DMZ tour
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DMZ tour refers to a tour which visits various sites along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The tours are conducted on both sides of the DMZ.
A typical North Korean DMZ Tour may include some or all of the following sites:
- Joint Security Area (Panmunjom)
- Unification House
- Tank Traps
- Panmungak
- Kim Il Sung signature monument
- North Korea Peace Museum
- Observation platform for viewing cement wall that divides the peninsula
- Kijong-dong and flag pole
A typical South Korean DMZ Tour may include some or all of the following sites:
- Joint Security Area (Panmunjeom)
- Camp Bonifas
- Dorasan Observatory
- Dorasan Station
- A tunnel dug under the DMZ by North Koreans
- Udasan Observatory
- Imjingak
The JSA, Camp Bonifas and Dora Observatory are all within South Korea's side of the DMZ. These sites can only be visited by foreigners nationals i.e. non-South Korean citizens. Imjimgak is the closest point to the DMZ that most South Koreans citizens are allowed to visit freely.
