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Days like theseOur recommendations for the perfect holiday in North KoreaThe Streets of PyongyangMost tours to North Korea willcentre on its capital – the livingmonument to socialism that isPyongyang. The city is dominatedby the spectres of Kim Il Sungand Kim Jong Il, with giant bronzestatues and cheerful murals onevery corner depicting the departedleaders in various heroic poses.The many museums, monumentsand landmarks here will give you acomprehensive glimpse into howthis curious country came to be theway it is today.Going UndergroundWhile in Pyongyang, you will havethe chance to travel on the city’sfully functioning subway system.This is one of the few opportunitieswhere visitors can mix with regularDPRK citizens going about theireveryday lives and is an experiencenot to be missed.No Man’s LandNorth and South Korea aretechnically still at war witheach other and a visit to theDemilitarised Zone on the borderprovides a brilliant insight into thetensions between the two. Guidedby an army escort, you will learn allabout the DMZ before getting thechance to peer over to the Southfrom one of the huts that straddlethe border.What friends are forCarved into the mountains atscenic Myohyang, the InternationalFriendship Exhibition is probablylike no other museum you’ll eversee. Comprising two vast, JamesBond villain-esque complexes –one dedicated to Kim Il Sung, theother to Kim Jong Il – the exhibitioncontains thousands of gifts givento the leaders by internationalgovernments, organisations(including Regent Holidays!) andthe odd celebrity. Notable offeringsinclude a bullet-proof limousinefrom Stalin, a crocodile skin suitcasefrom Castro and a metal horsemanfrom Colonel Gaddafi.HoeryongNajinTumenMusanCh’ongjinPYONGYANGKoreaBayCHINAKujangYaluSinuijuChongiuHyesanManp’uKanggyeAnjuNamp’oHuich’onHamhungNORTHTokch’inKOREASunchonNumHaejuChangyonOngjinKapsanHyesanPYONGYANGSongnimH a m g y o n s - s a n m a e kKaesongIwonPukch’ongTongjosonmanHungnamYonghungWonsanKuumYangdokKosanSOUTHKOREAMyongeh’onKilchuKimch’aekTanch’onSea ofJapanNorth Korea - Perfect ForPioneering tourists yearning to break the mould will find the curious republicof North Korea a unique, challenging and wholly satisfying travel experience.Those with a smidgen of interest in politics will be fascinated by the propagandaand the totalitarian nature of life here while learning about how the countrycame to be at politicised landmarks such as the DMZ.1985Regent Holidayssends its first tourgroup to the DPRK1994Kim Il Sung dies andis succeeded by hisson, Kim Jong Il1998The late Kim Il Sung isnamed ‘Eternal President’2011Kim Jong Il dies and issucceeded by his son,Kim Jong Un1972New constitution namesKim Il Sung as president1991North Koreajoins the UN1996Severe faminegrips the country2007North and South Korea’sPrime Ministers meet forthe first time in 15 years123Call 020 7666 1244 | www.regentholidays.co.uk | visit your local travel agent