North Korea opens border city of Rason to almost all travelers: Tour agency



News North Korea opens border city of Rason to almost all travelers: Tour agency Non-Russian tourists, excluding from US and ROK, can reportedly visit special economic zone for first time in 5 years Ifang Bremer January 16, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON An Air Koryo plane in Pyongyang \| Image: Eric Lafforgue (2012) North Korea has opened up the northeastern border city of Rason to tourists from China and most other countries, according to two travel agencies, marking the first time that non-Russian travelers can visit the DPRK since before the pandemic. Tourists from all countries except the U.S. and South Korea can visit the Rason Special Economic Zone (SEZ) as of Thursday, Rowan Beard of Young Pioneer Tours (YPT) told NK News, citing local DPRK partners. North Korea has opened up the northeastern border city of Rason to tourists from China and most other countries, according to two travel agencies, marking the first time that non-Russian travelers can visit the DPRK since before the pandemic. Tourists from all countries except the U.S. and South Korea can visit the Rason Special Economic Zone (SEZ) as of Thursday, Rowan Beard of Young Pioneer Tours (YPT) told NK News, citing local DPRK partners. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea opens border city of Rason to almost all travelers: Tour agency

Non-Russian tourists, excluding from US and ROK, can reportedly visit special economic zone for first time in 5 years

Ifang Bremer January 16, 2025

North Korea opens border city of Rason to almost all travelers: Tour agency

An Air Koryo plane in Pyongyang | Image: Eric Lafforgue (2012)

North Korea has opened up the northeastern border city of Rason to tourists from China and most other countries, according to two travel agencies, marking the first time that non-Russian travelers can visit the DPRK since before the pandemic.

Tourists from all countries except the U.S. and South Korea can visit the Rason Special Economic Zone (SEZ) as of Thursday, Rowan Beard of Young Pioneer Tours (YPT) told NK News, citing local DPRK partners.

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