Dokdo Travel Guide
Recommendation : 【Travel】 Travel Index
1. Ship Reservation
⑴ General Reservation
① Ships to Ulleungdo depart from Gangneung, Pohang, and Donghae
② Ship tickets can be booked through
Island you want to visit
③ Only SeaStar ships sail to Dokdo, but Sunrise ships are also available on other websites
④ Round trip to Ulleungdo involves double payment : 88000 KRW each by the Korea Shipping Association
⑤ For Dokdo, one-time payment of 60000 KRW by the Korea Shipping Association
⑵ Precautions
① Mobile boarding pass must be converted to a physical boarding pass 30 minutes before departure at the latest : must arrive at least 20 minutes prior
② There are only direct trips to Dokdo, typically allocated 4 hours
③ You should return immediately after exploring for about 30-40 minutes upon arrival
④ Ship tickets may be suddenly cancelled even a week in advance
⑤ Full ticket refund if the ship cannot depart due to weather or other conditions
2. Accommodation Related
⑴ There are quite a number of hotels within Ulleungdo
⑵ Realistically, as there are afternoon ferries from the mainland to Ulleungdo and it’s already evening by the time you reach Ulleungdo from Dokdo, an overnight stay in Ulleungdo is necessary
3. Miscellaneous
⑴ It’s not always possible to sail to Dokdo
① Jokingly said that three generations must accumulate good karma to go?
② High failure rate for Dokdo trips, with acquaintances who have failed twice
⑵ Make sure to secure tickets for Dokdo from Ulleungdo
⑶ Surprisingly, ferries on public holidays are fully booked
⑷ Seasickness can be severe, so it’s necessary to prepare seasickness medicine (about 1000 KRW)
⑸ The Dokdo resident is determined by a draw, and if the resident cannot continue living there, a new draw is held
⑹ The ownership of Dokdo as ChatGPT 4.0 refers to
Submission: 2024.05.29 18:16