GROUP TOURS We will have a pre-tour briefing the day before the tour departs at 10 am at our office in Beijing. It is really important that all tourists attend this meeting. On the day of the tour we will meet at our office and travel into North Korea together. Nicholas Bonner, Simon Cockerell or Hannah Barraclough will accompany the tour and in Pyongyang we will be joined by our two Korean guides. If you are flying in to Beijing we can arrange pick ups from the airport to the office as well as from your hotel in Beijing. A typical tour consists of 15 or so people, and is one of the few destinations where travelling as a group is perhaps more fun than going alone. For details of our group departures please click the group tours link to the left

INDEPENDENT TOURISTS will meet us at our Beijing office the day before the tour departs when we will brief you on travel to DPRK. On the day of departure you will make your own way to the airport and on arrival in DPRK two Korean guides and a driver will take greet you and look after you for your trip. Click here for Individual Tours or here for our details on our  Exclusive Tours  

All our tour prices are fully inclusive from Beijing into the DPRK and back to Beijing. This means the costs of visa fees, travel to and from the DPRK, all travel within the DPRK, meals, tour guides, and twin room accommodation in the best hotels available. For single travellers we will try to find a same-sex member of the group for you to share with or you can opt for a single room, the supplementary cost of this is EUR 30 per night.

The tariff excludes airport tax, your additional expenses (souvenirs, extra drinks, etc) and optional tips for the guides and driver.

Click here for a breakdown of what the tour cost covers and what it doesn’t.
 

Important If you choose to take a tour then you must begin the application procedure at least 30 days before the departure date. Applying for a visa is a long bureaucratic process which requires at least 3 weeks to complete.

The tour is in relative luxury. The hotels in Pyongyang are good- Western 3 star equivalent- the hotels out of Pyongyang are reasonable. Food is fair but not cordon bleu. Transport is by coach and it is very safe- there is virtually no traffic in the DPRK. Journeys are no longer than 2 hours unless you are travelling to the east coast at Wonsan which takes 4.5 hours.

This contrasts with the fact that the country is still having a serious food shortage, Aid agencies have been helping but there is a long way to go. We have taken advice from experts in food relief, WFP, U.N.D.P. etc and they are of the opinion that it is beneficial to promote tourism in DPRK.

The itinerary will continue to reveal the catalogue of revolutionary exhibits and 'miraculous feats' all under the watchful eye of the 'Great Leader' and the Juche Idea. It is a tour of communism which starts with the 1950's reconstruction, through a fantasia of architecture and sculpture to the most recent exhibit, that of the Friendship sculpture representing the potential union of the South and North..

Every tourist who has travelled with us has said it has been one of the highlights in their world travels and I can assure you this is the case. If you wish for a testimonial from previous tourists then please get in touch and I can forward e-mail address.

Whilst the travel costs to North Korea are high you are visiting a unique destination- under 2,500 Western tourists a year. Costs are all inclusive from Beijing and you will only require money for gifts and beverages. We can offer discounts if you come with some friends. Although the DPRK so not give student discounts we can often offer some sort of reduction.

We cannot take journalists into DPRK on tourist visas- please contact us if you are a journalist and we can offer advice..