5 attractions in Ongjin County, including Gureopdo Island, Daecheongdo and Baengnyeongdo Island. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
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Gureopdo is a small island of just 1.71 km² off Incheon, reached only by changing boats at Deokjeokdo. Fewer than twenty people live here and there are hardly any shops, but its grassy headlands above the sea, sandy beaches and star-filled…
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Daecheongdo lies at the far edge of the Yellow Sea, about 200 km northwest of Incheon Port. With Baengnyeongdo to the north and the North Korean coast of Hwanghae to the east, it is one of the Five West Sea Islands, and getting there takes…
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Baengnyeongdo is South Korea's northernmost island in the Yellow Sea, so close to the North that on clear days you can see Cape Changsan in Hwanghae Province. Getting there takes about four hours by ferry from Incheon, but the reward is a…
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Yeonpyeongdo is one of the five northwest islands of South Korea, only about 12 km from the Gangnyeong Peninsula of North Korea's Hwanghae Province. It was once a fishing island where more than 1,500 boats gathered in the croaker season an…
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Yeongheungdo belongs to Ongjin County in Incheon, yet you do not need a ferry. From Oido in Siheung you cross the Sihwa seawall, pass Daebudo and Seonjaedo, and finally reach the island over the Yeongheung Bridge. Wind-bent hornbeam groves…