North Korea reopens to tourists after 5 years, but Pyongyang remains closed

North Korea reopens to tourists after 5 years, but Pyongyang remains closed

Beijing-based tour operators are the first to lead groups into the reclusive nation’s Rason Special Economic Zone, which borders Russia and China.

Koryo Tours (Koryo Tours), a British travel agency headquartered in Beijing, said they arranged a five-day itinerary. From February 20 to February 24, a total of 13 international tourists visited the northeastern North Korean border city of Naxian, which is home to the North Korean Special Economic Zone.

Travel agency announces reopening of tourism to N. Korea's Rason for foreigners

North Korea has reopened tourism in the special economic zone of its northeastern border city Rason to foreign tourists, the website of a China-based travel agency showed Friday.

Travel agencies say North Korea reopens border city to tourism

Tour operators said Thursday that North Korea had reopened a border city to foreign tourists, five years after Pyongyang sealed its frontiers.

Travel agencies say North Korea has reopened border city to tourism

Tourism to the North was limited before the pandemic, with around 5,000 Western tourists each year.

North Korea opens border city of Rason to almost all travelers: Tour agency

North Korea has opened up the northeastern border city of Rason to tourists from China and most other countries, according to a travel agency, marking the first time that non-Russian travelers can visit the DPRK since before the pandemic.  Tourists from all countries except the U.S. and South Korea can visit the Rason Special Economic […]