South coast & Busan · Busan
Haeundae Beach
해운대해수욕장
The most famous beach in Korea, with a city of towers standing behind it.
Haeundae is what most Koreans picture when you say 'beach' — about a kilometre and a half of sand with high-rises behind it, parasols packed edge to edge in August, and a subway station two minutes' walk away.
The Busan Sea Festival takes over the beach in early August. Out of season it is a pleasant city walk, and the coastal path around Dongbaekseom at the western end is open year round.
Photograph by StephNurnberg, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Resized for this page.
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