airport and the main transportation hub of Jeju city, the market is known to be the heart of commerce of the island and is a great place to swing by for last-minute purchases before leaving the island. The majority of the seafood for sale are “Dang-il bari”, or goods that have been caught that day, ensuring their freshness in quality. 

You can visit this market everyday contrary to the five day markets. This place is famous for seafood such as octopus, mackerel, cuttlefish, hairtail and so on. You can buy fresh seafood here because the merchants catch and sell their fish right after. Also, there are Jeju’s trademark fruits like Cheonhyehyang, Hallabong, orange, mandarine etc. Chunhyehyang means its scent lasts at 1000m away. It is like a big mandarine. Hallabong is a high class of mandarine. Last but not least, you can enjoy spending your pocket money on sweets like Bingtteok, Omegitteok (Teok means Korean rice cake.) Omegitteok is a rice cake which looks like a small ball. It is surrounded with red beans and stuffed with bean-jam. Bingtteok is also a rice cake which made of buckwheat. It is like a pancakes with white radish.

The best part about the Dongmun Fish Market is that customers can choose what they want to eat. By purchasing a fish among the 107 stores in the market, one can carry the fish over to a “Customer Customized” restaurant (고객맞춤음식점) close by and ask for it to be sliced up into fresh hoe.

The restaurant charges the customer a small fee for the gutting and scaling of the fish and serves up free side dishes. Hanchi, also known as mitra squid, is one of the most popular items on the menu from June to October. 

Jeju, Jeju-si, Leedo-1-dong, 1349 ; + 82 64 752 8959

3 - Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market 

The best market on the island, Seogwipo Olle Market was established in 1960 and features more than 200 shops that sell everything from freshly caught fish to casual apparel. 

The market is almost predominantly frequented by island locals and is a welcome respite from the tourist scene. Haggling may invite some good-natured complaints from the vendors, but at the very least they’ll add in more than what you thought you were paying for. 

In an effort to make it more visitor-friendly, the government introduced an artificial stream that runs down the middle of the path, and also roofed the entire market in anticipation of the many rainy days. 

The best part of The market is connected to Route 6 of Jeju Olle Course, a beautiful hiking route that encompasses both coastal and downtown areas. Saunter down after a scenic hike for some delicious local snacks. 

Jeju, Seogwipo-si, Seogwi-dong, 277-1,  +82 64 762 1949

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Yongmeori coast, Jeju island, south korea

Yongmeori Beach is a place where Mt. Sanbangsan stretches into the ocean and it looks as if a dragon’s head is going underwater. This area is made of Sa-am stacks, built up over millions of years. There are Gulbangs here which are depressed into the shape of rooms, and wide rocks stacking up on one another along the seashore cliffs which create a majestic scenery by the sea. Along the road down to the seashore, there is the Hamel Castaway Memorial, in remembrance of Hamel who drifted to this place in 1653. Just off to the right of the beach is a soft and dark sandy beach. You can meet the women sea-divers of Jeju who sell sea cucumbers and stroll on the road that spreads along the seashore.

Across the road, a footpath leads downhill to the spectacular Yongmeori coast, a spectacular oceanside trail of soaring cliffs, pockmarked by erosion into catacombs, narrow clefts and natural archways. Haenyeo sell freshly caught seafood, which you can scoff with soju on the rocks (₩20,000 per person). Note the walk along the cliffs closes during very high seas.

At the coastal trail exit is a replica of the Hamel Memorial (admission included in Yongmoeri coast ticket) housed in a replica of a Dutch merchant ship. Hendrick Hamel (1630–92), one of the survivors of a shipwreck near Jeju in 1653, was forced to stay in Korea for 13 years before managing to escape in a boat to Japan. Later he was the first Westerner to write a book on the ‘hermit kingdom’.

Buses (₩2500, 45 minutes, every 40 minutes) leave from Seogwipo bus terminal for Sanbangsan. You can also walk here along Jeju Olle Trail Route 10 from Hwasun Beach.

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Jeju Olle Trails - jeju island - south korea

Jeju Olle Trail is a long-distance foot path on Jeju Island, an island off the south-west coast of South Korea. The overall route, mostly following the coastline, consists of 21 connected numbered main routes, 5 sub-routes, and a short spur that connects to Jeju International Airport. The routes have an average length of 16 km and all together total 422 km. The exact length and locations change over time as trails are modified or re-routed.

The routes pass through various landscapes along the way including small villages, beaches, farms, and forests. Many routes encompass some of the island's 368 oreums, which are low parasitic volcanoes and historical sites dating from ancient times through to the modern era.

Since its founding in 2007, it has become a major draw for Jeju Island, which attracts not only visitors from mainland South Korea, but also international travelers who have a taste for hiking. According to a 2008 statistic, over 1.2 million people visited and brought $25 billion in economic benefits to South Korea.

Jeju Olle Trail derives its name from Olle, which is the local Jeju dialect word for "a narrow pathway that is connected from the street to the front gate of a house". Gil means "road or pathway" in standard Korean.

The trail can be walked in either direction by following the appropriately colored route signs.

Suh Myung-suk had a clear principle when she worked on the route signs for Jeju Olle Trail. She would use eco-friendly materials and make any signs go along with nature, but be easily seen.
She was inspired by the route signs she saw in Santiago. The signs were made up of shells or rocks, and only yellow arrows were painted on them. Similarly, but distinctively she decided to lacquer blue arrows on rocks as blue was the color that hikers on Jeju Olle Trail could always see in the skies and seas of the island. For the routes on which she could not find rocks, she tied blue ribbons on nearby trees. However, she soon found it necessary to slightly alter her original plan. Spraying lacquer could damage rocks and as a consequence that conflicted with her conviction to not harm nature. Instead of lacquering the arrows with blue Suh chose to paint the arrows. Routes signs have gone on to expand to blue and orange ribbons along with the Ganse outline, which is shaped after the distinctive Jeju pony. These blue outlines indicate how long a hiker has left is on the particular route. Wooden arrows are also placed a crossroads, while plates are tied to utility poles in the city and some trees in the forest. There are detour and danger signs at locations that require caution. A map and de-tour distance, if needed, are shown. The start of every route has a marker stone. There is a wooden Ganse box with stamps for an Jeju Olle Trail passport to record progress.

The blue arrows represent the originally intended hiking direction while the orange arrows offer the alternative.

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