# How would I book a holiday to North Korea? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 12, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-book-a-holiday-to-north-korea/284395 "2005-01-12T15:27:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-book-a-holiday-to-north-korea/284395/1 "2005-01-12T15:27:27Z")
I’m thinking of travelling to North Korea and to do some sight seeing. But how do I book a hotel and flight there? Help is needed. Many thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Alvis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alvis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alvis)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-book-a-holiday-to-north-korea/284395/2 "2005-01-12T15:33:06Z")
Here’s a start: [http://www.koryogroup.com/](http://www.koryogroup.com/) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-book-a-holiday-to-north-korea/284395/3 "2005-01-12T15:40:08Z")
[Lonely Planet](http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/north_east_asia/north_korea/) is a good source of advice (check their forum pages). [Here](http://www.stat.ualberta.ca/people/schmu/nk.html) are some accounts of westerners’ trips to NK. There’s one particular travelogue I’ve read that really stands out. I’ll see if I can find it for you. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-book-a-holiday-to-north-korea/284395/4 "2005-01-12T15:43:04Z")
Aha, it was in fact listed on the page of links I posted: [Journey into Kimland](http://1stopkorea.com/index.htm?nk-trip1.htm~mainframe) by Scott Fisher. Absolutely fascinating. ---
**Author:** ![Crandolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@Crandolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crandolph)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-book-a-holiday-to-north-korea/284395/5 "2005-01-12T15:55:51Z")
Robert Jay Lifton’s book _The World’s Most Dangerous Places_ has a chapter on N. Korea with both a narrative account and practical info. Note he classifies it as a “forbidden” and not “dangerous” place… provided you watch what you say and do. ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-book-a-holiday-to-north-korea/284395/6 "2005-01-12T15:56:48Z")
Is there any mpegs I can watch online about N.Korea? I can’t find any 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Crandolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@Crandolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crandolph)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-book-a-holiday-to-north-korea/284395/7 "2005-01-12T15:59:04Z")
:smack: Robert Young Pelton. Duh. Sorry! [link](http://www.comebackalive.com/df/dplaces/northkor/index.htm) (The worst part is he’s a favorite author of mine… you’d think I’d get the name right.) :smack: