About 500 Western tourists have visited North Korea this year , through North Korea travel company Koryo Tours . North Korea visitors are given a strict set of guidelines to follow . For those who opt to go , it 's an opportunity to glimpse one of the most isolated , unfathomable and feared countries in the world . Outside the hotel , a guide accompanies visitors at all times and every tour is a carefully choreographed event .
About 500 Western tourists have visited North Korea this year , through North Korea travel company Koryo Tours . North Korea visitors are given a strict set of guidelines to follow . Outside the hotel , a guide accompanies visitors at all times and every tour is a carefully choreographed event .