This is your standard tour to North Korea (DPRK; Democratic People's Republic of Korea) with KITC (Korean International Travel Company) where most if not all tour operators are linked to. You will be in Pyongyang most of the time and see the beautiful city and its sights. Usually, the famous DMZ (DeMilitarised Zone), the border between North and South Korea, is usually included too despite the long drive.
This movie, travel documentary, or however you want to call it; was made by KITC (Korean International Travel Company).
Due to expensive purchasing costs (50 euros), not many felt like buying it. Since the camera crew worked hard shooting the videos, I felt like buying it. It's also a nice memorable video of my second trip to the DPRK.
The purpose of uploading it is for the people who were with me on the tour to see it again and to spread the idea of what a tour to the famous North Korea is like.
All credits and copyrights go to the respective owners, KITC, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
This video has NOT been edited by me. The video is in it's original state.
(At some points, the sound is a bit off, don't ask me... thanks)
You gotta contact a tour company that offers tours to the country. It doesn't really matter which one, because they are all linked to this Korean Travel agency.
I picked my choice based on price and a view user reviews and of course the offered itinerary.
Your race doesn't matter. The only restricted passport is a South Korean passport.
I believe Chinese tour companies might be cheaper than western tour companies but they likely won't offer English guides.
It's not cheap cus you don't have much of a choice on saving luxury. The hotels and meals you get are good, so it is included in the price, as well as the fact that you always have North Korean tour guides around you (:
A view western tour operators I know that offer tours are: Koryo Tours, Juche Travel Services, Young Pioneer Tours, Eastern Vision, Uritours and there are quite some more nowadays. It really doesn't matter, just check out which sounds the best to you after Google some stuff
Thank you sir. Im trying to save up for a trip there when I graduate high school. Honestly a beautiful country and I respect the leaders highly. Wish I could live there but sadly it isnt possible.
tristan whitney I hear from many people they would like to live there. It's a very, very, very special happening if you can live there. The chance is very slim. Jaka Parker from Indonesia lived there for a while, these two countries have a better relation than lets say the US for example.
Nothing is impossible, but the chances are very minimal. I don't know why the state would accept me, what can I provide? Yes I support their ideology, their way of living and their believes. I get along very well with the Korean people and sing a lot of songs with them, but that doesn't make me useful to the country. As usual with migrating; what do you provide for the state?
Perhaps a doctor or surgeon could be granted such a thing.
A trip and returning visits is definitely where to start first (:
And if Korea truly meets your expectations, perhaps you could get schooled/majored in Koreanstudies, Juche/Songun politics or something (:
I am planning to study Koreanstudies if the uni accepts me here in my country. I would love to make a return trip once I got enrolled. Perhaps there are options for internships or work, you never know.
But yes, having visited the country for a while will definitely give it a better and clear understanding. It's an experience you won't regret. I know it's "just a tour", but it's as close as we can get for now. and if you book a longer duration tour of like 2 weeks, you will likely see many other things than "the standard package", which is Pyongyang, DMZ and what else you usually see on TV.
North Hamgyong Province is really cool. Very different from this Pyongyang and around tour! I recommend it (:
it's the more rural part and it comes closer to the experience of what Pyongyang and around was like 15 years ago.
Both Koreas are amazing to visit, they are very different yet they share many similarities.
Although most "pro-communists" just hate South Korea and refuse to visit it. Sadly they usually misunderstand the principles of the DPRK and the fact that they seek reunification.
I went 2 times North so far and just came back from my 3rd South trip. Korea is amazing. Both sides have beautiful places to visit. (:
Nah, it's more of a coincidence that you have a camera guy/girl with you during the trip. they make a video for the tourists to have a memory on a disc. They charge 50 euros for the DVD in Pyongyang, which is, in my opinion, overpriced and no one will really buy it. If they dropped the price to like 15 or 20 euros, probably everyone would buy it. Most people travel further and have other things to spend their cash on, as well as other souvenirs in the country. So basically they kinda lose a lot of money with making recordings for tourists. They do the recording and editing by themselves, only to hear no one is buying their effort. I felt like buying it for the work they had done and upload it to share it with my tourmates.
The camera guy and girl where actually pretty cool. Had some good talks with them in the bus and sang with them after work.
