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North Korea Tour Info
Our upcoming current group tours are as
follows:
23rd-28th May 2013: 3rd Annual DPRK Golf Open £999 (€1259)
5th-8th June 2013: 4 day/3 night tour £699 (€820)
27th July-18th August: Brand new Moscow-Pyongyang Trans Mongolian tour: £1699 (€2120)
14th-17th August 2013: 4 day/3 night Mass Games tour £699 (€820)
21st-24th August 2013: 4 day/3 night Mass Games tour £699 (€820)
28th-31st August 2013: 4 day/3 night Mass Games tour £699 (€820)
7th-10th September 2013: 65th Anniversary of the founding of the DPRK tour (including Mass Games) £699 (€820)
13th-16th November 2013: 4 day tour £499 (€589)
Details of our standard tour are below:
Our North Korea tours start in Dandong, situated in North East China. However,
we can arrange onward travel to and from Beijing.
Here is the 4 day tour itinerary. For details of the longer tours please email us.
Day 0:
Free day in Dandong whilst we process your visa. We recommend you take a boat trip along the Yalu River to get your first taste of
North Korea - looking over from the other side. We can also arrange a full day
tour of Dandong and the Tiger Mountain Great wall on request.
Day 1:
We will meet outside Dandong train station at 9am ready to board the
bus into North Korea. We cross the Yalu river on the Sino-Korea Friendship bridge over to Sinuiju. Leave the
bus after customs checks and head into the centre of Sinuiju to eat lunch at a
local restaurant. At 13.30 we head to the train station and board a local train
ready for departure at 14.00 to Pyongyang. View the Korean countryside
and workers in the fields through the train windows throughout your journey to
the capital.
It is a great chance to mix with locals on the train and also stand on the
bustling platforms while the train stops at each town and city along the way.
We reach Pyongyang in time for dinner before later heading to the Yanggakdo hotel. Evening spent at leisure around the hotel grounds.
Day 2:
After breakfast we are driven to Mount Myohang to
explore one of the most beautiful areas in the Korean peninsula.
On arrival we visit the International Friendship Exhibition Hall, a huge
complex consisting of over 100,000 gifts given by various world leaders
and figures to Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. Including the amazing extravagant site of two trains given
to Kim Il Sung by Chairman Mao and Joseph Stalin! After viewing the
exhibit highlights we are taken onto the balcony of the exhibition hall to view
the stunning views of the area.
We leave the exhibition hall and drive to nearby Pohyon Temple. The temple dates from the 11th Century and the founding of the Koryo Dynasty. It is one of the few remaining Buddhist temples remaining in North Korea. The local guide will give you a tour of the site and introduce you the the temples monks.
After lunch in Myohang-ch'on we return
to Pyongyang and visit the Arch of Triumph and Mangyongdae Native House.
Afterwards we will visit the Youth palace to watch a special performance by local children. We will go for a traditional Korean meal before; depending on the time of year we will either return to the hotel to spend the night at leisure or head to the national stadium to view the Mass Games or 'Arirang' a huge event held in the national stadium consisting of more than 150,000 performers.
Day 3:
After breakfast we
head to Panmunjom, the
'truce village' that straddles the North/South Korean border and
visit the Armistice Hall, where the truce was signed at the end of the
Korean war. We are given talks by North Korean military personnel
explaining the history of the site before heading over to visit the DMZ
or Military Demarcation line; an area that Bill Clinton described as
'one of the most dangerous places in the world'. If there are no
tourists on the Southern side then we will have the chance to go inside the blue
buildings which straddle the border. Once inside you can walk freely across the
North and South border.
Afterwards we drive to Kaesong to visit the Koryo History Museum and the Tomb of King Wang Gwon. Afterwards we will go for lunch before returning to Pyongyang in the afternoon to view the Tower of Juche Idea, take a trip on the Pyongyang Metro and visit the Mansudae Monument and view the newly constructed giant bronze statue of Kim Jong Il now stood next to his father. We will then visit the best restaurant in Pyongyang, the Duck BBQ restaurant before returning to the hotel where you will have the chance to shop at the export store.
Depending on what activities are available at the time of the tour, we also
offer the option of spending the evening outside the hotel, visiting either the
funfair, orchestra, or even football match. If none are available then we will
visit a local Pyongyang bar for a few drinks!
Day 4:
After breakfast we will return to the train station for our
journey back to Sinuiju and out of North Korea. Lunch is provided on the
train. Arrive back in Dandong at 16.30.
Alternatively, we also offer the chance to stay an extra day and take an extended tour of Pyongyang. Depending on your choices we have the options of visiting places as varied as the Pyongyang Film Studio, Circus, Shooting range, USS Pueblo, Korea War Museum and the chance to eat in a fast food restaurant!
Other days can also be added, visiting other cities such as Nampo or Wonsan.
*tours are subject to change. Some aspects of the tour might be altered slightly depending on the guides/weather/time of year. Some guides will offer extra places to visit, depending on how much they like you!
Our budget priced North Korean tours allow you to enter the country by train, thus enabling you to view true
North Korean village life as you pass through the countryside. However, for anyone who would prefer to travel by air, we can arrange flights by Air Koryo
or Air China on request.
