All hiking weather permitting, optional and at your own pace. Join the scenery as we hike the Manphok Valley trail, an area popular with picnicking locals and filled with dense forest, waterfalls and temples with great views. This is a 2.5 hour drive filled with countryside scenery providing a great window into rural North Korean life. We’ll begin our road-trip to picturesque Mt. It’s one of only two places in Pyongyang where tourists can exchange and use the local North Korean Won. Take a look through Kwangbok Department Store, a five-story department complex filled with local and imported products. Visit the Mangyongdae Native House, a modest straw-thatched house in a serene park setting which is the birthplace of President Kim Il Sung.
Start the morning off with a visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the grand mausoleum where the late leaders lie in state inside glass sarcophagi (formal dress required). Join in the dancing celebration for yourself, the sea of colour makes for magnificent photos! We’ll alight at Kaeson Station and visit the Arch of Triumph, the world’s largest triumphal arch.Īs part of today’s festivities, we’ll attend an unforgettable student Mass Dance event held in Pyongyang. Head deep underground to take a 5-stop ride on the Pyongyang Metro, the deepest metro in the world and filled with mosaics, monuments, and plaques commemorating the DPRK’s revolutionary history. We’ll continue walking across the Okryu Bridge with beautiful views of the Taedong River leading us to the Tower of the Juche Idea. Here we’ll learn about North Korea’s national ideology, the Juche philosophy, and take the lift 150-meters to the top for the best views in Pyongyang city!Īfter lunch, visit Moran Hill, a central park buzzing with festivities as locals celebrate Liberation Day over a picnic with music and dancing, a great opportunity to join the fun! Take a city walk along Victory (Sungri) Street and stop at the Foreign Languages Bookshop, the best chance in the DPRK to pick up souvenirs such as books, stamps, DVD/CDs and posters. We’ll then visit Pyongyang’s central square, Kim Il Sung Square, home to many of North Korea’s military parades broadcast internationally. Today is Victory Day, and we expect to see join large numbers of locals here! It is customary to visit the monument on important holidays to bow and lay flowers. Our first stop will be the Mansudae Grand Monument, an important site famous for its large, bronze statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il. We’ll also board the USS Pueblo, the “American Spy Ship” captured in 1968. We’ll have a guided tour of the war remnants, exhibits, and dioramas and learn about the Korean war from the North Korean perspective. We’ll then tour the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, an elaborate museum depicting the Korean people’s fight against foreign invaders. On our return to Pyongyang, we’ll see the iconic Arch of Reunification built to commemorate the proposals of reunification. Stop at the original Sonjuk Bridge, a UNESCO site. You’ll also have a chance to pick from the most varied range of postcards in the country at the Koryo Stamp Shop.įor lunch, enjoy pansanggi, a historic Kaesong cuisine traditionally served for royalty. Head to the Koryo History Museum, a UNESCO site, to learn about the Koryo Dynasty (where the name Korea originates). At the DMZ, explore Panmunjom, shake hands at the exact place that the Armistice Agreement was signed between UN forces and the DPRK, and wave hello to the South at the blue houses in the Joint Security Area. We will head for the DMZ where we’ll hear from our military guides a perspective of the Korean War that often gets discredited or unheard. Take a morning drive through the countryside to the historic city of Kaesong. (Meals: L on flight, D) DAY 2 – KAESONG & THE DMZ We will enjoy a welcome dinner in the revolving restaurant.Īfter dinner, take an optional visit to the Kaeson Youth Amusement Park where the thrillseekers among us can brave the rides with Pyongyang locals on a night out. This cemetery was built to memorialize the most decorated ‘Heroes of the Republic’ from the Korean War.Ĭheck into the Koryo Hotel, our deluxe accommodation in the heart of Pyongyang popular with local residents, foreign diplomats, delegations, NGOs. Our first stop will be the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery, a striking site featuring a large bayonet monument. Our Korean tour guides will be meet us at the airport with a warm welcome. We will then fly to Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK, home to the most iconic monuments and political sites. We will hand out your DPRK visas at this time.
At 09:30am, meet us inside Terminal 2 of the Beijing Capital International Airport to check in for our scheduled departure of 12:00pm.
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