North Korea Tour - Mass Games October group trips to North Korea

North Korea Tour - China National Day Extended Tour II

North Korea Tour - Extended October Mass Games Trip. Ideal for those interested in seeing celebrations in Beijing on October 1 for the anniversary of the foundation of the People's Republic of China and then head out the following day to the DPRK. 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 during your North Korea tour.

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 local Koreans
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 - Kim Il Sung's birthplace
MASS GAMES
Dinner: Pyongyang Duck BBQ Restaurant

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 5 - October 6 (Sat)

You will see the Nampo West Sea Barrage as part of this North Korea tour

Breakfast: Yanggakdo Hotel
D.P.R.K Institute of Embroidery
Pyongyang Maternity Hospital
DPRK Art Studio

Lunch: Restaurant in Pyongyang
Drive to Nampo City
Chongsan Cooperative Farm - see how Koreans work and live in this model cooperative farm
Check in Ryongang Hot Spa Hotel
Dinner: Ryongang Hot Spa Hotel

Overnight: Ryongyang Hot Spa Hotel, Nampo

Day 6 - October 7 (Sun)

Breakfast: Ryongang Hot Spa Hotel
West Sea Barrage - 8 km long barrage that seperates the West Sea and the Taedong River; a source of pride in the DPRK
Nampo Orphanage
Drive back to Pyongyang

Lunch: City restaurant, Pyongyang
Kimilsungjia Kimjongilia Flower Exhibition Hall
DPRK Film Studio - see where movies are filmed in North Korea
Workers' Party Foundation Monuments
Walk around Kim Il Sung Square
Dinner: City Restaurant, Pyongyang

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 7 - October 8 (Mon)

Breakfast: Yanggakdo Hotel
Drive through beautiful scenery to Sariwon City
Songbul Temple on Chongbang Mountain - an area picked by many Korean painters given the beauty of the landscape

Sariwon, North Korea PM

Lunch: City Restaurant, Sariwon
Sariwon Folk Village (you can see the territorial map of Korea's cultural ruins, historical relics, the Provincial History Museum, various pavilions and houses in the time of the Ancient and Middle era of the country)
Walk around Sariwon, chance to taste local street food and enjoy a drink of Korean makkoli with locals
Drive back to Pyongyang
Ostrich Farm
3 Revolutions Exhibition Centre
North Korea Tour Farewell Dinner: Yanggakdo Hotel

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel

Day 8 - October 9 (Tue)

Breakfast: Yanggakdo Hotel
Transfer to airport
JS 151 flight to Beijing

End of the Ocotober Extended North Korea Tour II

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