Ganjeolgot Cape간절곶

At a glance

Ganjeolgot pushes out into the sea on Ulsan's southern coast, and KTO says the sun rises here before anywhere else on the Korean Peninsula — about a minute ahead of Homigot and five ahead of Jeongdongjin — which is why crowds come every January 1. A white lighthouse, first built in the 1920s, stands above a park of lawns, pines, rocky shore and canola fields. Look for the oversized 'wish postbox': cards dropped in really are delivered anywhere in Korea, and Ganjeolgot Haeolje, the county's local-products shop, gives out free postcards.

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Ganjeolgot Cape · 3 tours & tickets

1. KKdayUlju-gun and Ulsan day tour from BusanA day tour from Busan that finishes at Ganjeolgot Cape with a café stop, after the Whale Culture Village and the Daewangam bridge.Book
2. KlookUlju-gun and Ulsan day tour from BusanA one-day Ulju-gun tour from Busan; both course options end at Ganjeolgot Cape.Book
3. KlookNew Year sunrise at Ganjeolgot with GyeongjuA seasonal 14-hour New Year tour from Busan: sunrise at Ganjeolgot, then Gyeongju's UNESCO sites.Book

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Tips

• 01
  Pick up a free postcard at the Haeolje shop and post it in the giant wish postbox; it really gets delivered.
• 02
  If you have a car, Jinha Beach, Seosaengpo Japanese Fortress, the Nasa beacon mound and the onggi pottery village in Onyang are all in the area.

Nearby

Oegosan Onggi VillageKorea's largest onggi (earthenware jar) village, where potters still work, with a free museum that holds the world's biggest onggi.Jangsaengpo Whale Watching CruiseUlsan's whale-watching boat, sailing from Jangsaengpo port on three-hour searches for whales and dolphins and on shorter coastal cruises.Daewangam ParkA pine-shaded headland in Ulsan with giant sea rocks, a lighthouse, a 303 m suspension bridge and one of Korea's earliest sunrises.Jangsaengpo Whale Culture VillageA park in Ulsan's old whaling port that rebuilds Jangsaengpo as it looked in its whaling days, with life-size whale figures and prehistoric whale art.