Dream and Dive like a Haenyeo, Sea Women from Jeju Island.
Seaterhood Haenyeo
Seasterhood Haenyeo is a curated collection of experiences that celebrates the full world of Jeju’s sea women. Dive into their ocean, savor their cuisine, and create traditional crafts passed down through generations.
Option 1: Essential Haenyeo School Experience ($50)
Focus on foundational breath-hold skills, safety, and professional instruction.
Dive into the rich traditions of Jeju's sea women with professional guidance. Perfect for beginners, this session teaches you the fundamentals of traditional breath-hold diving directly from a certified Haenyeo School instructor.
What’s Included:
✅ Diving suit
✅ Scuba mask
✅ Taekwok (Orange floating buoy)
✅ Fins
✅ Weight belt
✅ 2-hour English lesson by a professional diving instructor
Option 2: Neighborhood Haenyeo Immersion Experience ($100)
Focus on community connection, storytelling, and diving alongside active, local village Haenyeo.
Deepen your journey by stepping straight into the heart of the local community. Alongside your Haenyeo School instructor, you will be joined by active neighborhood Haenyeo divers.
What’s Included:
✅ Everything in the Core Experience (Diving suit, mask, buoy, fins, weight belt)
✅ Guided instruction with a Haenyeo School instructor plus active participation from local neighborhood Haenyeo
✅ 2.5 to 3-hour immersive session with enhanced local engagement
❗️ This option requires at least 2 people for a reservation.
Tailored Group Journeys & Corporate Retreats
Bring your community, team, or collective closer to the ocean. Our custom group experiences offer an intimate look into the heritage of the Haenyeo, designed to foster deep collaboration, reflection, and shared adventure.
Our mission is to support the financial independence of Haenyeo cooperatives across 100+ fishing villages in Jeju and to revitalize the local economy.
About me
The whole story begins with my roots in Jeju, the island at the far southwest part of South Korea. Jeju-do(Jeju Island) is my 2nd hometown, where I spent most of my childhood with my grandparents….
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Haenyeo culture is often described as rare, resilient, and deeply communal. What is less widely known today is that, on rare occasions, outsiders—especially foreigners not originally from Korea—are also allowed to enter this tightly knit world.