Advice For Traveling to DPRK

How to Come From Your Place

  • We have group tour train from Dandong - Pyongyang runs almost every day (Budget Group Tour).If you would like to start the tour from Dandong,China please try to land in Shenyang from your place.Cause there are many trains from Shenyang - Dandong runs almost every 30 mintues every day. It will take 70 mintues to arrive at Dandong from Shenyang. It will only cost: 70RMB（9-10USD）
  • If you land in Beijing and would like to start the tour from Dandong. There are 2 fast trains from Beijing - Dandong.It will take around 6- 7 hours sleeping berth train. 
  • We also have group tour fly from Beijing - Pyongyang and Shanghai - Pyongyang directly almost every Week. 
You could book these trains on www.ctrip.com

Internet

  1. While you contact with us to organize tours to DPRK please remember any time when you arrive in China land you could not access to google product included in gmail/ facebook/ Youtube.....We inform you this cuase we hope we could contact with you without any trouble.
  2. There is no internet in DPRK. If you want to send email you can go to the post office where is on the first floor of Yanggakdao International Hotel in Pyongyang. It cost 20rmb=4USD 25KB.(for pictures might cost more.)

clothes

If your itinerary included in Kumsusan Memorial Palace (where you can visit Kim Il Sung & Kim Jong Il body ) you have to ready shirt or suit and shoes,Colour of clothes should not be very bright like pink or red to visit this place. (Shorts and sandals are not allowed to get in. )

north korea currency

If you would like to get some North Korean currency as souvenirs for your friends,You can get North Korean currency in Dandong(when you go through the customs of DPRK they will keep it if they found DPRK currency ) please visit our blog Where can you get North Korean currency. 

North Korean visa

  • If you would like North Korean visa on your passport please inform us in advance. You should hand in your passport to our office in Shenyang 1 day earlier before 12:00 mid day.We can paste North Korean visa on your passport.
  • If you do not want North Korean visa on your passport. You can have North Korea visa on other paper. On your passport only get two stamps from Dandong,China Customs. 1 for going out of Dandong,China 1 for getting into Dandong,China.
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Visa on passport
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Visa on other papaer

ready your friends address

Explore North Korea Tour Group offer DPRK properganda post cards to the tourists who join in the tour. Tourists can get 6 North Korean propaganda post cards. During your trip to North Korea you can send the post cards from Yanggakdao Hotel post office(On the first floor) or Koryo Hotel to your friends address. 

Plug in Yanggakdao Hotel in Pyongyang 

The picture on the right side is the plug size in Yanggakdao Hotel in Pyongyang. Hope this will give you the advice for you to bring the right plug for your camera and electric device to recharge the battery.  

Weather in North Korae

Before traveling to North Korea we suggest you to visit this Website for some advance for the weather in North Korea. It will give you some idea what clothes you should wear and bring to North Korea.

gift to local people 

You can bring some sweets with you during your trip to North Korea. Cause on the streets or countryside you might have chance to meet kids and parents. You can give the sweets to the kids as small gift might be realy good way to conmunicate with local people.
Option to bring some stationery for the students when you visit Students Palace.

Dessert & Spicy food

There is no dessert after every meal in North Korea. If you really would like a dessert after the meal. We suggest you bring some dessert with you during your trip in North Korea.
North Korean cuisine is spicy.  If you can not eat spicy food please let us know in advance then we can manage not spicy food during your trip in North Korea. 

what currency you can use in North Korea?

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​EURO/USD/RMB both can use in North Korea.
EURO and USD prefer small bill. 
There is NO ATM in DPRK please ready cash with  you while you traveling to DPRK.
You will spend your money on following things during the trip in North Korea.
  • Souvenirs,
  • Extra drinks (Every meal has few bottles of  North Korean bear included in tour fee  )
  • Tips. 
  • Art Concert/ Circus show cost :200RMB P/P (Option )
  • Give flower to the statue cost : 20 RMB per bunch .(Option)
Other things you normally will not spend extra money in North Korea. Hotel, transportation ,admission, food all included in the tour fee.
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