Top 9 Gardens in Jeju, Jeju Island

In 1968, Director Sung set on his project to turn a piece of deserted 'wasteland' at Jeoji-ri, Hanyoung-myon into something else. Thanks to his strenuous efforts and strong will, we now have the beautiful garden that represents the quintessence of Jeju. Consisting of 7 small gardens and auxiliary facilities, this Spirited Garden provides spaces where you can find peace of mind surrounded by waterfall, ponds, stone bridges as well as trees. All the garden trees, bunjaes, and stones allows you to relieve yourself from any everyday life burden and to take a respite to enjoy the beauty of the nature. High walls built in order to protect trees from strong winds became castles and the architectures built to house exhibitions and to serve convenience purposes now represent the beauty of the nature in Jeju. They are sure to provide people from around the world with chances to think of a new paradigm of life

Jeju Hallim Park is a field of frontier spirit of a man who transformed a wasteland to a green paradise. Consisting nine different theme gardens and seasonal festivals, Hallim park is an international tourist attraction of Jeju island, South Korea exhibiting global species of plants and animals. It is 80 acre big and has nearly 1.2 million visitors every year. Visitor can also enjoy Jeju's traditional cuisine in our restaurants. (Gardens) 1. Subtropical botanic garden 2. Palm tree avenue 3. Wild grass and flower garden 4. Hyeopjae and Ssangyong cave 5. Jeju stone and bonsai garden 6. Jae-am folk village 7. Bird garden 8. Jeju stone exhibit hall 9. Water garden (Seasonal Festivals) Jan. - Daffodil Feb. - Ume flower Mar. - Tulip Apr. - Cherry blossoms May - Wild flower Jun. - Hydrangea Jul. thru Sep. - Water lily and lotus Oct. - Pumpkin Nov. - Chrysanthemum Dec. - Camelia (Restaurants and Cafe) - Palm tree restaurant - Dolharubang restaurant - Herb cafe

Gimnyeong Maze Park (김녕미로공원) is located between the two major tourist destinations of Manjanggul Cave and Gimnyeongsagul Cave. It was designed by the world famous company Adrian Fisher Minotaur Maze Designs and funded by the life-time savings of an American Professor at Cheju National University, Frederic H. Dustin, whose love for Jeju has kept him on the island for 27 years. This unique maze park contains foliages from all over Asia and has been personally maintained by Dr Dunstan since 1987. Gimnyeong Maze Park contains a maze that has seven images incorporated in it. The maze is in the shape of the Jeju Island, and its images that can be clearly seen from above include the following: a serpent, which was an object of worship on the island until the mid-70s; native horses of Jeju Island, which were brought there by Mongolians as far back as 1276; the ship, the Sparrowhawk, that was shipwrecked on the island in 1653 bringing Hendrick Hamel and his company of Dutch sailors to the Joseon Kingdom; and dolmens that are relics from the Bronze Age. All of these images are famous symbols or landmarks of Jeju Island. There are three skywalks called ‘gureum dari’ and an observatory, which are popular photo sites for tourists. They offer panoramic views of the entire maze. There are four ways to get through the maze from the entrance. If you use a map, it will take only 5 minutes, but without a map it’s a bit more difficult and can take up to 20 minutes. Some visitors have been known to spend up to 50 minutes lost in the maze before giving up and calling for help!