North Korea May Holiday Tour 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)

AM

• 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 chidlren'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

PM

• 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.
• Dinner: Duck BBQ Restaurant, Pyongyang

Day 4 - May 2 (Thursday)

AM

• Breakfast: Yanggakdo Hotel
• Kumsusan Memorial Palace (where the Leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il remain in state)
• Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery

PM

• Lunch: Pyongyang city restaurant
• Drive back to the port city of Nampo
• Chongsan Cooperative Farm - see how Koreans work and live in this model cooperative farm. Chance to visit the kindergarten where the farmers' children go
• West Sea Barrage
• Drive back to Pyongyang
• Farewell Dinner: Rungrado Restaurant, Pyongyang

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 5 - May 3 (Friday)

AM

• Transfer to the airport - please contact us if interested in taking the train back to China
• 09.00 am JS 151 flight to Beijing
• 10.00 am arrival in Beijing Capital Airport

End of tour