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Haeundae Dongbaekseom Island (해운대 동백섬)

Haeundae Dongbaekseom Island (해운대 동백섬)

8.3Km    2025-07-04

67 Dongbaek-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan
+82-51-749-4072

Dongbaekseom Island (Island of Camellias) is an island located off one end of Busan's famous Haeundae Beach. Although the years of sedimentation have connected the island to the mainland, Dongbaekseom was originally an island and is still referred to as one.

Dongbaekseom Island is easy to navigate thanks to the walking path that is built around it. The island has several attractions, including the monument inscribed with a poem of scholar Choi Chi-won, the mermaid statue based on the legend of Princess Hwagok, and the Nurimaru APEC House. It also offers fantastic views of the Busan shoreline towards Mipo, Dalmaji Hill, Gwangangdaegyo Bridge, and Oryukdo Island. As the name suggests, camellias burst into bloom everywhere on the island from winter to spring.

Seunghaksan Mountain (승학산)

Seunghaksan Mountain (승학산)

8.3Km    2024-02-26

1-4 Dangni-dong, Saha-gu, Busan

The 496-meter-tall Seunghaksan Mountain, named for its terrain's striking resemblance to a flying crane due to its steepness, offers five hiking trails. The mountain features diverse attractions including a silver grass habitat, a forest park, a cypress forest, and a cedar meditation and healing forest. Additionally, it boasts a weather station, a mineral spring, sports facilities, and an observatory. The silver grass at the summit, renowned for its beauty, becomes a major highlight during autumn, drawing numerous hikers.

The Petel Premium Suite (더펫텔프리미엄스위트)

The Petel Premium Suite (더펫텔프리미엄스위트)

8.4Km    2024-07-22

12 Haeundaehaebyeon-ro 197beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan

Korea's one and only hotel for both pets and pet owners. The Petel Premium Suite opened in 2016 to promote a healthy and enjoyable lifestyle with pets, offering facilites and services for guests on a business trip or a vacation with their pets. 

The Petel's guestrooms are carefully designed with the consideration of animals' behavioral traits, convenience, and safety. The guestrooms have non-slip floors to prevent joint injury of pets, stairways suited to pets, and a deodorant and disinfectant system. Depending on room availability, the hotel accepts large-sized dogs as long as they weigh 45 kg or less and under 70 cm in x_height, with the exception of legal guide dogs. Other amenities include a cafe louge that offers unique and healthy treats for pets and humans and a summertime swimming pool for dogs.

The Westin Josun Busan (웨스틴 조선 부산)

The Westin Josun Busan (웨스틴 조선 부산)

8.5Km    2025-07-24

67 Dongbaek-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan
+82-51-749-7000

The Westin Josun Busan was first established in 1978 and was one of the accommodations of choice for those attending the 2005 APEC Summit, living up to its reputation as one of Busan’s best business hotels. The Westin Josun Busan is located at the entrance of Dongbaek Island and is only 40 minutes away from Gimhae Airport and 30 minutes from downtown Busan. The hotel's location offers the best views of the Marine City or the Haeundae Beach from the guest rooms. Nearby attractions include the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO), Dongbaek Island, Nurimaru APEC House, Busan Aquarium, Suyeongman Yachting Waters, Jangsan Mountain hiking trails, Yonggungsa Temple, and Gwangandaegyo Bridge.

Dongsam-dong Buljjamppong (동삼동불짬뽕)

8.5Km    2023-08-14

21 , Dongsamnam-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan

Dongsam-dong Buljjamppong specializes in serving Korean-style Chinese cuisine such as jjajangmyeon (noodles in black bean sauce), jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup), and tangsuyuk (deep-fried pork with sweet and sour sauce). The restaurant's most popular menu is jjamppong available in four different spiciness levels. Level 1 is regular jjamppong, while levels 3 and 4 are for the those who seek to challenge the extreme. Visitors who are not used to spicy food are advised to choose a different menu.

Dongbaekseom Hoetjip (동백섬횟집)

Dongbaekseom Hoetjip (동백섬횟집)

8.6Km    2020-03-27

17, Haeundaehaebyeon-ro 209beonna-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan
+82-51-741-3888

Dongbaekseom Hoetjip is a nearby gourmet restaurant. It is a three story white building with a curved glass front on the second floor. The hearty modeum-hoe (assorted sliced raw fish) is the flagship dish of this restaurant. The portion is quite filling, despite the deceptively low price. You can enjoy the fresh raw fish of Busan, or any of the other dishes such as hoe-deopbap (raw fish bibimbap) and maeun-tang (spicy fish stew) which are also tasty.

Huin-yeoul Coastal Tunnel (영도 흰여울해안터널)

Huin-yeoul Coastal Tunnel (영도 흰여울해안터널)

8.6Km    2023-11-23

1044-6 Yeongseon-dong 4(sa)-ga, Yeongdo-gu, Busan
+82-51-403-1861

Huin-yeoul Coastal Tunnel was formed in December 2018 to help the elderly and the infirm walk smoothly without going through the steep stair section between the piano stairs and wave square near Jeoryeonghaean Coastal Trail. The 70 meter tunnel not only give easy walking route, there's also a photo zone, lightings and more for visitors to enjoy. The lights within the tunnel are lit from 09:00 to 23:00.