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Crossings by vehicle to Mt. Kumgang to be allowed |
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March 08, 2008 |
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This road, parallels to an inter-Korean railway, will open next week to tourists who want to drive to Mount Kumgang in North Korea. [Joint Press Corps] | Tourists bound for Mount Kumgang in North Korea will be allowed to take their own cars to pass the military demarcation line starting next week, Hyundai Asan said yesterday.
The access will remain limited, however. The visitors can only drive straight to their hotel. Once there, they will be required to take a designated bus to tourist attractions.
The Hyundai Group’s inter-Korean business arm, which has an exclusive deal with North Korea for tourism programs, said in a release that a maximum of 20 cars will be permitted per day.
The program has been designed to last two nights and three days. Only vehicles which have 12 seats or less will be allowed to cross the border.
It will be the first time South Korean civilians drive their own vehicles across the heavily armed North-South border.
It won’t be cheap, however. The cost per person is 340,000 won ($360), the same rate charged to people who travel there by bus. The price will increase in May, when the peak season arrives.
The change means individual tourists will no longer have to stop at the Hwajinpo rest stop in Gangwon, South Korea, and take a designated bus to the scenic resort.
The new rule was adopted following requests by tourists, said No Ji-whan, a Hyundai Asan spokesman.
He said the company will further discuss with the North permitting private car trips around Mount Kumgang tourist areas in the near future, without elaborating.
By Seo Ji-eun Staff Reporter [spring@joongang.co.kr] | |
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