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,
Fountain Park, Mansudae Grand Monument (giant statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il),
MASS GAMES .
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Sun 4th Aug
AM: Kumsusan Memorial Palace (Mausoleum of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il), Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery (bronze busts of anti-Japanese heroes), Kim Il Sung Square (Pyongyang’s largest square in the heart of the city), Foreign Languages Bookshop (read up on what you are seeing here and buy your gifts and night time reading)
PM: Mangyongdae Native House (birthplace of Kim Il Sung), Pyongyang Metro (extended ride with the locals on the world's deepest underground system), Juche Tower (150m stone monument allowing for stunning views over Pyongyang from the top), Party Foundation Monument (sculpture of hammer, sickle and calligraphy brush commemorating 50 years of the Workers' Party rule), Koryo Medicine Clinic (see the role that traditional medicine plays in the DPRK)
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Mon 5th Aug
AM: Drive to Kaesong (an historical city near the DMZ which avoided being destroyed in the Korean War - 2.5 hrs), Panmunjom/DMZ (where North and South Korea continues their decades old face-off), Koryo Museum (former Confucian college, shows history of the area)
PM: Tomb of King Kongmin (dynastic king of Korea), local park and pavilion, return to Pyongyang (2.5 hrs), Paradise micro-brewery & bar
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Tue 6th Aug
AM: Drive to Nampo (1.5 hour), Chollima Steel Works (the country’s most iconic factory), Tae'an Heavy Machine Tool Complex, Tae’an Glass Factory (opened by Hu Jintao in 2005)
PM: Chonsam-ri co-operative farm (where the Taean work method was developed - they will explain!), Kangso Mineral Water factory, Nampo West Sea Barrage (8km long dam separating the Taedong river from the West Sea of Korea)
OVERNIGHT: Ryonggang Hot Spa, Nampo (complex of guesthouses where each room has a private bath which can be filled with water direct from the hot springs - said to have many medicinal benefits)
Wed 7th Aug
AM: Return to Pyongyang along ‘Youth Hero Highway’ (1.5 hrs), Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum (Korean War Museum), War Victory Monuments (sculptures of notable events from the war)
PM: Military Exhibition Centre (newly opened display of military hardware), Pyongyang Folk Village (newly opened park full of scale
models showcases Korea’s heritage from thepast to the present day), walk in the city along Taedong river, ancient city gates, local bar and farewell meal
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Thu 8th Aug
Plane option
AM: Flight JS251 departure Pyongyang 10:30AM, arrival Beijing 11:30AM. 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
Fri 9th Aug
AM: Train arrives Beijing 08:34AM. End of tour.
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TOUR COST: $2,390
DPRK VISA FEE: $75
PRE-TOUR MEETING: Friday 2nd August, 4PM, at our office in Beijing
EXPECTED WEATHER:
It will be hot and and humid around this time with possible rain showers, around 20-25° C Raincoat/umbrella advised!
Room upgrades available – please ask for more information.
TOUR FEE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR FEE (all payments paid in cash) :