“Samjiyon is the most famous region in North Korea in the winter for tourism and is the home to the country's famous volcanic mountain Mt. Paektu,” Koryo Tours continued. “In North ...

Beijing-based Koryo Tours and Shenyang ... the North, South Korea’s former president Moon Jae-in and then first lady Kim Jung-sook visited the top of the mountain with Kim Jong Un and his ...

North Korea had operated a joint tour program at the mountain with South Korea for about 10 years before it was suspended following the shooting death of a South Korean tourist there in 2008.

The area is supposed to be a “model of highly-civilized mountain city” that has ... and most other nationalities,” adding, “tours to North Korea are suspended until further notice.” ...

Paekdu (Korea’s highest mountain) will officially resume in December ... was also on an organized tour when he was arrested and charged with “hostile” espionage acts in April 2014.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea will resume international tourism to its northeastern city of Samjiyon in December, and possibly the rest of the country, tour companies said Wednesday.

North Korea will resume international tourism to its northeastern city of Samjiyon in December, and possibly the rest of the country, tour companies said. The move is a sign that the ...

The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic mascots (left) remain at Jinbu Station; a meeting (center) is held between ...

Paektu Mountain and its volcanic crater lake ... with Koryo Tours revealing plans to resume trips to North Korea this December and KTG Tours touting a winter reopening on its Facebook page.