This summer Visit North Korea is offering a unique opportunity to study Korean at a Pyongyang University, a program which will prove to be a life changing educational and cultural experience, but before then, why not get a head start? We’re proud to announce the start of our periodical “Learning with Visit DPRK” program, a fun, quick and easily accessible way to learn about a nation well known, but little understood. After all, North Korea
Out of all the things to see in North Korea, some are fascinating, others are eye-opening, a few more a bit intimidating, yet none match up to the Sinchon Museum of American War Atrocities. This museum, built upon the apparent account of an American led massacre in the Korean War, is the most graphic and unsettling site tourists can see in North Korea. With no reservations made, this institution is not for the faint hearted
The Grand People’s Study House is one of North Korea’s most recognizable buildings. Built to celebrate Kim il-sun’s 70th birthday in 1982, the complex is best known for its traditional Korean style which stands as a showpiece in the background to the many parades which take place below. But it’s not just an empty shell, for as its name suggests, the building purportedly serves as a major source of knowledge and study in Pyongyang. Locals
Most people will assume that studying at a North Korean University as a foreigner is impossible. As a matter of fact, it’s very easy. Visit North Korea are proud to announce the opening of our new Summer DPRK University Language Program (Saturday 15th July- Monday 6th August). This amazing opportunity gives foreigners to take a one month Korean language course at Pyongyang’s Kim Hyong Jik University of Education, all at a fully inclusive and reasonable
On the way to North Korea, unless you’re going directly, Dandong is an interesting stop. Directly facing the DPRK, the diverging worlds of China and its neighbour are set apart by the Yalu River, which is classified as “international waters” between the two countries. Much is made of the ability to be able to glance across to see life on the other side, which, further upstream is incredibly insightful. In January 2017 we were able