| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
crystal
Joined: 04 May 2006
|
 Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:14 am Post subject: |
 |
|
does anyone know any other places to get a tour to North Korea, I'm interested in visiting there but don't know where to look for info. Adventure Korea don't seem to have any more tours in the near future, thanks in advance for any info  |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Ekuboko
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
Location: ex-Gyeonggi
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
crystal
Joined: 04 May 2006
|
| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:41 am Post subject: |
|
|
cool, thanks for the link |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Adventure Korea are planning another trip to Nk in November. It just came up on theri site.
Got the www.adventurekorea.com, scroll down and click on: Trip Schedule of November!
ilovebdt |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
brento1138
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:20 am Post subject: |
|
|
| crystal wrote: |
| does anyone know any other places to get a tour to North Korea, I'm interested in visiting there but don't know where to look for info. Adventure Korea don't seem to have any more tours in the near future, thanks in advance for any info |
I knew a girl who got some gig through an NGO helping out orphans in North Korea. I think they were with the UN... Apparently, this is the only way to see the "real" country. And this kind of gig is very hard to get. I've since lost contact with her...
Anyone know which NGOs go to NK? Are they still even allowed in? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ChuckECheese
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:24 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
9. Banned items list and other regulations
① Mobile phones and other communications devices are not permitted.
Cameras with telephoto lenses of more than160mm and binoculars with
zooming capabilities of 10 times or more are banned. All electronic
equipment must be checked at the Guemgang Condo before departing for
North Korea. This includes all cameras, battery chargers, PDAs,
video cameras, notebook computers, calculators & CDP, and MP3 players.
② Newspapers and magazines from South Korea aren�t permitted. You are
allowed to bring personal reading material but please take the subject
matter into consideration.
③ You must ALWAYS wear your ID (you will get this before you arrive in NK)
around your neck. You will be fined if it lost or damaged.
④ Must carry your passport and ID with you at all times.
⑤ You are not permitted to bring alcohol or other food items into North Korea.
⑥ Washing hands and/or feet is not allowed in the fresh water springs (fine is $15).
Also, please be aware of the NO SMOKING areas and do not leave cigarette butts on ground.
⑦ Do not take any natural objects(such as rocks)
⑧ Only US dollars and credit cards are accepted.
⑨ There are many large rocks with engraving done by the government. Do not touch
or lean on these rocks.
⑩ You may speak with the North Korean people that you meet, but you may not
take random pictures of them, including pictures from inside the bus. In addition,
please be careful of the conversation topics when speaking with North Koreans.
DO NOT talk about politics, diplomatic relations, economics and other such sensitive issues. |
Wow! What can you do there?
Can you breath, eat, sh*t, and p*ss? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
shevek
Joined: 29 Jul 2003
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:43 am Post subject: |
|
|
| ilovebdt wrote: |
Adventure Korea are planning another trip to Nk in November. It just came up on theri site.
Got the www.adventurekorea.com, scroll down and click on: Trip Schedule of November!
ilovebdt |
You might want to take the comma out at the end of your link so it works |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Hotpants
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
There are some interesting videos put up by Western visitors to NK on YouTube, such as ones by this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=alilameda
I also considered the Geumgang tour, but if you check the small print of one of the tour brochures, it says that currently, only 2 of the hiking routes (out of 3) are open. Also, I was quoted about 600,000 for travelling alone which seemed expensive for just 3 days - only one full day in Geumgangsan - and my final decision lay in that I'm also convinced that all the tour fees go straight into the pockets of Kim Jong Il and don't go to the people. The Geumgangsan tour must be the biggest revenue earner in NK. Likewise, when I considered the NK tour offered by travel groups such as Koryo, I felt paying the 2 million visa fee was unethical. Same with Baekdusan, even though Baekdusan looks like the most awesome place in the whole of the Korean peninsula. Anyone here visited it? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
|
| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Hotpants wrote: |
There are some interesting videos put up by Western visitors to NK on YouTube, such as ones by this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=alilameda
I also considered the Geumgang tour, but if you check the small print of one of the tour brochures, it says that currently, only 2 of the hiking routes (out of 3) are open. Also, I was quoted about 600,000 for travelling alone which seemed expensive for just 3 days - only one full day in Geumgangsan - and my final decision lay in that I'm also convinced that all the tour fees go straight into the pockets of Kim Jong Il and don't go to the people. The Geumgangsan tour must be the biggest revenue earner in NK. Likewise, when I considered the NK tour offered by travel groups such as Koryo, I felt paying the 2 million visa fee was unethical. Same with Baekdusan, even though Baekdusan looks like the most awesome place in the whole of the Korean peninsula. Anyone here visited it? |
600,000? no way, it should be about 300-325, that's what it was when i went about 2 months ago |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
|
| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:41 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Yeah, I've wrestled with whether or not to pay into Koroyo tours... I just wonder where the money is going. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
