“Come to North Korea, we have awesome beaches to enjoy the sun and surf. Just be careful of the sporadically placed mines, military presence and abundant barbed wire fencing. And if you buy your package today we’ll give a 50% off coupon to visit Syria” – PB/TK
North Korea, the Land of Kim Jong Un and Nuclear Missiles, Wants You to Come Surf There – By Sofia Lotto Persio / July 20 2017
North Korea has decided to revamp its official tourism website to highlight what the country has to offer to the world, a month since the death of American tourist Otto Warmbier, who had suffered brain damage while under arrest in North Korea, renewed concerns about the country’s safety and human rights record.
According to DPR Korea Tour, the website launched by the country’s National Tourism Administration, there is plenty to do north of the 38th parallel, the latitude dividing the Korean peninsula roughly in half.
Public transport lovers, architecture fanatics and mountaineering aficionados can all find something to do. Sports also take center stage, with tours dedicated to surfing (the website recommends October and November but “the water is cold”), mountain marathon (to enjoy the flora, fauna and “mysterious natural phenomena”), and the taekwondo martial art, described as “making its presence felt in the world, out of its inherent superiority.” Those keen to experience the life of a North Korean worker can even book a “labor tour.”
“Tourists are immersed in different labor life—manual rice-planting, weeding and fruit picking at the co-op farms or orchards in the country,” the website gleefully explained. “Through the tours they can get an understanding of the agricultural policy and farming culture of the country and experience the diligent, cheerful profiles of the local people’s labor activities.”
Continue to newsweek.com article: http://www.newsweek.com/vacation-plans-trip-north-korea-includes-surfing-sunbathing-and-working-rice-639646
