Stopover in China
Despite the fact that North Korea has borders with China, Russia and South Korea, you can get there only from China or Russia really.
The most popular way to get to North Korea is via China (Beijing or Shenyang) and many tourists obtain their North-Korean visas in Beijing as well. So, if time permits, you can combine your North Korea tour with sightseeing tour of Beijing or extend your DPRK tour (in case you will leave Pyongyang by train) with short stop in Dandong – lovely small city on the Chinese side of Yalu River!
If you want to do so, please send us e-mail to and we will be glad to arrange these tours for you while you are in China. Note please that Dandong tour is only available to those who will leave DPRK by train.
Experienced tour guides will take you to most interesting places of Beijing such as: Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven. You can visit also Chinese Great Wall, Olympic Village, take a Hutong Rickshaw tour in old Beijing and enjoy lot of amazing markets, shops and various restaurants.
Our Chinese partners are very flexible and if you need assistance only in accommodation or have some other requests, please contact us and we will be glad to help you.
Here are some suggested tour itineraries with prices.
OPTION 1 (2 nights/ 3 days)
Day 1. Arrive at Beijing Capital Int’l Airport., our tour guide will greet you and take you to visit Tiananmen Square, probably the largest and most magnificent public square in the world. Explore the Forbidden City, the largest and most well-preserved imperial palace whose vast and exotic grandeur was brilliantly captured in the movie The Last Emperor. A tour guide will greet and escort us to our hotel. (L)
Day 2. Begin today’s full tour with a visit to Ju Yong Pass Great Wall. Lunch. Afternoon, tour the Summer Palace, former summer retreat for the imperial family during the late Qing Dynasty and now China's largest and best-preserved royal garden. Enjoy Peking Duck Dinner in the evening. (B+L+D)
Day 3. Breakfast. Transfer to the Beijing airport or train station, departure back to home or to next destination. (B)
Cost in EUR per person
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1 pax |
2-5 pax |
6-9 pax |
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Hotel 4* |
470 (single room) |
290 |
230 |
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Hotel 3* |
430 (single room) |
270 |
220 |
OPTION 2 (3 nights/ 4 days)
Day 1. Arrive at Beijing Capital Int’l Airport. Your guide will greet and escort you to your hotel. Visit the Templeof Heaven; widely regarded as the noblest example of religious architectures in all of China, it was the site where emperors came to worship heaven for a bountiful harvest. (L)
Day 2. Begin today’s full tour with a visit Ju Yong Pass Great Wall. Afternoon, tour the Summer Palace, former summer retreat for the imperial family during the late Qing Dynasty and now China's largest and best-preserved royal garden. Enjoy Peking Duck Dinner in the evening. (B+L+D)
Day 3. We will walk around Tiananmen Square, probably the largest and most magnificent public square in the world. Explore The Forbidden City with 9999 and half rooms, the largest and most well-preserved imperial palace whose vast and exotic grandeur was brilliantly captured in the movie The Last Emperor. In the afternoon followed by a visit to Olympic village, takememorable pictures in front of Bird Nest and Water Cube (exterior). Shopping center Wangfujing. (B+L)
Day 4. Breakfast. Transfer to the Beijing airport or train station, departure back to home or to next destination. (B)
Cost EUR per person
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1 pax |
2-5 pax |
6-9 pax |
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Hotel 4* |
600 (single room) |
360 |
280 |
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Hotel 3* |
560 (single room) |
340 |
260 |
OPTION 3 (4 nights/ 5 days)
Day 1. Arrive at Beijing Capital Int’l Airport. Your guide will greet and escort you to your hotel. Visit the Templeof Heaven; widely regarded as the noblest example of religious architectures in all of China, it was the site where emperors came to worship heaven for a bountiful harvest. (L)
Day 2. Morning take you to visit Ju Yong Pass Great Wall - UNESCO World Heritage Site and a massive defensive structure built to keep off intrusion, Ming Tomb. Followed by a visit to Olympic Village, takememorable pictures outside of the Bird Nest and Water Cube, where the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was hold. In the evening, enjoy the Peking Duck Dinner. (B+L+D)
Day 3. We will walk around Tiananmen Square, probably the largest and most magnificent public square in the world. Explore The Forbidden City with 9999 and half rooms, the largest and most well-preserved imperial palace whose vast and exotic grandeur was brilliantly captured in the movie The Last Emperor.In the afternoon, tour the Summer Palace where was former summer retreat for the imperial family during the late Qing Dynasty and now China's largest and best-preserved royal garden. (B+L)
Day 4. Today we will go to visit the Templeof Heaven; widely regarded as the noblest example of religious architectures in all of China, it was the site where emperors came to worship heaven for a bountiful harvest, ConfuciusTemple and LamaTemple. In the afternoon, have a Hutong Tour by pedal-cab visiting Beijing residence Courtyards. Meet local families to learn traditional lifestyles.Shopping center Wangfujing. (B+L)
Day 5. Breakfast. Transfer to the Beijing airport or train station, departure back to home or to next destination. (B)
Cost in EUR per person
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1 pax |
2-5 pax |
6-9 pax |
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Hotel 4* |
750 (single room) |
450 |
380 |
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Hotel 3* |
700 (single room) |
430 |
330 |
Single room supplement: for Hotel 4* - 30 EUR/room, for Hotel 3* - 25 EUR/room.
Tour price includes: Accommodation in 4* or 3* Hotel (twin share bases), Meals listed in the itinerary (B – breakfast, L – lunch, D – dinner), English-speaking tour guide, Entrance fee to all sightseeing listed in the itinerary, Air conditioned car (van, bus) with driver, All the government taxes.
Tour price does not include: Chinese Visa fee, Tips & gratitude for the guide and driver.
Dandong is a small, but really fascinating city on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, your point of exit from DPRK after the tour. We are glad to offer you tour of Dandong in 2 options. Really best way to finish your tour of North Korea and a wonderful opportunity to have a look on very interesting place in China!
OPTION 1 (1 night/ 2 days)
Day1. Meeting at Dandong train station at around 17:00, transfer to hotel. Dinner is in a local Chinese restaurant and the evening is your own.
Day 2. Breakfast. Trip to the most eastern part of the Great Wall at Tiger Mountain, the 'one meter hop' is the narrowest point between China and DPRK. Korean War museum (all exhibits have English captions) known also as the “Museum of War to Resist America and Aid Korea”. After lunch, you take boat trip, on the wider Yalu River; the boat sweeps up and down the river in and out of DPRK waters, you can also walk along the ‘Broken Bridge’ which runs parallel to the friendship bridge over the Yalu River connecting the two countries. Half destroyed by the US air force in the Korean War, the broken bridge extends to exactly the halfway point between China and DPRK. City tour, giant red Chairman Mao statue outside the railway station before boarding the overnight sleeper for Beijing at 17:00. You will arrive in Beijing at 08:34am next day.
Cost EUR per person
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1 pax |
2 pax |
3-5 pax |
6-9 pax |
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Zhong Lian Hotel 4* |
220 (single room) |
160 |
150 |
130 |
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Hong Yuan Hotel 3* |
190 (single room) |
145 |
130 |
115 |
OPTION 2 (2 nights/ 3 days)
Day 1. Meeting at Dandong train station at around 16:30, transfer to hotel. Dinner is in a local Chinese restaurant and the evening is your own.
Day 2. After breakfast, the first stop is a trip to the most eastern parts of the Great Wall at Tiger Mountain at the 'one meter hop' the narrowest point between China and DPRK. Next is the snappily-named ‘Museum of War to Resist America and Aid Korea’ otherwise known as the Korean war museum (now all exhibits have English captions). After lunch, you take boat trip, on the wider Yalu River; the boat sweeps up and down the river in and out of DPRK waters, you can also walk along the ‘Broken Bridge’ which runs parallel to the friendship bridge over the Yalu River connecting the two countries. Half destroyed by the US air force in the Korean War, the broken bridge extends to exactly the halfway point between China and DPRK. City tour, giant red Chairman Mao statue outside the railway station.
Day 3. Your own. Overnight sleeper for Beijing at 17:00, 4 berth soft sleeper beds carry you to China’s capital overnight for a 08:34 arrival the next day.
Cost EUR per person
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1 pax |
2 pax |
3-5 pax |
6-9 pax |
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Zhong Lian Hotel 4* |
260(single room) |
205 |
195 |
175 |
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Hong Yuan Hotel 3* |
215(single room) |
170 |
155 |
140 |
Single room supplement: for Zhong Lian Hotel 4* - 40 EUR/room, for Hong Yuan Hotel 3* - 25 EUR/room.
If you are travelling to Dandong during the Chinese May Holiday or the Chinese October Holiday then there will be an additional charge of 25 EUR/person.
Tour price includes: Accommodation in 4* or 3* Hotel (twin share bases), Meals listed in the itinerary, English-speaking tour guide, Entrance fee to all sightseeing, Car (van, bus) with driver.
Tour price does not include: Chinese Visa fee, Tips & gratitude for the guide and driver.
You will be required to obtain a double-entry Chinese visa if you want to get to the DPRK via China. Please contact the Chinese Embassy in your country of residence.
However, if you pass through China by transit and have connecting flight ticket to next destination within 24 hrs after arriving in China, you are exempted from visa requirements. This permission applies only if you arrive in China by plane.