Koryo Tours

Koryo Tours

Koryo Tours is an independent travel company based in Beijing, People's Republic of China. They specialise in visits to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea).

Their tours run during the spring, summer and autumn months as winter is bitterly cold. Staying in the capital Pyongyang with visits to the DMZ at the border with the Republic of Korea at the 38th parallel. At different times of year there are other events such as the Mass Games and the Pyongyang International Film Festival which are available as special tours when they are running.

Koryo Tours is run by Nick Bonner who has been organising trips into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea since 1993 with his friend Josh Green.

References

*cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/travel/02advkorea.html|title=North Korea Allowing U.S. Visitors (but Time Is Short) |last=Lee|first=Su Hyun|date=October 2, 2005|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2008-09-15
*cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB85628921682596000.html?mod=googlewsj|title=A Visit to North Korea Can Be Amazingly Hip ... If You Get in |last=Glain|first=Steve|date=February 19, 1997|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=2008-09-15
*cite news|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200509/23/eng20050923_210414.html|title=US tourists can visit DPRK for mass games|date=September 23, 2005|publisher=People's Daily Online|accessdate=2008-09-15
*cite news|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/print.asp?page=2004%5C07%5C21%5Cstory_21-7-2004_pg9_16|title=Tough going, but a holiday in North Korea is not impossible|date=July 21, 2004 |publisher=Daily Times (Pakistan)|accessdate=2008-09-15

External links

* [http://koryotours.com/ Koryo Tours]
* [http://www.danwei.org/people_nicholas_bonner_and_his.php Danwei Nick Bonner article]


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