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We were the first Americans to visit the Mirim Equestrian Riding Club in Pyongyang this December! This impressive horse riding center has an indoor training facility, 7 outdoor riding courses, a pavilion, restaurants, sauna and more! The Mirim Equestrian Riding [...]

Please be advised that Air Koryo flights via Beijing will be cancelled from Jan. 2-3, 2014. All other routes will remain scheduled. Please make your travel plans accordingly.

As we noted in an earlier post, Air Koryo has increased [...]

UPDATED DEC. 8, 2013: We are very happy and relieved to hear that Merrill Newman has been released and is on his way home to his family. Some of our staff were in Pyongyang listening to the news via BBC [...]

This past September 2013, Uri Tours, in partnership with the Temple of Modern Buddhism in NYC 미주현대불교, led a prominent group of Korean-American Buddhists in an exclusive temple tour of North Korea 북한사찰순례. This group was comprised of Korean-Americans from [...]

The Haedanghwa Health Complex opened earlier this year on the new Changjon Street in Pyongyang. This 6-story modern health spa is equipped with a gym, pool, sauna, stores, restaurants, massage parlor, karaoke and a recreational room. Doors are open from [...]

Traveling through the DPRK, or North Korea, you’ll immediately notice the multitudes of people wearing casual zip-up suits that may look like military uniforms from afar, but indeed they are for civilian wear. These solid-colored, multi-purpose suits have a uniquely [...]

Are you addicted to coffee? Well, good news for North Korea travelers. So is Pyongyang! Here are some of the better coffee shops in town:

PYONGYANG HOTEL CAFE
This charming cafe is located adjacent to the Pyongyang Hotel, which [...]

Uri Tours is happy to introduce the “New DPRK Site Spotted” series. This series will present new and interesting sites we spot during our trips to North Korea to keep you informed on what’s going on in the DPRK. We’ll [...]

This month’s North Korea DPRK traveler spotlight is on Stefan Krasowski, an American international business executive who manages the blog at Rapid Travel Chai. Stefan visited North Korea with Uri Tours on a 5-night [...]

Exploration of North Korean Art and Creative Outdoor Studio

Korea Art Forum (KAF), in collaboration with Uri Tours, is pleased to invite professional artists to a creative program in which artists will explore North Korean art along with [...]

Kaesong, once the capital city of the Koryo Dynasty and the intellectual hub of Korea, now the surrounding city of the DMZ on the North side of the divided Koreas, wins UNESCO World Heritage status! 12 sites in Kaesong were [...]

It’s time for another DPRK traveler spotlight! This time, we hear from Lisa Vitaris, one of our Australian travelers who went to the DPRK at the end of May 2013 on a private tour. See what Lisa has to say [...]