City: Pyongyang
Top Things to do in Pyongyang
Top Restaurants in Pyongyang
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Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Pyongyang, North Korea
Pyongyang or P'yŏngyang (UK: /ˌpjɒŋˈjæŋ/, US: /ˌpjʌŋˈjɑːŋ/; Korean pronunciation: [pʰjʌŋ.jaŋ]) is the capital and largest city of North Korea.
Restaurants in Pyongyang
1. Tongil Tours
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5.0 based on 35 reviews
Tongil Tours is the only North Korea travel service staffed entirely by Korean-speaking academic specialists. Tongil Tours seeks to provide tour participants with not only an unforgettable experience in North Korea, but also a more nuanced understanding of the country and its people.
2. Koryo Tours
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5.0 based on 186 reviews
Since its inception in 1993, Koryo Tours has operated hundreds of tours and taken thousands of people to North Korea. Our mission is to facilitate responsible tourism to the world’s most isolated and least understood countries while encouraging people-to-people engagement through travel, culture, sport and humanitarian projects. We also run unforgettable tours to other rarely visited countries, including Mongolia, rural Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
3. Tower of the Juche Idea
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4.5 based on 310 reviews
Reviewed By Grace86London
We were very lucky to get up there on a clear and sunny day. It’s one of the most symbolic attractions in Pyongyang and the view was pretty spectacular. It’s very small when you get up there and you have to go up and down in groups of about 8 in the 1 lift. Its about the only thing you have to queue for in the DPRK but it’s definitely worth the wait. The staff were very sweet, too. Before you go in, you’ll see hundreds of plaques sent from all over the world by fellow Juche enthusiasts/followers.
4. Kim Il Sung Stadium
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4.5 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By phinfogg
I ran the Pyongyang Marathon, and the finish was a 400m lap of the stadium. Incredible experience - the stadium was packed to the brim with cheering North Korean supporters. Also caught the DPRK vs Uzbekistan female football match here.
5. Geumsusan Memorial Palace
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4.5 based on 87 reviews
Reviewed By Neil_and_Family_5 - Kelowna, Canada
Definitely, one of the highlights of our tour of North Korea. The palace is more than the mausoleum where the two previous Kims lie in state. It is a museum of Kim paraphernalia; their personal train cars, Mercedes Benz', golf cart; maps of their official tours, all of their awards, certificates, and honorary degrees and much more. First, it is quite the effort just to get in. Dress properly, arrive, wait in a building, be summoned to line up in rows of four, walk down a walkway into another building, go through security, arrive at the cloakroom where you deposit your recording devices and jackets, line up in rows of four, go up an escalator, then stand on numerous very long moving walkways (no walking on the walkways but don't worry; there are many portraits to look at while abiding your time), and then, finally arrive at the palace. And what a palace; opulent, grandiose, serene, truly out of this world. It's understandable that pictures are not allowed in the mausoleum but it sure would have been nice to be able to memorialize the palace in a visual sense. And be sure to mind your manners; quiet whispers at all times and hands in front or at your side; never in your pockets or behind your back. The tour of the interior was excellent as was the walk outside in the grounds. Truly a must do. 5 stars.
6. Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum
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4.5 based on 174 reviews
Reviewed By bronwynrev - Toronto, Canada
Beautiful grounds, friendly guides, and an incredible interactive experience inside. Truly have never experienced a museum like this - it was huge and beautiful, and though I didn't get to go through every exhibit, I was particularly impressed by the level of detail they put into the recreation of woodland military bases and tunnels -- sound effects, life-sized dioramas, and historical items galore. The panorama upstairs is breathtaking as well. The next time I visit, I'd like to spend more time here. There's also coffee, tea, and a gift shop.
7. Pyongyang Metro
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4.5 based on 211 reviews
Reviewed By 197estherk - Hong Kong, China
It was an authentic experience to ride the Metro, & my favourite in Pyongyang. I absolutely love the stations and platforms which are old but are orderly & clean. The Pyongyang Metro has a unique character that you can’t find It anywhere else. The murals on the walls are beautiful, that is, if you love North Korean propaganda art. The cars can be crowded during rush hour just like in any city. But your guide will take good care of you. The locals are shy in front of foreigners but they are nice to have offered seats to us. The platforms are great places for people photography as well.
8. Mansudae Grand Monument
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4.5 based on 106 reviews
Reviewed By LynsFrostee - London, United Kingdom
These statues are huge and are a big deal to the people of Pyongyang. We drove past these statues numerous times on our trip and each time we passed by our driver slowed down dramatically out of respect, as all the locals do. That is just a taste of how much the leaders and thus their statues are revered. When you get to the statues you are required to bow in an organised line up as a group style. The other significant rule is if you take photos you need to ensure you don’t cut off any part of the leader statues. That is a huge no no. This is obviously a really weird event for any tourist but really interesting culturally. Definitely a must see part of any trip.
9. Triumphal Arch
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4.0 based on 154 reviews
Reviewed By phinfogg
Modelled after the Parisian Arc de Triomphe, the North Koreans naturally had to ensure that theirs was bigger. An impressive monument at the centre of downtown Pyongyang.
10. Monument to the Korean Workers Party
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4.0 based on 101 reviews
Reviewed By Road402110 - Markham, Canada
This 50 meter high monument has 3 hand holding up 3 tools. the sickle (for the peasant), the hammer (for the worker), and the calligraphy brush (for the working intellectual). If you are there at the right time, you can buy a North korean "Passport" that contains pages with all the visitor sites, where you can get it stamped at each site you visit. A pretty good souvenir.,
