North Korea’s experimental capitalist city is about to open to tourists (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.
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 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 leader Kim Jong Il, one of North Korea's biggest holidays.
First foreign tourists since pandemic invited to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday in North Korea
February 16, known as the "Day of the Shining Star" in North Korea, commemorates the birthday of Kim Jong Il, who died in 2011. The day is celebrated with large-scale public gatherings, military parades, and national festivities across the country.
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.
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’s what we know so far.
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 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 invited to Rason and have the opportunity to pay their respects to Kim Jong Il.
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 years after Pyongyang sealed its frontiers in response to Covid-19
North Korea ‘Kim Jong-il’ birthday tours to open: tour agency
Rason, a city on the border with China, will open to foreign tourists, five years after Pyongyang sealed its frontiers over Covid-19.
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