NORTH KOREA: National Day Tour

After breakfast we head to the an amazing and remote section of the Great Wall of China, where we will hike at sunset and watch a rare candle lit section of the wall. Overnight in a guesthouse in the nearest village.

Accommodation: guesthouse in Watertown
Meals: breakfast and dinner

A day spent in Beijngs traditional hutongs and hidden gems.

Accommodation: hotel in Beijing
Meals: breakfast

We will head back to Beijing for our DPRK briefing. Suggested activities for the rest of the day.

Accommodation: hotel in Beijing
Meals: breakfast

Today we will get to know Beijing a little bit better, exploring it’s hutongs. After lunch we will head to the train station where we will board the train to the border.

Accommodation: 4-bed cabin onboard the train
Meals: breakfast

After checking in to our hotel and having our breakfast, we will visit the easternest part of the Great Wall of China, at Tiger Mountain. We will se the “one metre hop” – the narrowest point between China and North Korea. Afterwards we will visit snappily-named “Museum of War to Resist America and Aid Korea”.
After lunch, we’ll take a boat trip along the Yalu River, followed by a walk on the “Broken Bridge” – a bridge half destroyed by the US air forces in the Korean War.

Accommodation: hotel in Dandong
Meals: –

Early morning we will board the train to Pyongyang, where we will arrive during the evening.

Accommodation: hotel in Pyongyang
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

We will visit the Mansudae Grand Monuments – the famous giant bronze statues of the Leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il; the Fountain Park, Moran Park and the famous Juche Tower, where you will have the chance to go up 150 meters and have a panoramic view of Pyongyang.
Later, we will visit the Kaeson Evening Funfair, a great opportunity to join the locals. Expect to see many pleasantly surprised faces! Rides cost from 1 to 5 Euros.

Accommodation: hotel in Pyongyang
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Today we will visit Jonsung, a system of underground tunnels and bunkers used by the officers
Koreans in the 50s, and visit Ryomyong Street, the most futuristic area of Pyongyang. After that we start our trip out of Pyongyang, starting in the city of Nampo, where the Taedong River meets the sea, where we will see the West Sea Dam, so fundamental in irrigation and energy production – one of the greatest feats of engineering in North Korea. We will also visit the Tae’an glass factory.
At the end of the day we arrive at Kaesong, ancient capital at the time of the Koryo Dynasty 918-1392 BC, next to what is now known as the “Demilitarized Zone” – DMZ.

Accommodation: hotel in Pyongyang
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Prepare to see the city bustling with mass dances and parades, as the country unites to celebrate the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Accommodation: hotel in Pyongyang
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Today we will explore Pyongyang’s highlights, including the Grand People’s Study House, the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, the Kwangbok Department Store and the exciting Jonsung Revolutionary Site, a system of underground tunnels and bunkers used by the DPRK government’s cabinet during the 1950s exhibiting life underground during the Korean War.

Accommodation: hotel in Pyongyang
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Today we will board our flight back to Beijing.

Accommodation: hotel in Beijing
Meals: breakfast

Today we will visit the Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City, as well as navigate through the city’s hutongs. Our local tour guide will be a famous Beijing photographer.

Accommodation: hotel in Beijing
Meals: breakfast and lunch

Our adventure is over, but what an adventure!
We will arrange your transfer back to the airport and wish a safe journey back home.
See you on the next adventure!

Accommodation: –
Meals: breakfast