Can I travel to North Korea with my mobile phone?

Entry and exit requirements to enter North Korea, mobile phones, newspapers and books (especially North Korean newspapers and books) need to be stored, while others such as laptops and MP4s are basically unrestricted.

Matters needing attention for Koreans to travel to northern China

1. Can I carry mobile phones, cameras, notebooks, USB flash drives and other items?

Ordinary card cameras and micro-cameras are of course no problem, and small-lens SLR can also be carried. Please confirm your belongings with the tour guide of the travel agency in advance. In addition, try not to bring English newspapers and magazines. I saw a pile of confiscated English newspapers and magazines at the customs. If you are not allowed to bring a mobile phone, it is recommended to bring your own watch to record the time.

2. How to arrange the itinerary?

If possible, it is strongly recommended that you choose the mode of train return, because all the planes of Air Koryo are from the former Soviet Union, and the safety of the planes is really worrying. Besides, I only went to North Korea to meet people. It flies faster, so I can't see anything. Moreover, "Pyongyang-Miaoxiangshan-Panmunjom-Kaesong" is only a reference route. If there are major adjustments, visitors will be informed in advance. For example, when I went, the road to Miaoxiangshan was washed away by the flood in North Korea, and it was not repaired for more than a month (I personally expressed serious doubts). Before leaving the country, China Travel Agency informed tourists that Miaoxiangshan would visit Nanpu Xihai Sluice instead. On the first day of the four-day trip, meet at eight o'clock, transit in China, and transfer to the bus to cross the bridge. Pass the North Korean border inspection and take a bus to Sinuiju Railway Station. This is usually 12. The train should leave at 12:00 and arrive at Pyongyang Railway Station around 18:00. In fact, there will always be delays. On the return trip, you will basically arrive at Pyongyang Railway Station around 10:00 in the morning and return to Dandong before 17: 00 in the afternoon. How to arrange the intermediate trip depends on the temporary decision of the DPRK, and the schedule provided by the Chinese travel agency is for reference only.

3. Passport issues

At the border, China Customs will check your passport and stamp your exit, but North Korea will not leave any trace. Everyone's name, passport number and other information will be signed on the group visa, which can be discarded after use to avoid the trouble of tourists entering and leaving other countries.

4. How to consume

In theory, foreigners can only spend money in "foreign shops" run by the North Korean government. Although all the price tags say the price of Ming coins, they are not exchanged with Korean coins. The price tag of Korean won is only for exchange reference. If you really take out Korean coins, you can't use them. I'll talk about the reason later. The common currency of all foreign shops in North Korea is RMB and Euro. Because the official exchange rate of RMB: Korean won in North Korea is 1: 14 or 1: 15, this exchange rate is extremely deceptive, and the goods converted at this price are not cheap. For example, a popsicle 5 yuan money, a bottle of yogurt 10 yuan.

5. Who can travel to North Korea?

Everyone can go, including foreigners (Koreans can't say). In fact, there are Spaniards, Australians and overseas Chinese in Malaysia in this large group of Dandong Daily, and they can all pass the border inspection smoothly. It's just that Koreans who want to travel to North Korea need to give a week's notice in advance and submit more materials to the DPRK for review.

6. Will you be hungry?

Although Korean civilians are relatively thin, the group meals provided are still ok. There will be chicken, bean products, sliced white meat, fried fish and various vegetables, beer and carbonated drinks. Ordinary people are never hungry, so there is absolutely no need to bring instant noodles, mustard tuber, bread and lunch meat across the border.

7. What's the hotel accommodation environment like?

The TV station of Yang Jiao Hotel broadcasts nine channels, namely Central 1, Central 2, Phoenix News Channel, Phoenix Chinese Channel, Xinjiang Channel, BBC, French Channel, Russian Channel and North Korea Channel. But these channels are only open to tourists, and even the guide room can't be seen. Pyongyang broadcasts four local channels, namely Pyongyang Channel, Wanshoutai Channel, Youth Channel and College Students Channel. There is hot water in the bath, but it is said that the floor drain is not very good. Yangjiao Island Hotel is very general, not exceeding the level of domestic three-star hotels.