On Sunday 24th July Koryo Tours is pleased to present the Shanghai premiere of the Canadian Travel Documentary Departures: North Korea. Filmed in 2009 and broadcast first in 2010 this program was part of the third series of the Departures television program in which two Canadians embark on a globe-trotting journey to some of the [...]

ONE DAY ONE GOAL – football around the world
Last September we took the Middlesbrough Ladies into Pyongyang to play two North Korea teams…and they played with passion and lost with dignity and drank fiercely. The match supported the ‘One Day One Goal’ initiative and you can see the short  film clip  here http://bcove.me/j88vub34 This [...]

Photos from one of our tourists Marcus Neuman…he was at the Women’s World Cup
DPRK have now lost to the USA (2-0) and Sweden (1-0) – so not looking very bright
BUT NOT ALL IS BAD…HANNAH FROM KORYO TOURS WILL SAVE THE DAY….
Hannah met many of the North Korean team when she brought Middlesbrough Womens FC [...]

Mass Games 2011 dates are confirmed to run from August 1st throughout to September 9th 2011 on every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We do not yet know if the show will continue on into October as it usually does so we advise anyone who is keen to see and experience [...]

We’re currently taking bookings for our October tour to Turkmenistan too; be there for the 20th anniversary of independence (expected military parades, fly-bys, Central-Asian leader spotting, etc) as well as all the sights of the marble city of Ashgabat, the ancient ruins of Konye-Urgech, swimming in a sulphur-heated pool deep beneath the earth, and of [...]

WORLD CUP FEVER  Imperialism v Juche
Big match on 28th July at the Women’s World Cup in Germany…North Korea play the No. 1-ranked squad in the world; Team USA. In the last World Cup North Korea shocked the US by getting a draw…
North Korea is bringing the youngest roster in the competition to Germany with an [...]

The North Korea (DPRK) debit card market just got a whole lot more competitive! In addition to the Narae Card (link to previous post) there is now a rival scheme in effect called the Koryo Card (really original name! nothing to do with us!) This system has not yet come online but is being started [...]

All sorts of news in Dandong…
the  Yalu River Bridge; approx 20 min south of the current bridge and main trade route to North Korea is now reaching across the river from both the Chinese and North Korean side
http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2011/06/08/sinuiju-sar-take-5/

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SUNAN AIRPORT
..bad news: you walk from the plane
…good news: two luggage belts
Tourists disembarking Air Koryo and expecting the aeroplane passenger bus to whisk them the 100 metres to customs at the old airport are in for a shock…the plane now parks closer to the terminal buildings and passengers walk to the new ‘temporary’ customs building [...]

On April 18th this year participants in Koryo Tours; Kim Il Sung Birthday Long Tour had the pleasure to be among the audience for the world premiere of the Grand Magic Show which took place in Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium; the scene of the Arirang Mass Games and one of the largest stadiums in [...]