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Private DMZ Tour with North Korean Defector + N Korean Lunch

By Jun tours
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is HK$1,177 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This tour is the only one led by an English-speaking North Korean defector. Through Jun, who arrived in South Korea in 2017, you'll experience contrasting historical perspectives of the Korean Peninsula and gain a deeper cultural and political understanding of North Korea than any other tour can offer.

Moreover, only on this tour can you experience North Korean food at a restaurant run by actual defectors and hear fascinating stories hidden behind the dishes.

Engage in conversations about life in North Korea while enjoying scenic views of real North Korean villages. Embark on a unique journey through Jun's life in North Korea and his remarkable defection storey on this small-group private tour.

Activity location

  • 46-12
    • 46-12 Wonheung 1-ro
    • 10563, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 46-12
    • 46-12 Wonheung 1-ro
    • 10563, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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Private DMZ Tour + Lunch
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Duration: 8 hours
North Korean Lunch
Basic tour: This tour includes the North Korean restaurant, Odusan Observatory and Freedom bridge
Pickup included

Starting time: 10:30
Price details
HK$1,177.44 x 1 AdultHK$1,177.44
Total
Price is HK$1,177.44
Until Wed, 13 Aug
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAll admission fees
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pick up
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch (North Korean Food)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTravel insurance
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel Drop off

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not allow filming or streaming of personal information
  • If there are 2 or fewer participants, up to 2 additional guests may join

Activity itinerary

46-12
  • 2h
North Korean Local Food Restaurant (Operated by North Korean defector) Experience lunch at a North Korean cuisine restaurant run by a real North Korean defector woman. This restaurant, one of the few in Korea, offers at least four authentic N Korean dishes. You can enjoy fascinating stories about North Korean cuisine first-hand from our N Korean defector guide
Odusan Unification Tower
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Experience real North Korean villages just 2km away. Through binoculars, observe glimpses of real North Koreans' lives and see propaganda buildings erected by the North Korean government. This tour features a defector guide who will provide detailed insights into life there. Listen to guide Jun's stories of North Korea and his remarkable defection journey at the café on the 3rd floor of the observatory. You can ask him: How many approved hairstyles does a North Korean man have? What is university life like in North Korea? and hear Jun's challenging escaping journey in China and Vietnam
Imjingak Pyeonghoa-Nuri Park
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
This park was created for the refugees who fled North Korea during the Korean War. You'll also see the "Bridge of Freedom," temporarily constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1953 to release 12,773 S Korean prisoners of war after the war ended. Moreover, you can witness the destroyed railway bridge and the railway leading to North Korea. This path may also be the route Jun, your guide, will take back to his hometown once the Korean Peninsula is unified
Hapjeong Station
  • 15m
(Drop-off location) Our tour concludes here! This station provides quick access to central areas of Seoul such as Itaewon and Yongsan

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES46-12
    • 46-12 Wonheung 1-ro
    • 10563, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE46-12
    • 46-12 Wonheung 1-ro
    • 10563, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
This activity is not accompanied by a Hong Kong licensed tour escort.

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