Tues 3rd Aug
AM: Bus from office to airport.
PM: Flight JS152 from Beijing to Pyongyang, 13:00 departure, arrive Pyongyang 16:25, meet your Korean guides who will accompany you during your stay. En route to the hotel stop off at the Arch of Triumph - similar to the French version (but bigger) - commemorates the liberation from Japanese rule, the Fountain Park a picturesque area in the centre of Pyongyang (an opportunity to mix with locals), and the Mansudae Grand Monument - statue of DPRK President Kim Il Sung. Check in hotel.
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Wed 4th Aug
AM: Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum – Korean War Museum, Pyongyang Metro – deepest in the world, Grand People’s Study House – central library/university on Kim Il Sung Square,
PM: 3 Revolutions Exhibition – shows advances made by DPRK in various fields, Juche Tower – for panoramic views of the city, Monument to Party Foundation, Pyongyang Maternity Hospital – the capital’s best hospital, tour the facilities and meet staff, Paradise bar and micro-brewery
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Thurs 5th Aug
AM: Kumsusan Memorial Palace - Mausoleum where President Kim Il Sung lies in state, Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery - bronze busts of the Koreans who died fighting the Japanese occupation, Foreign Languages Bookshop - read up on what you’re seeing here and buy your gifts and night time reading
PM:Drive to Kaesong, Tomb of King Kongmin- 34th King of the Koryo Dynasty, Koryo Museum – formerly a Confucian college, Local Park and statue of Kim Il Sung
OVERNIGHT: Folk Hotel, Kaesong
Fri 6th Aug
AM: Panmunjom/DMZ - boundary between North and South Korea, Concrete Wall – anti-tank barrier in the southern DMZ
PM: Return to Pyongyang, USS Pueblo – captured American spy ship, Golden Lane Bowling Centre - where Pyongyangers go for their ten-pin fix
OVERNIGHT: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Sat 7th Aug
AM: Train from Pyongyang departs at 10:10AM
PM: Cross border at Sinuiju/Dandong
OVERNIGHT: On train
Sun 8th Aug
AM: Arrive Beijing 08:34AM. End of tour.
TOUR COST: EUR 1390
VISA FEE: EUR 30 (to be paid at the pre-tour meeting)
PRE-TOUR MEETING: Monday 2nd August, 4PM, at our office in Beijing
EXPECTED WEATHER: It will be hot and and humid around this time with possible rain showers, around 20-25° C Raincoat/umbrella advised!
Room upgrades available – please ask for more information.
TOUR FEE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR FEE: