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Have you ever thought you may be able to experience the WAR, if you want? Not many people know it is possible to do somewhere in the world, like KOREA, the country both South and North are still in the war circumstance.
Visitors in Korea can go to see Korean Demilitarized Zone aka DMZ, which is the safest war zone existing in the world. Visitors can go inside the 3RD Infiltration Tunnel made by North Korea during the tour, and see the Gaeseong industrial complex, the symbol of South and North Korea economic cooperation through telescope at Dora Observatory and visit Dorasan train station linked to Gaeseong complex as well.
People definitely wonder if it can be safe to visit this area. They don’t need to worry about it at all, of course it is very safe. All you need to do there is to listen to your guide, be careful with a few simple rules, and enjoy your tour.
This spot is the most known traveling course of Demilitarized Zone. You can see the North Korea in your eyes via the observatory and the tunnel.
※DMZ Morning Tour : 07:10~08:00 (pick-up) ~ 14:00 (drop-off)
※DMZ Afternoon Tour : 10:10~11:00 (pick-up) ~ 17:00 (drop-off)
※DMZ Full day Tour : 07:10~08:00 (pick-up) ~ 17:00 (drop-off)
Here we are. Only 50 Minutes’ drive from Seoul!
This is the tour’s first destination and at the same time this reminds us the pain of division.
Korean Army will check your ID for a safety purpose. You just need to show your passport according to the rule.
You may feel awkward, but don‘t worry and follow the instruction.
Third Infiltration Tunnel of total 1,635m was found in 1978. In Third Infiltration Tunnel located in 52km
distant from Seoul, 30,000 soldiers can move per 1 hour. From 2002, the high-tech
system’s DMZ theater have been installed and the diversity of sightseeing things are provided.
DMZ Theater & Exhibition hall give you general information of Korean War & DMZ.
It takes about 15miuntes. This place will show you how North Korea looks like.
An army would explain you how the North Korea looks like and how North &South Korea is divided.
Unification village is only for Koreans, No foreign visitors are allowed.
We will pass by the village while going back to Seoul.
This is the end of the tour. Hope you enjoy the tour with us!
Civilian access to the DMZ is strictly controlled. Certain areas restrict individual tourists from visiting the area on their own, making some tourist sites in the area available for sightseeing via a few DMZ tour packages offered by select travel agencies. Also, a visit to the DMZ often requires an ID card, passport (not with copy), or other types of documentation for identity check purposes. + It’s the top tourist attraction foreign visitors want to pay a visit to in Korea’.
+ It’s the tourist attraction you can only see in Korea, the only divided nation in the world’.
+ It’s the 3rd Underground Tunnel within DMZ that would have rewritten Korean history unless found.
+ Thrilling walk in the most threatening tunnel closest to South Korea, through which over 500 soldiers, even tanks can go through.
+ Meaningful visit to Dorasan Train Station, which would be the first station connecting Eurasian Continent (Asia and Europe).
+ DMZ is a place historically connecting the past, present and future of Korea.
Imjingak Park is a place where the sorrow caused by the Korean War occurred in June 1950 and the conflict between the south and the north of Korea remains in. There are a diversity of monuments including the monument in the Imjingang zone and the US soldiers’ monument in Imjingak Resort. A train which goes to Shineuiju, the northern end of the Korean Peninsula before the division between two Koreans is exhibited in Imjingak Resort. Mangbaedan is located to enable displaced people whose hometown was the North Korea to bow down to their parents or family in North Korea during the New Year’s Day and Chuseok. 3,800,000 Korean and foreign visitors Imjingak Resort visit each year as the Peace Tourist Spot where people meditate on sorrow of the division between two Koreans and pray for the unification.
The DMZ Museum is comprised of four thematic exhibition halls, a special exhibition room, a theatre, and other facilities. The theatre screens 3-D movies about the Korean War, including one film that takes the audience back in time to the signing of the armistice and the creation of the DMZ (8 minutes). The theater also features a documentary on the ecology of the DMZ (7 minutes). The Special Exhibition Hall displays photographs and other materials regarding rare species found within the DMZ.
While holding the tragic vestiges of the Cold War within its halls, The DMZ Museum is committed to a message of peace. Ironically, the military buffer zone, where civilian entry has been forbidden for more than half a century, has become a bastion of ecological diversity, containing various rare species of animals and plants. The museum showcases the transformation of the DMZ itself into a symbol of hope, peace, and natural revival.
The Third Infiltration Tunnel of total 1,635m was found in 1978. In the Third Infiltration Tunnel located in 52km distant from Seoul, 30,000 solders can move per 1 hour.
From 2002, the shuttle elevator, and the high-tech system’s DMZ theatre have been installed and the diversity of sightseeing things are provided.
Since 1974, four tunnels have been found running under the DMZ, dug by the North Koreans so that their army could launch a surprise attack. Walking along 265m of this 73m-deep tunnel is not for the claustrophobic or the tall: creeping hunched over to reach the coiled barbed wire at the triple-concrete wall-blocked end of the tunnel, you’ll realize why they issue hard hats to protect heads from knocking the low ceiling. The guide will point out how the North Koreans painted the rocks black so they might claim it was a coal mine! It is the northernmost observatory of South Korea from which visitors can view a part of North Korean life through a telescope’ such as Mt. Songaksan in Gaeseong, Kim Il-Seong statue, Gijeong-dong, the outskirts of Gaeseong-si, Train smokestack at Jangdan station and Geumamgol (collective farm). This has 304 sq. ft. and some facilities; 500 capacity VIP Room, control office, 30 to 40 capacity parking lot. It opened to the public in Jan. 1987. From Dora Observatory, tourists can view the North Korean propaganda village in the DMZ and as far north as the city of Gaeseong.
Dorasan Station is the northernmost station of the South Korea which is 700m distant from the southern boundary line of DMZ, the civil control zone.
Since US president Bush visited Dorasan Station on February 20, 2002, it has come into spotlight internationally.
Imjingak Station was opened in October 2001, and then Dorasan Station, the unfinished station of the north-south Korean reconciliation was opened on February 12, 2002 (the lunar New Year’s Day) through the special Mangbae train operation in 52 years after the railroad service was stopped.
The milestones of Dorasan Station (205km to PyeongYang, 56km to Seoul) imply the reality of the division between two Koreans and a future hope and expectation. Because Dorasan Station is the northernmost station of the South Korea in the southern boundary line, Dorasan Station will play the role of customs and entry for Chinese and Russian people and goods as well as the North Koreans if Gyeongui Line Railroad connection is completed and the traffic is possible between two Koreans. Also, Dorasan Station contains the historical meaning as a symbolic place of the division between two Koreans and a gateway of the south-north exchange.
The War Memorial of Korea was established to remember the Korean War (6. 25. 1950 ~ 7. 27.1953) and to symbolize the desire for peaceful reunification of Korea. The museum consists of 6 individual exhibition halls and a combat experience room, a screening room and an outdoor exhibition area with memorial statues. The Statue of Brothers located in the south-west corner of the outdoor exhibition area at the museum symbolizes the Korean War and the hope for reunification. The statue depicts a scene where a family’s oldest son, a South Korean soldier and his younger brother, a North Korean soldier meet on a battlefield. Their embrace expresses reconciliation, love and forgiveness.
There is an extensive garden area around the memorial with an artificial waterfall, and a lake where visitors can picnic whilst enjoying the beautiful landscape. The museum houses more than 10,000 artifacts in the indoor and outdoor exhibition areas. It takes visitors about three hours to complete the tour. The first floor exhibition hall features a history of war from prehistoric times up to the Korean War. The combat experience room on the third floor offers visitors a special opportunity to experience a simulated life and death situation on the battlefield through special effects.
The former President of South Korea, Ms. Park, had a speech in USA Congress. She said that she hoped to work toward an international park of peace in DMZ with remaining trust-building on the Korean Peninsula.
And she said, “DMZ drawn to prevent armed collision is the most militarized place on the planet…There, I believe we can start to grow peace-to grow trust.”
Mr. Obama, the former President of USA, also emphasized, “A world without nuclear weapons must start on the Korean Peninsula. For the Peninsula is home to the only divided nation-state and directly faces the threat of nuclear weapons.
It is an ideal test-bed for a future free of nuclear arms.”
- In case of unexpected situation in DMZ.
- DMZ is under control by Korean Army so all of tour companies should follow the schedule of Korean Army.
- The itinerary is subject to local or weather condition. In this case, the visit places can be changed to another place or program.
- No refund when the tour is cancelled or changed by DMZ closure which is from Korean Army Control; Natural disaster, VIP visit, Military training, Virus outbreak and Emergency situation.
- For full day tour, we will refund partially as the alternative tour might be proceeding as a half-day tour.
> Alternative spot : Dokgae Bridge, The Bunker (BEAT131), Peace Gondola (your own expense), Odusan Observatory, Battleship Park, War Memorial of Korea