North Korea's travel strategy and expenses+matters needing attention

North Korea is the most mysterious and closed country in Northeast Asia and even in the world. The more mysterious, the more people have the impulse and desire to explore North Korea. North Korea is rich in natural resources, and the economy here is relatively backward. So what procedures and conditions do you need to prepare for traveling to North Korea?

Traveling to North Korea is actually very simple and convenient. The requirements are simple. When registering, you need to provide a scanned passport (valid for more than 6 months), a scanned copy of the front and back of your ID card, a scanned copy of a 2-inch color photo with a white background and a tour fee.

First, because North Korea only accepts group tours, it is impossible to travel freely to North Korea, and only through travel agencies. In this way, you don't have to do so much homework and worry about the choice of route. As long as you sign up for the tour group and get your luggage ready, you can start.

There are two ways to register. One is to contact your local travel agency. Generally, there are North Korean routes that can be inquired. Some cities such as Beijing, Shenyang, Shanghai, Chengdu and Xi 'an have regular chartered flight routes of Korean Air, so you can directly sign up for local two-way tours.

Take Shanghai as an example. Generally, a 4-5-day round trip from Pyongyang to Kaesong costs between 4,200 and 5,000 RMB.

If you think Korean Air's old plane is not very comfortable and reliable, you can directly contact the travel agency in Dandong, Liaoning Province (there is a search on the Internet) and sign up for the train group that originated and arrived in Dandong. The general price of a 4-day tour of Kaesong in Pyongyang starting and ending in Dandong is around 2500-2800.

But you need to solve the big traffic to and from Dandong by yourself. If there is no flight to Dandong in your city, you can fly to Dalian first and then charter a car to Dandong. The travel agency in Dandong can help you contact the chartered driver.

During your stay in North Korea, if you want to shop, you can use RMB, Euro and USD. It is recommended to bring an appropriate amount of RMB.

(Bringing cash into North Korea shall not exceed 20,000 RMB or the equivalent of 5,000 US dollars. )

North Korea does not welcome journalists to travel to the DPRK, and it is best not to bring a telephoto lens with a focal length of more than 200 mm (if you like to take telephoto photos, you can bring a smaller telephoto camera, which will not attract attention).

Now North Korea's policy is much more open than in the past. Mobile phones can be carried into the DPRK, but they can't roam internationally. They can only be used as cameras.

You can also buy a Sim card from North Korea and plug it into your mobile phone, but it's expensive. It is generally not recommended to buy unless you are eager to contact China.

North Korea, a mysterious and sensitive country, foreign tourists want to travel freely in North Korea, but they can't do it yet.

According to North Korea's policy, the accommodation and travel procedures for foreign inbound tourists must be arranged by the North Korean side in a unified way, and individuals cannot do it directly. When going out, you must have a local tour guide as a guide, and individuals can't go out to play at will.

Tender preparation information

North Korea only accepts group tours and does not accept individual tours. China tourists who travel to North Korea need to submit passport applications through travel agencies for more than 3 days, and only need to provide identity card declarations within 2 days (Sinuiju and Lindong in Sinuiju).

For example, if you choose to enter North Korea from Dandong, you need to bring your original passport, original ID card and recent 2-inch photos the day before entry, and you can go to Dandong Public Security Bureau to apply for a border pass with the staff of Dandong Travel Agency. Before this, you need to mail or fax a copy of your passport and ID card to the travel agency one week in advance, and indicate your travel date, contact number and work unit.

Travel agencies that can apply for entry into North Korea

Travel agencies in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Dandong, Yanji and other cities have package tours to North Korea, and the price is generally around 3,000 yuan.

North Korea's travel taboos

1. During the tour, if you encounter the sculpture of the leader, visitors are not allowed to imitate the sculpture to take photos, let alone comment;

2. It is forbidden to shoot soldiers, disheveled people, markets, trash cans, etc.

3. Koreans are relatively conservative in dress than other countries, so nudity and strange clothes are forbidden in North Korea;

4. It is forbidden for tourists to travel alone, and they must be accompanied by local tour guides to travel;

5. Don't throw candy at North Korean children, they will think you are insulting them;

6. Electronic equipment with GPS icon is not allowed to enter the country.

North Korea special snacks

Korean cold noodles, bibimbap and kimchi, which are well-known in China, can be eaten in North Korea. In addition, Korean ice and ginseng chicken are local characteristics.

North Korea price

North Korea's overall living standard is low and prices are not high. In foreign-related shopping malls that can target tourists, the prices of goods sold are not low. The price of a Korean national costume is between 300- 1000 RMB. In addition, foreign-related shopping malls in North Korea can directly spend in RMB.

North Korea is a mysterious country. Because of its mystery, we should explore its mystery.

I want to say that there is no need to travel to North Korea, and there is nothing to see. Travel agencies are the most common places to go to North Korea, and many Liaoning villagers have been there. After all, it used to be very convenient to go to Dandong. You can hold a group for a few hundred dollars, and you will have no regrets when you come back. After all, North Korea is too small to be photographed, so we can only look at their lives. This kind of trip is of little significance, and the eating and living environment is not as perfect as other places.

So, if you have to go to North Korea, how should you go? Now North Korea only accepts group tours and does not accept individual tours.

China tourists who travel to North Korea need to submit passport applications through travel agencies for more than 3 days, and only need to provide identity card declarations within 2 days (Sinuiju and Lindong in Sinuiju).

For example, many people choose to enter North Korea from Dandong, Liaoning Province and cross the Yalu River directly. They need to bring their original passports, ID cards and recent 2-inch photos one day before entry, and go to Dandong Public Security Bureau to apply for border passes with the staff of Dandong Travel Agency. Before that, they need to send a copy of their passports and ID cards to the travel agency by mail or fax one week in advance, and indicate the travel date, contact number and work unit.

Here, I want to remind you that traveling in North Korea requires a lot. Many places and shops can't go, so we can only go to shops that sell to foreign tourists, and the price is about three times that of the local area. In this way, many aunts are also bought in buy buy, which shows our concept of money.

Taking pictures in North Korea is restricted and you can only listen to the tour guide. He said you can take pictures only where you can. You can't get off at will in North Korea, even if you want to buy water. Remember to follow when you go abroad.