North Korea Mass Games Tour

North Korea Mass Games Tour - chance for travellers to see celebrations of Chinese National Day in Beijing on October 1 (the anniversary of the foundation of the People's Republic of China) and then head out the following day to North Korea. The application deadline for this tour is September 9 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.

Please bear in mind that the Mass Games usually officially take place from August to September 9 (National Day). They tend to be extended until mid-October although this is only confirmed once they are being held. We will keep you posted once the extension has been confirmed but it should not be taken for granted that they will be held in October. We name this tour North Korea Mass Games Tour because we do expect the Games to be extended until October, however if you definitely do not want to miss the Games then we recommend you go before September 9th to North Korea.

If not a US citizen and interested in entering by train, please contact us.

Day 1 - October 3 (Thursday)

• Depart from Beijing at 14.00 flight JS 152 Terminal 2, Beijing Capital Airport
• Arrive in Pyongyang at 17.00 (Pyongyang time)

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• Fountain Park
• Arch of Triumph
• Brief walk around the area, see the enormous pictures of the Leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il
• Mansudae Grand Monuments - giant bronze statues of the Leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il
• Hotel check-in: Yanggakdo Hotel
• Welcome Dinner: KITC Restaurant, Pyongyang

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 2 - October 4 (Friday)

AM

• Early departure to Kaesong (2.5 hour drive)
• 38th Parallel (DMZ) - chance to enter the famous blue negotiation rooms where talks between North & South Korea have taken place
• Koryo Museum, Kaesong - initially a university during the Koryo dynasty. Chance to stop by the stamp & souvenir shop in Kaesong when exiting the museum

PM

• Lunch: Tongil Restaurant - reunification 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

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 3 - October 5 (Saturday)

AM

• 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 the Leaders Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Mother Kim Jong Suk (wife and mother of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il respectively)
• Pohyon Temple

PM

• Lunch: Chongchon Hotel
• Drive back to Pyongyang
• 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
• Dinner: Rungrado Restaurant, Pyongyang

 

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 4 - October 6 (Sunday)

AM

• Breakfast: Yanggakdo Hotel
• Kumsusan Memorial Palace - Mausoleum of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. The most sacred place in the DPRK
• Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery
• Grand People's Study House - see the biggest study institution in the DPRK with great views of Kim Il Sung Square

PM

• Walk around Kim Il Sung Square - casual stroll in the city centre. Those interested can go to the Foreign Book & Stamp shop
• Juche Tower - chance to go up 150 metres and have a panoramic view of Pyongyang or to relax by the Taedong River if you would rather not go up the tower
• Party's Foundation Monuments
• Pyongyang Metro (extended ride) - the deepest in the world. Ride with locals for several stops
• MASS GAMES - if they are extended until October. If you do not want to miss the Mass Games then we recommend you to book a tour before September 9th as it has been confirmed that the Mass Games will take place from July 22nd to at least September 9th (DPRK National Day)
• Local funfair - great chance to mingle with North Koreans even if you decide not to go on any rides
• Farewell dinner: Pyongyang Duck BBQ Restaurant

Overnight: Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang

Day 5 - October 7 (Monday)

AM

• Breakfast: Yanggakdo Hotel
• 10.40 am train to Beijing - please inform us if you would prefer to fly out to end the North Korea Mass Games Tour.

PM

• Stopover at Sinuiju train station bordering China

Overnight: train

Day 6 - October 8 (Tuesday)

Arrive in Beijing at 08:31 am

End of our October North Korea Mass Games Tour