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NKO 07 SS R6.Indd Inside North Korea August 26–September 6, 2006 WALTER KEATS WALTER KEATS This fall, for the fourth time in 50 years, American tourists will be welcomed Highlights across the highly restricted borders of North Korea. Embracing this rare opportunity—and the true spirit of educational travel—Cal Discoveries/Bear • Attend the “Arirang Grand Mass Gymnastic and Artistic Performance,” Treks invites you along for a glimpse of the so-called “Hermit Kingdom.” a mesmerizing display of 100,000 Fertile ground for political scientists and historians, North Korea offers a performers moving in collective transformative travel experience for anyone curious artistic harmony. about the world around us. Dr. Patrick Hatcher, a military historian and popular lecturer, will accompany the group and share his knowledge and • At Mount Myohyang, visit a restored insights of the area. Buddhist temple amid a region of peaceful trails and waterfalls. Our tour is based in the capital of Pyongyang, where striking marble • Call at “Truce Village”—Panmunjom, monuments tower above wide boulevards nearly empty of traffic. Outside the where the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) city lies an unexpectedly serene landscape of sprawling hills, rugged mountains, separates North and South Korea as and farmers ploughing the world’s last remaining Cold War border. their fields with oxen. Of course, it is the • Take an elevator to the top of the people of North Korea � � � � � Juche Tower, the world’s tallest stone that make the country tower and a monument to the distinctly � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � unique. Our 12-day North Korean ideology of national self- reliance. ������������ tour begins and ends in Beijing, where we ��������� • Survey the relics of an ancient Korean ����� ��������� ������� will meet to discuss � � � � � kingdom at the Koryo Museum in � � � � � our experience in Kaesong, then have lunch at the � � � � � � � � � � candid conversations Kaesong Folklore Hotel. ���� ������� with expert ���� ��� study leaders. Inside North Korea Included Features: August 26–September 6, 2006 • Double-entry Chinese visa; single-entry DPRK visa Price: $6,360 per person double • Admission to Arirang Mass Games occupancy; $1,195 single supplement • Hotel accommodations, including hotel Prices and itinerary subject to change. taxes, for three nights in Beijing and seven nights in North Korea • Welcome reception and farewell dinner with alcoholic beverages • On-tour transportation in air- WALTER KEATS conditioned coaches • Bottled water on coaches • Excursions as outlined in the itinerary, including entrance fees Accommodations • Comprehensive educational program • All transfers and baggage handling Our hotels in North Korea are in the • Gratuities for local service personnel best category available, and three • Complete packet of pre-departure members of our team have stayed information in them previously as guests. • Professional tour management Services and amenities are lim- To understand the special circumstances ited, but all accommodations are of travel in North Korea, please visit www. clean and comfortable. However, highcountrypassage.com/trips/NorthKorea_03/ North Korean hotels do not have Airfare is not included in the program rates. any rooms specially designated for Please call for assistance with your travel non-smokers. WALTER KEATS arrangements. Itinerary at a Glance DAY OVERNIGHT HOTEL ACTIVITIES DAYS 1 & 2 U.S./Beijing Peninsula Palace Hotel Fly to Beijing, transfer to hotel DAY 3 Beijing Peninsula Palace Hotel Briefing on North Korea, study lecture, welcome reception DAY 4 Beijing/Pyongyang Pyongyang Koryo Hotel Transfer to airport, depart for Pyongyang, transfer to hotel DAY 5 Pyongyang Pyongyang Koryo Hotel Korean Central History Museum, Korean Art Gallery, Mansudae Grand Monument, Grand People‘s Study House, Arch of Triumph DAY 6 Pyongyang/Nampo Pyongyang Koryo Hotel West Sea Barrage, Mangyongdae Children‘s Palace DAY 7 Pyongyang/Myohyang Myohyang Hyangsan Hotel Kumsusan Memorial Palace, coach transfer to Myohyang Mountains, International Friendship Exhibition, Pohyon Buddhist Temple, hotel check-in DAY 8 Myohyang/Pyongyang Pyongyang Koryo Hotel Mangyongdae, the USS Pueblo, Juche Tower, Arirang Mass Games DAY 9 Pyongyang/Kaesong Pyongyang Koryo Hotel Koryo Museum, lunch at Kaesong Folklore Hotel, Panmunjom (DMZ) DAY 10 Pyongyang Pyongyang Koryo Hotel Pyongyang Maternity Hospital, Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, Rakwon Department Store, dinner and acrobatic show DAY 11 Pyongyang/Beijing Peninsula Palace Hotel Transfer to airport, depart Pyongyang for Beijing, lectures and discussions about North Korea, farewell dinner DAY 12 Beijing/U.S. In flight Morning at leisure, transfer to airport, fly to U.S. Reserve your space today. Call Cal Discoveries / Bear Treks at (510) 642-3717 or (888) CAL-ALUM. .
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