North Korea Travel

18/02/2020

MASS GAMES 2020 RUMOURS!
Nothing is formally confirmed, but whispers from Pyongyang are coming in thick & fast that the Mass Games is highly likely to return this year. Watch this space, but our money is on performances taking place from the 15th August through to the 9th October, to coincide with the 75th Anniversary of Liberation from Japan (15th August) and the 75th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Worker’s Party of Korea (9th October). Contact us for further details!

07/02/2020

RYUGYONG HOTEL
33 years on since construction commenced in 1987, the 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel, often dubbed the ‘Pyramid Hotel’ for obvious reasons, is still to open its doors. As works continue we hope that 2020 will bring the news we have been waiting for….. for a long time! For now, we typically book our clients staying in Pyongyang into the Yanggakdo or Koryo Hotels, but can offer a number of alternatives for those after something a bit different. Contact Carl at [email protected] or on +44(0) 207 6661350 for further details.

09/01/2020

ALTERNATIVE PYONGYANG
There is so much more to Pyongyang than you may expect, and city lovers could spend days exploring this captivating capital as they strive to get a deeper understanding of life in the DPRK. For those looking to ditch the tour bus and see things at street level, why not spend the afternoon touring Pyongyang by bicycle?

Contact Carl at [email protected] or on +44(0) 207 6661350 for further details.

07/01/2020

PIONEERING NORTH KOREA – SARAH’S TRAVELS
Back in November we posted a link to a blog written by ToonSarah, who joined us on the 2019 departure of our annual Pioneering North Korea Tour. Her excellent day by day blog is now complete, and those of you interested to see what a trip to North Korea may entail really should take a look! One of many highlights of her time in Korea, here Sarah writes of her visit to beautiful Mt. Paektu, Korea’s highest peak. Get in touch with us if you would like to snap one of the last spaces left on our 2020 departure!

19/11/2019

WHY GO TO NORTH KOREA?
Regent client & travel blogger ToonSarah joined our resident North Korea expert Carl this September on our annual Pioneering North Korea Tour. Her excellent day by day blog proffers a frank and entertaining writeup on what she encountered while in the DPRK, peppered with some of her lovely images. Starting at the beginning, here’s Sarah’s take on the question we are so often asked: Why go to North Korea?

15/11/2019

ALL ABOARD FOR MT. PAEKTU
The dates of our domestic charter flights for 2020 are now confirmed, and we have group tours in both August & September which will ferry our clients to the far-flung north and northeastern corners of the DPRK, taking us to both Mt. Paektu and Chongjin in style, aboard a vintage Soviet era aircraft. Contact Carl at [email protected] for details.

11/11/2019

KOREAN WAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR
Remembrance Day seems as fitting a date as any to showcase one of our one-off tours for 2020, the Korean War Anniversary Tour. This 11 night itinerary takes in the majority of sights which our ‘best of’ and ‘classic’ tours typically include, but also offers an increased focus on North Korea’s history and the Korean War, as the 25th June 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of 'The Forgotten War', known in the North as the ‘Fatherland Liberation War’.

https://www.regent-holidays.co.uk/tour/korean-war-anniversary-tour/

04/11/2019

PIONEERING NORTH KOREA 2020 – NOW ON SALE!
The 2020 departure of our Pioneering North Korea Tour is now on sale, and details will materialise on our website soon. For those that just cannot wait (and really, why should you!), contact Carl now at [email protected] for a full detailed dossier on this exciting 18 day tour.

12/08/2019

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE TRAVELLING TO THE USA
On the 6th August 2019 the US Department of Homeland Security announced, with no notice or warning, that anybody who has travelled to North Korea since March 2011 would no longer be eligible to visit the USA under ESTA (the visa-waiver scheme that has been in place since 2009 for 38 countries, including the United Kingdom). Accordingly, anybody who would have been able to visit the USA under this scheme and has visited North Korea since 2011, or who visits North Korea hereon, will need to obtain a full US visa should they wish to subsequently visit the USA. This does not mean that you cannot visit the USA after travelling to North Korea, you will just need to jump through a few bureaucratic hoops in order to visit the States. Please contact your nearest US Embassy / Consulate for further details.

09/05/2019

With two missile tests in the last five days, this more positive news story from Korea may be overlooked...

An Asiatic black bear has been found living in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas, the government confirmed, Wednesday. The Ministry of Environment and the National Institute of Ecology said they captured a picture of the bear, classified as level-one endangered species, through cam...

01/05/2019

BACK IN THE DPRK 2019
The 2019 departure of our biennial ‘Back In The DPRK’ tour is now less than a fortnight away. This very special trip is aimed at those who have already travelled to North Korea with Regent Holidays and pushes the boundaries of tourism within this captivating nation. We have some wonderful plans and surprises in store for our group, including the option of taking to the skies over Pyongyang in a microlight. Watch this space for updates on this departure, and news on our future groups…

18/04/2019

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR MONUMENTS AND SITES
In case you weren't aware (and really, why would you be?) the 18th April is the International Day For Monuments and Sites. The theme for 2019 of this UNESCO approved day is 'Rural Landscapes' - something North Korea offers up in spades (along with monuments, for that matter)!

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