Premium DMZ Small-Group Tour with North Korean Defector Q&A
- 8–9 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Go beyond a standard DMZ tour with PLK Travel's premium small-group experience, limited to just 13 travelers in a premium van, not a large coach. Meet a North Korean Defector Begin at our own North Korea Experience Center. See rare items and exhibits on daily life in North Korea, then meet a defector in person. In a small group, the live Q&A feels like a real conversation, with more chances to ask your own questions. Explore the Essential DMZ Sites Walk into the Third Infiltration Tunnel, dug by North Korea beneath the DMZ, and view North Korea from Dora Observatory. Stop at Imjingak Park, a symbolic site of Korea's division. Lunch stop at a local restaurant (own expense). Gamaksan Suspension Bridge Finish at the 150-meter Gamaksan Suspension Bridge, known as the Gloucester Heroes Bridge, honoring British soldiers of the Korean War. Enjoy a light walk with wide mountain views. Departures: 8:00 AM Myeongdong Station Exit 5 8:30 AM Hongik Univ. Station Exit 3
Inclusions
What's included
- Admission fees to DMZ
- *For groups of 10 +, free hotel pick-up is included*
- Roundtrip Trasnfer from Seoul
- Licensed Professional Tour Guide
What's not
- Anything not mentioned in details
- Travel insurance
- *Meals are ordered individually and not included.
Itinerary
▶North Korea Experience Center◀ Meet a North Korean defector, hear a real escape story, and join a live Q&A. Explore rare North Korean items and videos that bring North Korea to life. Through a critical lecture on North Korea’s system, visitors learn about the cruel reality of North Korea and listen to a firsthand defection story.
Before we go into DMZ area and do ID Check
It's the northern-most point of the western front, and offers the chance to see Gaeseong Industrial Complex and Songhaksan Mountain in a single view. Take a look at North Korea Territory with your eyes for real!
Discovered in 1978, it was dug by North Korea to infiltrate the South. It is 1.7km tunnel, 73m underground. Walk through and feel the tense reality of Korea’s division.
Walk across the Mt. Gamaksan Suspension Bridge, once Korea's longest at 220 meters, high above Silmari Valley. It is also known as the Gloucester Heroes Bridge, named after the British battalion that fought here in the Korean War. Reaching the bridge takes a short uphill walk of about 15 minutes
Imjingak Park sits at the edge of the DMZ, the closest point civilians can reach without a permit. Built for families separated by the Korean War, it is filled with memorial ribbons and messages tied to the fence, with North Korea just across the river.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.8
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Ratings come from 50 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Departure from Hongik Univ. Subway station - Exit 3 Outside
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 13 travellers
- Operated by
- PLK TRAVEL
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- On Mondays, the DMZ tour visits **2nd Tunnel** instead of 3rd Tunnel
- Schedule and details can be changed due to unexpected situations including military training schedule changes, traffic, weather and other uncontrollable issue
How it compares in Seoul
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 451 day trips we list in Seoul.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 68 of 451.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Seoul
Royal palaces and hanok villages sit among glass towers, buzzing markets and late-night food streets in Seoul, South Korea's capital.
Five grand palaces from the Joseon dynasty grace the city, led by Gyeongbokgung, with its colourful changing of the guard, and Changdeokgung, whose Secret Garden is a serene escape. Between them, Bukchon Hanok Village preserves traditional tiled-roof houses on sloping lanes, and Insadong is known for tea houses, galleries and crafts.
Top-ranked sights in Seoul: Third Tunnel of Aggression, DMZ, Gyeongbokgung Palace.
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