Daebudo (λλΆλ) is an island that is part of Ansan city in the province of Gyeonggi, South Korea.
Understand
Daebudo is known as 'the Hawaii of Ansan'. The northern tip of the island is connected to the Ansan mainland by the Sihwa seawall, which has a road running along it. However, Daebudo still has the romance and lyricism of an island in various places. That's why people are constantly walking towards this place.
Built for the Sihwa Lake reclamation project, the Sihwa Seawall (north), ballistic Seawall (south), and two seawalls are connected to the land, so the entry itself is convenient. Even if you don't have a car, you can go to Ansan Station and Oido Station by train and transfer to the bus bound for Daebudo Island, and the integrated fare in the Seoul metropolitan area is applied, so you can get there cheaply. The largest of the two seawalls, the Northern Embankment, was a one-lane round-trip road in the late 1990s, and the speed limit was low, making it very inconvenient compared to now. It was formal, but until the 90s, there were military checkpoints, so every time they passed, they had to be checked by soldiers. In 2002, the expansion work was carried out, and now the road has been greatly expanded, and the speed limit has been considerably eased, but the traffic of the southern seawall is still inconvenient. You can go to Seonjae-do and Yeongheung-do under the jurisdiction of Ongjin-gun through Seonjae Bridge. The Bangamori Dockyard, which is located as soon as it enters Daebudo Island by taking the Sihwa Seawall Road, also operates passenger ships to the island area under Ongjin-gun, which serves as an assistant to the coastal pier.
In the 2010s, a rest area, a park, and an observatory were built in the middle of the Northern Embankment road, and it became a tourist attraction.
There is no direct subway route from Seoul or the suburbs of Seoul to Daebudo. Therefore, you are recommended to use both of the subway and bus. If you want to go to Daebudo with transportation, you could get off at 4 line subways and take on the buses that connect downtown of Ansan to Daebudo. In addition, if you are from the Ansan City Hall or region of
Gojan new town, you should get on the bus number 123. If you are from the Suwon or Hwaseong, you should get on the bus number 1004-1 and 727β1. Additionally, if you are from the Incheon, you should get on the bus number 790.
Gojan New Town β Ansan City Hall β Ansan Station β Jeongwang-dong β Sihwa Seawalls β Bangameori Park β Daebudo Community Center β Tando Island
1400
05:40 / 22:00
05:40 / 22:00
031-494-9126
727
160 min
Namsa-ri β Daenam Elementary School β Yeongjeon Village β Ssanggyesa Temple β Daebudo Community Center
1400
07:50 / 18:10
031-494-9126
727-1
Twice a weekday
Berneux, Adele and Equestrian Club β Yeongjeon intersection β English Village β Tando Island β Jeongok β Songsan Nonghyup (Sagang)
1400
09:20 / 14:30
11:40 / 16:50
031-494-9126
790
60 min
Ongjin County Office β Incheon City Hall β Sihwa Seawalls β Daebudo Community Center β Seonjaedo Island β Yeongheungdo Island
There is no subway line through Daebudo. There are a few buses, but service is not very frequent. Furthermore, Daebudo is very big and much of the area is separated by the sea. So the easiest method for getting around town is driving.
If you'd prefer to use a bicycle, Ansan's public bicycles are called 'Pedalro', but there are only 2 bicycle stops in the whole area. The first stop is located near the Daebudo tourist office (Green Number 1) and the other one is at Daebu Bada Hyanggi Theme Park (Blue Number 4).
πDaebudo Bada Hyanggi Theme Park(λλΆλ λ°λ€ν₯κΈ°ν λ§νν¬),Daebubuk-dong, Danwon-gu,β +82 31-481-3409.You can take a walk in Daebudo Bada Hynaggi Theme Park. The park is full of beauty of nature. The walk is about 4.3km and water way and pond are nicely laid out. The five windmills, the landmark of Daebudo, are displayed in the park.
Ansan Sihwaho Tidal Power PlantπDaebudo Bangameori Food Culture Street,Daebubuk-dong, Danwon-gu.This is the food culture street that is located at the north Daebudo. The most famous food is 'Bajilack noodle soup'. It is a noodle soup with clams. The Daebudo Bangameori Food Culture Street also known as 'Bajilack Noodle Soup Street'. You can enjoy sliced raw fish, a shellfish baked, Soy Sauce Marinated Crab, Soybean paste stew with clams and more.
πGubongdo Island,San 25, Daebubuk-dong, Danwon-gu.There are nine mountaintops ('Gubongdo' in Korean) at the end of the seaside in the northern part of Daebu. There are also two towering rocks; the small one is called 'Grandmother' and the bigger one is called 'Grandfather'. At sunset, the view of the rocks is amazing. There are also many enjoyable attractions, such as places to enjoy camping and fishing.
πGubongdo Sunset Observatory,Daebubuk-dong, Danwon-gu.Many visitors visit Gubongdo Sunset Observatory for enjoy sunset. It is located in Gubongdo. You can go through the Haesolgil.
πNueseom Lighthouse Observatory,S17-156, Daebuhwanggeum-ro, Danwon-gu,β +82 32-886-0126.March to October: 09:00β18:00, November to February: 09:00β17:00, Holiday on M.Only 4 hr with two times, it is possible to enter to the Nue island. Nue means silkworm in Korean. The shape of the island looks like a silkworm, so the name is island has made.free.
πPungdo Island,Pungdo-dong, Danwon-gu,β +82 31-481-2000.Pungdo is different with other island that its depth of water is deep. So, it does not have the mud flat and beach. According to this conditions, it is on very rich fishing grounds like rock fish, rock trout, blue crab and more. The boat service is only one time a day. From May 2024, the number of ferries has been increased by two operations per day.(updated Sep 2024)
πSihwaho Tidal Power Plant,2098, Daebudong-dong, Danwon-gu,β +82 32-890-6520.Built in 2011, the world's biggest tidal power plant which can produce energy available for half a million a year. If you'd like to watch the view of this plant, you are recommended to go 'T-Light' park. There is Moon Observatory in this park, so you can enjoy sunset of the west coast. Admission free. The easiest way to get here is take bus 123 and get off at Sihwaho Tidal Power Plant.
πTando Island,Seongam-dong, Danwon-gu.Tando is the fourth biggest island following the Daebudo, Sungam island, and Booldo. It is famous for the observatory at Nue island. There are many visitors who are fishing with family. It is not appropriate for playing or swimming in the sea. However, it is great place for enjoying the quiet sea.
πYukdo Island,Poongdo-dong, Danwon-gu,β +82 32-886-3090, +82 1544-1114.Yukdo is the island that 6 small-sized island together. About 30 citizens live in Yukdo and most of them work in the fishing. You can visit Yukdo by boat. There is 2 way for boat way, Daebudo to Yukdo and Incheon to Yukdo. It isn't that famous for travellers, so if you want quiet and relaxing travel, you can enjoy the sea of Yukdo.
πMetasequoire Road,Daebubuk-dong, Danwon-gu.1,200 metasequoires are planted on both sides of the trail on a 3.5km section of the outer road of Daebu Sea Hyanggi Theme Park. You can take a walk or rent a bicycle, scooter, or electric cart.(updated Sep 2023)Metasequoire Road
Do
Activities
Mudflat experience in Daebudo
Mud Flat
The mud flat in western sea of South Korea is one of the 5 largest mud flats in the world. The gap between in/out of tide is huge, which makes Daebu's mud flat much more fertile than others. Especially after the tide's out, hidden black mud flat comes out, which is the most beautiful part of Daebudo. You can find various marine creatures in the wetlands while the tide is out. If you'd like to experience this mud flat as it is, do not hesitate to choose mud flat activities. You can easily find people who are trying to catch various marine creatures such as shellfish, razor clams, small octopuses and small crabs on the mud flat. This activity is especially famous regionally for families because parents want to give a precious memory to their children. The mud flat activity is generally open from spring to fall.
Stacking fishing nets in DaebudoπJonghyeon Fishing Village,240, Gubong-gil, Danwon-gu(http://vill.seantour.com/Vill/About/Route.aspx?fvno=3108),β +82 32-886-6044.There are various experience in Jonghyeon Fishing Village, mud flat ecology education, sledding at mud flat, catching a mudfish with bare hands, fishing mudskipper, grape picking, making grape juice, making topiaries, planting grape trees, marine leports and more.
There are several festivals in Daebudo featuring distinctive regional characteristics.
πAnsan Daebu Grape Festival,Galmaji-gil, Danwon-gu.Grape is well known local products in Daebudo. It is held in September every other year. In festival, you enjoy many kinds of special food with grape and other events like Miss Daebu grape contest, singing contest and quiz contest etc.
πAnsan M Valley Rock Festival,1848-253, Daebubuk-dong, Danwon-gu,β +82 02 446 2690.This is one of the biggest rock festivals in Korea. It is held every year around July, with many famous domestic and foreign artists.
πGyeonggi Creation Center,101-19, Seongam-ro, Danwon-gu,β +82 32-890-4880,fax: +82 32-890-4880.10:00β18:00, Monday is holiday.The Gyeonggi Creation Center is run by Province Gyeonggi and support native and foreign artists to create and study. Various artists who are chosen by contest exhibition exhibit their arts. There are mentoring program, lecture from artists, seminar, workshops and more various programs. More information about exhibition will be updated on the official website.(updated Nov 2015)
πDaebudo Haesolgil,Daebubuk-dong, Danwon-gu.Haesolgil is the walking trail of Daebudo. There are 7 courses of trail and each course has different way to walk.
Buy
There are many special products you can buy from Daebudo.
Daebu grape Daebodo is suitable place for growing grapes. Because of wind from sea, it offers good quality of temperature, and humidity, so grapes from Daebudo has much higher sugar and plenty of juice. people are trying to make good quality of grapes, cooperating with government. There are many street grapes shops along the thoroughfare when is in season. If you'd like to buy these grapes, just pull over and try it.
Daebu seaweed Daebu's seaweed has very good quality, affected by western sea of Korea. Daebu seaweed is not only full of nutrition but taste and smell.
Salt kkaempari (salt from Dongju Salt Field), floored pottery pieces (called βkkaempariβ), not general pan on the bottom of salt pond, Daebudo makes the best quality of sun-dried salt. Using pottery makes the salt purer and amplifies other nutritive components. However, because it is made by people and not machines, it is produced in very small batches every time and they do sell out quickly. You can buy salt kkaempari in Dongju Salt Field (Grey number 1).
Eat
πDaebudo Bangameori Food Culture Street(just off the Sihwa seawall, at the entrance to Daebudo).There are more than 60 restaurants on this street. They specialize in seafood and are famous for sashimi, snails and kalguksu (a kind of noodle). There are so many restaurants in a row, it is hard to choose just one. Watch out for the touts who stand in front of their restaurants trying to lure you in.(updated Nov 2015)
πDaebudo Bangameori seafood direct outlet.Daebudo has great quality of seafood. You can have fresh raw fishes and roasted clam caught that day. There are many restaurants in the outlet so you can buy some fishes and eat right away at the same time.(updated Nov 2015)
Kalguksu. Daebudo has good quality of restaurants which have their own food, among them kalguksu (noodle soup) with clams is famous. People also order haemul pa jeon (seafood and green onion pancake) together which is a perfect with a kalguksu. There are many kalguksu restaurants located on the street in a row. You can choose any among them, but be aware there will be many touts trying to get you into their restaurants.
Kalguksu and Pajeon.Daebu-island is famous for Kalguksu and Pajeon which is a traditional food of Korea. If you eat them with Makguli which is a traditional Korean whisky it will be much more delicious.(updated Sep 2024)
There are many beautiful boarding houses (locally called "pensions"), similar to those in Europe. Many of these are grouped in "pension villages". Most have their own swimming pool, so they are good to enjoy in summer. Alongside the sea, you can enjoy their walkways.
