Itinerary

Wednesday 24th April to Monday, 13th May,

2019

Wed 24th April – 09.00 London to Beijing via Paris

BEIJING

Thurs 25th Arrive Beijing 05.55. lunch at Mosto Dinner - Jin Zun Peking Duck Restaurant Fri 26th 07.15 Julian school for the morning Sat 27th Lunch at Japanese restaurant in Sanlitun Centre Early evening - Jing A Brewing Co. Sun 28th lunch at the Furong Dim sum Restaurant / then drinks at The Orchid hotel rooftop 3pm to 6pm BElectric - ebike tour of Old Beijing The route - Ghost Street, Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, Drum & Bell Tower Houhai Lake, Behai Park, Nanluoguxiang and the Forbidden City. Played Jian Zi, at the Drum & Bell Towers Mon 29th 8am take Mali to school 9 to 10.40 Chinese language school. 11.25 pickup Mali from school, walk home 40 mins Lunch at Mosto Tues 30th 8am take Mali to school 9 to 10.40 Chinese language school. 11.25 pickup Mali from school, walk home 40 mins May Wed 1st 13.00 drive to The Brickyard at Mutianyu Great Wall (Big Rock House) Thurs 2nd The Brickyard Fri 3rd 07.15 Drive to Julian school for morning presentation and workshop Sat 4th 2.30pm Knife skills and the Classics at The Hutong Sun 5th Zhu Bei called in. Vietnamese takeaway for lunch Dinner at Sheng Yong Xing roast duck restaurant. Mon 6th 8am take Mali to school 9 to 10.40 Chinese language school. 11.25 pickup Mali from school, walk home 40 mins 4pm Kroyo offices for pre tour briefing

NORTH KOREA

Tues 7th • 13.05 Air Koryo Flight JS152 from Beijing arrive 16.05 Pyongyang • Pass through DPRK immigration and customs. Met 2 Korean guides and driver. • 2 hour drive to Mount Myohyang • Overnight – Hyansan Hotel, Mt Myohyang Wed, 8th • International Friendship Exhibition – Two exhibition halls displaying gifts of all kinds given to the DPRK leaders by foreign states, leaders, and organisations • Mt. Myohyang Trek up to the waterfalls. (2 hours round trip – 1hr 20 min up) • Lunch at Hyansan Hotel • Pohyon Buddhist Temple - A temple, set in peaceful gardens, dating back to 1042 • Drive to Pyongyang (161km / 2hrs) • Sungin and Sungnyong Temples - - Two of the oldest buildings in Pyongyang and representative of Koryo Dynasty (918-1392 AD) and Ri Dynasty (1392-1910) architecture. • Dinner at the KITC restaurant - Choice of either Pyongyang Cold Noodles, one of the four famous foods of Pyongyang, or bibimbap, a mixed rice dish, as a main course. • Overnight Pyongyang - Yanggakdo Hotel Thurs, 9th • Morning walk in city centre • Kim Il Sung Square – Pyongyang’s central square lined with government ministries, museums, and the national library. • Foreign Languages Bookshop Store selling Korean publications translated into several languages also DVDs, postcards and small works of art. • Mansudae Fountain Park – The historic centre of Pyongyang flanked by examples of ancient, socialist, and modern architecture. • Mansudae Grand Monument - Enormous bronze statues of the DPRK leadership overlooking downtown Pyongyang. A bow and presentation of flowers is customary here (5 EUR; paid on the spot). • Pyongyang Metro – Take a ride on one of the deepest subways in the world with stunning artwork reflecting the name of each station. • Monument to the Party Foundation – Iconic structure featuring the hammer, sickle, and writing brush which make up the emblem of the Worker’s Party of Korea. • Mangyondae Native House – The birthplace of President Kim Il Sung. A traditional Korean house set in a peaceful park. • Lunch at the Korean International Travel Company Restaurant. • Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum and USS Pueblo – The museum exhibits the DPRK perspective of the Korean war. The exterior grounds house the War Victory Monument and displays of captured equipment from the US, including the USS Pueblo. • Visit Pyongyang Botanical Gardens • 5 pm to 6.30 pm - Pyongyang Circus • Tower of the Juche Idea - 170-meter tower dedicated to the DPRK’s guiding philosophy – the Juche idea (5 EUR / 40 RMB ticket for elevator to observation platform). • Dinner at Hot Pot restaurant • Overnight Pyongyang - Yanggakdo Hotel Friday, 10th • Drive 2 ½ hour south along the ‘Reunification Highway’ • Panmunjom Truce Village and DMZ – Located in the middle of the 4 km wide Demilitarised Zone, Panmunjom is where the 1953 armistice at the end of the Korean War was signed. • Kaesong Koryo Museum – A former Confucian academy, now a museum of the Koryo Dynasty. • Koryo Museum Store selling stamps, postcards, local ginseng, souvenirs and arts. • Sonjuk Bridge – Small stone bridge built in 1290 and site of the assassination of Jong Mong Jun, • Traditional Korean Royal Lunch or pansanggi, where 12 dishes are served in small brass bowls. • Walk to the South Gate. • Tan Gon Tomb – the founder and first king of the federal state of Korea • Drive to Sariwon City, the provincial seat of South Pyong’an Province– (1.5 hours) • Migok Co-Operative Farm – Visit a farmer’s home and the farm. • Monument to the Three Charters of Reunification, a stone archway over the highway memorializing joint-agreements between north and south. • Ri In Mo Monument – Bronze statue of Ri In Mo, a long-term unconverted prisoner who spent decades in captivity in the south after being captured during the Korean War • Farewell Dinner at south Pyongyang’s Duck Meat Restaurant for a taste of Korean barbeque cooked on an open grill. • Evening walk on Future Scientist Street –one of Pyongyang’s newest neighbourhoods built for academics and scientists. • Overnight Pyongyang - Yanggakdo Hotel Saturday, 11th • 06.30 Leave hotel • Arch of Triumph – Massive archway commemorating the liberation of Korea from Japanese rule. • 08.30 Air Koryo Flight JS151 to Beijing T2, arrival at 09.50

BEIJING

Sun 12th Mother’s Day lunch at Mosto Mon 13th 6.30 am taxi / 09.05 - Flight to London via Paris

Korean Traditional Costume

Views over Pyongyang

The Empty Wide Streets and

Pavements