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Practical Information

Updated: Jan 6, 2026

Visit Duration

Minimum2 hours
Recommended2.5 hours
Maximum3 hours

Entrance Fee

Free

Included in tour package. Strict dress code. Mausoleum of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. Closed Fridays and Sundays

Crowd Level

Low — few visitors
Official Website

How to Get There

Located in northeastern Pyongyang. Transportation arranged by tour. Moving walkways inside cover 2km.

Facilities & Services

restrooms

Working Hours

Updated: Jan 6, 2026
Note

Closed Mondays, Fridays, and during national holidays. Morning visits only.

Accessibility

Wheelchair Access
Fully accessible

Travel Tips

Useful tips for visiting Kumsusan Palace of the Sun

STRICT dress code: formal dark clothes, no jeans/shorts/sandals. Bow 4 times (once on each side). No photos inside. Closed Mondays and Fridays. Most solemn site - absolute respect required.

Located in northeastern Pyongyang. Transportation arranged by tour. Moving walkways inside cover 2km.

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Weather

Average temperature by month

Nowweather-10°
42%15 м/с
Todayweather-4°-12°
Tomorrowweather-2°-13°
Thuweather4°-3°
Friweather2°-4°
Satweather-3°-8°
Sunweather-2°-7°
Monweather-4°-13°
-8°
Jan
-4°
Feb
3°
Mar
11°
Apr
17°
May
22°
Jun
25°
Jul
25°
Aug
19°
Sep
11°
Oct
2°
Nov
-5°
Dec

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