Overview
- The resort stretches 2.5 miles along the east coast and offers hotels, hostels, sea-bathing facilities and sports amenities for nearly 20,000 guests.
- Kim Jong Un led the June 24 ribbon-cutting alongside his wife Ri Sol Ju and daughter Kim Ju Ae, with Russian Ambassador Alexander Matsegora in attendance.
- First announced in 2014, the Wonsan-Kalma project overcame delays from COVID-19 border closures and sanctions on construction materials.
- Service for domestic tourists begins July 1, marking North Korea’s first major tourism reopening since sealing its borders in 2020.
- Russia’s Primorsky region has scheduled the inaugural foreign tour group to depart on July 7 for an eight-day visit to Wonsan and Pyongyang.