Haeundae District, Busan

#gooutside - Enjoy the City Sights, Korean Shopping, Local Eats, Muscial Fountain Shows and The Fabulous Beach How To Get There : - Around 50 mins by subway from Busan Station - 45 minutes by Bus from the bus stop in front of Busan Subway Station Haeundae District (Haeundae-Gu) is a modern seaside area in the east of Busan, Suth Korea. It is Busan's main tourist destination and home to the famous urban white sandy Harundae Beach which stretches 1.5 kilometers long and comes with a beautiful coastline before a shallow bay, making it perfect for swimming especially summer.The beach is open year-round and various festivals are also being held in this district throughout the year too. Haeundae District boasts of upmarket hotels, trendy shopping and luxury apartments. Places of interest when heading out include : - Haeundae Market for your street snacks and small local eateries - Shinsegae and Lotte Department Stores for your trendy shopping - Paradise Duty Free for luxury goods and local Korean souvenirs. Do remember to bring along your passport and flight details. You can opt to pick up your purchases from Busan airport, Incheon airport or even the Busan Ferry Port after passport control. Food wise, you can visit : - Korea Red Ginseng Samgyetang Galbitang for the traditional chicken hotpot cooked with rice and Korean ginseng Enjoy the cityscape during the day and at night plus remember to attend Haeundae Square’s Water Fountain Show at Gunam-ro. Gunam-ro is a 490 metre long, 39 metre wide 4 lane road between Haeundae Subway and the beach. It is a cultural square for street performance. The 13 metre wide middle lane is a car free zone that serves as a busking area - two for music and one for performance. Each musical water fountain show lasts about 20 minutes at various intervals. A special visual water fountain show is available once on Friday and Sunday at 20:20pm that lasts 12 minutes. Of course, let's not forget to visit the most famous landmark here : Haeundae Beach ! Enjoy a stroll and the sea breeze be it day or night. Time permitting, do visit Windy Hill and Odeo Island Botanical Garden at Geoje Si too ! Enjoy and do remember to book your next Asian travel via Trip.com ! #urbanexplorer #hellohaeundae