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 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Simon Cockerell from Koryo Tours comments on the happenings from the last tour:
Our March Madness/Tax Abolition Day Tour to North Korea was the 100th time I have visited the DPRK, sadly there were no military parades in my honour but that didn’t stop the tour from being very memorable and with much to report. We [...]
Turkmenistan Gas Crater Still Open! – The famous Darvaza gas crater in central Turkmenistan which is under threat of closure from the government is still open and it is one of the highlights of our upcoming May Tour, we don’t yet know when this will finally shut down but we fully expect this tour to [...]
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No tax on the March tour! – Our March Madness tour this year is closing fast but we still have time and space to add more people to this economically priced but amazing trip. The full details are online at:
http://www.koryogroup.com/travel_Itinerary_2011_3.php
and we’re accepting applications until the end of this month. The chance to be [...]
Koryo Tours Film Screening
Crossing the Line, North Korea Documentary by Koryo Tours
Sunday, December 12, 2010, 8pm
Dada Bar, 115 Xingfu Lu near Fahuazhen Lu and Pingwu Lu, across from Huashan Park, Changming district, Shanghai (Tel: 150-0018-2212 / 150 0018-2208)
Entrance: Free
Koryo Tours joins Dada in presenting Crossing The Line, the third of three Koryo documentaries about life [...]
Until recently, American tourists had only been allowed into North Korea during the Mass Games for a maximum 4-night stay. Fortunately in 2010, everything has changed – we can now welcome US citizens on both group and independent tours all year around (we took US citizens on our group tours in February and March, and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »We at Koryo Tours have long prided ourselves on being the only company allowed to offer original DPRK programming, and 2010 has already proven to be a windfall. After years of continuous efforts, we are thrilled to announce our brand-new tour to Hamhung, a major industrial city on Korea’s east coast. Those on our August [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Koryo Tours has always been more than a travel company; among other projects, we have a long history of filmmaking in the DPRK. While preparing to shoot our latest feature film, we obtained the rights to a North Korea football (soccer if you like!) movie, made in 1978 and never exported abroad – until now. [...]
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