Ingu Anemone Garden
Ingu Anemone Garden
A boat dive off Ingu Port in Hyeonnam-myeon, Yangyang. Below about 35m, a colony of frilled anemones spreads out like a field of white flowers, earning the name 'Anemone Garden' — a prime cold-water winter deep dive.
35m deep,
a field of white flowers in the winter sea
A boat dive site off Ingu Port. Below about 35m, a colony of frilled anemones spreads out like a field of white flowers. Nearby there is also an artificial-reef site at about 22m. This is a cold-water winter deep dive that peaks in low temperatures, requiring a drysuit and experience.
Ingu Anemone Garden through field data
※ Visibility, water temperature, average depth, and tides are mostly from a single 2019-02 field log or not yet collected (data pending) — not year-round representative values. Being a cold-water deep dive, a drysuit is required.
The Anemone Garden that blooms in winter
Below about 35m, a colony of frilled anemones spreads out as if blooming in the cold winter water, and you can also encounter large nudibranchs.
From Seoul to the entry point
About 2.5–3 hours via the Seoul–Yangyang Expressway.
12 Ingu-hanggil, Hyeonnam-myeon.
About 5 minutes by boat · drysuit recommended.
No separate access permit is required.
Covered for decompression sickness and gas embolism (Ministry of Health and Welfare notice). Daytime operation on weekdays 08:30–17:30; night and 24-hour emergencies are transported via 119.
- Deep depth (deep diving)
- Low water temperature (drysuit required)
- Low visibility from winter suspended particles
- Current
- Visibility, water temperature, average depth, and tides are mostly from a single 2019-02 field log or not yet collected — not year-round representative values (data pending).
- The precise max depth of 36.8m is from a single field log (one-off observation) — cross-verification needed.
The East Sea's winter
field of white flowers, at Ingu
Plan your winter dive at Ingu.