KR North Korea to open border for foreign tourists in December, tour operators say


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By Ju-min Park
August 14, 20246:44 AM CDT Updated 4 hours ago

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the Samjiyon City construction project in North Korea in this picture released on July 14, 2024. KCNA via REUTERS

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Foreign tourists take photos of the city skyline from the viewing deck at Juche Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 11, 2018. Picture taken September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the construction of the "Wonsan-Kalma shore Tourist Zone" in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang May 25, 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the Samjiyon City construction project in North Korea in this picture released on July 14, 2024. KCNA via REUTERS
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SEOUL, Aug 14 (Reuters) - North Korea will resume international tourism to its northeastern city of Samjiyon in December, and possibly the rest of the country, tour companies said on Wednesday.
The move is a sign that the reclusive country is readying to reopen borders to bigger groups of foreign tourists after years of strict COVID border controls.
"We have received confirmation from our local partner that tourism to Samjiyon and likely the rest of the country will officially resume in December 2024," the Beijing-based Koryo Tours said on its website.

International flights in and out of North Korea resumed last year and a small group of Russian tourists flew to North Korea for a private tour in February. Top foreign officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin in June, have been visiting the country.
But North Korea has not been fully open to international tourists since 2020.
"Having waited for over four years to make this announcement, Koryo Tours is very excited for the opening of North Korean tourism once again," the firm said, adding its local partner would confirm itineraries and dates in coming weeks.

North Korea has been building what it called a "socialist utopia"in Samjiyon, a city near the Chinese border, and "a model of highly-civilised mountain city" with new apartments, hotels, a ski resort and commercial, cultural and medical facilities.
Leader Kim Jong Un in July sacked or demoted some senior officials for their "irresponsible" handling of his flagship Samjiyon project.
Another travel agency, KTG Tours, also announced that tourists would be able to go to Samjiyon from this winter.
 
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Great, I've always enjoyed the videos of westerners taking these tours where it always goes from.

"Wow, this is going to be so cool seeing inside this weird dictatorship."

"Jesus fucking christ I wish they would just shoot me, they have literally planned each step I move for the entire two weeks I just want to walk somewhere in another direction. And the food, the fucking food, JESUS CHRIST PLEASE JUST KILL ME, THEY FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE I GO."
 
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Google.com said:
Great, I've always enjoyed the videos of westerners taking these tours where it always goes from.

"Wow, this is going to be so cool seeing inside this weird dictatorship."

"Jesus fucking christ I wish they would just shoot me, they have literally planned each step I move for the entire two weeks I just want to walk somewhere in another direction. And the food, the fucking food, JESUS CHRIST PLEASE JUST KILL ME, THEY FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE I GO."
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It’s still not as bad as visiting China where they take you into interrogation.
 
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Hey Johnny Bravo said:
I would actually be very interested in visiting North Korea. I'm very curious about the country, its people, and its material culture.

The problem is that I don't want to get pink socked with PVC pipe by North Korean authorities because I looked at a poster for too long.
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I would like to visit North Korea as well. But sadly the quality of life is piss poor and you’ll end up eating more parasites than edible food. It’s a shame because North Korea is very ecologically diverse when they’re not dumping radioactive sludge into their river.

If you want to have a good time in North Korea your name needs to be Dennis Rodman.
 
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John Badman said:
I would like to visit North Korea as well. But sadly the quality of life is piss poor and you’ll end up eating more parasites than edible food. It’s a shame because North Korea is very ecologically diverse when they’re not dumping radioactive sludge into their river.

If you want to have a good time in North Korea your name needs to be Dennis Rodman.
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There is something almost nostalgic about North Korean media. Even the obvious, silly propaganda. I have watched full North Korean documentaries about the US which are obvious horseshit, but it interests me - people produce and watch this content.

I have no love for the horrid regime and the way North Korean people are forced to live is contemptible, but North Korea is just... weirdly interesting to me.
 
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Hey Johnny Bravo said:
There is something almost nostalgic about North Korean media. Even the obvious, silly propaganda. I have watched full North Korean documentaries about the US which are obvious horseshit, but it interests me - people produce and watch this content.

I have no love for the horrid regime and the way North Korean people are forced to live is contemptible, but North Korea is just... weirdly interesting to me.
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Agreed. There is only 1 true K-pop.
 
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>tfw no Asian gf said:
Let's say, hypothetically... I got a North-Korean gf.
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No no you have that one backwards. What you do is defect to north korea. That way they'll kidnap someone from some other country and assign her as your girlfriend. Its funny the incels don't jump at that opportunity. I mean they get their communist utopia and they get a state mandated girlfriend. Isn't that what they always say they want?

NoReturn said:
NGL if Pyongyang offered a dark sky tour, I'd seriously consider it. Everywhere you can see the stars properly in the rest of the world is a fucking desert.
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You'd be better off trying rural canada or the coastal mountains in BC. Not a desert at all and you can get a pretty good view of the stars in those places. Far lower population density, far less light pollution
 
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WonderWino said:
No no you have that one backwards. What you do is defect to north korea. That way they'll kidnap someone from some other country and assign her as your girlfriend. Its funny the incels don't jump at that opportunity. I mean they get their communist utopia and they get a state mandated girlfriend. Isn't that what they always say they want?
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A south korean director and his ex-wife were kidnapped and re-married by Kim Jong-Il back in the 80s, so you might even get a goverment-mandated wife
 
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