Backpackers In Yeosu

Jeollanam-do


This modern hostel has ensuite bathrooms in the 4-person dorms and ample cooking and lounging facilities. The young staff speak some English. It's a little removed from the action, but very near a stop on bus route no 2.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Jeollanam-do attractions

1. Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea Memorial Hall

0.42 MILES

Originally the Korea Pavilion for Yeosu's 2012 World's Fair International Exposition, this museum showcases the latest in Korean maritime technology, such…

2. Jinnamgwan

0.47 MILES

In the centre of town stands this national treasure, Korea’s largest single-storey wooden structure (75m long and 14m high). The beautiful pavilion, first…

3. Fish Market

0.82 MILES

Like any port town worth its salt, Yeosu has a bustling fish market.

4. Odongdo

1.35 MILES

This small, craggy island, a favourite destination for locals, is covered in bamboo groves and camellia trees. Walking paths wend round the island in…

5. Hyangir-am

11.17 MILES

A Buddhist hermitage with a 1350-year heritage, Hyangir-am has an enviable location perched halfway up a mountain at the tip of Dolsando, an island…

6. Bori-am

13.64 MILES

Between Namhae-gun and Sangju beach, Bori-am is a busy Buddhist hermitage on Geum-san (금산; Geum Mountain, 681m) famous for brilliant sunrises and…

7. Sangju

14.14 MILES

For most of the year this pretty beach with 2km of soft white sand and shallow water is a quiet destination. During summer it's packed with fun-seeking…

8. Suncheon-man

16.39 MILES

At this coastal estuary, inscribed on the Ramsar list of protected wetlands, you can follow walkways through rustling reeds up to an observation hut on a…