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Hyundai Asan Corp. will run tourist trips to the North Korean border city of Gaeseong (Kaesong) beginning on December 5. The one-day tourist fee will be 180,000 won per person and includes transportation, food and traveler’s insurance. The number of tourists will be limited to 300 each day, and they will be divided into three groups for separate bus tours around the area.

The tour includes a visit to the 37-meter Bagyeon Falls, which is one of three attractions in Songdo, and Gwaneum Temple in the morning. In the afternoon, tourists will visit traditional and historical sites such as Goryeo Museum and Seonjookkyo, the bridge where ranking Goryeo official Jeong Mong-ju was killed by Lee Seong-gye, who was the founder of the Joseon Dynasty. Visitors will be served a lunch composed of food traditional to Gaeseong and will cross the Military Demarcation Line around 5 p.m. via Gaeseong Industrial Complex.

Tourists should make their reservations 10 days before their departure date through tourist agencies across the nation and there will be no tours on Mondays. Information provided by Hyundai Asan will be available on the Web site ikaesong.com beginning November 30.


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