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Young Pioneer Tours seem to have a new tour which isn't an overnighter in North Korea. Dude! http://www.youngpioneertours.com/sinuiju-north-korea-day-trips/
I just booked a tour to North Korea with YPT in August (and let's hope that things won't turn bad by then), and I'm a Thai passport holder studying in the US. I will have to be back in the US after my trip for study, of course, but I wonder if I need to list "North Korea" as my visited country in the immigration or customs forms? Do I have to declare any souvenirs I will buy in North Korea to the customs? Will this affect the immigration at the US port of entry?
I plan to visit North Korea this summer (during the Mass Games). I speak both English and Mandarin, so I would be open to joining a tour conducted in either language. I will be using a US passport.
Other than the clientele (nationality, perhaps age), is there any difference in terms of quality/experience/stuff seen on the tour if I went with one option over the other?
I read that the whole show is being run by KITC once in country, but in choosing a tour operator, what should I look out for? I presume there must be differences in hotel quality and group size?
hi there last year i went from south korea to the DMZ on a organasied trip i think it was Koorier tours can somebody please tell me what the blue huts were for as i forget what the american soldier said,it must be old age setting in,im thinking on going on a tour with the young pioneers tours this year for a five day trip to north korea,if anybody can answer me with my question that would be greay.
I'm just getting very excited about visiting North Korea when I learned moments ago that Malaysian actually don't need a visa to visit North Korea (source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_North_Korea#Visa).
Now, does that mean I can just buy a ticket and hop on a train, or plane, from Beijing to Pyongyang without involving any travel agency like KoryoTours?
Basically, I'm totally clueless how to proceed from knowing the fact 'Malaysia don't need visa to North Korea' to actually get myself in Pyongyang's soil. I'd greatly appreciate if y'all would provide guidance and info about that for me.
A few months ago I visited North Korea. I'm a terrible writer, but I thought at least a few readers could get interested in my trip report.
I've been considering the DPRK since I spent two days in South Korea in 2005. One of those days was dedicated to a visit to Panmunjon. Standing on the South side of the DMZ, with the UN compound a few metres away and the North Korean building just behind it, I promised myself that one day I would reverse the situation and look at the South from the North. Years went by and other travels made me place this idea in my bucket list. However, the death of Kim Jong-il, and the threats of some Western countries against that nation put it front and centre again. Also, I'd always wanted to watch Arirang, by far the greatest spectacle on Earth.
I'm sure that at this very moment a few people must be considering if they should go to North Korea or not. ... more »
We will start a tour in Pyongyang ( of course all inclusive) but for the train from Dandong to Pyongyang we can book a ticket at our travel agency for €95/$130 each ticket excluding handling costs at station Dandong of €50,00/$65 for two
Is there an alternative possiblity to buy a ticket at the station at Dandong or??
Flight Pyongyang Beijing is impossible to book on internet but is there an agency whre you can book it??
We have been informed that one way ticket should costs €275,00/$325,00 ?
From 7th January, foreigners can now take their phones into North Korea and buy a North Korean SIM card.
I am planning on taking a trip to DPRK later on this year, probably to coincide with the Kim II Sung Birthday celebrations. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a particular tour company? I have been looking through various different ones and Young Pioneers stands out as having a reasonable itinerary at a reasonable price. I am looking for small-medium groups, fairly adventurous. Any other advice most welcome!
Would anyone know how the arrangement with the train from Dandong (China) to North Korea works?
I'm assuming it works something like this. I book a tour. The guide meets me in Dandong. I take the train with the guide (N'Korean minder) into North Korea. I can't imagine they would let you travel without a guide for any distance, or do they? I'm also assuming that I'll be locked in the carriage the whole way in. Am I correct?
I'd love to hear from anyone who has done this as I'm thinking of doing this myself.
Thanks very much.
I'm just wondering if anyone knows whether there's been any changes in the rules surrounding foreigners travelling in North Korea. I understand that to date you need to book an expensive tour and will have to be with a guide at all times. Does this still hold or has there been a change? I'm always skeptical of the tour media as if the restrictions have been lifted then nobody is going to tell you. The only way to find out is to apply for a visa and see what happens. This is similar to when Russia was opening up. No entry without a tour and invitation, restricted travel etc. There was no indication that this had changed anywhere. You just had to apply for a visa and see what happened. It's convenient for the tour companies and probably keeps the officials happy.
The reason I ask this is that I've been reading about the Kaesong Industrial Complex (supposedly 10km into the N... more »
North Korea says it arrested a US citizen for unspecified alleged crimes on 3 November. Pae Jun Ho entered the country as a tourist, state media reported. Some reports from South Korea have said the man is a Korean American who operates a travel company and went to the North guiding a group of tourists.
I'm planning a trip to North Korea and have been checking out the main tour companies. Almost all of them have a disclaimer on their websites requesting journalists and professional photographers not to arrange tours through them. I'm neither of those but do enjoy taking photos and video of some of the more unique places I visit. So I was wondering if other people have used tripods or small stedicams during their tourthrough the DPRK. Will it look suspicious to bring and use this equipment? I plan on taking a private DMZ tour if it makes a difference.
I am planning to visit North Korea in the not too distant future. I am interested to find out the cheapest/most recommended Tour Groups that organize tours that are based in the UK or Australia or can be organized online.
Or if anyone can link me to some previous posts that address this...
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I would like to let you know about my travelling experience with korea konsult for a trip i did in september (swedish agency).
I booked through them because they had a long trip to north korea but the travel organisation and the customer service after coming back was not as good as i would expect from a professional travel organisation. We have been accompanied by the husband of the owner of korea konsult. Nothing went as described in the tour descriptif. Hotels changed (which is not supposed to be a problem in most case) most of them had no water going out of tap, we had to take shower in a bucket of freezing water, in an other hotel we had no bathroom at all, we had to go to what they called "sauna" 200 m away from the room at night and early morning outside of the bulding
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