Private Jeju Tour: Sangumburi Crater & Stone Park

Walk into a 100-meter volcanic crater and explore Jeju's stone heritage in one afternoon

A private tour of Jeju visiting Sangumburi Crater and Jeju Stone Park, with a driver who speaks English, Chinese or Japanese and handles pickup and dropoff from your airport, hotel or port. The crater is a rare submerged volcano unique in Korea, 100 to 146 meters deep with a 2,067-meter outer rim. The Stone Park spans a million pyeong and displays Jeju's thatched houses, stone walls, traditional farming tools and the geological story of volcanic formation. All admission fees are included. The tour runs about four hours and returns you to your starting point.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Jeju Stone Park and Sangumburi Crater

• Arrive at Jeju Stone Culture Park
• Explore stone sculptures and exhibits
• Visit underground museum
• Travel to Sangumburi Crater
• View crater and surrounding nature
• Return to accommodation or start location

The experience

Sangumburi Crater is the only submerged volcano on Jeju Island and one of only a handful of its kind worldwide. The crater floor sits 100 to 146 meters below the rim, and the outer circumference stretches 2,067 meters around a conical cliff. Unlike most volcanic craters, this one never accumulated lava: the explosion dug deep and scattered material outward, leaving a geological oddity called a maar. You descend into the crater itself to stand on the crater floor and look up at the trees and stones that ring the sunken walls.

Jeju Stone Park occupies a vast landscape where you move through exhibits showing how Jeju's people built with stone for centuries. You see thatched houses, stone walls, and the farming tools (axes, plows, scrapers) that Jeju craftspeople carved from volcanic rock. An underground exhibition hall displays the creation process of caves formed by volcanic eruption, and screens show the geological transformation of the island after lava cooled. The park sits in front of Oreum, a natural heritage site, and the viewing path winds through stone sculptures tied to local legend.

Your driver is registered with the South Korean taxi authority and carries transportation insurance. Pickup happens at your airport, hotel, port or accommodation, and the tour returns you to that same location. The vehicle is air-conditioned, parking and fuel are covered, and all admission fees to both sites are included. You can request changes to the itinerary at any time if there's a specific place you want to visit instead.

What’s included

• Pickup and dropoff at airport, hotel, port or accommodation.
• air-conditioned vehicle with parking and fuel.
• admission to Sangumburi Crater and Jeju Stone Park.
• driver with English, Chinese or Japanese language ability and foreign tour experience.
• transportation insurance on all registered taxis.

Options for this experience

9 options

Tour for 25 to 30 peopleUp to 30 per booking · Guide in English · 7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 11:00With a licensed English tour guide, duration 5 hours, 42 seater big bus: special Jeju crater tour including big bus, driver and licensed English tour guide, pickup is included

Special Creater TourUp to 24 per booking · Guide in English · 7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 11:00Special crater and stone park tour: Seopjikoji-style crater tour and Jeju stone park, with a 42 seater big bus for 20 to 24 people, including driver and licensed English tour guide, pickup is included

4person tourUp to 4 per booking · Guide in Japanese or Chinese · 7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 11:00Customer tour for four people, includes pickup

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Tour for 8 to 15 peopleUp to 12 per booking · Guide in Japanese or Chinese · 7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 11:00Tour for 8 to 15 people, pickup is included

Tour for 13 to 19 peopleUp to 19 per booking · Guide in English · 7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 11:00Special crater tour with a big bus: 18 seater to 25 seater bus, plus driver and licensed English tour guide, pickup is included

Jumbo taxi tour for 5 to 7 peopleUp to 7 per booking · Guide in Japanese or Chinese · 7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 11:00Jumbo taxi tour: 5 to 8 seater jumbo taxi, pickup is included

3person tourUp to 3 per booking · Guide in Japanese or Chinese · 7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 11:00Tour for three people, includes pickup

2person tourUp to 2 per booking · Guide in Japanese or Chinese · 7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 11:00Tour for two people, pickup is included

1person private tourUp to 1 per booking · Guide in Japanese or Chinese · 7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 11:00Tour for one person only, pickup is included

You pick the guide language when booking.

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery day7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 11:00

Book up to2h before

AgesAdult (18 to 79 years) · Senior (80 and older) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (7 to 12 years) · Infant (1 to 6 years)

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Chinese and Japanese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Jeju K Tour(Jeju K Travel Agency Co., Ltd.)

Is this one for you?Pick your group size and the vehicle scales to fit (solo travelers get a compact car, larger groups get a van), so luggage and comfort aren't compromised.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Chinese and Japanese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (7 to 12 years); Infant (1 to 6 years).

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly is Sangumburi Crater and why is it unusual?

Sangumburi Crater is a parasitic volcanic crater of Hallasan Mountain and the only submerged volcano on Jeju Island. It measures 100 to 146 meters deep with an outer circumference of 2,067 meters, but unlike most craters it never accumulated lava: the explosion dug downward and scattered material outward, creating a geological formation called a maar that exists in only a few places worldwide, mainly in Japan and Germany.

What will I see at Jeju Stone Park?

Jeju Stone Park displays Jeju's stone culture across a million pyeong of land, including thatched houses, stone walls, traditional farming tools and utensils made entirely of stone by Jeju people in the past. An underground exhibition hall shows the creation process of volcanic caves and screens depict the geological transformation of the island after volcanic eruption.

Does the tour include pickup from my hotel or airport?

Yes, pickup and dropoff are included at your airport, hotel, port or accommodation. The driver returns you to your original departure point at the end of the tour.

Can I change the itinerary or add a different site?

Yes, you can add or change tourist destinations at any time during the tour if you have a special place you want to visit instead.

Is the Stone Park open every day?

Jeju Stone Park is closed every Monday, so plan your tour for another day of the week if you want to visit the park.