North Korea Mass Games Tour

North Korea Mass Games Tour - chance for travellers to see celebrations of Chinese National Day in Beijing on October 1 (the anniversary of the foundation of the People's Republic of China) and then head out the following day to North Korea. The application deadline for this tour is September 10 2012. If interested in extending your tour please send us an e-mail stating how long you would like to extend for and if there are any specific places you would like to visit.

Please bear in mind that the Mass Games will officially take place from August to September 9 (National Day). They tend to be extended until mid-October although this is only confirmed once they are being held.

Day 1 - October 2 (Tue)

Depart from Beijing at 13.00 flight JS 152, arrive in Pyongyang at 16.00

Fountain Park
Mansudae Grand Monument
Arch of Triumph
Hotel check in
Dinner at Yanggakdo Hotel

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 2 - October 3 (Weds)

Breakfast: Yanggakdo Hotel
Drive to Mt. Myohyang - "fragrance mountain" is located in a beautiful quiet area of Korea. Chance to see a variety of landscapes when driving there
International Friendship Exhibition Centre - see where thousands of gifts have been presented to Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Suk (wife and mother of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il respectively)
Pohyon Temple

Lunch: Chongchon Hotel
Drive back to Pyongyang
Juche Tower - chance to go up 150 metres and have a panoramic view of Pyongyang
Pyongyang Metro - the deepest in the world. Ride with locals
Dinner: Rungrado Restaurant, Pyongyang

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 3 - October 4 (Thurs)

Breakfast: Yanggakdo Hotel
Kumsusan Memorial Palace (where the body of Kim Il Sung lies in state)
Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery
Grand People's Study House - see the biggest study institution in the DPRK with great views of Kim Il Sung Square

Lunch: City restaurant
Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum - see the North Korean version of the Korean War. This museum exhibits original weapons and vehicles used during the first Cold War conflict
USS Pueblo - US spy ship captured in 1968. The only US vessel in possession of another country
Middle School / School Children's Palace - chance to see a unique performance carried out by children
Drive to Kaesong city
Hotel check in - Minsok Hotel, traditional Korean courtyard hotel
Dinner: Minsok Hotel

Overnight: Minsok Hotel, Kaesong

Day 4 - October 5 (Fri)

Breakfast: Minsok Hotel
38th Parallel (DMZ) - chance to enter the famous blue negotiation rooms where talks between North & South Korea have taken place
Koryo Museum, Kaesong

Lunch: Tongil Restaurant
Concrete Wall - built by the South and only visible from the North. See one of the world's most important nature reserves as hardly any humans have stepped on the land dividing the Korean peninsula since 1953
Drive back to Pyongyang
Mangyongdae Native House - Kim Il Sung's Birthplace
MASS GAMES
Dinner: Pyongyang Duck BBQ Restaurant

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 5 - October 6 (Sat)

Breakfast: Yanggakdo Hotel
10.10 am train to Beijing

Stopover at Sinuiju train station bordering China

Overnight: train

Day 6 - October 7 (Sun)

Arrive in Beijing at 08:31 am

End of our October North Korea Mass Games Tour

Please click go to our North Korea Tourism page to see more information on other tours that we offer other than our North Korea Mass Games Tour.