Can civil servants travel to North Korea?

Before going to North Korea, we have to apply for passports, bring resident ID cards and household registration books, and go to the exit-entry administration department of the public security bureau where we live.

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Then get the application form for China citizens to go abroad here and hand in two recent two-inch color photos. The newer the photos, the better.

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Then wait about 5 days, and you can get your passport. The term of an ordinary passport is about 10 years, and the approximate price is 240 yuan.

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You must pay attention to going to North Korea, and it is best to join a group, because you can't use your mobile phone in North Korea, and you need to keep it when you enter the customs. It is more convenient to chat with a group of people, and it is not easy to break taboos.

Special tips

It's best not to show icons of South Korea and the United States on things you bring in, which is taboo in North Korea.

2. Can North Korea travel?

First of all, we need to know how much it costs to send a delegation to North Korea.

At present, only Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Dalian in North Korea have direct flights to Pyongyang, and there are trains from Dandong to North Korea. In addition to these places, if you want to travel to North Korea, you have to change planes. For example, if you are from Guangzhou and want to travel to North Korea, you should fly to Beijing or Shenyang and Shenyang to Pyongyang. The transfer fee ranges from several hundred to several thousand.

Then the North Korean newspaper group is usually a four-day, five-day and six-day tour of North Korea, and the price is about 4,000 to 6,000. Dandong needs about 2700 yuan by train.

Then let's take a look at some self-funded or shopping situations in North Korea.

Some trips in North Korea will include self-funded items such as shooting targets and pheasants, with prices ranging from hundreds of dollars, and flowers for the China-North Korea Friendship Tower, and then shopping.

Because North Korea is a planned economy, shopping spots are also state-owned, which means that no one will force tourists to buy things, so there is no need to worry about shopping or being slaughtered.

However, these shopping shops are completely different from the places where ordinary Koreans go. These places specialize in shopping for foreigners, and everything is settled in RMB. So the price is not cheap.

But the advantage is that everything in North Korea is real and there will be no fakes. So shopping depends on your own needs. Such as Korean ginseng, embroidery, angong Niuhuang pills, cosmetics, soap and other products. You can buy according to your own needs.

3. Can North Korea travel?

North Korea has travel agencies that cooperate with China in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenyang and Dandong. In recent years, more and more Koreans have traveled to northern China, but this trip has been suspended due to the influence of COVID-19.

4. Can I travel to North Korea?

North Korea's tourism is divided into one-day, two-day, three-day, four-day and multi-day tours.

One-day tour and two-day tour to Sinuiju, the capital of North Korea, are on the other side of Dandong, China, which belong to border tour and do not need passports. Dandong Public Security Bureau can issue border passes to guests instead of passports.

Passports are usually required for trips to Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, and foreign capitals for three days, four days and many days, and North Korea is no exception. Passport must be used.

It is a special certificate for China to go abroad. It is only applicable to China's neighboring border provinces, such as Liaoning Province, North Pyongan Province, Heilongjiang Province and Primorsky Krai. Generally, only the public security organs in border cities have the right to issue such certificates.

If a guest who takes a one-day tour or a two-day tour without a passport is deemed to have an overseas certificate, he/she needs to go to Dandong Public Security Bureau to apply for this border card, and the procedures are roughly the same as those for passports. Some national staff need to report to their superiors for the record when they go abroad. At that time, the computer of the Public Security Bureau will prompt us to call the police. The applicant must provide the certificate issued by the competent personnel department, and the border defense certificate can only be processed after the signature of the leader, otherwise it cannot be processed. If journalists have passports, there is no such problem.

5. Can I travel to North Korea?

North Korea and the United States have been strictly controlling mobile phones and prohibiting foreigners from using them.

At present, foreign mobile phones have no international roaming signal in North Korea, so they must buy the SIM card of Korea Telecom Company to make international calls. Mobile phones supporting WCDMA cards can provide 3G services. Since 18, Korea Telecom has been going to an airport in North Korea.

At present, a day trip to Sinuiju, North Korea is still possible without bringing communication equipment into this country. So, you can take a day trip to North Korea without your mobile phone. When leaving the country, you should bring your own camera to take pictures and leave a mark on your trip to North Korea. The four-day tour of Pyongyang, Kaesong and Miaoxiangshan can bring mobile phones, IPAD, computers and other equipment into the country.

Can I travel to North Korea now?

As a neighbor of China, the number of Korean tourists visiting northern China is increasing year by year. Although North Korea is not a big tourist country, its simple folk customs and beautiful scenery, coupled with famous Korean ginseng, kimchi and other specialties, have attracted many tourists to travel to North Korea. One of the Korean female tourists planned to travel to the north of China and signed up for a tour group. When she got home, her friends asked her how she felt. She only said it was best not to go out at night. Many netizens want to know why.

The way of traveling in North Korea is very different from other countries. The North Korean government prohibits free travel. If you want to travel, you must join a group. Moreover, the tour route has been arranged, and no free activities are allowed, especially when leaving the hotel at night. Hotels in North Korea are usually super hotels or first-class hotels. The first thing when you come to the hotel, the tour guide will emphasize that every tourist should not go out at night.

When night falls, if you observe it by satellite, you will find that only the urban area of North Korea is dark. This is also the case. Except for some lights in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, other areas are basically dark. Before dark, the Korean people will go home from work on time. When it is dark, there are few people in the street. Except for those ICBC staff who come home late from work, few people travel at night, which is just the opposite of those brightly lit cities in China.

When the female tourist finally came to North Korea, she couldn't help sneaking out at night. Excited, she thought that the night in North Korea was very lively, only to find that there was nothing in the dark when she came out. She tried to go back several times, but found herself lost. Finally, when the tour guide counted the number of people at night, he found that one was missing and immediately called the police. It took several hours to find this female tourist sitting in a street chair. It turns out that the reason why tour guides prohibit tourists from going out at night is that it is too dark. If you leave the group, you are likely to get lost and cause danger!