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July 28th - August 4th, 2012
Our July-August program will see the participants make a fascinating discovery of the DPRK and visit places that very few visitors get to see. We will spend time in the capital city, Pyongyang, as well as explore mythical Mount Paektu and Mount Chilbo in the North (we will charter our own aircraft !) and the Demilitarized Zone in the South. Moreover, we will attend a performance of the incredible Arirang Mass Games and seek some thrills at the Kaeson Fun Fair ! This trip will certainly fill more than one memory card on your camera, and will leave you with an indelible impression of the richness of the culture, the history and the people of the DPRK !
Trip program*
Day 1 - Saturday July 28th
Meet at Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 2 at 10.30 am for Check-in
13.00 Flight from Beijing to Pyongyang, arrival in Pyongyang at 16.00 (local time; two-hour flight)
Customs at Pyongyang Airport, meet guides and driver, Mansudae Grand Monument, Fountain Park, Arch of Triumph, transfer to Yanggakdo Hotel.
Accommodation : Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Day 2 - Sunday July 29th
Morning : Visit Kumsusan Memorial Palace (Mausoleum of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il), Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery, Kim Il Sung Square
Afternoon : Walk in Moran Hill park to see the locals enjoy their day off, Mangyongdae Native House, Pyongyang Metro (6 stops)
Accommodation : Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Day 3 - Monday July 30th
Morning : Juche Tower, Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, War Victory Monuments, Grand People's Study House
Afternoon : Drive to Sinchon, visit Sinchon Museum of US War Atrocities, drive to Kaesong, visit Tomb of King Kongmin
Accommodation : Minsok Folk Hotel, Kaesong (traditional Korean hotel, sleeping on mattresses on heated floor)
Day 4 - Tuesday July 31st
Morning : Visit of Panmunjom (Truce Village and Demilitarized Zone), Koryo Museum (Confucian University), shopping in Stamp Shop
Afternoon : Visit Concrete Wall overlooking South Korea, return to Pyongyang, visit School Children's Palace, tour and performance
After dinner : Kaeson Fun Fair
Accommodation : Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Day 5 - Wednesday August 1st
Morning : Domestic flight to Samjiyon, drive to Mount Paektu
Afternoon : Climb to summit and Lake Chon (cable car may be available), late picnic lunch, visit to Secret Camp
Accommodation : Pegaebong Hotel, Samjiyon
Day 6 - Thursday August 2nd
Morning : Visit to Samjiyon Grand Monument and Samjiyon Regional Museum, flight to Mount Chilbo
Afternoon : Visit of Mount Chilbo area, spend night in homestay
Accommodation : Mount Chilbo homestay
Day 7 - Friday August 3rd
Morning : Flight to Pyongyang
Afternoon : Visit Grand People's Study House, Kang Bang Suk school visit, Monument to Party Foundation
After dinner : Arirang Mass Games performance (tickets not included in tour cost)
Accommodation : Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Day 8 : Saturday August 4th
Morning : Depart Pyongyang by Air Koryo at 9 am, arrive Beijiing 10 am local time.
End of trip
* Participants are advised that the schedule of the day to day program may undergo changes up to the day of arrival in Pyongyang. However, the content of the program will not be affected.
Meet at Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 2 at 10.30 am for Check-in
13.00 Flight from Beijing to Pyongyang, arrival in Pyongyang at 16.00 (local time; two-hour flight)
Customs at Pyongyang Airport, meet guides and driver, Mansudae Grand Monument, Fountain Park, Arch of Triumph, transfer to Yanggakdo Hotel.
Accommodation : Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Day 2 - Sunday July 29th
Morning : Visit Kumsusan Memorial Palace (Mausoleum of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il), Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery, Kim Il Sung Square
Afternoon : Walk in Moran Hill park to see the locals enjoy their day off, Mangyongdae Native House, Pyongyang Metro (6 stops)
Accommodation : Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Day 3 - Monday July 30th
Morning : Juche Tower, Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, War Victory Monuments, Grand People's Study House
Afternoon : Drive to Sinchon, visit Sinchon Museum of US War Atrocities, drive to Kaesong, visit Tomb of King Kongmin
Accommodation : Minsok Folk Hotel, Kaesong (traditional Korean hotel, sleeping on mattresses on heated floor)
Day 4 - Tuesday July 31st
Morning : Visit of Panmunjom (Truce Village and Demilitarized Zone), Koryo Museum (Confucian University), shopping in Stamp Shop
Afternoon : Visit Concrete Wall overlooking South Korea, return to Pyongyang, visit School Children's Palace, tour and performance
After dinner : Kaeson Fun Fair
Accommodation : Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Day 5 - Wednesday August 1st
Morning : Domestic flight to Samjiyon, drive to Mount Paektu
Afternoon : Climb to summit and Lake Chon (cable car may be available), late picnic lunch, visit to Secret Camp
Accommodation : Pegaebong Hotel, Samjiyon
Day 6 - Thursday August 2nd
Morning : Visit to Samjiyon Grand Monument and Samjiyon Regional Museum, flight to Mount Chilbo
Afternoon : Visit of Mount Chilbo area, spend night in homestay
Accommodation : Mount Chilbo homestay
Day 7 - Friday August 3rd
Morning : Flight to Pyongyang
Afternoon : Visit Grand People's Study House, Kang Bang Suk school visit, Monument to Party Foundation
After dinner : Arirang Mass Games performance (tickets not included in tour cost)
Accommodation : Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Day 8 : Saturday August 4th
Morning : Depart Pyongyang by Air Koryo at 9 am, arrive Beijiing 10 am local time.
End of trip
* Participants are advised that the schedule of the day to day program may undergo changes up to the day of arrival in Pyongyang. However, the content of the program will not be affected.