Best Spots for Cherry Blossom Views in Jeju, Jeju, South Korea

Timing is everything in chasing cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms typically bloom in the last week of March in Jeju Island. The local tourism site is the best place to get regular updates on the forecast and help you plan your trip. Canola flowers bloom around the same time and last longer than cherry blossoms. Canola fields are quite stunning and are generally found in Seogwipo-si.

Cherry blossoms can be found in shades of light pink and white. There are some blossoms that are deep pink in colour. It’s quite a task to capture the exact colour of the blossoms. A lot depends upon camera settings, filters, and also the natural lighting on that day.

I only had a Korean brochure for reference and wasn’t sure about the exact location of the cherry blossom street at Jeju Stadium. We decided to take a taxi to get there. Jeju taxi drivers are very friendly and our taxi driver showed us a couple of cherry blossom festivals en route. There are multiple entrances to Jeju Stadium and we asked him to stop at the location where we could spot a few blossoms. It turned out to be a parking lot of sorts. I wasn’t complaining because the blossoms were in full bloom. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).