Things to do in Tongyeong

Draped across a cluster of peninsulas and islands where the Hallyeohaesang National Marine Park meets the open sea, Tongyeong has earned its nickname — the Naples of Korea — with hilly lanes of vivid murals, a cable car that swoops above pine-forested ridges to a summit view of three hundred islands, and the charming Dongpirang mural village that started a national street-art movement. The harbour sends ferries in every direction to remote island communities, while the quayside restaurants turn out oysters and gejang (raw crab in soy) that local fisherfolk would recognize. A two-hour drive or bus ride from Busan, it makes an ideal coastal day trip; find the top-rated tours below.