Hamdeok Beach
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Hamdeok Beach | |
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 The beach | |
 Interactive map of Hamdeok Beach | |
| Coordinates: 33°32′35″N 126°40′08″E / 33.543°N 126.669°E | |
| Location | Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 함덕해수욕장 |
| RR | Hamdeok haesuyokjang |
| MR | Hamdŏk haesuyokchang |
Hamdeok Beach (Korean: 함덕해수욕장), also called Hamdeok Seoubong Beach (함덕 서우봉 해변), is a beach in Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea. It is known for its white sands, and is the most popular beach for tourists in Jeju.[1][2]
The beach is highly popular with tourists and has been described as "Korea's Maldives".[3] For the 2025 season, the beach received 703,064 visitors, more than half of the total visitors to all beaches in Jeju (1.2 million).[4]
Near the beach are numerous stores, restaurants, bars, cafes, and bakeries for tourists.[5] In winter 2025, the beach began hosting an annual winter festival, where various Christmas-themed decorations are installed at the beach.[6] Also nearby is the oreum (small extinct volcano) Seoubong. The beach is one stop along the Jeju Olle Trail.[3]