WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2015 13 ACTIVITIES IN JEJU Beyond the World Aquaculture 2015 conference, activities associated with the Trade Show and AquaForum and apart from local aquaculture itself, there are a host of activities to do and restaurants and bars to visit. Hana Tours will be available to assist with recommendations and reservations and they will be visible at the conference venue. Getting organized before you go is always a good idea, so have a look at the tours organized for WAS conference participants (www.was.org/meetings/pdf/WA2015TouristTours.pdf ). In addition, WAS has arranged for a full and broad industry tour that will be guided by experts who speak English. This promises to be an excellent tour, but will be limited to a maximum of 80 people, so arranging ahead of schedule would be wise to ensure you do not miss out. Details of the Farm Tour on May 31 can be seen at www.was.org/meetings/ pdf/WA2015FarmTours.pdf. This is a full day program and includes a special lunch that will likely feature the famous olive flounder of Jeju. The tour includes a research center, feed mill and flounder farm before lunch. After a restful lunch, the journey through Jeju aquaculture continues with visits to shrimp, eel, abalone, sea cucumber, turbot and flounder farms. Jeju is home to Aqua Planet Jeju, which is the largest aquarium in all of Asia (total floor area: 25,600 m2), reportedly 11 times that of Sea World, with approximately 48,000 animals and plants of around 500 species in exhibition. There is also Eco Land Theme Park in eastern Jeju, which has a popular train ride running through a local indigenous Jeju forest and Jeju Herb Dongsan, which houses large herb gardens with some 180 different varieties of herbs. A stroll through them is a magical feast for the senses. Other interesting and unusual places to visit include Soesokkak Estuary, with lava cliffs and overhanging pine trees; Seongeup Village, essentially a small town that holds a vast amount of culture and working activities; Seongsan Sunrise Peak, which rose from under the sea in a volcanic eruption over 100,000 years ago; the Jeju Folk Village Museum, with 117 houses and facilities restored to the 1890s; and Manjanggul Lava Tube, which stretches approximately 7,400 m, among the top 15 in length in the world. To people looking for something different, Jeju has many bizarre tourist attractions. People there clearly have diverse minds and have been incredibly creative in developing various attractions. Psyche World is a center of strangely diverse exhibits with no discernible relation to each other. It consists of a butterfly museum, two mazes, a building filled with weird clay models, a cuddly petting zoo area, a ‘Queen’s House’ of plastic costume jewelry and… an interactive CSI experience, complete with a fake murder scene and a plastic murder victim. Additionally ‘Parody World’ is a section of Psyche World that contains dioramas showing preserved dead insects participating in human activities. These include acting out historical battles, visiting insect theme parks and playing insect American football. It needs to be seen to be believed. More weird tourist attractions are listed online (chincha.co.uk/2013/01/10-weird-touristattractions-in-south-korea).
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