May 2 - 10 (Mon – Tue)

8 nights in China / DPRK / Russia
Mon 2nd May
AM: Flight from Beijing to Yanji, Jilin Province, transfer to Ryugyong Hotel
PM: Free time in Yanji
OVERNIGHT: Ryugyong Hotel, Yanji (China)
Tue 3rd May
AM: Drive to China/DPRK border via viewing points in Tumen city, stopping for lunch at a countryside restaurant just metres from DPRK
PM: Drive to Wonjong Bridge – border point between China and DPRK, cross into DPRK’s Rason zone, meet guides and continue to Rajin city, Rajin Central Square
OVERNIGHT: Namsan Hotel, Rajin (DPRK)
Wed 4th May
AM: Pipha Island Area, Emperor Hotel, Rason Taehung Trading Corporation
PM: Rajin city market, Golden Triangle bank, Rason Revolutionary History Museum, Rajin Art Gallery
OVERNIGHT: Namsan Hotel, Rajin (DPRK)
Thurs 5th May
AM: Fisherman’s House and Farmer’s House at Revolutionary site, walking tour of Rajin city centre from Railway station to Golden Triangle bank, visit the bank for explanation of the different Economic system of the Rason zone
PM: Rajin city port, Kimjongilia Hothouse, local kindergarten, Souvenir shop, bookshop, drive to Chujin beach area for dinner and relaxation
OVERNIGHT: Chujin Hotel, Rajin, (DPRK)
Fri 6th May
AM: Morning at the beach at Chujin, Sonbong City walking tour of revolutionary sites in the city centre, Sonbong city port
PM: Lunch in the city, drive to Tumangang town for train ride into Russia, arrival at Khasan railway station, meet local guide and drive to Andreyvka Village
OVERNIGHT: Andreyvka Resort, Andreyvka (Russia)
Sat 7th May
AM: Boat trip to islands in a nature reserve, formerly a WWII-era defense base, ruined artillery and seagulls nesting areas co-exist here, hike on the island with picnic lunch
PM: Return to the mainland for free time at the resort and in the village,
OVERNIGHT: Andreyvka Resort, Andreyvka (Russia)
Sun 8th May
AM: Early morning ferry to Vladivostok, the centre of the Russian Far East, transfer to Vladivostok Hotel
PM: Free time in Vladivostok
OVERNIGHT: Vladivostok Hotel, Vladivostok
Mon 9th May
AM: Funicular Railway to ‘Eagle’s Nest’ for panoramic view of the city, Heroic Submarine, City Square, Waterfront walking tour
PM: Fort number 7, one of a string of tsarist era giant subterranean bunker systems built to protect the city from Japanese or Chinese invasion, Free time in the city
OVERNIGHT: Vladivostok Hotel, Vladivostok
Tues 10th May
AM: Departure by plane to Beijing. End of tour.
NOTE: May 9th is Victory Day in Russia
NOTE: The tour will be limited to a maximum of 20 participants
TOUR COST: EUR 1390
VISA FEE: EUR 30
PRE-TOUR MEETING: TBA
TOUR FEE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR FEE: