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A holiday to North Korea is ‘like a school trip’ says operator behind new tour as isolated nation reopens

North Korea Koryo Tours Simon Cockerell South Korea China Rason DPRK Foreign Office

Welcome to Korea: a member of the armed forces - (Nicholas Bonner/Koryo Tours)

As North Korea prepares to reopen to Western visitors, the leading tour operator to the isolated state has described a journey there as “like a school trip”.

Simon Cockerell, general manager of Koryo Tours, told The Independent daily travel podcast: “Everything is guided, the itinerary is all planned in advance by us with our partners there.

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