North Korea is tentatively reopening its country to tourism following the closure of its borders during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
A tour operator has begun reopening bookings to see Rason, a city that neighbors the countries of China and Russia, ahead of the birthday celebrations for the late Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s former supreme leader.
Koryo Tours, a Beijing-based travel company, is offering four nights in Rason and two nights in Yanji, a Chinese city, from Feb. 12 to 18. Some of the tourist stops will include the Sea Cucumber Breeding Farm, Paekhaksan Combined Foodstuff Processing Factory, and the Golden Triangle Bank.
The tour will require driving across the Chinese border because the city does not have a nearby international airport. There are reportedly questions about whether the Chinese checkpoint will be ready for the tours.
Tourists will not be able…
