Mid-range · 6-hour walk · Busan
Gamcheon and Haeundae in six hours
The painted hillside village of Gamcheon, then across the city to Haeundae's market, beach and the island trail of Dongbaekseom.
Busan is a long city of hills and bays, and its two most visited corners are on opposite sides of it. This route takes the hillside village in the morning, before the crowds, and the metro across to Haeundae for the afternoon, ending at dusk as the towers of Marine City light up.
The route, stop by stop
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Gamcheon Culture Village
Terraced houses built by refugees in the 1950s, painted in bright colours by an art project in 2009. Buy a stamp map and look for the Little Prince on the wall.
60 min here Walk here → -
Haeundae Market
Arrive by metro from the previous stop
A short street of food stalls behind the beach, for fish cakes, gukbap and fried snacks.
30 min here Walk here → -
Haeundae Beach
The country's most famous beach, a kilometre and a half of sand in front of a wall of hotels.
40 min here Walk here → -
Dongbaekseom
A wooded islet joined to the shore, with a cliff path, a lighthouse and Nurimaru, the pavilion built for the APEC summit of 2005.
40 min here Walk here → -
The Bay 101
The yacht club at the foot of Marine City's towers, best after dark, when the skyline is reflected in the water.
25 min here Walk here →
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