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Battle to Liberate Korea

With the beginning of the last century Korea was reduced to a colony of Japan. When Korea was faced with the choice between the ruin of being wiped off the world map for ever, and survival, numerous patriotic people, including a patriot who killed himself by disembowelment at the hall of the international conference held in the Hague, lamented the fate of the country, and fought in the Righteous Volunteers Army, flintlocks in hand, but failed to save the country.

In the period of national suffering General Kim Il Sung, shouldering the fate of the country, led the 20 year sacred war of liberation to victory.

Upholding the line of Korean revolution which was set down by General Kim Il Sung in Kalun in June 1930, Korean patriots launched an arduous guerilla war, arms ins hand.

In May 1936 the Association for the Restoration of the Fatherland was founded and General Kim Il Sung was elected its Chairman. The ten point program of the ARF called for the overthrow of the Japanese rule, the establishment of a genuine people’s government, the founding of a revolutionary army which would defend the independence of Korea and the enactment of democratic reforms such as nationalization of industries, the agrarian reform, sex equality, and others.

In the later half of the 1930s the Korean People’s Army set up a bse deep in the forests of Mt. Paekdu and, from it, waged the revolutionary war on a grandeur scale. The battle of Pochonbo, which was fought on June 4th, 1937 was one of the many battles fought in that period.

The KPRA defeated the Japanese invaders and liberated the fatherland in cooperation with the Soviet Army, which participated in the war against Japan, in August 1945.

LATEST NEWS

End of Another Tour :(

Well we just returned from our wonderful first Arirang Tour of the year. 25 people 14 different countries represented, and some really great fun had by all! We did not even let the small matter of floods get in the way of our fun and managed to circumvent them by taking a bus from Dandong to Shenyang, jumping back on a train and even getting home an hour early! Expect some fresh pictures soon. We still have lots of space left on our September tours, so get in touch now!

Mt Kumgang and Hamhung opened to tours

We are happy to announce the oppening of two destinations available to our tours. The first is Mt Kumgang resort, which was previously ran through South Korea. Our June group were lucky enough to be one of the first group of tourists allowed in this area through the Northern side. This is now available as an option for all independent tours. Hamhung on the east coast of Korea is also now open to our tours, with us planning to take our first group there this September. It is also available for all independent tours, although some restrictions still apply to US and Japanese passport holders. For more details please e-mail us.

June Football tour

We have just returned from a very succesful football tour, where we had the chance to play football with kids at Kim Il Sung, and Yanggakdo Stadiums, get interviewed about the World Cup,and watch the Brazil and Portugal games with Koreans in local bars. That being said the Brazil game went down a little better than the Portugal one. Due to the success of the tour we will be running another football based tour in 2011 to coincide with the domestic DPRK football season.

End of year tour to Rason announced.

Get truly of the beaten track with our tour to Rason in North-Eastern Korea bordering China and Russia, truly one of the worlds least visited places.. Click for more details

D.P.R.K Revisited Tour

Due to interest from a number of previous guests we have decided to run a tour aimed at those visiting the country for a second time. We not only pack in a lot of new places with this tour, but also take you back to the "must see" sites such as the DMZ, Mausoleum, and Arirang. All previous guests are entitled to a discount, as are those booking as a group. We already have a lot of people signed up for this tour, so get in quick!

September Arirang Tour Now extended

Due to increased interest we have decided to offer an extended optional extra two days on to our September/October Arirang Tour. We are now offering a 6 night 7 day, plus 2 nights on the train for 1170, with discounts ofr all groups. For those living, or working in China this tour will take place during the October National day holidays, a golden week to get away.

Visa free travel to Rason with YPT

We can now offer tours to the Rason Special Economic Zone in north-east Korea bordering Russia and China. We have a group tour planned for mid October. For prices and information about going please click here.

US Nationals now allowed all year round!

The DPRK has lifted restrictions regarding Americans, and they may now enter the country anytime throughout the year! Although there are still a few restrictions, contact Tours@YoungPioneerTours.com for more details.