Oct 23 - Oct 26
4 days, 3 nights in the DPRK
Sat 23th Oct
AM: Bus from Office to the airport
PM: Flight JS252 from Beijing to Pyongyang, 13:00 departure, arrive Pyongyang 15:25, Arch of Triumph - Fountain Park - Mansudae Grand Monument – Statue of President Kim Il Sung. ARIRANG MASS GAMES
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Sun 24th Oct
AM: Kumsusan Memorial Palace – Mausoleum of President Kim Il Sung – where the ‘Great Leader’ lies in state, Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery – where DPRK’s anti-Japanese heroes are buried on a hillside – Foreign Languages bookshop
PM: Juche Tower (170m high stone monument dedicated to the country’s guiding philosophy, Pyongyang Metro – an extended ride on the world’s deepest subway system, Mangyongdae Native House – the birthplace of Kim Il Sung, Golden Lane Bowling Centre – see how the locals spend their leisure time, Local funfair – newly reopened and hugely popular, a great place for people watching and using the rides alongside the citizenry
OVERNIGHT:Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Mon 25th Oct
AM: Drive to Kaesong (2hrs), Panmunjom/DMZ – where North faces South in the ‘truce village’, Kaesong Koryo Museum – shows the history of this ancient and significant city, local park with president’s statue – affords great views over the only old town in the whole country not destroyed in the Korean War
PM: Return to Pyongyang, Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum – see the DPRK version of this crucial confilict, War Victory Monuments, Paradise department store and micro-brewery
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Tues 26th Oct
AM: Transfer to airport for 09:00 JS251 flight to Beijing, arrival at 09:30. End of tour
TOUR COST: EUR 1190
VISA FEE: CNY 400 (to be paid at the pre-tour meeting)
PRE-TOUR MEETING: October 22nd 4PM, at our office in Beijing
Room upgrades available – please ask for more information.
TOUR FEE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR FEE: