Published on Nov, 2024
Took a private & custom 1-day tour with June last year in Sept, and it was the best day of all my 5 days in Jeju!
There was a lot that I wanted to squeeze into my itinerary but at the same time, I only had general categories of what I wanted to do, with no idea about the specifics or what route would be best. June, with her wealth of experience as a tour guide, turned my ideas into feasible plans. Coupled with the insider knowledge that she had, it was a personalised itinerary you wouldn’t be able to curate on Google or chatgpt.
I wanted to do a short hike up Hallasan, so she advised me on the best route based on the duration I wanted to climb and the sort of sights I wanted to see. She climbed with me too! As I requested to see flowers, she brought me to places where I’d be able to maximise my time by seeing as many different native flowers in the same place.
Throughout the trip, she was attentive, flexible and patient, doing her best to accommodate my random spontaneous requests such as to try hallabong juice at a time when hallabongs were out of season. It was a most relaxing day as I didn’t have to worry about a thing - she helped me to read Korean-only menus and speak to shopkeepers in Korean, drove me around, kept track of time, and I learnt so much about Jeju from her. And even though I put her through so much trouble and even exceeded the time I had initially arranged to hire her for, she was so kind and understanding about it. It really felt as if I were travelling Jeju with a local friend or relative rather than tour guide :’) she didn’t even had a website at the time but I urged her to create one so that I could put up a review for her (June, I’m so sorry that I took so long to post it eventually! This draft was on my notepad for a long time ….)
Thank you so much June for a great experience!! Would definitely recommend her to anyone coming to jeju, and especially families, solo female travellers, and those who don’t speak Korean or don’t drive. She’ll provide you with a stress free and memorable tour around jeju! :)