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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

We have new t-shirts and luggage tags! More freebies for our North Korea tourists. We’ll be designing more accessories throughout the year, because new accessories are what makes traveling fun, so keep watching. Reserve your North Korea [...]

Come visit us at the New York Times Travel Show to learn more about our North Korea tours! We’re in booth #968 and we’ll be there from January 18-20! $17 admission fee. Please visit nyttravelshow.com for registration details. [...]