Tourism in North Korea

In 2002, the area around Mount Kumgang, a scenic mountain close to the South Korea border, was designated as a special tourist destination: Mount Kumgang Tourist Region. Tours run by private companies brought thousands of South Koreans to Mount Kŭmgang every yearbefore the suspension of tours in late 2008 due to the shooting of a South Korean tourist.When tours had not resumed by May 2010, North Korea unilaterally announced that it would seize South Korean real estate assets in the region.