Geoje Island
Geoje is Korea's second-largest island and a major shipbuilding center - Daewoo and Samsung both operate huge shipyards here - alongside a genuinely scenic coastline of cliffs, small fishing harbors, and offshore islets. Windy Hill, a hilltop park with a windmill and sweeping coastal views, and Oedo Botania, a private island garden reachable only by boat tour, are the most popular stops for visitors.
Geoje also has a heavier historical layer: it held one of the largest UN prisoner-of-war camps during the Korean War, now preserved as the Geoje POW Camp museum, documenting a period when the island's population briefly swelled with over 100,000 prisoners. Combined with Tongyeong just across the water, Geoje forms part of Korea's most scenic southern coastline, sometimes compared loosely to a quieter, less-developed version of a Mediterranean coastal drive.
Geoje Island FAQs
No - Geoje is connected to the mainland by bridge, so it's reached by car or bus rather than ferry.
Major shipbuilding (Daewoo and Samsung shipyards), scenic coastal cliffs, and its Korean War-era POW camp history.
Yes, it's genuinely useful given how spread out the coastal attractions are, with only limited local bus service between them.
By a scheduled boat tour from Jangseungpo - it's a private island garden with a fixed daily boat timetable, so check the schedule in advance.
Two days allows time for the coastal sights, Oedo Botania, and the POW camp museum without rushing.
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