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, check in hotel.MASS GAMES after dinner
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Sun 9th Sep
AM: DPRK HOLIDAY: National Day 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: Moranbong Park, Local funfair, Golden Lane Bowling Centre - where Pyongyangers go for their ten-pin fix, also has some early 90s arcade games, expected Mass Dance on Kim Il Sung Square
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
AM: 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, Fountain Park, Mansudae
Grand Monument statue of DPRK President Kim Il Sung
PM: 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, USS Pueblo - tour the American espionage ship captured in the 1968, Drive to Mt. Myohang
OVERNIGHT: Chongcon Hotel, Mt. Myohang
Tues 11th Sep
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
organizations, Pohyon Buddhist Temple - Historical holy temple that originates from 1042, picnic lunch in the mountains
PM: Brief hike to see waterfalls and stunning scenery, return to Pyongyang, 3 Revolutions Exhibition, Evening funfair visit
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Wed 12th Sep
AM: Drive to Kaesong (2.5 hours) - a historical city near the DMZ which avoided being destroyed in the Korean War, Panmunjom/DMZ boundary between North and South Korea, Koryo Museum - preserved Confucian museum in the old part of town
PM: Tomb of King Kongmin - beautiful twin-domed tomb of the 31st King of the Koryo Dynasty and his Mongolian wife, local park and pavilion, return to Pyongyang, Walk in the city along Taedong river, ancient city gates, Paradise micro-brewery & bar
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Thu 13th Sep
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
AM: Train arrives Beijing 08:34AM. End of tour.
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TOUR COST: $2,240
DPRK VISA FEE: $75
PRE-TOUR MEETING: Friday 7th September, 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) :