Wanna Trip to North Korea? This The Conditions...
Wanna Trip to North Korea? This The Conditions...
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PYONGYANG - You are interested in a vacation to North Korea? These countries also open the door for foreign tourists to come. But a number of stringent conditions await travelers to the country being targeted by UN and western countries sanctions. See what stringent conditions.
As reported Reuters, North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un has launched a new offensive to bring in day trippers with £ 83 for person. No half for Jong-un for built a £7 million visitor centre where tourists booking a trip to North Korea are treated to traditional dancing, displays of art and local food.
But a strict list of ‘don’ts’ handed to the mainly Chinese visitors travelling over the border from Dandong to Sinuiju is hardly likely to make them feel welcome in the hermit state.
They’ve be told not drop fag ends, litter or spit in the street, make any derogatory comments about Kim’s regime and have been warned not to mount any spontaneous visits into the homes of locals. Visitors are banned from taking pictures of poor people and must not be rude to officials. They must not bring any newspapers carrying information about the outside world, laptops, memory sticks or mobile phones. They are also forbidden from being alcohol or binoculars during their day out in North Korea.
Chinese make up the majority of the 100,000 tourists who visit the country each year but they arrive on specially organised tours. The number of Chinese tourists visiting North Korea fell 70 percent from 2010 to 2011. One Chinese travel agency cited the limited number of packages and restrictions on where foreign tourists can travel as the main reasons for the lack of interest. Only the capital Pyongyang and Mt. Kumgang are available on Chinese itineraries.
Various places are accessible from the Chinese side, such as Namyang and monasteries in Chilbosan from Tumen, China. In 2011, a Tumen-Korean train service was scheduled to start.
Though gambling is prohibited for North Korean citizens, two casinos exist in North Korea for the Chinese tourist market - the Emperor Hotel & Casino in Rason and the Pyongyang Casino in the Yanggakdo International Hotel in Pyongyang.
As reported Reuters, North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un has launched a new offensive to bring in day trippers with £ 83 for person. No half for Jong-un for built a £7 million visitor centre where tourists booking a trip to North Korea are treated to traditional dancing, displays of art and local food.
But a strict list of ‘don’ts’ handed to the mainly Chinese visitors travelling over the border from Dandong to Sinuiju is hardly likely to make them feel welcome in the hermit state.
They’ve be told not drop fag ends, litter or spit in the street, make any derogatory comments about Kim’s regime and have been warned not to mount any spontaneous visits into the homes of locals. Visitors are banned from taking pictures of poor people and must not be rude to officials. They must not bring any newspapers carrying information about the outside world, laptops, memory sticks or mobile phones. They are also forbidden from being alcohol or binoculars during their day out in North Korea.
Chinese make up the majority of the 100,000 tourists who visit the country each year but they arrive on specially organised tours. The number of Chinese tourists visiting North Korea fell 70 percent from 2010 to 2011. One Chinese travel agency cited the limited number of packages and restrictions on where foreign tourists can travel as the main reasons for the lack of interest. Only the capital Pyongyang and Mt. Kumgang are available on Chinese itineraries.
Various places are accessible from the Chinese side, such as Namyang and monasteries in Chilbosan from Tumen, China. In 2011, a Tumen-Korean train service was scheduled to start.
Though gambling is prohibited for North Korean citizens, two casinos exist in North Korea for the Chinese tourist market - the Emperor Hotel & Casino in Rason and the Pyongyang Casino in the Yanggakdo International Hotel in Pyongyang.
(rnz)
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