So, it looks like it has been possible to somewhat expensively get a tourist visa for a while now.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/n...here-to-visit/
The coast certainly holds some appeal to visit, but the appalling Human Rights record would certainly be something for me to think about. I'd be more tempted to visit a different isolated country without that issue to satisfy my curiosity for of the beaten tourist path places.