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Geoje Fishing Village Folk Museum (거제어촌민속전시관)

11.0Km    24944     2024-03-20

41 Jisepohaean-ro, Irun-myeon, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do

Geoje Fishing Village Folk Museum is an exhibition hall dedicated to preserving and showcasing the traditional maritime culture and the history of fisheries in Korea. The museum operates with themes such as the Sea of Tradition, the Sea of Life, and the Sea of Experience. Visitors can view traditional fishing boats, gear, and daily tools used in Korean fishing villages. The museum also features an aquarium displaying rare fish species and a video room.

Jisimdo Island (지심도)

Jisimdo Island (지심도)

11.5Km    64775     2021-09-24

31-2, Jisimdo-gil, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-681-6007

Located 1.5 kilometers away to the east side of Irun-myeon, Geoje, Jisimdo Island is a very small island covering an area of just 0.338 ㎢ with a 3.5-kilometer long coast line. From Jangseungpohang Port, it takes approximately 15 minutes by ferry and visitors can tour the entire island within 2 hours.

The name of the island comes from its appearance resembling the Chinese character ‘sim (心).’ The island is home to abundant and old camellia trees more than any other islands in the southern sea, earning the nickname "Dongbaek (camellia) Island."

Geoje Marine Festival (거제 바다로세계로)

Geoje Marine Festival (거제 바다로세계로)

11.5Km    4961     2022-09-14

15-44 , Jisepohaean-ro, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-55-639-4163

Geoje Marine Festival embodies summer, with marine lesiure sports to enjoy the day, and concerts by various idols to heat up the night. Visitors can also enjoy raw fish at the lowest prices and evening markets.

YETMASIL (옛마실펜션)

YETMASIL (옛마실펜션)

13.5Km    1016     2024-08-05

65 , Majeon 1-gil, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-682-2141

Yetmashil Pension in Okrim-ri, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, is a hanok built of pinewood and red clay, whose rooms offer comfortable bedding and ondol underfloor heating. Each guestroom has a living room, kitchen and bathroom. The pension has a spacious yard with pine trees, natural stones and wild flowers, providing a peaceful view. On clear nights you can see fireflies here!

SONANGGOO (소낭구펜션)

SONANGGOO (소낭구펜션)

13.5Km    11305     2024-08-05

83 , Majeon 1-gil, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-10-6776-6054

Sonanggu Pension stands on a high point overlooking Jisepohang Port in Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do. It’s a 2-storey building of timber and red clay with a terraced garden full of flowers, trees, and wild grasses, plus a resting area and a gazebo with fine views. Each room is equipped with modern kitchen facilities and toilets, and in the yard there’s a hot-stone grill for Korean-style barbecues.

Maemuldo Islands (매물도)

Maemuldo Islands (매물도)

13.9Km    42404     2020-02-25

Maemuldodaehang-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-650-4681

Maemuldo Island is comprised the three islands Daemaemuldo Island, Somaemuldo Island, and Deungdaedo Island. The best view can be seen from the sea cliffs of Somaemuldo Island and Deungdaedo Island. Somaemuldo Island, whose entire area is no more than 2.51㎢, is a small island but very popular. Daemaemuldo, Hongdo, Deungdaedo, Daegueulbido and Sogueulbido Islands are all scattered around Somaemuldo Island.

Okpo Shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (대우조선해양(주) 옥포조선소)

14.6Km    49698     2019-07-18

3370, Geoje-daero, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-735-2397

Okpo Shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering spans over a 4000,000㎡ land and consists of large-scale specialized facilities and equipments for shipbuilding and repairs such as a dock that can handle a 1,000,000 ton vessel and a 900 ton Goliath crane. The shipyard builds various vessels, offshore plants, drill ships, FPSO/FPUs, submarines and destroyers all year round and offers plant tour programs for visitors.

Buil hoetjip (부일횟집)

Buil hoetjip (부일횟집)

14.9Km    123     2021-03-22

101, Jangseungpo-ro, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-681-2789

A restaurant with over 30 years’ tradition. This seafood restaurant is located in Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do. The most famous menu is assorted sliced raw fish.

Geoje Island Flower Festival (거제섬꽃축제)

Geoje Island Flower Festival (거제섬꽃축제)

15.0Km    20372     2022-10-31

3577, Geojenamseo-ro, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-55-639-3000

Geoje Island Flower Festival is held at the Geoje-si Agriculture Development Complex in Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do. The festival presents autumn flowers in a variety of exhibitions and displays. Attractions include autumn flower sculpture exhibition, themed flower hills, chrysanthemum items, test room of greenhouse, flowering tree examining office, warm region orchard, and more.

Geoje Botanic Garden (거제식물원(거제정글돔))

15.1Km    2     2022-08-10

3595 , Geojenamseo-ro, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-639-6997

Geoje Botanical Garden (Geoje Jungle Dome) is the largest botanical garden in Korea, covering an area of ​​4468 square meters, a maximum x_height of 30 meters, and covered with 7472 sheets of glass. There are 10,000 kinds of tropical trees of 300 species inside the dome, and there are various attractions such as Seokbujak Flower Garden, Seokbujak Valley, Photo Zone, Cactus Garden, Black Pansoo, and Cave of Light. Geoje Jungle Dome contributes to improving the quality of life in green and abundance through various plants and ecological experiences throughout the four seasons and contributes to the realization of the educational and cultural value of green plants through plant culture experience. In addition, we are conserving biodiversity and making efforts to maintain and preserve the ecosystem through research and collection. It is a place loved by many citizens as a mysterious and fantastic space.