North Korea Tours - Places of Interest

North Korea Tours are not precisely the most common tours and the DPRK is certainly not a common country. The lack of adverts in the streets, the portraits of the "Great Leaders" all around the country, the almost omnipresent political banners and slogans, the sheer lack of pollution and an everlasting list of other aspects that shape this country into a category we can only label as unique, make North Korea an extremely interesting place to visit.

Below is a list of sites tourists are taken to when travelling on one of our North Korea tours. Please bear in mind that itineraries may alter slightly. This is why we strongly recommend you point out if there are any places you would definitely not like to miss.

Please click on the images to see more details about the sites.

	Grand Monument - towering over the North Korean capital on the Mansudae Hill in the heart of Pyongyang, this gigantic bronze statue of Kim Il Sung, officially still the President of the DPRK, is visited daily by thousands and is one of our first stops in our North Korea Tours.
	DMZ - dividing Korea into a Northern communist and Southern capitalist, this, the most heavily armed borderline on Earth, is one of the last living remains of the Cold War.
	Kim Il Sung Square - located in the heart of the capital of North Korea, this is the most important square in the DPRK and the one that appears in the media when military parades, mass rallies and demonstrations take place.
	Juche Tower - a symbol of the ideology around which the North Korean regime revolves. This tower stands at no less than 170 metres.
	Chollima Statue - located on Mansu Hill, this statue represents, based on the legend of this winged horse, the spirits of constant innovation and advancement which were especially emphasised upon in the re-construction of Pyongyang after the aftermath of the Korean War (1950-3).
	Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery - dedicated to national heroes in the DPRK who fought for the liberation of Korea, this place has views of the capital of North Korea from a distance given its location.
	Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum - with extremely vivid illustrations, weapons used during the Korean Civil War (1950-3) and scene reconstructions, it explains the DPRK's version of how the nation was liberated and how the US were defeated.
	International Friendship Exhibition - two buildings full of gifts that have been sent to Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. These come from across the world and each building has several floors.
	Children's Palace - extremely talented children practice singing, dance, and play a wide variety of instruments here. Seeing them perform, whether rehearsing or in a show, at such young age is truly impressive.
	Kimilsungia-Kimjungilia Flower Exhibition Centre - two floors of the flowers named after the Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il combined with some other rare flowers. Many visitors and the national media covering the event to be seen.
	Kaesong - capital of Koryo (918-1392), the first unified state of the Korean peninsula. Located 10 km from the DMZ. It is one of the only places in the DPRK where South Koreans are allowed and hosts a 1000 year old Confucian university now turned into the Koryo Museum.
	Pyongyang Metro - full of mosaic murals, chandeliers and even marble pillars in some stops, and on average 100 metres deep, the underground stations of Pyongyang are amongst the most impressive ones in the world. In this part of our North Korea tours you will be able to actually take the subway with local Pyongyites.
	Mangyondae - Kim Il Sung's birthplace. This rural house shows how Kim Il Sung spent his childhood years with family members and has photos of this period of his life.
	USS Pueblo - US navy ship that has been in North Korea since 1968. US sailors boarding this ship where released back home after 11 months on North Korean soil.
	Arch of Triumph - not as old, but bigger than its Parisian counterpart. It conmemorates Kim Il Sung's return to Korea after 20 years abroad fighting the Japanese.
	West Sea Barrage - also known as the Nampho Dam. It has a length of 8 km and is a source of national pride in the DPRK.
	Korean Film Studio - see where DPRK movies are filmed.
	Sariwon Folk Village Sariwon - discover the Korean Folk Village and see what life was like in ancient Korea.