Sat 17th March
AM: Bus from office to airport.
PM: Flight JS152 from Beijing to Pyongyang, 13:00 departure, arrive Pyongyang 16:25, meet your Korean guides who will accompany you during your stay. En route to the hotel stop off at the Arch of Triumph - similar to the French version (but bigger) - commemorates the liberation from Japanese rule.
OVERNIGHT:
Ryanggang
Hotel, Pyongyang
Sun 18th March
AM: Kumsusan Memorial Palace - Mausoleum where President Kim Il Sung lies in state, Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery - bronze busts of the Koreans who died fighting the Japanese occupation, Foreign Languages Bookshop - read up on what you’re seeing here and buy your gifts and night time reading, Mansudae Grand Monument statue of DPRK President Kim Il Sung, Kim Il Sung Square - Pyongyang’s largest square in the heart of the city.
PM: Local funfair and Moranbong Park - where the people of Pyongyang go to enjoy their day off, Monument to Party Foundation- commemorates 50 years of Workers’ Party rule, Juche Tower - 150m stone tower with lookout platform at the top and great panoramic views of the city.
Drive to Mt. Myohyang.
OVERNIGHT: Chongchon Hotel, Mt. Myohyang
Mon 19th March
AM:
International Friendship Exhibition - a series of enormous subterranean exhibition rooms housing gifts given to the DPRK’s leaders by foreign political figures, notable figures, politicians and organisations, Return to Pyongyang (2 hours)
PM:
Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum (Korean War Museum) - hear and see the DPRK version of the conflict,
USS Pueblo - tour the American espionage ship captured in the 1968, Mangyongdae Native House - birthplace of the DPRK founder Kim Il Sung, Pyongyang Metro (extended ride) - the deepest in the world, take a ride with the locals, Golden Lane Bowling Centre - where Pyongyangers go for their ten-pin fix, also has some early 90s arcade games
OVERNIGHT: Ryanggang
Hotel, Pyongyang
Tues 20th March
AM: Drive to Kaesong (2.5 hrs), Panmunjom/DMZ - boundary between North and South Korea, Koryo Museum - preserved Confucian museum in the old part of town.
PM: Return to Pyongyang,
Schoolchildren’s Palace tour and performance, Paradise micro-brewery & bar.
OVERNIGHT:
Ryanggang
Hotel, Pyongyang
Weds 21st March
Plane option
AM: Pyongyang sightseeing tour (itinerary TBD) .
PM:
Flight JS155/CA1658 (via Shenyang) departure Pyongyang 02:00PM, arrival Beijing 05:05PM. End of Tour
Train option (non-US citizens)
AM: Train from Pyongyang departs at 10:10AM
PM: Cross border at Sinuiju/Dandong
OVERNIGHT: On train
Thurs 22nd March
AM: Arrive Beijing 08:34AM. End of tour.
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TOUR COST: $1,490
DPRK VISA FEE: $75 (to be paid at the pre-tour meeting)
PRE-TOUR MEETING: Friday 16th March, 4PM, at our office in Beijing
EXPECTED WEATHER: It will be cold, no higher than 10 °C so bring warm clothes.
Room upgrades available – please ask for more information.
TOUR FEE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR FEE (all payments paid in cash) :