Jeju Wild Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Watching Speedboat Tour
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Dongil Port
- 🐬 Wild Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Exploration: Discover wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in the waters off Daejeong-eup, Jeju, the only area in Korea where these dolphins can be seen year-round.
- 🚤 Coastal Speedboat Tour: Enjoy a speedboat ride along the coastline. The total duration is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including 40-50 minutes of actual sea navigation.
- ⏰ 8 Daily Departures: Departures are hourly from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily. You can choose from a total of 8 operating times.
- 🛟 Safety and Ecology Briefing: Before boarding, all participants will wear life jackets, and a safety and marine ecology briefing will be conducted.
- 🏆 Awarded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries & Free Parking: This product received the ‘2019 Marine Tourism Product Grand Prize’ hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea, and free parking is available at Dongil-ri Port.
What to expect
🐬 Only in Jeju, meet the fairy of the sea, the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin!
Embark on an exciting speedboat adventure from Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si, Jeju, to find wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins! Jeju's waters are home to a habitat for these dolphins, making it the only place in South Korea where you can directly observe wild dolphin pods.
The tour departs from Dongil-ri Port and proceeds along Jeju's beautiful coastline. The actual boat ride is approximately 40-50 minutes, and the total experience, including check-in, safety briefing, life jacket fitting, and ecological briefing, takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Tours operate daily from 10:00 to 17:00, every hour.
📍 Meeting Point and Directions
- Meeting Location: 14-32, Dongilhamo-ro 98beon-gil, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si, Dongil-ri Port
- Recommended Arrival Time: Please arrive at the location 30 minutes before the tour departure.
- Parking and Public Transportation: Free parking available / Take bus 202 and get off at 'Dongil 1-ri' stop (5-minute walk)
📍 Notes and Refund Policy
- Due to the nature of wild dolphins, sightings are not 100% guaranteed, and operating times may change depending on weather and sea conditions.
- In case of tour cancellation due to adverse weather, a full refund or date change is possible.
A family watches wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins off Daejeong, Seogwipo, on Jeju Island. All passengers wear life jackets on the speedboat.
Passengers board wearing life jackets. A safety and marine ecology briefing is given before the boat departs.
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins breaching. The waters off Daejeong in southwestern Jeju are home to this pod year-round.
A pod of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins moving along Jeju's western coastline, seen from the boat.
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins traveling as a pod. Jeju's coastal waters are the only place in Korea where this species is seen year-round.
The Jeju Dolphin Healing Tour ticket office. The meeting point is Dongil-ri Port, 14-32 Dongilhamo-ro 98beon-gil, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo. Please arrive 30 minutes before departure.
The tour boat is heading out to the search area. Time on the water is 40 to 50 minutes; the full experience takes about 1 hour 30 minutes including check-in and the briefing.
The tour boat leaving Dongil-ri Port. Departures run every hour on the hour, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily.
Tour boats at the pier. Sailing is decided by wind speed and wave height; if a trip is canceled, you may take a full refund or move to another date.
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