Cheonjiyeon Waterfall
Cheonjiyeonpokpo Falls · 천지연폭포
Today
Why go
A waterfall named for a pond where heaven and earth meet, with water plunging from a height of 22m. It stays open until 10 p.m., so you can visit in the evening too.
Admission
₩2,000Adults ₩2,000 · youth (13–24) and children (7–12) ₩1,000
Groups of 10+ ₩1,600
Ways in free
- Free for ages 6 and under and 65 and over — show ID
Highlights
History
Seogwipo has many springs welling up, and beneath it lies a wide layer of tuff that water barely seeps through, so it has an unusually large number of waterfalls. Of them all, Cheonjiyeon Falls is the one that best represents Seogwipo.
The pool below the falls is home to giant mottled eels, which are active mostly at night. Jeju is the northern limit of where giant mottled eels can live, so in 1962 the area became a natural monument, the "Jeju Habitat of Giant Mottled Eels". In 1964 the native habitat of the damparsu tree in the valley was designated a natural monument, and in 1993 the warm-temperate forest followed. All five damparsu trees that stood on the western slope have died, and young trees that appear to be their successors now grow there.
From the entrance, walk through the valley forest along a path paved with basalt, and the falls appear at the end. The path is easy, so it suits everyone from children to older people, and the dense forest keeps it cool even in midsummer. It is open at night too, when the falls look different from how they look by day.
Getting there
제주특별자치도 서귀포시 남성중로 2-15
Lot no. · 제주특별자치도 서귀포시 서홍동 666-1
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Tips
- Open 09:00–22:00; you must enter by 21:20. A visit takes 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- By bus, get off at the Cheonjiyeonpokpo Falls terminus. Buses 611, 612, 641 and 642 and the 880 tourist circular bus stop there.
- There is a parking lot (230 cars and buses), as well as toilets, a convenience store, restaurants and souvenir shops.
- The whole forest is a protected area, so digging up or picking plants and catching wild animals are prohibited.
Show details
- Address
- 제주특별자치도 서귀포시 남성중로 2-15
- Hours
- 09:00–22:00
- Last entry
- 21:20
- Admission
- ₩2,000