Tours & Tour dates

Itinerary - Party Foundation Day LONG Tour

 

Sat 9th Oct

AM: Bus from office to airport.

PM: Flight JS152 from Beijing to Pyongyang. 13:00 departure, arrive Pyongyang, 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 Parka 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

Sun 10th

AM: DPRK Holiday Party Foundation Day (Anniversary of Workers' Party foundation): 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, Monument to Party Foundation - commemorates 50 years of Workers’ Party rule

PM: Local funfair and Moranbong Park - where the people of Pyongyang go to enjoy their holiday, Juche Tower - 150m stone tower with lookout platform at the top and great panoramic views of the city, expected Mass Dance on Kim Il Sung Square

OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

 

Mon 11th

AM: USS Pueblo - tour the American espionage ship captured in the 1968, Pyongyang Metro- the deepest in the world, take a ride with the locals, Mangyongdae Native House - birthplace of the DPRK founder Kim Il Sung, drive to Mt Ryonggak just outside Pyongyang for a picnic lunch

PM: Walking in the area, drive to Kaesong (2.5 hrs) - an historical city near the DMZ which avoided being destroyed in the Korean War, visit the Koryo Museum - preserved Confucian museum in the old part of town - and a local park before checking into the Folk Hotel where guests sleep on the floor in the traditional Korean style.
OVERNIGHT: Folk Hotel, Kaesong

 

Tues 12th

AM: 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

PM: Concrete Wall - anti-tank barrier erected on the southern boundary of the DMZ, return to Pyongyang (2.5 hrs)

OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

 

 

Weds 13th

AM: Local middle school - tour the facilities and see a performance by the students, 3 Revolutions Exhibition - exhibition exemplifying the country's Ideological, Cultural, and Technical achievements, Museum of Korean Revolution - houses exhibits portraying the anti-Japanese struggle from 1905-1945

PM: Grand People’s Study House - enormous library/public university building modelled in traditional Korean style over looking Kim Il Sung Square, Korean Central Art Gallery - the Louvre of Pyongyang from historical to contemporary art
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

 

 

Thurs 14th

AM: 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, Foreign Languages Bookshop - read up on what you’re seeing here and buy your gifts and night time reading

PM: Korean Film Studio - where all the revolutionary and historical epics shown on DPRK TV and in cinemas are made, visit mock-up sets of various countries and periods, Mansudae Art Studio - Pyongyang’s centre of artistic excellence, where all the sculptures, mosaics, paintings that you see around Pyongyang are made (also houses a shop for items produced here), Schoolchildren’s Palace tour and performance - centre of extra-curricular excellence with study rooms and a breath-taking children’s performance, drive to Mt Myohyang (2 hrs)

OVERNIGHT: Hyangsan Hotel, Mt Myohyang

 

Fri 15th

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 and organisations, Pohyon Temple - historical Buddhist temple which originates from 1042, but has been rebuilt often since

PM: Light walking in the mountains, return to Pyongyang (2 hrs) via Ryongmun caves - a vast array of stalactites and stalagmites combined with colourful local legends about the place make it an interesting stop, Golden Lane Bowling Centre - where Pyongyangers go for their ten-pin fix, also has some early 90s arcade games
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

 

 

Sat 16th

AM: Train from Pyongyang departs at 10:10AM.

PM: Cross border at Sinuiju/Dandong.
OVERNIGHT: On train

 

 

Sun 17th

AM: Arrive Beijing 08:34AM. End of tour.

 

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TOUR COST: EUR 1690

VISA FEE: CNY 400 (to be paid at the pre-tour meeting)

PRE-TOUR MEETING: Friday 8th October, 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 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 EUR 40 per night
2. Spending money for drinks and souvenirs
3. DPRK visa fee CNY 400
4. EUR 50 surcharge for the train to Beijing
5. EUR 50 surcharge for the plane to Beijing
6. Tip for the guides (approx EUR 20-25 total)
7. Meals on the train out of DPRK - (bring your own food or eat dinner and lunch in the buffet car approximately EUR 5 per person)
8. Entry tickets for Mass Games and special events if applicable – for example Revolutionary Opera if being staged, or a visit to the funfair
9. The lift up the Juche Tower EUR 5
10. 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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