Increasing all the more is the demand of the people who want to visit more places and experience more along with higher level of civilization and living of the countries and nations and close exchanges and cooperation worldwide.
Through tourism, people have a deep understanding of national and foreign politics, economy, culture, customs and natural environments.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea joined the World Tourism Organization in 1987. It is carrying on the development of new tourist resources and the environmental protection according to a well thought-out plan while looking far ahead into the future of development of tourism.
There are many scenic spots in the DPRK, a golden tapestry with beautiful mountains and crystal-clear water, and the number of tourists is on the increase.
The DPRK with a lot of mountains has many mountain tourist resorts which are famous for their peculiar beauties of mountains and valleys.
Typical of them are ① Mts. Kumgang, Myohyang and Chilbo.
Mt. Myohyang
Mt. Chilbo
Through tourism, people have a deep understanding of national and foreign politics, economy, culture, customs and natural environments.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea joined the World Tourism Organization in 1987. It is carrying on the development of new tourist resources and the environmental protection according to a well thought-out plan while looking far ahead into the future of development of tourism.
There are many scenic spots in the DPRK, a golden tapestry with beautiful mountains and crystal-clear water, and the number of tourists is on the increase.
The DPRK with a lot of mountains has many mountain tourist resorts which are famous for their peculiar beauties of mountains and valleys.
Typical of them are ① Mts. Kumgang, Myohyang and Chilbo.
Mt. Kumgang
Mt. Myohyang
Mt. Chilbo
② The area of Mt. Paektu, the first world biosphere reserve of the DPRK, is being wonderfully built into a tourist area.
Mt. Paektu
Mt. Paektu
There are many well-known hot-spring tourist areas in the DPRK. Typical of them is ③ the Yangdok Hot Spring Resort, a comprehensive hot-spring cure and
service centre and multi-functional physical and cultural complex, where people can take hot-spring bath and do different kinds of physical exercises.
Yangdok Hot Spring Resort
Yangdok Hot Spring Resort
Perhaps, coastal tourist resorts draw many tourists in mid-summer.
④ The Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area is a famous resort in the DPRK. It has beautiful natural scenery and ⑤ four-kilometre-long sand beach along the seashore. So, it is an excellent tourist attraction in view of its ecological or coastal environment.
Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area
④ The Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area is a famous resort in the DPRK. It has beautiful natural scenery and ⑤ four-kilometre-long sand beach along the seashore. So, it is an excellent tourist attraction in view of its ecological or coastal environment.
Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area
People's interest in tourism for history and culture is growing day by day.
Historic and cultural relics of Korea can be found in ⑥ Mt. Myohyang and ⑦ the city of Kaesong.
"Pohyon Temple", a historic building in Mt. Myohyang
"Mausoleum of King Wang Kon", historic relics of Kaesong
In addition, in the DPRK there are many tourist resorts including ⑧ the Ryongmun Cave and ⑨ the Songam Cave, underground caves which show diverse kinds of peculiar scenery combined with magnificence, splendour and elegance, and ⑩ the Masikryong Ski Resort, a comprehensive winter sports base.
Ryongmun Cave
Songam Cave
Masikryong Ski Resort
Historic and cultural relics of Korea can be found in ⑥ Mt. Myohyang and ⑦ the city of Kaesong.
"Pohyon Temple", a historic building in Mt. Myohyang
"Mausoleum of King Wang Kon", historic relics of Kaesong
In addition, in the DPRK there are many tourist resorts including ⑧ the Ryongmun Cave and ⑨ the Songam Cave, underground caves which show diverse kinds of peculiar scenery combined with magnificence, splendour and elegance, and ⑩ the Masikryong Ski Resort, a comprehensive winter sports base.
Ryongmun Cave
Songam Cave
Masikryong Ski Resort
Tourists to the DPRK can choose tourism concerned according to their hobbies and tastes and will experience the long history and resplendent culture of Korea and her beautiful reality at the tourist resorts.