This Memorial Day, as we remember and honor all of the brave servicemen and women who have served our country, we pay special tribute to the Korean War Memorial. The Korean War, often called the “forgotten war,” started on June [...]
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By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | May 18, 2013
UPDATE APRIL 28, 2014
Eric Hill, adventurer, friend and fellow traveler, recently passed away. He lived life to the fullest and his friends in the DPRK will always remember him as a true adventurer, a bright light and the [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | May 6, 2013
First, our thoughts and prayers go out to Kenneth Bae and his family. All of us watching this situation can only imagine what they must be facing at a time like this.
Situations such as Kenneth Bae’s detention and sentencing [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | May 4, 2013
Well, it’s that time of year again—tensions are high in the Korean peninsula and this year more so. Yet, tourism to North Korea is still going strong and we’re just back from another exciting trip to the DPRK.
Uri Tours [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | March 28, 2013
Despite rumors on 3G service being suspended for tourists, our DPRK partners confirmed just this evening that 3G service is still available for tourists. Earlier this year, North Korea allowed tourists to bring their cell phones into the country and [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | March 15, 2013
Air Koryo has announced that it will increase flights on their Beijing – Pyongyang route to 5 times a week during this year’s peak season from April 12 to October 30, 2013. This is great news for frequent travelers or [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | March 9, 2013
Rodman tweets from North Korea, and so can you! Visitors can now access the Internet and make international calls from within the country! We have been traveling to North Korea regularly for well over a decade and we can confidently [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | March 8, 2013
At this time we do not believe that the heightened rhetoric by the government of the DPRK will affect the safety of U.S. citizens traveling to the country as tourists. We continually consult with our legal and business advisors on [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | February 28, 2013
Credit: Jerry Ricciotti/VICE
Many of our customers and partners have asked whether Uri Tours was involved in Dennis Rodman’s recently announced trip to the DPRK. We are happy to say that we did indeed play an important role. Vice [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | January 28, 2013
Google maps finally updates their coverage on North Korea, weeks after former Google chairman, Eric Schmidt, visited the DPRK for the first time. A coincidence?
In a recent blog update, Google Maps officially announced the roll-out of new maps [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | January 21, 2013
POST UPDATE: Please see our new blog post on the nuts and bolts of 3G and local SIM card rentals in Pyongyang via Koryolink Internet and Phone Service in North Korea DPRK for Foreigners.
For the near two decades that [...]
By Elliott Davies | Filed under: Uncategorized | January 21, 2013
Uri Tours was the first tour agency to exhibit North Korea tours at the New York Times Travel Show. We were surrounded by our East Asian neighbors including national tourism boards from South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, regulars at travel [...]