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1. You can only travel with travel agencies, but you can't travel freely. North Korea is not allowed to travel freely, and you can't go around without a tour guide. For example, you can go shopping by yourself at night. North Korea does not allow foreign tourists to walk around without local people. If you want to go out to play, you can find a local guide to accompany you at the hotel.
Passport is definitely necessary. However, in order not to affect your travel to other countries (especially the United States), North Korea's tourist visas are generally paper and can be thrown away without worrying about leaving traces. Generally, you need to send a copy of your passport and ID card to the travel agency one week in advance.
Don't worry about language problems. Local tour guides are all trained, and they may still have high academic qualifications and are fluent in Chinese. If you chat, they can understand without dialect.
4. No need to change money. North Korea does not allow Korean currency to flow out. All the tourist-related shops that local tour guides take you to can be purchased directly in RMB cash. If you want to keep Korean coins as a souvenir, you can secretly ask the tour guide if he would like to change them for you.
Now North Korea is allowed to take photos, but it is not allowed to take photos of North Korean soldiers. Of course, it's okay to secretly shoot without being found, otherwise it will be asked to delete it. In addition, pay special attention to SLR and camera. North Korean soldiers will check their luggage back and forth on the train, especially the cameras. Pay a little attention to some camera photos and video images on mobile phones. Remember to delete Korean dramas.
6. Don't worry about food and shelter. The local area is still very friendly to China tourists, and the food and accommodation are good. However, there are many cold foods in North Korea, and people who like hot dishes may feel sad.
7. Everything in tourist attractions is similar, but the prices will be different. It is recommended to buy more in the scenic shopping area of the city. The shopping area in Panmunjom (yes, yes, there is a shopping area where an agreement is signed near the 38th parallel) is nearly 30% more expensive than some shopping areas in the city.
Finally, for many people, the biggest purpose of traveling to North Korea is curiosity. Most people will choose to cross the Yalu River from Dandong and take about four hours by train.
You can set aside half a day to visit Dandong. The Yalu River Bridge is naturally a must-see attraction. There is also a Jinjiang Mountain Park in the local area, and the scenery is quite good.
Travel agencies travel to North Korea, and the price of a four-day tour is about 2300-2800, the difference is the hotel they stay in. Yangjiao Island Hotel has better conditions and will be more expensive. Shopping to see someone. Duty-free shops in Pyongyang are not cheap. Generally, you can buy some postal books, postcards, posters, books and badges.
Postcards cost five to seven yuan, and the stamp album is more memorable, and the price ranges from twenty to sixty. There are many people who will buy Korean ginseng. It is best not to buy in bulk. China Customs does not allow you to buy canned goods.
In addition, photographers take photos and videos in various parts of the local travel society, and finally burn them into CDs as souvenirs to sell to tourists, about 15 1 copy. In a word, China tourists who want to go to play follow the rules reminded by the tour guide, don't make trouble, and basically have a good time against the current.
In fact, there is really nothing to see except the local planned route. Generally, the scenic spots that take you are Pyongyang, Panmunjom, Miaoxiangshan and other famous scenic spots. The buildings in Pyongyang are very good, and there are all kinds of high-rise buildings and large buildings everywhere.
But out of Pyongyang, the conditions are really poor, the road is uneven, and there are fields on both sides. Other cities are similar to China's small towns in the 1980s, and the natural scenery in Miaoxiangshan and other places is really quite good. After all, the undeveloped natural scenery is beautiful.