One of the most closed states on the planet, the DPRK almost does not practice issuing tourist visas. To get here, you will have to go through a number of difficult formalities and at the same time not be a citizen of the United States, South Korea and not be a journalist. If all these restrictions do not frighten a potential traveler from Russia and do not concern, then a tour to Pyongyang may well become an option for spending a vacation or vacation.
History with geography
The city is located on the banks of the Taedong River, not far from the place where it flows into the Yellow Sea. Its population has long exceeded two million, and therefore tours to Pyongyang are an opportunity to see how the huge Korean metropolis lives.
Local historians believe that the exact date of the foundation of the city is 2334 BC, although scientists from other countries believe that these data are erroneous and everything happened at least two and a half millennia later.
Briefly about the important
- There is no direct flight from Moscow to Pyongyang in the schedule of Russian airports, but it is possible to fly through the PRC. Docking in Beijing or Shanghai will allow the Pyongyang tour participant to begin their journey.
- The second way to get to the DPRK is the Moscow-Beijing-Pyongyang train, but this option is too time consuming and the traveler runs the risk of arriving at his destination completely exhausted.
- The easiest way to get around the city is by tram or trolleybus, but in the Pyongyang metro there are certain restrictions on the admission of foreigners.
- Most of the attractions may be inaccessible to the Pyongyang tour participant if he is informally dressed. The strict dress code and the ban on filming military installations must not be violated.
- It is impossible to draw up your own program of sightseeing in the DPRK, as the government controls tourists and persistently "proposes" its own routes.
- The main sights belong to the post-war period and historically valuable buildings and structures cannot be seen by the participants of the tours to Pyongyang. The city's main memorial sites are associated with Kim Il Sung and his achievements in building and implementing Juche ideas in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
