Expedition - Pyongyang Marathon, North Korea
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- Visit the eye-opening demilitarised zone (DMZ) at the border of North and South Korea
- Run the incredible Pyongyang marathon, cheer from the sidelines or take in a football match while runners compete
- Discover delicious Korean cuisine
- Take in the sights at the abandoned village of Panmunjom
- Explore a Confucian university from the Koryo period
- Journey to the Paeksong Revolutionary site
- See the USS Pueblo, a US intelligence vessel still in commission following its capture in 1968
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Touch down in China’s massive capital city. Get your bearings and get acquainted with your group in the afternoon. Perhaps head out to sample some tasty street food for dinner.
Enjoy a free morning before hopping on a plane to fly to Pyongyang and into North Korea. Your guides – who will accompany you for the duration of your time here – will meet you at the airport, and your experience here begins with a visit to the Mansudae Grand Monument. Afterwards stop by the Arch of Triumph and then take the afternoon for sightseeing. Enjoy dinner at a restaurant.
Leave the city behind this morning and head to the coniferous green hills of Mount Myohyang. Visit the beautiful Buddhist Pyohon Temple and enjoy a visit to the International Friendship Exhibition as well. Take in the beautiful scenery of this picturesque spot before heading back to Pyongyang in the afternoon. Enjoy a group dinner in the evening.
Limber up – today is the Pyongyang Marathon. Of course, if you’re a non-runner there’s still plenty for you to do on this trip so you’ll either participate in the event or watch a football match that is played while the runners compete. Enjoy lunch after the marathon ...
Head out for a jam-packed day of sightseeing. After breakfast Visit the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery and pay your respects before cooking lunch at the Chongryu Hotpot Restaurant. Enjoy a tour with a knowledgeable guide at the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Mu...
Drive to the city of Pyongsong today and explore the Paeksong Revolutionary site, the Pyongsong Textiles Factory and the local Ponghak Brewery. Drive to Kaesong to overnight.
The strip of land designating the demilitarised zone (DMZ) is, despite its name, actually the heaviest militarised border in the world. Visit this fascinating spot and then stop by the abandoned village of Panmunjom. Then, drop into the Koryo Museum to see an amazing Confucian university with over 1,000 artefacts from the Koryo period. Enjoy a traditional lunch before heading back to Pyongyang.
Enjoy your last morning in North Korea before heading back to Chinese territory. Board an overnight train to Beijing in the afternoon.
Your North Korea marathon adventure concludes upon arrival in Beijing – but you could always stay a few extra days to take in as much of this thriving city as you like.
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