Is Jeju Island Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Jeju Island, is generally considered very safe for solo female travelers. The island is well developed with a low crime rate. Plus, the locals are typically very polite and respectful. Furthermore, numerous safety measures are in place, such as sufficient street lighting, CCTV cameras everywhere, and a responsive police force. The Island is also easy to navigate, with good public transportation and plenty of women-friendly facilities available. However, always exercise standard caution and common sense when traveling, as in any location worldwide.

Safety rating

Travel safety

4.2/5

Safe

Based on 4 reports from female travelers

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How safe is Jeju Island for solo female travelers?

Qamar

Kuwait

Group travel

Jeju Island is absolutely beautiful, especially during cherry blossom season 🌸 The weather was lovely, and the nature was outstanding. However, my experience with the people was very disappointing🥺 The bus drivers were extremely rude, so I recommend taking taxis or Uber instead. I stayed for only four days and so many unpleasant things happened that I had never experienced before. We encountered two perverts in one day (look at the last two pictures)‼️and we had other uncomfortable...

Posted: October 12, 2026Experienced: March, 2026

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Marie

Denmark

Solo travel

My first stop when arriving in South Korea was Jeju island. It's a great place to start or finish your trip to South Korea. It's an easygoing island, and you can easily get around with public transportation. I felt safe anywhere I went, and it's such a nice feeling not having to worry about pickpocketing. Any hike I tried to do was not really a hike cause everything was boarded and so easy to walk, even when it was a step hill. I highly recommend Seogwipo since it's even calmer than Jeju city....

Posted: October 4, 2024Experienced: August, 2024

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Family travel

An amazing place with gorgeous sightseeing of sea, mountain and cliffs. Kind people, cool air But it’s a little bit hard for you if you can’t speak Korean Bus is so convenient that you can reach almost everywhere, however, I still recommend you to rent a car, especially you wanna live in seogwipo-si, a less modern place rather than jeju-si, but it’s a better choice if you wanna experience local life in a village.

Posted: September 10, 2024

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Laura

Germany

Solo travel

Jeju was beautiful! I stayed for 6 days and it was defi2noz enough to see it all. Beware of the heat in summer though. It's really difficult to go Sightseeing without a car in summer. There's lots of waterfalls and beautiful scenery. Trails for hiking, delicious sea food and friendly people. I felt safe traveling alone.

Posted: August 9, 2024Experienced: June, 2024

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