Service starts in Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area

July 3, 2025

The four-kilometre-long beach in the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area, a tourist attraction of national treasure value in the East Sea of Korea, has presented a spectacular scene full of laughter and optimism.

Tourism service began on July 1 at the country’s top-rated scenic spot.

With many working people across the country being eager to travel to the tourist attraction upon hearing the news about the completion of the coastal tourist area which excited the whole country and surprised the world, lots of tourists checked into the hotels there on the first day of its operation.

Many people, old and young, from the capital city of Pyongyang, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Jagang provinces in the northern part of the country and provinces, cities and counties in the western regions, as well as Kangwon and South Hamgyong provinces, entered the tourist area full of excitement and joy to enjoy new civilization.

They could not but marvel at the magnificence of the tourist city in which more than 400 buildings boasting of unique beauty in formative art were built side by side along the beach in perfect harmony with one another, starting from the gatepost which blends in so well with the coastal environment.

Joyfully looking round the tourist area which is fully furnished with sea bathing service facilities and diverse sports, amusement, commercial and public catering facilities so that visitors can enjoy the real taste of coastal tourism to the full, the tourists experienced the amazing new ground of Korean-style tourist culture.

The people's happy laughter was heard in every nook and cranny of the scenic spot.

Myongsasimni was seething and teeming with people and life, visitors enjoying sea bathing as they cooled their bodies in the surging waves of the East Sea, the thrilling dash of high-speed boats furrowing their way through the sea waves, the lively roar of motorcycles running through the beach, and tourists taking photos of their joy and optimism of enjoying the highest coastal tourism civilization before others.

The Myongsasimni Water Park was abuzz with visitors.

Competitively enjoying the nose-diving, sleigh-type and bowl-shape rapid water slides, water skiing and other kinds of the latest wading and amusement facilities, they experienced the thrills of dizziness peculiar to them, letting out loud exclamations of delight.

The tourists spent a pleasant time, receiving kind services at the commercial and public catering establishments.

The dark set in on the Kalma peninsula, whose visitors were unable to sleep with their enjoyment of new civilization and new welfare. It was followed by a hope-filled new day, presenting a spectacular view of Myongsasimni to be crowded with visitors day by day.

KCNA

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