Western tourists are set to re-enter North Korea for the first time in five years today, while Chinese travellers are poised to do the same next week.
North Korea was one of the first countries to shut its borders in response to COVID-19 in January 2020 and was the last to open them — despite a rumoured easing of restrictions in December which failed to materialise.
Rason School Children’s Palace is part of the tour Western travellers will get to experience. (Supplied: Gergo Vaczi)
In the past year, the North Korean government has allowed some official business delegations and Russian tourists to enter the country, but its frontiers remained sealed to the rest of the world.
Representatives from two tour companies, which offer mainly…
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