On the windswept shores of this volcanic island, three women ready themselves for another dive into the cold sea. Lee Bok-soo ...

Often likened to mermaids in media reports and popular culture, South Korea’s famed Haenyeo (“sea women”) spend much of the day underwater, diving without scuba gear to collect abalone, octopus, kelp ...

A couple of years ago, Melissa Ilardo found herself aboard a motorboat traversing the ocean around Jeju Island, which sits some 50 or 60 miles off the coast of South Korea. Before the vessel had even ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Born from volcanic fury, Jeju Island in the far south has been compared to Hawaii for its azure waters and popularity with local ...

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea (WTHR) — Off the southern coast of the Korean peninsula is a tropical paradise, a magnificent coastline, a place that beckons Koreans and foreigners to the water. Jeju Island ...

Sue Kim remembers the first time she saw the haenyeo. The director was eight when she traveled to Jeju Island with her family and came across a group of women clad in wetsuits and masks. "They were so ...

Join Johnny, a British traveler, on his unforgettable culinary adventure through Jeju Island, South Korea. Watch as he ...

Women known as haenyeo have been gathering seafood in Korea for hundreds of years—submerging deep underwater without diving equipment or breathing apparatuses to do the muljil, or harvesting. Today, ...

The sea women of Jeju Island don’t look tough–until you get them in the water. Imagine free diving in cold, shark-infested, treacherous waters without even a rubber diving suit. You’ve been training ...

A couple of years ago, Melissa Ilardo found herself aboard a motorboat traversing the ocean around Jeju Island, which sits some 50 or 60 miles off the coast of South Korea. Before the vessel had even ...