It was a guard against the Anastasia Samsova party that suggested that this was not a normal sea holiday.
In July, the 33-year-old labor force was one of the first guests to stay in a new holiday at North Korea, the country was closest to the outside world.
Set up in a special location on the eastern coast of Kim Jong spent long in his youth, the Wensan Kalman Kalma Coastal Sourist Sourrik was opened on 1 July.
Built near Missile test site, Resort Cina is hotels, restaurants, shops and water park, according to state media.
But when initially charged for opening international guests, only far from Russians, entered groups and organized by authorized travel agencies, they are allowed to enter.
Resort includes hotels, restaurants, shopping shops and water park, according to state media [KCNA]
Anastasia left there last month and 14 people. Visit to tourism, as well as guidelines and guidelines associated with and a fixed journey that can be surprised from without the consent from North Korea.
He said the directors told him that the guards were needed to “stop the conditions where we were contacted by the local people and was shocked.”
“When we walk along the road, they [North Koreans] He watched us with great surprise because the world is closed for too long, “says Anastasia.
The BBC News Russian has been contacted after seeking the geotags who were traveling to Resort, independently of any travel agency or Media Outlet.
No scan of sunloulers
Anastasia says her team was also told not to take pictures of construction and was expected to wear clothes to reveal.
However, in spite of limits, he says that he “enjoyed the vacation without” almost empty sandbacks with white sand.
“Every day [beach] He was cleansed and well placed. He says: Everything was not Dan.
“The passengers are very young, every dark thing. The sea entry was very meek, so, of course, it was a wonderful beach.”
Anastasia said the beaches were “deteriorated” and abandoned [Anastasia Samsonova]
Since the Covol epidemic, tourism worldwide in North Korea have been dead to prevent the spread of the virus.
But last year, but the report began to allow Russian visitors to visit.
In February, and began to receive visitors from west, including Australia, France, Germany and the UK, even though he stopped in the Save later, without saying why.
Winsan Kalma has been issued as an integral part of the KIM wishes to grow tourism country.
It is said to be encouraged in Spanish’s Tourism Hotspot Benidorm, where the North Korean team was sent to the truth in 2017.
But details of how it is constructed in secret, and human rights groups criticize the suspected treatment, including applications for labor force, difficult conditions, many hours expelled from their homes.
From the weeks after opening, North Korea announced that foreigners were “allowed to visit – outside of visitors from Russia, a friend of the Republic.
To date, two Russian tourist parties visit a place to live, one there.
Northern Rocket models cost about $ 40 per [Anastasia Samsonova]
A long journey from Russia to North Korea, including three days in Winsan Kalma Resort, cost $ 1,300 (£ 1,300) – 60% over monthly income in Russia.
Some trips ads have been facilitated by the nearest MISisile assessment, describing it as a “unique” holiday.
Anastasia says no arrows are presented while available, but toys rockets were sold near $ 40 (£ 30).
Explaining a regular date while on his journey, the Anastasia said the group would eat breakfast at 08:00 where many tasks were organized and at 9:30 day.
According to the food they were given, there were “much meat”, usually a sweet and sour, and a dish that includes a molten cabbage and carrots.
He says a bottle of beer was very cheap, cost about 60 cents in the ocean, and the Memorial of tourists were North Korean clothes.
One visitor, Daria, who wrote on Instagram, describes a resting-place “very green” and “not the Russian tourist version used.
“But when you are tired of Asia, Turkey, etc., and you want something different – here,” Add.
A week visit in North Korea calls a Russian traveler around $ 1,800 (£ 1,300) [Vostok Intur]
However, there is a time uncertainty when the following Russian visitors will be allowed to be allowed in the Wensan Kalman.
The travel agency plan for three first trip to Resort, Vostok Aver, said when there was a great interest in the potential travel, but the North Korean managers would agree with them.
At first, the tours were advertised online with Russian tours in the middle of September, but were removed later.
Only Russians face the difficulties of arriving at the Kalma.
Even Chinese citizens, traveling with a colleague and an economic partner, had difficulty finding accommodation, a specialist in the Northern Relationship ا A-Russia in Kookmin University in Seoul.
He says Pyongyang is limited to the number of guests and controlling the movement of its movements, in part in North Korea will not compare unpleasant misconceptions.
“Ordinary people may begin asking yourself, ‘How could it be without our leader, or son or daughter, seemingly living so well?'”, Lankov.
As a result, North Korea has concluded that much better to not have those from people in many other people, he adds.
Resort includes water park, but Anastasia’s group did not visit it [AFP]
For travel limits to North Korea, tourism from Russia rise, although they are always modestly compared to other areas.
In 2024, about 1,500 Russian people went to North Korea of tourism, according to Russian security security guard.
On the contrary, more than 6.7 million visited Turkish and about 1.9 million to China.
However, in the second quarter of 2025, 1,673 Russians entered North Korea as guests – 2010, before tourist limits.
Winsan Kalma is seen as the key to renewal of sick economic economic growth in North Korea, but there has never been a dispute.
Since Resort began construction in 2018, human rights groups have protested against their employees. They point to the reports of people who are forced long hours to complete a large project during a speedy time under difficult conditions and insufficient compensation.
Since the BBC confirms the reporting of the past month, UN emphasized the labor force used in North Korea, especially the “Brigades” when employees often deal with difficult situations, many hours, and insufficient compensation.
James Heenan is a human rights office in Seoul, said the reports of the resort was built using the Brigades “.
“We have also seen reports that people work 24 hours in the end to make this thing eliminated, which sounds like a trembling.”
BBC is close to the Korean corporation of the North Korea in London to comment.
There is a long resonade indicating the front of resort hotels [Anastasia Samsonova]
Despite the challenges of Wansan Kalman’s arrival, Russia’s visitors can make the Northasia, the Anastasia says that she trusts the next year.
“We really think to gather the whole team next year to go to the same place.
“I’m not sure it will work, but I’ve heard that there is also ski resort near the WANSAN Kalma. So, maybe one day I will visit that time.”
Anastasia says the beaches “were nothing more and less reduced [Anastasia Samsonova]
