The latest version of 2019 North Korea travel guide and precautions

North Korea is the most mysterious country on the planet. Because everything is closed to the outside world, many people are full of yearning for North Korea. Everyone hopes to get up close to the lives of North Koreans and go to North Korea. Travel has also become a hot topic. Let me share with you the North Korea travel guide and precautions.

More and more people are traveling to North Korea now. North Korea is different from other countries. You can travel freely to many countries, but you must travel to North Korea in a group tour.

So if you want to go to North Korea, first go to a travel agency to sign up for a group tour. You don't need a passport, just give your ID card to the travel agency, and there will be a temporary visa. You can go there with that piece of paper. Generally, the border cities for departure are Hunchun City and Tumen City in Jilin, and Dandong City in Liaoning.

Before setting off for North Korea, you need to understand the following points:

1. North Korea’s customs clearance is purely manual inspection, which is slow. They will check the photos in your mobile phone and camera one by one, which is very time-consuming. Therefore, most people rarely bring mobile phones when traveling to North Korea. If you need to bring them with you, back up the data and information in your mobile phone in advance, then clean it up before taking it with you. , which can save a lot of trouble. The same goes for cameras. If you must bring them, it’s best to clean them beforehand.

2. There are also some electronic products that are not allowed, such as computers, telephoto cameras, camcorders, and radios.

3. You are not allowed to bring Korean items into the country, such as Korean cosmetics, books and periodicals with Korean characters, clothing printed in Korean, etc. You are not allowed to bring newspapers and magazines, especially pictorials with breast enhancement advertising pictures, into the country.

4. You are not allowed to take photos at will when entering the country, and you are not allowed to leave the location specified by the tour guide. Please ask the tour guide before taking photos? Special reminder. When you leave the country, they will also check the photos you took again, so your camera and mobile phone must be turned on.

5. There is another very important issue that you must pay attention to, that is, you cannot call the leader by his name when you get there. Before any leader's name, you must add "Great Leader So-and-so" "Comrade", please remember this.

About the weather

The temperature in North Korea is similar to that in Yanbian in the northeast. You can check the weather in Yanbian as a reference before departure

It feels more and more convenient to travel to North Korea. Yes, you don’t even need a passport. Just take your ID card and go to the public security department at the border to apply for an entry and exit pass.

Let’s talk about the weather first. North Korea borders my country’s Yanbian region, and the climate is almost the same. It’s still very cool to go there in summer.

Although the procedures for entering North Korea are very simple, there are still some issues that you need to pay attention to. Let’s talk about taking photos first. When entering the country, everyone will fill out a form, and you must clearly indicate what you are bringing. Photographic equipment from the past, such as several cameras or mobile phones, and telephoto lenses are not allowed to be brought over.

And after arriving in North Korea, you can’t take pictures of everything you see, because when you leave the country, they will check your camera to see what you have taken. Some people will take photos that are more sensitive. Let you delete it on the spot.

Personally, I think this aspect is troublesome. Don’t bring your mobile phone with you when you enter the DPRK. Generally, there are many photos stored in personal mobile phones, and it is time-consuming to check them. There are also some relatively private photos and You don’t want them to see the video either.

So just bring a camera. When I went to North Korea a few days ago, I only brought one battery. As a result, I took too many pictures and ran out of battery. Finally, during the exit inspection , the cameras of my companions were all checked, and some of them were asked to delete some photos on the spot. When it was my turn, the camera was out of battery and could not be turned on, so I had to give up and stop looking.

There is another issue to note, that is, you cannot call the leader by name when you go there. Every leader must be preceded by something like "Great Leader". Remember this, as shown below. The portraits of great leaders in the picture are all worthy of worship.

You can also present flowers, which cost 30 yuan per bouquet, and they are not fresh flowers, but artificial flowers made of fabric, so they can be used multiple times.

We entered North Korea from Tumen Port that day. This is how our port operates. When the number of pass holders reaches 50, they can cross the border together. According to the tour guide, it only takes one day. There were only 200 people in the four batches. There were so many people that it was difficult to manage, and it was not easy to receive them there.

The building in the picture below is called the Eternal Life Tower, which commemorates the previous leaders of North Korea. The text on the tower roughly means that the great leader will always be with us, which is probably what it means.

The tour guide from North Korea speaks Chinese fluently.

If you spend money there, you can use RMB directly and the consumption is not high.

Most of the shops sell North Korean souvenirs and tobacco and alcohol. There are many people buying cigarettes, especially the ones priced at 200 yuan each. However, there are also quantity restrictions. This is the best choice before buying. It is best to consult a tour guide.

There are also some souvenirs that are bought by more people. The prices and names are all marked in Chinese and they are sold by the bag, which is more convenient.

This is a local train station square. There are not many locals in the square. A large area of ??land is exposed and there are no floor tiles.

This building was where the leaders lived. After browsing, visitors can also donate some money or something. In fact, it is said that they have arrived in North Korea, but it is not possible to walk around. The scope of tourist activities is very wide. Small, if it exceeds the range, someone will come over and stop it immediately.

In general, this kind of visit to North Korea can only be regarded as a visit here, and it is completely different from an in-depth tour. Since the entry procedures are simple, I think I am satisfied with my curiosity.