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More details on American access to North Korea in 2009
It may not be time to celebrate, but you can certainly be optimistic (with a dose of caution). Koryo Tours has received an update from its partners in North Korea about the upcoming Arirang (i.e., "Mass Games" event). The Mass Games are expected to be held in August and September – and could run into October (based on past experience). Koryo Tours is currently scheduling tours for westerners for this period.
Americans will be able to attend the event this year, but there are some restrictions. North Korea is expected to limit U.S. visits to four nights, and Americans will only be able to enter and exit the country by plane. But, Koryo Tours is willing to remain flexible in the event that longer stays are permitted. For guests who have already been to North Korea, the company is working on itineraries designed for repeat visitors.
Of course, this has not been confirmed yet, but Koryo Tours is confident based on how these developments have unfolded in the past. As we get more information, we'll be sure to pass it along
[Thanks, Koryo Tours]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
DJ Feb 11th 2009 12:00PM
wow, maybe you can witness a nuclear missile launch...what a great vacation destination...NOT
lisa Feb 14th 2009 4:03AM
great comment, that says it all. The "government" is deranged..set those people free!
Ann Feb 14th 2009 3:52AM
I'm not sure why anyone would want to visit North Korea. For one thing, you would definitely not see the real North Korea with its starving people. You would be fed propaganda which depicts North Korea in a positive light and only visit approved areas, eat in designated tourist spots, and have no contact with locals. I have watched a few documentaries on North Korea and can only shake my head in bewilderment at how a country like this can exist in a modern world where even China is becoming ever more progressive.
Curley Q. Link Feb 14th 2009 3:52AM
You sure it's not the Mass Murder Games?
niap223 Feb 14th 2009 3:54AM
They just want to get a good look at what kind of people that they will rule after they get their chunk of the US.
dingodawg Feb 14th 2009 4:02AM
No they just want 2 size us up in case we go 2 war with them (WW3) , they want 2 know if we're the fat & lazy nation they so heard about & not the lean & mean nation they fought in the 50's
displaazz Feb 14th 2009 3:54AM
North Korea is where the flying monkeys from the Wizard Of Oz come from.......:)
Danny Feb 14th 2009 3:55AM
Well said Ann, that's about the size of it. That probably what alot of us will have go through our minds. You'd probably get to see and do more of that stuff you stated more unrestrictinly in Cuba!
Guy Feb 14th 2009 3:56AM
Of course they will let us in now, Obamanomics policies are just as much based in communism as theirs are. They are just welcoming their new found comrades.
Ronald Sarson Feb 14th 2009 3:57AM
Wow! I'd love to go. I've been in 189 countries & always looking for something new.
LRAdams Feb 14th 2009 3:58AM
This is great* movie Stars have another country to visit and adopt more children.
TimberWolf Feb 14th 2009 3:51PM
Just shoot the N.Korean government already. Those anti human communist scum bags can Duck a Sick.
bill Feb 14th 2009 4:00AM
Who in their right mind would want to visit communist North Korea. You might look the wrong way at one of them and end up ther for a longer stay than the four night limit. The rich americans who do go aren't going to find any upscale hotels like ther used to.
blue Feb 14th 2009 4:00AM
Poster after poster passing judgement and anger on to people they've never met, who live in a place they've never been. The 21st Century might be the time to begin realizing the "other side" of the world isn't so far away as it used to seem, and that maybe it's time to work on getting along instead of getting the upper hand. It's like getting stuck ion an elevator (or on an island or in a family) with a bunch of people. No telling how long you're going to be in there together, or what you might need from each another. But hey, maybe you guys are right. Everyone "other" is the enemy.
Tim Feb 14th 2009 4:01AM
Blue, normally I'd agree with you about all the zenophobic postings but come on... we're talking North Korea here. There's a REASON that nobody's been there. It's a self contained world under the absolute control of a megalomaniac.
ED Feb 14th 2009 4:02AM
THEY MIGHT LET US IN, BUT WOULD THEY LET US OUT?
bob Wong Feb 15th 2009 1:04AM
What did obama give N. korea? Our Security!
StoneMan Feb 14th 2009 4:04AM
I hear The Pueblo Hotel is Minus 2 stars.
Bill Feb 14th 2009 6:06AM
we can now send our senators and congress over there to study there communism since we are headed that way ourselves.
Bob Feb 15th 2009 3:07AM
Seems like only yesterday that we feared and hated the Soviets. Now look at us, importing Russian women and marrying them off to all our lonely desparate losers. Soon enough we'll be importing N. Korean women by the boatload. Anyone with a job at McDonalds and a bag of rice at home can get a hook-up.