Welcome to the Korea Travel Service website.

For more than 20 years now, Korea Reisedienst – the travel service for Korea - has been successfully engaged in organising travel to the DPRK (North Korea) – a truly out-of-the-ordinary destination! Over this long period of time, we have not only been pioneers in the development of tourism in North Korea, but have also been, as we remain to this day, “first in the field” when it comes to discovering new things in the DPRK that depart from the run-of-the-mill pattern of tourist programmes. Our customers benefit from our close contacts with numerous North Korean institutions. Visitors from all parts of Europe and America have travelled to the DPRK with us and have returned completely satisfied with the experience; many of them have become regular customers who return to North Korea with us again and again. As you read the following portrait of this beautiful country, you should be prepared for some surprises...

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is one of the few remaining blank spaces on international tourism’s map of the world. Visitors find in it a country that looks back with pride on its 5,000 years of history. Its enchanting landscapes, predominantly made up of bizarrely shaped mountains, picturesque valleys and rectangular rice fields, are scattered with artistically interesting and exemplarily restored royal tombs, pagodas and temples. Thanks to the short distances that need to be covered, the high standard of the motorways and the low volume of traffic, the most important sights are easy to get to. Every tour begins and ends in the capital Pyongyang with its monumental architecture, the showcase for modern socialist Korea. As there is no mass tourism, visitors are still received everywhere by friendly people who put enormous effort into making guests from abroad feel welcome. 

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News 2014

Occasions and events in the coming months:

• 16 February
  72th birthday of the country's late leader, Kim Jong Il - large-scale mass events

• 5 March
  "The Day of the Peasant" - traditional dancing and festivities in the villages

• 15 April
  102nd birthday of President Kim Il Sung (15 April 1912 - 8 July 1994) - the most important public holiday:

  preparations for the vast mass events have been going on for several years already
  
  
  

• 25 April
  82st Anniversary of the Korean People's Army foundation Day

• 1 May
  International Workers Day - May Day Festival

• 1 June
  "International Day of the Child" - big celebrations in kindergartens

• 27 July
  Public holiday commemorating the 61th Anniversary of the end of the Korean War, large scale mass events

• 15 August
  Liberation Day from Japanese Colony (1945)

• 5 September
  "Day of Education" - an opportunity to take a look inside schools and universities

• 9 September
  DPRK Foundation Day (1948) - celebrating 66th Anniversary of Republic Foundation Day of the DPRK

• 10 October
  Korean Workers Party Foundation Day (1945)

• From the beginning of August - middle of September
  "Arirang Festival" - mass gymnastics in the "May Day Stadium" with more than 150,000 participants - unique in the world

On all public holidays there is a wide-ranging programme of cultural events, e.g. exhibitions, concerts, soirées (dancing with local people in the evening) and displays of artistry.

Opening up of new regions to tourism:

With Korea Reisedienst you can now discover regions of North Korea that have hitherto been closed to tourists:

• Hamhung, the country's second-biggest city with its monumental architecture

• The superb Majon bathing beach

• The Chilbo Mountains with their breathtaking mountain scenery. Exclusive to us: an extensive excursion to the Sea Chilbo, with opportunities for bathing

• The industrial city of Chongjin, close to the Russian and Chinese borders

• The city of "Sciencist and Academics" Pyongchon, beautiful located in a hillside sceenery north of Pyongyang

• After a break of many years it is now again possible to visit the legendary Kumgang Mountains; with Korea Reisedienst you can get to know all parts of the Kumgang and ramble through the Inner, Outer or Sea Kumgang areas (more strenuous mountain tours can also be arranged on request)

• The charming scenery of the Haeju Region, directly adjacent to the Demilitarised Zone

Six new themed tours (each lasting 6 days / 5 nights) -
exclusively bookable with Korea Reisedienst only

• Special tour to have first hand experience riding different public transport systems: full and detailed visit of Pyongyang Underground Network, going by Tatra and korean made trams and explore Pyongyang by trolley bus, also detailed and extensive visits of National Railway Museum with a lot of korean prototypes (among others steam locomotives and big eletric engines) and the famous Museum of Metro.

• Medical treatment according to traditional Korean methods and visits to a number of thermal springs / bathing and health resorts

• Architectural tour, covering the most beautiful buildings of the old and the new Korea

• Education in North Korea, with visits to educational facilities

• Religious life, with contact to various individual religious communities

• Mountain tours, birds watching, cycling tours, orienteering and opportunities to play golf (see under "Sport")

Dates and prices for a group with more than 10 persons
from - to Beijing International Airport or train station:

Sat. 12. – Sat. 19. April (8 days / 7 overnights)
on 15th April 102 of President Kim Il Sung
1.490,00 €

Sat. 06. – Sat. 13. September (8 days / 7 overnights)
on 9th September DPRK Foundation Day
1.490,00 €

Thur. 09. – Tues. 14. October (6 days / 5 overnights)
on 10th October Korean Workers’ Party Foundation Day
1.270,00 €

Single room per peson and overnight: 40,00 €

By all group tours possible: a prolongation at individual guest!

Prices include:

• Visa processing fees
• Air travel Beijing-Pyongyang-Beijing by Air Koryo
• Overnights in a double room
• Full board
• Travel costs
• Admission tickets
• Circus visit
• Sightseeing visits
• a korean tourguide who speaks your language (french, english, spanish, russian, arabic, chinesische, japanese)

Prices do not include an admission ticket for the Arirang Festival.

For a small supplement it is possible to travel back to Beijing by train (journey lasting around 24 hours).

Visa

We can smooth and fast arrange the visa in your country if the DPRK has a embassy in your country or in the embassy of DPRK in Beijing.

We arrange tours for US Citizens (US passholders) and for Koreans with foreign passports

 

Individual tours from/to Beijing

These tour prices are for guests who would like to travel as an individual tourist - prices are per person:

Duration of stay 						1 Pers.*			2 Pers.**		3-5 Pers.**		6-9 pers.**
4 days / 3 overnights 					1.540,00 €		1.290,00 €		1.250,00 €		1.145,00 €

5 days / 4 overnights					1.800,00 €		1.480,00 €		1.420,00 €		1.290,00 €

6 days / 5 overnights					2.060,00 €		1.660,00 €		1.600,00 €		1.430,00 €

8 days / 7 overnights					2.590,00 €		2.020,00 €		1.950,00 €		1.716,00 €

10 days / 9 overnights					3.120,00 €		2.390,00 €		2.300,00 €		2.005,00 €

11 days / 10 overnights				3.380,00 €		2.570,00 €		2.470,00 €		2.145,00 €

* in single room (single room supplement included)
** in double bed room
single room supplement: 40,00 € per overnight / person

Prices include:

• Visa processing fees
• Air travel Beijing-Pyongyang-Beijing by Air Koryo
• overnights in a double room according of length of stay
• Full board
• Travel costs
• Admission tickets
• Circus visit
• Sightseeing visits
• a korean tourguide who speaks your language (for the common international languages)

Prices do not include an admission ticket for the Arirang Festival on August and September.

For a small supplement it is possible to travel back to Beijing by train (journey lasting around 24 hours).

Tours for individual travellers are possible at any time

For our customers: "Stop-over" in Beijing

If you like we organize for you an interesting stay in Beijng (hotel accommodation and sightseeing program)
before or after your North Korea tour.