Itinerary - China National Day Tour

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Thurs 30th Sep

AM: Bus from office to airport.
PM: Flight JS252 from Beijing to Pyongyang, 14:00 departure, arrive Pyongyang 17:25, 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. the Fountain Park - a picturesque area in the centre of Pyongyang (an opportunity to mix with locals), and the Mansudae Grand Monument - statue of DPRK President Kim Il Sung. Check in hotel. MASS GAMES after dinner
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Fri 1st Oct

AM: Drive to Kaesong (2.5 hrs) - an historical city near the DMZ which avoided being destroyed in the Korean War, visit Panmunjom/DMZ - boundary between North and South Korea, Tomb of King Kongmin - beautiful twin-domed tomb of the 31st King of the Koryo dynasty and his Mongolian wife, Koryo Museum - preserved Confucian museum in the old part of town
PM: Return to Pyongyang (2.5 hrs), Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum (Korean War Museum) - hear and see the DPRK version of the conflict, War Victory Monuments - sculptures of notable events from the war
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Sat 2nd Oct

AM: Grand People’s Study House - enormous library/public university building modelled in traditional Korean style over looking Kim Il Sung Square, Juche Tower - 150m stone tower with lookout platform at the top and great panoramic views of the city, drive to Mount Ryonggak just outside Pyongyang for a picnic lunch
PM: Museum of Metro Construction - an enormous museum with a great many rooms describing the construction of the Pyongyang Metro, USS Pueblo - tour the American espionage ship captured in the 1968, Mangyongdae Native House - birthplace of the DPRK founder Kim Il Sung, Pyongyang Metro - the deepest in the world, take a ride with the locals
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Sun 3rd Oct

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, picnic in local park
PM: Local funfair and Moranbong Park - where the people of Pyongyang go to enjoy their holiday, Monument to Party Foundation - commemorates 50 years of Workers’ Party rule, Golden Lane Bowling Centre - where Pyongyangers go for their ten-pin fix, also has some early 90s arcade games.
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Mon 4th Oct

AM: Museum of Korean Revolution - houses exhibits portraying the anti-Japanese struggle from 1905-1945, tour of Pyongyang’s ‘Sports Village’ with various gymnasia, drive to Nampo (45 mins)
PM: West Sea Barrage - an 8 kilometre barrage constructed for flood-prevention, land-reclamation, and power generation at the mouth of the Taedong river, one of DPRK’s greatest feats of engineering, Sea Vessel Repair Shop - working facility where fishing boats and commercial vessels are repaired and maintained, local orphanage - where parent-less children are raised, check-in to hot springs resort - a compound with holiday houses and a main building for dinner and entertainment, spa bath in every room
OVERNIGHT: Hot Springs Resort, Nampo

Tues 5th Oct

AM: Relaxing at Hot Springs resort, return to Pyongyang via Chonsamri Cooperative Farm - where the Chonsamri method (they will explain!) was developed, demonstrates how co-operative farming works in DPRK
PM: Lunch on boat as it sails from Mangyongdae to Kim Il Sung Square, Schoolchildren’s Palace tour and performance - centre of extra-curricular excellence with study rooms and a breath-taking children’s performance
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Weds 6th Oct

Plane option
AM: Pyongyang sightseeing tour (ititnerary TBD).
PM: Flight JS155/CA1658 (via Shenyang) departure Pyongyang 02:00PM, arrival Beijing 05:05PM. 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

Thurs 7th Oct

AM: Train arrives Beijing 08:34AM. End of tour.
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TOUR COST: $2,490
DPRK VISA FEE: $50 (to be paid at the pre-tour meeting)
PRE-TOUR MEETING: Wednesday 25th August, 4PM, at our office in Beijing
EXPECTED WEATHER: It will be cool in the morenings and evenings but warm during the day, around 20°C.
Room upgrades available – please ask for more information.

TOUR FEE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

  1. Flight Beijing-Pyongyang, train/plane Pyongyang-Beijing
  2. All meals on the tour except on the train out of DPRK – see below
  3. Hotel accommodation
  4. All entry fees
  5. Two guides and a driver per group
  6. All transportation in DPRK

NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR FEE:

  1. Single room supplement of $50 per night
  2. Spending money for drinks and souvenirs
  3. DPRK visa fee $50
  4. Tip for the guides (approx $30 total)
  5. Meals on the train out of DPRK - (bring your own food or eat dinner and lunch in the buffet car approximately $10 per person)
  6. Entry tickets for Mass Games and special events if applicable – for example Revolutionary Opera if being staged, or a visit to the funfair
  7. The lift up the Juche Tower $8
  8. Meals will have a complimentary beer but you will have to pay for extra drinks above those provided. If you are vegetarian or have special dietary requirements then please inform us beforehand

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