North Korea May Day ShortTour 2013

North Korea May Day Tour 2013. The application deadline for this tour is April 3 2013. 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.

Day 1 - April 29 (Monday)

  • Depart from Beijing at 12.00 flight JS 152 Terminal 2, Beijing Capital Airport
  • Arrive in Pyongyang at 15.00 (Pyongyang time)

PM

  • Fountain Park
  • Mansudae Grand Monuments - giant bronze statues of the Leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il
  • Arch of Triumph - brief walk around the area
  • Chollima Statue
  • Hotel check in
  • Welcome Dinner: KITC Restaurant

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 2 - April 30 (Tuesday)

AM38 Parallel Korea

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

PM

  • Lunch at Tongil Restaurant (Kaesong)
  • Koryo Museum (Kaesong)
  • Tomb of King Kongmin
  • Drive back to Pyongyang
  • Children's Palace - see absolutely stunning children's performances
  • Dinner: Rungrado Restaurant

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 3 - May 1 (Wednesday) - May 1st National Holiday (International Workers' Day)

AM

  • Breakfast: Yanggakdo Hotel
  • Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery
  • Mangyongdae Native House - President Kim Il Sung's birthplace
  • Ride on Pyongyang Metro (the deepest in the world) with locals - extended ride

Monuments to the Foundation of the Korean Workers' PartyPM

  • Lunch: Picnic lunch at local park
  • Moran Park - chance to celebrate locals on this National Holiday. You will be able to join in the singing and dancing
  • Juche Tower - stunning views of Pyongyang are offered from the top of this 150 metre tall tower (170 including the torch!)
  • Workers' Party Monuments
  • Walk around Kim Il Sung Square
  • Mass Dances will be expected - thousands of Koreans gather and dance (women wearing traditional Korean outfits and men suits) in a synchronised way. You will of course be more than welcome to join in!
  • Local funfair - even if you do not want to go on the rides, this is a great time to see locals have fun on a National Holiday and they will be with no doubt very curious at the sight of foreigners
  • Farewell Dinner: Duck BBQ Restaurant, Pyongyang

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 4 - May 2 (Thursday)

AM

  • Breakfast: Yanggakdo Hotel
  • 10.10 am Train to Beijing

PM

  • Stopover at Sinuiju train station bordering China

Overnight: train

Day 5 - May 3 (Friday)

Arrive in Beijing at 08:31 am

End of North Korea May Day Tour

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