DMZ Half-Day Small Group (Max 13) with North Korean Defector

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  As soon as arrive at Imjingak Peace Park, you will tour this park with your guide which includes a ticket office, tour spot, toilets and some snack bars. The tour spot offer interesting monuments such as the statue of peace, Mangbaedan, Freedom Bridge and Jangdan Station steam locomotive. You can understand them deeply through the guide's professional commentary. You will also visit the closest accessible point to the JSA—the Panmunjom Visitor Center, where you’ll receive a detailed on-site explanation. After the tour, you will board the bus and head to the checkpoint.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Mangbaedan

  Mangbaedan is a memorial altar built for people who were separated from their families during the Korean War. Since they could not return to their hometowns in North Korea, they used this site to bow toward their ancestral homes. It is still visited, especially during traditional holidays, by those wishing to honor their families.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 3
  The Third Tunnel

  You arrive at the Third Tunnel, the representative infiltration tunnel in South Korea. There are four invading tunnels in South Korea, and this one is the most popular place among them. It is 1635 m long and height and wide are about 2m respectively. As it is located 73 m underground, it takes about 20 minutes for tourists to get near the border. Safety helmets are required because the slopes are steep and there are many stones around the tunnel.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Dora Observatory

  Dora Observatory is located on top of Dorasan mountain in the DMZ area. It is about five minutes away from the bus parking lot. Inside the building, there is a large window and you can look down on North Korean territory. The area includes the Kaesong Industrial Complex, a few statues of dictators, JSA, the border between the two Koreas, a fake village and guard posts. Before you arrive at the observatory, a tour guide will explain the North Korean area in detail.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 5
  Tongilchon-gil

  Tongilchon Village is the last place on the DMZ Tour and the largest one in the DMZ area. It was created for international propaganda with government support in the 1970s. In order to create the village, the government referred to the Israeli city of Kibbutz. It currently has about 400 residents and most of them are engaged in agriculture.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Guests must bring and keep a valid passport for DMZ entrance
• The DMZ is a military area and might be closed suddenly without any notice on the day. If it happens, an alternative tour will be provided (Alternative. Odusan Observatory and Korean War Memorial Museum)
• Minimum 6 participants are required for this tour to operate. If the minimum number of participants is not met, guests will be offered an alternative date, a private tour upgrade option, or a full refund.

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