Another thing, as shared by our tour guide, should the railway to the North was already operational, it will be connected to the major railways such as the Trans-siberian railway in Russia and will be part of a bigger railway system called the Trans-Eurasian Railway Network. How cool is that right?! You can already travel Russia and Europe by train. 

Other tourist spots include the Dorasan Observatory where you can take a glimpse of life in North Korea through telescopes. They are very strict as regards taking photos. In fact, there is a designated area for photo taking. Thanks to my 40X zoom camera that I was able to take a photo and glimpse of North Korea from afar. 

Also included is the visit to the third infiltration tunnel.  Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take photos of the tunnel. The tunnel was actually a busted operation of the North decades ago. The North had planned of bombing the South by creating the tunnel. The digging was camouflage as mining activity when in fact, the North was preparing the course of a canon attack. According to our tour guide, the operation was revealed because of an engineer from North Korea who shared the information to the South Korea. Thank God, South Korea was spared and both Koreas were spared to another bloody battle.

Package cost to DMZ

The package to DMZ visit was only 46,000 Won or around 1,800 Php. It was really worth it. In fact, if you are three in the group, you can avail the discounted rate at 41,000 won. We were picked up to our hostel and were dropped off to Myeong-dong, another famous place in Korea for shopping. There are two (2) schedules available, one is from 8:00 AM- 2:30 PM and the other is in the afternoon from 12:00PM to 6:00PM. We took the morning tour as advised by our hostel manager. And by the way, just a reminder, if you are thinking of taking this trip, be sure that you are in your walking shoes because you will do a lot of walking and trekking, particularly in the infiltration tunnel. Another reminder, bring at least one (1) bottled water on your trip. 

I really hope that the chaos in Korea right now will be resolve peacefully. It might be impossible right now, and it will be really hard considering the great difference in the belief and ideology of North and South Korea, but I really hope that someday, they will unify or if not at least live peacefully without a fear that a war may actually broke. 

P.S. If you are a fan of Korean Drama the King 2 hearts, you might actually remember the photo below. :)