With its mysterious and forceful regime, North Korea has not be discovered much by global media and tourism. However, there still are 30,000 North Korean defectors who are living in fear, devastation, and a desperate desire to escape. In order to run away from censorship, restraint, and extreme control over people's lives, some risk their lives to come to South Korea in search of freedom. With this tour, you will be able to meet and talk to North Korean defectors who have successfully settled in South Korea and can provide a more realistic and accurate picture of North Korean life.

On the way to and from the DMZ and at each stop within the DMZ, you will hear from the North Korean defector and the tour guide about the reality of North Korea and two perspectives coming from two Koreas regarding the tragic Korean War. Bring insightful questions to ask the defector about North Korean life, the whole journey to come to South Korea, and other factors about Korean history.

Please Note: The DMZ is indefinitely closed due to swine flu. If you select the Substitute Tour, you'll get to tour the Northern Limit Line, Ganghwa Peace Observatory to see North Korean farmlands and civilians, and Gimpo Marine Park where war artifacts are kept in a military ship. Lunch is not included. You will learn more about the history of North Korea, and learn what life is like there, in a Q&A with a North Korean Defector.

At the end of the journey, have some tea and ginseng product tasting at Ginseng center while asking even more questions to your tour guide and North Korean defector about your tour and things that you were curious about. If you select the lunch option, try Bibimbap, a traditional Korean dish with rice and various ingredients, or North Korean style cold noodles, a traditional North Korean dish which was offered for both Korean leaders in the recent summit. You will head back to Seoul, near the City Hall, at around 1:00-2:00 PM depending on your selected option and the traffic.