Before we leave Korea we will be visiting the DMZ. This will be the last thing we do in Korea before leaving for Thailand. We were interested in doing a tour to North Korea, but decided against it because you are not permitted to actually observe the daily lives of the people. The tour has one purpose: to take tourists to see Geumgangsan Mountain, which every South Korean dreams of visiting at least once in their lifetime. The tour bus doesn't take you into town and only drops you off at the mountain and your hotel. The hotel is owned and managed by a South Korean Company (Hyundai) and resembles an all inclusive resort with shopping,golf,tennis etc. You never have to leave the industrial complex- good thing because it is forbidden. From what I read, its sounds like a little S. Korean micro-city transported to the mountains of North Korea. Too bad, we really wanted to visit N. Korea and see the contrast to S. Korea.
In December 2007, the N. Korean Government opened a tour to Kaesong City. It is quickly booked up.
I highly recommend looking at this link to see illegal photographs taken of North Korea by a Chinese tourist.
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