
Sat 5th Oct
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: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
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 Language Bookshop - read up on what you are seeing here and buy your gifts and night time reading, Kim Il Sung Square - Pyongyang’s largest square in the heart of the city
PM:
Mangyongdae Native House - birthplace of the DPRK founder Kim Il Sung
, Pyongyang Metro (extended ride in the world's deepest underground), Museum of Metro Construction (almost as big the metro itself!)
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
AM: Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum (Korean War Museum), War Victory Monuments, USS Pueblo (US spy ship captured in 1968), Juche Tower (150m stone monument allowing for stunning views over Pyongyang from the top)
PM: Drive to Mt. Myohyang (2 hours), brief hike in the mountains, Buddhist Temple
OVERNIGHT: Chongchon Hotel, Mt. Myohyang
AM: DPRK HOLIDAY - Party Foundation Day: Sariwon Folk Village, Return to Pyongyang, – Party Founding Museum, Monument to Party Foundation
PM: Moranbong Park, Local funfair, Golden Lane Bowling Centre - where Pyongyangers go for their ten-pin fix, alsofeatures some 90s arcade games, Expected Mass Dance
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Fri 11th Oct
AM: Pyongyang Folk Village (newly opened park full of scale models showcases Korea’s heritage from the past to the present day), Pyongyang Film Studio, Walk in the city along Taedong river, ancient city gates
PM: Mansudae Art Studio (where paintings, mosaics, statues, etc are made), Underground Revolutionary site, Korean Central Art Gallery, Paradise micro-brewery & bar
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Sat 12th Oct
Plane option
AM: Flight JS151 departure Pyongyang 09:00AM, arrival Beijing 10:00AM. End of Tour.
Train option (for non-US citizens)
AM: Train from Pyongyang departs at 10:10AM.
PM: Cross border at Sinuiju/Dandong.
OVERNIGHT: On train
TOUR FEE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR FEE (all payments paid in cash) :