N Korea finally reopening to international tourists: operator

Thanks, but no thanks. Afraid I’ll give this place a miss.

U.S. citizens made up about 20 percent of the market before Washington banned travel following the imprisonment and subsequent death of American student Otto Warmbier.

So, NK ran out of hostages to negotiate with other countries?

There are better and, most importantly, safer places to go. If once you get there and they change their minds, well. . .it's been nice knowing you.

The smallest infraction against their laws can result in death.

I did a little traveling behind the Iron Curtain back in the 1960s, but that was way, way safer than going to North Korea today. By the way, traveling in East Germany was very educational, even without being able to talk to any of the locals except the guards.

I would love to travel in North Korea, but not as long as an insane dictatorship rules the place.

Mount Paektu and its crater lake look stunning. I’m not sure they’re worth the risk of visiting North Korea though.

Climb the Chinese side then.

Mount Paektu and its crater lake look stunning. I’m not sure they’re worth the risk of visiting North Korea though.

I did a little traveling behind the Iron Curtain back in the 1960s, but that was way, way safer than going to North Korea today. By the way, traveling in East Germany was very educational, even without being able to talk to any of the locals except the guards.

I get what you are saying and it is probably true for most westerners thinking about visiting DPRK, but keep in mind DPRK has utterly normal diplomatic relations with a lot of nations who don't view the North Koreans as adversaries. For someone from Russia, Belarus, Cuba, Anglola, Syria, Venezuela, even probably South Africa there would be worries.