What we know about North Korea’s first post-pandemic destination for Western tourists
North Korea says the city of Rason, a remote economic zone in the north of the country, will be the country’s first post-pandemic tourist destination open to Western tourists. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.
You can now book a tour of North Korea for £586, but there’s a catch
A remote part of North Korea is set to reopen to tourists this month, the first organised tour open to international visitors since the country’s borders closed in January 2020.
First foreign tourists since pandemic invited to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday in North Korea
February 16, known as the "Day of the Shining Star" in North Korea, commemorates the birthday of Kim Jong Il, who died in 2011. The day is celebrated with large-scale public gatherings, military parades, and national festivities across the country.
North Korea reopens touristic border city 5 years after COVID-19 pandemic
North Korea has reopened its touristic border city of Rason near China after it was closed in 2020 at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a tour operator. "There has been news that Rason, located in the northeast of North Korea, has officially opened for tourism," said Koryo Tourism Agency in a notice to its customers on Monday.
North Korea to organise border city tour to celebrate former leader Kim Jong-il’s birthday
Tour operators said in January that the North would reopen Rason, a city on the border with China, to foreign tourists, five years after Pyongyang sealed its frontiers in response to Covid-19
North Korea Reopens Rason for Tourism After 5-Year COVID-19 Closure
A North Korean city is welcoming foreign tourists for the first time in years. But will visitors actually be allowed in? Here’s what we know so far.
Operators plan tour to North Korea ahead of late Kim’s birthday
Koryo Tours opens bookings for North Korean border city trips to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday post-pandemic.
North Korea 'Kim Jong Il' Birthday Tours To Open: Tour Agency
A tour operator said it had opened bookings for trips to a North Korean border city to celebrate former leader Kim Jong Il's birthday, offering foreign tourists the first chance to visit since the pandemic.
North Korea reopens to tourists just in time for late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday
For the first time in over five years, foreign tourists can now visit North Korea, just in time for late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday celebrations.
North Korean ‘capitalist city’ to welcome tourists…but what’s on offer? Full itinerary from etiquette class to BRIT beer
NORTH Korea’s “capitalist city” is set to open and welcome tourists next week – with a packed itinerary that visitors are to strictly follow. The launch of the bizarre ...
North Korea opens weird attraction to tourists - a sea cucumber farm
North Korea could soon be opening up to tourists once again after five years of closed boarders - with tours including visits ...
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North Korea reopens border city Rason to travellers for the first time in five years
Recently, two tour operators with links in China and another based in Spain said they had been notified that foreign travellers were now able to visit the northeastern North Korean city of Rason.
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China-based travel agency opens bookings for tours to North Korea's Rason set for this month
A China-based tour agency specializing in North Korean tours has opened bookings for travel programs to North Korea's ...