Join YPT for a week of Maoist adventure, combined with 5 days of touring North Korea on a tour themed around the relationship between China and North Korea. We’ll be joining a local Communist Party cadre for a discussion group about Maoism and politics in China today, as well as having a discussion group with a North Korean cadre where we can learn more about Korean communism and Juche ideology. This tour is suitable for the first time North Korea visitor, and the political geek alike!
This tour is led by YPT’s China Tours Manager, fluent in Chinese and an expert on Maoist history!
Our time in the commune is sandwiched between a trip to Mao’s birthplace Shaoshan, where we can see ‘red tourism’ in action and get a feel for how modern Chinese people still revere their Chairman – and a day in Beijing, where we visit Mao’s mausoleum in Tiananmen Square, the Museum of the Revolution which tells the story of Mao’s journey from Shaoshan to Beijing, and the Military Museum which concentrates on the ‘War to Resist the US and Aid Korea’.
During our DPRK visit, we’ll drive out of the capital to the grave of Chairman Mao’s own son, Mao Anying, who was killed by a UN napalm attack, reportedly while he was cooking fried rice for his lunch. In Pyongyang, we’ll visit the must-see sights and have an in-depth look in the Korean War Museum, visiting the exhibition on Chinese involvement in the Korean War against the UN and US forces. This section of the Museum is usually out of bounds for anyone but Chinese tourists so gaining access to this is certainly a unique highlight. And no trip to the DPRK is complete without a visit to the DMZ, where North meets South!
Monday 28th June – Beijing/Shaoshan
Tuesday 29th June – Shaoshan
Wednesday 30th June – Shaoshan/Luohe
Thursday 1st July – Nanjiecun
Friday 2nd July – Nanjiecun
Saturday 3rd July- Nanjiecun/Beijing
Sunday 4th July- Beijing
Monday 5th July – Beijing/Dandong
Tuesday 6th July- Dandong/Pyongyang
Wednesday 7th July- Kaesong/Pyongyang
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Thursday 8th July – Pyongyang
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Friday 9th July – Hoechang/Pyongyang
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Saturday 10th July -Pyongyang/Train
Sunday 11th July
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China
•Transport
• Breakfasts & Lunches
•Entrance tickets
•Accommodation
DPRK
• Twin share accommodation (single supplements are available for an extra 40 EUR per night).
• Train in and out Beijing-Pyongyang-Beijing. Flights are extra.
• All meals in the DPRK unless specified in the itinerary.
• Korean and western guides
• Air-conditioned bus and driver.
• All entrances (unless otherwise stated).
China
•International Flights
•Chinese visa (contact us for assistance)
•Tips for local guides
•Dinners
•Personal expenses
DPRK
• Flights.
• Extra drinks and souvenirs.
• Cost of visas.
• Tips for Korean guides and the driver.
• Additional events not listed in the itinerary.
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