Fireworks in Pyongyang are a BIG deal. On many national holidays and the like it is possible to see them. Here’s our ultimate guide! When can you see fireworks in Pyongyang? What better way to cap off any national holiday or tour to North Korea than with a spectacular array of fireworks in Pyongyang? Never […]

The Koryo Hotel was opened in 1985 as the first Korean five-star rating deluxe hotel to be available in North Korea to foreign delegates and tourists visiting Pyongyang. The hotel is a twin-towered 43 storey building with two revolving restaurants on the top floors, and a skybridge connecting the towers on the 30th level. It […]

Located 100 Kilometers south and around two and a half hour drive away from the capital of Pyongyang is Haeju city, the capital of South Hwanghae province. Haeju city has a population of around 236,000 and is incredibly off the beaten track, being one of the least visited cities by tourists in the entire country. […]

The draw for the Asian section of the Qatar2022 World Cup took place in Kuala Lumpur today. Some big matches were picked out, with Iran facing Iraq in Group C, but undoubtedly the biggest is in Group H where North Korea and South Korea will face each other both home and away in a bid […]

This Sunday (21st July) North Korea will have elections at a county level for the first time in 4 years, and the second time under the leadership of Chairman Kim Jong Un. The elections held for the county, district and provincial assemblies will take place in accordance with Article 139 of the Socialist Constitution and […]

Being a Juche socialist state on the march to communism the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea places enormous importance on its transportation system, but what is North Koreans public transport like? Let’s find out. The North Korean Subway System The Pyongyang Metro is an iconic site that most tourists travel on, but it is far […]

Festival Tours are some of the best ways to sample the culture of a particular country, so we tend to go all out and see some of the best ones out there. We see ourselves at YPT as the quintessential adventure travel company. Now whilst I feel all of our tours are pretty baller some […]

Kim Il Sung university, located in Taesong District Pyongyang, is the DPRK’s oldest university. It was founded on October 1st, 1946 and was named after the founder and first leader of North Korea: President Kim Il Sung. During the Korean war between 1950 and 1953, Kim Il Sung University was temporarily relocated 32 kilometers to […]

Fun fact! 98% of travellers to North Korea feature a Facebook profile photo of themselves in North Korea for at least three years after their tour! Nowadays Pyongyang photos area lmost cliche! But what were things like before the reds rocked up? The Iconic Pyongyang Skyline Its common knowledge that Pyongyang features one of the […]

As a peninsula, Korea as a whole only share two land borders with other countries. Those borders are exclusively found in North Korea, with South Korea only sharing sea borders with China and Japan. North Korea has borders with Russia and China, which are two of its few economical allies. The border with China, certainly, […]