Thinking for yourself is not hugely encouraged in North Korea anyway.” The Koryo Tours boss was speaking as his firm put the finishing touches to its first departure to Kim Jong Un’s realm for ...

Koryo Tours, based in Beijing, announced on Wednesday that tours to North Korea “will officially resume in December 2024,” according to a statement from the company. “Having waited for over ...

North Korea is set to reopen to tourists this week with the first organised tour of the country for international visitors ...

North Korea will resume international tourism ... will officially resume in December 2024," the Beijing-based Koryo Tours said on its website. International flights in and out of North ...

According to Koryo Tours, travel to the city of Samjiyon and possibly other areas of the country will be allowed by this December. North Korea has not been fully open to foreign tourists since ...

we're happy to finally enter North Korea," Koryo Tours wrote in a blog post on its website. "The country is not yet fully open to tourism and this is a special trip for staff only," the post said.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Simon Cockerell, a manager at the travel agency Koryo Tours. It has been edited for length and clarity. The first time I went to North Korea ...

But North Korea has not been fully open to international tourists since 2020. “Having waited for over four years to make this announcement, Koryo Tours is very excited for the opening of North ...

Koryo Tours published an announcement stating tourism to the city of Samjiyon, near the China-North Korea border, and potentially the rest of the country will resume, citing confirmation from its ...

It also said there has been no official confirmation for other cities across North Korea. "Having waited for over four years to make this announcement, Koryo Tours is very excited for the opening ...

Both companies are offering guided tours to Rason starting in ... According to Koryo, the region is home to North Korea’s first mobile phone network, first legal market and first card payment ...

North Korea is to reopen limited international tourism ... to the isolated country have announced. Beijing-based Koryo Tours and Shenyang-based KTG Tours both made separate online announcements ...