Organised by
DPRK360 and ClubSNAP
$2769
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Flight details:
Departure
Singapore to Beijing (SIN to PEK): CA970 0015 - 0610
Beijing to Pyongyang (PEK to FNJ): JS152 1305 - 1605
Return
Pyongyang to Beijing (FNJ to PEK): JS151 0850 - 0950
Beijing to Singapore (PEK to SIN): CA969 1535 - 2140
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30 May 15
Checking in at Changi Airport Terminal 1
Arrived at Beijing International Airport terminal 3
Taking a shuttle bus to terminal 2
Chicken feet in vending machine
Checking in for Pyongyang. Extremely strict on check-in baggage.
Multiple forms to fill up
Air Koryo T204 (P-633)
Boarding
Inside the plane
Safety video on Air Koryo
Arch of Triumph 개선문 凱旋門
TV tower
Fixing the cables of the tram
Yanggakdo Hotel
Lobby
The room
Toilet
Sunset
Nice view from the window
First meal at DPRK
Relatively empty restaurant
Ice-cream
Other hotel facilities
Tried to walk out of the hotel, but it was too dark outside
Night view
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31 May 15
Breakfast
Kim Il Sung Square
Traffic lady
The Kim Il Sung Square has markings, most likely for parade use
Taking the public bus
Juche Tower 주체사상탑 主體思想塔: We were unable to visit it because it was under renovation. Same goes to the "Monument to Party Founding".
Changchung Cathedral (장충성당; 長忠聖堂)
Inside
Taxi
Traffic lady
Puhŭng station 부흥 (復興), Pyongyang Metro 평양 지하철, Chŏllima Line 천리마선 (千里馬線)
Long escalator - about 2min 40sec
Beautiful station
In the train with the locals
Kaesŏn station 개선(凱旋)
VIDEO
Chongryu Hotpot Restaurant
Cat Meow~
Hotpot lunch
Ice-cream from Shopping Centre at 光夏地区商业中心
Snacks
Mansudae Art Studio 만수대창작사 萬壽臺創作社
Liberation Tower - on Moran Hill
Local s singing and dancing in the park
Public toilet in Moran Hill
Water for washing hand
평양학생소년궁전 (Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace)
Performance
Standing in the middle of the street to take photos
Potongmun 보통문 普通門 : Listed as National Treasure #3 in North Korea, it stands together with a modern building directly behind it; a common sight in Seoul, South Korea as well which sees a combination of old and new architecture.
Ryugyong Hotel 류경호텔
Claypot
Haemaji Coffee Bar
Night scene
Underpass
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1 Jun 15
Panorama from Yanggakdo Hotel
Morning fog
Public toilet at the pitstop
DMZ Panmunjom 판문점 板門店, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean War was signed.
Soldier matching off from his position
South Korea just on the opposite side of the line
Janam Hill: Kim IL Sung statue in Kaesong
Lunch
Performance
Koryo Songgyungwan University 고려성균관
Postcards
Tomb of Wanggun 왕건왕릉 王建王陵
Arch of Reunification 조국통일3대헌장기념탑 祖國統一三大憲章紀念塔
A scene that looks like a typical HDB setting in Singapore
Duck meat bbq
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2 Jun 15
Early morning 3:45am
Tomb of Tongmyong 동명왕릉 東明王陵
Chongrung Temple (정릉사/定陵寺)
Coca-Cola in DPRK
Snake wine
Lunch at Wonsan
Visit to farm
Inside a local home
Pitstop at Sijungho Rest House (Wonsan Beach)
Checked-in Kumgangsan Hotel
Lobby
The room
Dinner
Song performance
Cat in the restaurant
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3 Jun 15
Hiking at Kumgangsan 금강산
Very clear water
Kuryong Water fall - As it was dry season, there was not much water
Cheers before lunch
Lunch
Crab dish was the best
熊胆 Bear bile
Lake Samilpo (삼일포/三日浦)
HaeKumgang 해금강 海金刚 - a destination that is very close to the South Korea (about 4km)
Received South Korean signal
Dog at Sijungho Rest House (Wonsan Beach)
Dog's food
Masikryong Ski Resort (마식령 스키 리조트)
The room
Toilet
Dining area
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4 Jun 15
Masikryong Ski Resort (마식령 스키 리조트) main lobby
Ulim (Echo) Waterfall (운림폭포/雲林瀑布)
Rock balancing
Back to Pyongyang, the Ryugyong Hotel is so tall that it can be easily seen far away
Lunch at Koryo Hotel 고려호텔 高麗호텔
Koryo Hotel 고려호텔 高麗호텔
The room
ensuite
Goats on the street
Birthplace of Kim Il Sung - Mangyongdae
Amusement park
Tram Ride: Man'gyŏngdae (만경대; 萬景臺) — P'yŏngyang-yŏk (평양역; 平壤驛)
VIDEO
Pyongyang Station 평양역 平壤驛
Tower of Immortality 영생탑 永生塔
Samtaesong Soft Drinks Café 삼대성
Fried chicken
The waffle was a little obscene
Tiger Bone Liquor
Traffic man
Stamp museum
Stamp museum
Dinner
Back to Koryo Hotel
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5 Jun 15
View from the Koryo hotel
Dining area
Taesongsan Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery (대성산혁명렬사릉; 大城山革命烈士陵)
The tombs are arranged in a manner that each figure is not blocked and able to see the view of Pyongyang
Traffic girl
Chŏllima 천리마
Socialist Revolution monument 萬壽臺大紀念碑浮雕
Mansu Hill Grand Monument 萬壽臺大紀念碑
Grand People's Study House 인민대학습당 人民大學習堂
Locals using the Intranet to search for their books
A self-study area
Lesson in progress
Auditorium
Break time from Chinese lesson
Little snack shop
Music and audio room
Conservation of electricity
Panoramic from the top floor
Juche Tower 주체사상탑 主體思想塔
Potongmun 보통문 普通門
Factories
Air rifle shooting
Indoor shooting range
Traffic girls changing shift
Hair dresser shop
Lunch
Cold noodles
Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum 조국해방전쟁승리기념관
Damaged US planes
Captured helicopter
US Spy Ship “Pueblo”
Display in US Spy Ship “Pueblo”
Radio room
Heads
One of our guides, Miss Pak, singing the Pangapsumida
Farewell dinner
Performance
VIDEO
#반갑습니다
#Pangapsumida
Pyongyang Station 평양역 平壤驛 at night
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6 Jun 15
Good bye Pyongyang
Beijing
Flight delayed
Honey from DPRK
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VIDEO
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Tour to Democratic People's Republic of Korea (30 May - 6 Jun 2015)
