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Chinese travel agencies promoting North Korea group tours from May

Multiple companies advertise 8-day trips following train resumption, though DPRK officials have not confirmed reopening

Chinese travel agencies are advertising group tours to North Korea starting in late May, though DPRK authorities have yet to officially confirm a reopening for tourists after a six-year suspension.

Travel itineraries circulating online show multiple agencies promoting eight-day tours departing from Beijing, with travelers expected to enter North Korea by train. The proposed trips include visits to Pyongyang, Kaesong, the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Mount Kumgang and Mount Myohyang.

The itineraries notably do not feature the massive new Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone on the east coast, which some experts have speculatedwas originally developed as a destination for Chinese