North Korea to reopen for tourism after five years | BBC News
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures due to the Covid pandemic.
At least two China-based tour operators have announced that tourists will soon be allowed to visit the mountainous northern city of Samjiyon.
North Korea sealed itself off at the start of the pandemic in early 2020. It started to scale back restrictions only in the middle of last year.
The border closures also cut off imports of essential goods, leading to food shortages that were made worse by international sanctions because of the country's nuclear programme.
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If you're visiting North Korea, no need to book a round way ticket.
Don't worry north and south Korea only exists because of Russia and America you have been lied to about Korea since 1950 amd how the world changed and in Europe after ww2. It's the reason America and Russia have been sticking there noses in everywhere together since even in Europe..
As the yanks would have us believe. I'm sure they say the same about us. All just propaganda
Lol
It ain’t that bad, my cousin traveled to Pyongyang in 2019 to run the marathon. Just follow the rules and have respect for their way of life.
@jeho6087
Their have no "way of life" as they're told how to walk, talk, act, and think.
Some idiots will still go.
Russians especially
They will go get themselves in trouble and begin to pressure the government to get them home.
Bro we Indians can go,since we have good relations with the north koreans
Kim wont dare hurt any Russians@@mr.heisenberg0122
@@Hemalkukurkure and you are so many that your government won’t mind North Korea taking some of you.
Americans be like : Hmmm, what a great idea. Let me get those tickets.
As an American, I don’t understand why we would want to go, but sure!
CAN I GO ALONG??????
PLEEEEEZE! PURDY PLEEEZE!!😂
@@Doitforthekicks Like crazy people want climb stupid big tourist glacier!!
@@yourgotoproducerthink about it smfh
Americans are prevented from entering by their goverment.
its a trap, don’t go.
You judge them too easily
@@dharami4450 Really?
It's really not and well worth a visit, was there 10 years ago
Don't worry north and south Korea only exists because of Russia and America you have been lied to about Korea since 1950 amd how the world changed and in Europe after ww2. It's the reason America and Russia have been sticking there noses in everywhere together since even in Europe.
@@dharami4450You can't be serious.
they should call it Suicidal Tourism.
Yeah I know 😂😂
lol 🤣🤣
IT WAS T I M E! GOD BLESS ONE AND ALL❤❤😂
Coolest Comment
Ur not very sharp 😂
No thanks, I'm not returning in a coma
Facts 💯
If you live in the UK, you might.
Don't worry north and south Korea only exists because of Russia and America you have been lied to about Korea since 1950 amd how the world changed and in Europe after ww2. It's the reason America and Russia have been sticking there noses in everywhere together since even in Europe.
You think it's worse than L.A or London? Why?
I would say statistically it's probably safer to travel to north Korea than a lot of places. Otto was a rare and sad case
Aside from the risk to your own safety, visiting north Korea as a tourist just seems really unethical to me. You're only going to be shown the most pleasant parts, but you're directly funding a regime that has hundreds of thousands of people enslaved in gulags and is stockpiling weapons of mass destruction.
So... exactly like the United States then? Right.
@@aniya8759 Dry ...
@@aniya8759 I mean my perspective is when you visit a country you don’t go to the most dangerous or rundown or poor looking sites you go to the highlights of that country like when you go to California you don’t go to Compton you go to Los Angeles you go to Anaheim you go to Palm Springs
@@aniya8759 I also forgot to put that California is in the US
🤣🤣🤣to much western media
I went to North Korea about 20 years ago. The terrible government aside it was so interesting to see a place that has been locked away from the rest of the world.
What was it like?
@@gothicgolem2947clearly the government is terrible but being there was really eye opening. It’s a place hat is locked in the 1950s. I remember waking up early one morning and looking out the window to see fog snaking through the streets, the sound of communist music in the background and an old military van driving through the streets. My guides were so kind and really interested in the world outside. I realised that whatever propaganda they get about us we get about them. It was a great trip but it’s a shame that a few people in power have subjugated an entire population for their own gain. Sadly they aren’t the only ones that do this.
@@simonwilliams3227 interesting thanks
@@gothicgolem2947 no problem. I don’t know if they are still around but I went with a company called Koryo tours if you ever fancied going there. It’s not cheap but it’s fascinating.
@@simonwilliams3227 idk if I could tbh seems quite dangerous
NORTH KOREA ? " HELL NO"
Better than L.A. or London.... cleaner, less crime, and less 💩 in the streets
@@TheEARofTRUMP 🤢🤮
Going there just to see the fat asian dwarf
No, it's the north Karenist, same thing
@@Nighthawk-8050 Is Kazakhstan nicer???
No thanks.
They tortured a kid there for doing stuff
and hey zionist what are you doing with innocent children.
shame on you.
Yeah, yeah. I'm sure they're monsters that eat babies. Don't believe the American propaganda
"doing stuff"....😆😆😆
@@zurielsss what about the 'camps'? Total hell holes. Severely beaten for trying to catch a mouse to eat. Pick thru a pile of cow dung for a kernel of corn. If u manage to escape,kiss all relatives goodbye. All will be sent to the camps.
The ppl r smaller and skinnier due to long term poor health and starving. Yet that fattie lives high on the hog. Plenty of good rich food to stuff his face. Lots of alcohol and cigars. His dad and grandpa both I believe died of heart failure. All the same rich food,booze,tobacco. His dad had lots of fancy big cars n was the largest importer of cognac. His country is a sick joke on humanity. The 'family' is worshiped as gods.
Hope there was a Time-Out😂😂
Come to North Korea and find out why everyone wants to leave North Korea
인권침해와 탄압과 강요 납치, 암살, 뇌물, 살인, 강간, 협박으로 일삼는 공산주의 독재 국가의 북한이 이러한 것은 달러화, 유로화가 김정은과 그 측근들과 추동자들한테로 들어가기 때문 이랍니다 매일 많은 북한의 중하층에 있는 사람들이 굶주림으로 대한민국 남한 한국으로 탈북하고 있다는 것을 아셔야 합니다
Who will visited only :
Chinese , Cubans , Russians , Belarusian , CSTO members , Laos , Cambodia , Venezuela , Serbia , Montenegro , Iran , Iraq , Syria.
For ESTA required countries to visit USA without a visa: Japanese, Bruneians, Singaporeans, Taiwanese, British, Italians, Germans, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Greeks, Swedish, Australians, New Zealanders, etc.. If they visit North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya on or after March 2011 and/or been to Cuba on or after January 2021 and/or also dual citizens with Iran, Iraq, they’lll not be eligible to apply for US ESTA (visa free travel requirement to the US) but, they must apply for US VISA.
ESTA is not a visa, but US Visa applicstions is also a hassle
Diplomatic, Service, and Official Non-Ordinary passports visa free entry to North Korea: Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Chinese, Mongolians, Russians, Iran (Diplomatic passports only), Cuba, Vietnam
As a Russian, never
@@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY Thank you sir for that source its so helpful
You belong in East not in west you did your country alot of trouble their especially ukraine , georgia , syria , wagner group i don't sustain any sides whenever west or east but humanity is suffering in Authoritarian Dictatorship Government fighting the Authoritarian Democratic Monopoly
Note to tourists: DON'T steal any flags
Or posters
dont go if you value your life.
Bot or just a mindless parrot?
@@mathistruth9105 troller or just a person living in the cave?
@@jo769 I swear either most people haven't done their research on this God forsaken country. That or they do know and somehow think a country run under a dictatorship starving millions of their citizens, under strict surviellence, told how to dress, watch the same propaganda on TV every day, treat Kim Jong Un and his father and grandfather before him forcing to treating them like literal Gods and punishing a whole family by throwing them into forced labor camps getting the crap beat out of them every day is okay.
Stay home if you value life.
Russians welcome!
The worlds largest prison, populated by slaves and ruled over by a god king. I literally cant imagine a worse place.
And still better than L.A or London
The UK is worse than North Korea
@@TheEARofTRUMPYou don’t know that. They’ve only just opened. Go and visit and give us a factual report.
@@helenpauls1496 I worked there for 3 years! Yes I do know actually. Worked in London and L.A too!
I'm sure they say the same about us. Don't believe the media lies.
Should any of the viewers consider going on holiday in North Korea, know that the money the NK economy 'badly needs' will not in any way benefit the people of North Korea. Not a penny of it.
Since when do western tourists listen to travel advisories?
Na,I will pass
As a journalist North Korea, followed by Russia, right up there on the "list"
pure relaxation, no phone, no computers, no fancy things
No wifi, no religion,
Computers and TVs in North Korea are must be registered to the police. No internet but Kwamgyong Intranet locally
MANBANG IPTV
Do not go there for your own safety take the advice of the travel advisory! Also take what happened to Otto Warmbier as a lesson!
US citizens still banned to visit North Korea after Otto’s death.
Once visited North Korea for Singaporean, Bruneian and British citizens, they must apply for US visa to visit USA
British, Bruneians and Singaporeans passport also require to apply for ESTA as visa free travel requirement to the USA
Don’t break the law is a better advice.
Can I just go shopping in the tax free airport shop without leaving the airport??😂😂😂❤
You can ask to the family of Otto Frederick Warmbier , how is the " tourism " in north Korea
@@umibooozu Family slap Otto for his stupidity when he arrive home???!!
Went to North Korea before COVID-19 with a tour group, it's an amazing country, and we visited many cities, towns, and border with South Korea. Highly recommended!
Nah , they should open up for immigration. . Help us out a little.
lol
No Thank You will never travel to North Korea and waste my money!
waste
@@gareth449 yes you right sorry 😘
To give you guys an idea of why not to go. Some guy went over and ripped a poster.....a poster. Now he is in north Korean prision for the rest of his life i believe
Nope he came back with a coma and died they tortured him
No evidence at all that he was tortured. And how about if you go there obey their laws.
We seem to be skimming over the fact he got into a huge amount of trouble for ripping a poster.
Think I will pass.
I HAVE JUST THROWN UP😂😂❤
If you want to see North Korea, don't go to the dangerous North Korea, but travel to the safe South Korea. If you really want to see it, there are many observatories in South Korea that allow you to see North Korea from the border.
NK, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, all the best places to go on holiday.
No one in their right mind would go to NK.
You forgot Russia.
I’d feel safer there than I do in the UK.
Says you, but you won’t go there.
Nights clubs and strippers gonna open so not bad idea
@@oo0Spyder0oo would if I could, don’t know if you got the memo but it’s pretty frickin hard to get into NK, let alone be allowed to live there.
@@christophermc2I highly advise you move there please. Move to the country that has one of the worst human rights records. Don't forget to read the rule book before you go. You might end in prison for the rest of your life for wearing a pair of jeans or having the wrong haircut.
All tour packages come with a free black bag you can slip over your head.
It's a holiday in North Korea
And you'll do as you're told
Ironically, you would probably be safer there than most countries in the “free world”
Bull S..t.
@@oasis67 You think anyone would dare commit a crime towards a tourist in a totalitarian dictatorship like North Korea with super strict punishment?
They must be desperate for money, food and resources. You could probably book a hotel room with a bag of rice.
There's only one person who will eat all the food...
I'd rather stay at home than fly to N.K
I think this is a very good occasion to get rid of all these annoying food bloggers.
@@omicronflux hmmmmmmm.....something to consider....
🇺🇲🤝🇰🇵 we should be friends not enemies
Looking for hostages?
Hey how are you doing..?
Russia's new ally lol
And? You support using Ukrainians as pawns in NATO’s proxy war with Russia?
Who's actually willing to go to North Korea? Does anyone remember what happened to Otto Warmbier 😬
It’s not North Korea‘s fault. Their healthcare system is better than America’s
I'm going definitely,Otto Warmbier had his issues with the authorities
Who wants to become a hostage?
Rather go there than L.A or London 🤷🤷
Me too. Our streets are hardly the safest. Bet it's much nicer there
@TheEARofTRUMP OK....GO !
@@Nighthawk-8050 already been little buddy... 🤦
Haha I live in L.A and i hate it here, however if you say NK is better than you are dumb haha. Please leave my country USA Number1
@TheEARofTRUMP Than make it your permanent residence.."Little buddy"
The guy who stole the poster was made to confess a false narrative out of hope for a deal. Instead they still kept him prisoner and tortured him to death.
They could easily just accuse you of something and that its.
I'd rather live there than this hole.
Enjoy your new home in North Korea!
Still better than the ibis
Sinaloa's Leobardo Garcia Corrales, through hard work and respect, gave us the timeless joy of the Chocolate Cake.
Why would any sane person go there?
I've seen so many old videos of tourism in NK.
There's nothing good to say. Bad overpriced food in restaurants...
Travelers are monitored 24/7 , must bow in front of statues, etc
North Korean citizens are forced to bow in front of those statues of the Kim family because there is no freedom of religion in that country. They are treated like literal Gods. They even have pictures of them in all schools, businesses and government facilities. Don't get me started on their propaganda TV. Someone was able to intercept one of their satellites and uploaded hours of their TV programs on RUclips. I would go mad having to watch that stuff every day
as an American, I cannot travel to North Korea
No one will go
Let's go to North Korean is the most unlikely sentence I'll ever use.
The uss pueblo on display
Would attract tourists
Captured in 1968
Crew held for a year
Unescorted in hostile
Waters a sitting duck
Situation ...captain naive
Thinking the north koreans
Would recognise international
Waters!
Hey how are you doing?
N.K has defeated covid, floods and hunger
Truth is; you go where they want you to go.
Who do the fuck is INTERESTED TO GO, sir?
Thank you Olympic Committee for making this happen 🎉!
Might be a trap, they think it’s empty city and no cars that poor people cannot afford
Anyone remember Holidays from Hell?
I'm not going there with Rocket Man. He's completely evil and has no mercy with his citizens
I guess they are looking to snatch up some dumb people that will go there.
Highly ignorant. I'm sure it's quite nice
@@RogerMellie-yk3gw You are actually brain dead
Good Move. I wonder what its like. What if i show up take a mid-range hotel.
Is there fast food?
Is there all night market?
I imagine it's quite nice. Looked like a nice place when Palin visited
Look up the zoo,the Kwangbok supermarket.there are waterfalls to visit,and museums,the food looks super healthy.they have theatres,ice rink shows I have not been yet.but now the country is opening up.I m on my way .and why,when you are setting up WhatsApp they have NK on their list of countries ?
At 1:08, I couldn't help but notice. Is the man and a woman at the background arguing? Based on their body language, the woman appeared to be reprimanding the man something about on the computer screen. The man was trying to explain it to her what it was and the woman was having none of it.
Imagine Travis King booking a ticket there.
Because now Uk 🇬🇧 becoming north korea lol freedom of speech😂😂😂
Hardly
Okay, Tommy Robinson. The UK is Nowhere close to being NK.
@@fc4660He's Far-right
When we have farage in literal government you know that we have freedom of speech
@@JesseWRIGHT-th8mwby saying we don’t want boats of immigrants coming into the country makes us far right? Okay then.🥴
Ill never go to that shithole, just look at what they did to that one university student who died in prison
1:04 but actually wasn't
If you are going there, do NOT expect your country to help you if you get kidnapped. You are wasting our tax money.
North Korea?? I meant , I just got back from vacay so I guess my brain and body still in jet log . So guess SORRY and Thank You?!🤔🙈
This is easy some form of trap. Id be very curious about this decision, to go there. I think a worldwide interview should be done with Kim and he asked exactly whats lead to this choice after everything hes done and said.
Please, DO NOT give them money...
Why do we have to get dirty advertising from dishonest people? Why youtube interrupt it to make us dive in stupid lies?
I would like to go there
From the heart of Sinaloa, Leobardo Garcia Corrales' hard work and respect brought us the delightful Chocolate Cake.
Hampton wick gentle man,this is Korean man you saw in 2003 at Simoly Thai restaurant. You gotta enjoy your life otherwise,you will regret it becuase you have gone thru hardships too much as I saw your eyes in 2003 winter,gentleman.
Is this a joke? Please tell me this is a joke.
Hello how are you doing?
@@drakehonest9 Good.
@@CartoonFanGirl It's my pleasure meeting you here on RUclips where are you from and where do you live?
@@drakehonest9 I’m from Mississippi.
@@CartoonFanGirl That's a nice place to stay. I'm originally from Norway but living in San Diego California! Have you been to San Diego California before..?
Do go anywhere that doesn’t have an embassy
That reporters accent is very hard to understand.
Just added another must see destination to my bucket list
Sign me up!!…. NOT
Диктатори та терористи починають запрошувати до себе туристів , жах
Like your country Russia ☺️
I'll book a ticket to freedom from the UK.
Who the hell wanna go there?
You be surprised
plenty of people
Definitely not communists
Only Russian people?
I'd love to. Looks really interesting. I don't believe bs media propaganda
No thanks. Being a prisoner or political bargaining chip aren’t things ppl need to experience in life 👎
Does this means North Korea can host game events like the Olympics?
hell no
Remember that paying money for a trip to North Korea is paying money to Kim Jong Un. All money goes into his coffers and can be used to help build up his military.
Love from kenya
I would sooner go to North Korea before I spend 1 dollar within my own country (Canada). During the pandemic many tourist locations enacted xenophobic policies to keep tourists out , and our stupid government is all about climate change so using far left logic I’m shifting my carbon footprint to an economy that actually wants my tourist dollars.
Bon voyage.
lol, obviously you are not a native speaker😂😂, NK bot
I mean, the Canadian government annoys me sometimes too, but NK over Canada. Are you seriously that stupid? lol
No thanks
what is there to possibly enjoy in north Korea that you dont already have in your own country?
Great, I'll be on the first available flight, can't be any worse than UK
Please dont come back.
Didn't a black American soldier run over the border into North Korea? That was a very confusing day for North Korea.
And they sent him back pretty quickly
Every country in the world should issue an advisory that you are on your own if you decide to travel there.
That's not true that you're on your own there because Kim is always watching you.
no thanks..
😳🙏💔 Remember Otto Warmbier...😢
He died in USA
@@avus-kw2f213 He was tortured and sent home in a virtual coma.... that's not a good visit to a foreign country.
@@theresehopkins1581 no he had a allergic reaction and was in a vegetative state for months
He probably was tortured, but that’s not what caused his condition
Also REST IN HELL KIM JONG NAM from Malaysia.
@@avus-kw2f213Kim Jong Nam died in Malaysia.
Americans and Malaysians are banned to travel to North Korea
What a recommendation BBC!
I am looking forward to visiting North Korea for 12 days on a Solo tailor made guided tour during September 2025.
I am keen on visiting Pyongyang, Kaesong, Nampo and Mt.Myohyang along with the Demilitarized Zone and with me hopefully attending the Mass Games and the Founding day celebrations.
This will be the first country which I will be visiting after 11 years after Bhutan and this will be a very special trip for me, as I will be travelling solo for the very first time on an International trip, also looking forward towards experiencing the Air Koryo flight.
They recently executed a man for listening to k-pop btw... so, yeah...
try not to get detained