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.
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 to a food processing factory and a sea cucumber farm
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 reopen to tourists after more than five years
North Korea is tentatively reopening its country to tourism following the closure of its borders during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Bookings for North Korea 'Kim Jong Il' birthday tours are now open
Beijing-based travel agency, Koryo Tours, said the February tour in Rason would be "the first trip back to North Korea since the borders closed in January 2020"
Bizarre 'attractions' on offer in North Korea as country reopens to tourists
Tourists will be able to visit North Korea for the first time in more than five years, as the country opens its borders for a special tour to coincide with Kim Jong-Il's birthday
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 reopens to tourists just in time for late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday
The first tour is set to take place Feb. 12 to 18, when major celebrations are planned for the birthday of the country's late ...
First foreign tourists since pandemic invited for Kim Jong Il's birthday
Koryo Tours, a Beijing-based tour operator, has opened bookings for trips to Rason to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday. "This ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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North Korea Reopens for Limited International Tourism to Celebrate Kim Jong Il's Birthday
This marks the first time North Korea has opened its borders to international tourism since January 2020. Tourists will be ...
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Chinese travel agency opens bookings for tours to N. Korea's Rason set for this month
A Chinese tour agency specializing in North Korean tours has opened bookings for travel programs to North Korea's ...