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On this journey
Photos
a lot of wildlife locations
Accompaniment
professional guide
Transfer
modern coach
Route
along the cost of the Sea of Okhotsk
Accommodation
hotel 3* or 4*
Main impressions
A break from city-routine: fishing, hiking, trekking
The Edge of the Earth - the very Far East of Russia
The breathtaking beauty of mountainous land and sea of Okhotsk
A lot of photos - your unforgettable moments of your once-in-a- lifetime travel experience
Tour program
Day 1
Welcome to Sakhalin!
Arrival in Yuzhno - Sakhalinsk. Meeting with guide at the airport.
Transfer to the hotel.
Trip to the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk, visiting lake-lagoon “Tunaicha” and lake “Izmenchivoye” (Changing).
*Lake “Tunaicha” - the second biggest lake of Sakhalin oblast. Av. Width is 6 km, length – 29 km, av. depth – 12.8 m. It is linked with Mordvinov bay by a narrow and shallow channel. The bottom is sandy and beachy. The lake is salty, has a rich vegetable and animal world. 29 species of fish dwell in the lake including precious salmon red eye and crucian carp settled down not long ago.
*Lake “Izmenchivoye” (Changing) is salty and linked via a channel with the Sea of Okhotsk. Av. Width is 2 km, length – 4.2 km, av. depth – 4 m.
A picnic on Warm lakes (fish soup, baked fish, caviar and other far eastern delicatessen). Rest, bathing.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Arrival in Yuzhno - Sakhalinsk. Meeting with guide at the airport.
Transfer to the hotel.
Trip to the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk, visiting lake-lagoon “Tunaicha” and lake “Izmenchivoye” (Changing).
*Lake “Tunaicha” - the second biggest lake of Sakhalin oblast. Av. Width is 6 km, length – 29 km, av. depth – 12.8 m. It is linked with Mordvinov bay by a narrow and shallow channel. The bottom is sandy and beachy. The lake is salty, has a rich vegetable and animal world. 29 species of fish dwell in the lake including precious salmon red eye and crucian carp settled down not long ago.
*Lake “Izmenchivoye” (Changing) is salty and linked via a channel with the Sea of Okhotsk. Av. Width is 2 km, length – 4.2 km, av. depth – 4 m.
A picnic on Warm lakes (fish soup, baked fish, caviar and other far eastern delicatessen). Rest, bathing.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with guide at the lobby
Route “Harbor “Pacific”. There are lagoons, grottos, gorges, waterfalls, breeding grounds of seals, birdy spots and flocks of Japanese cranes in the harbor “Pacific”.
Trip time 2.5 hours (135 km) in one way.
Stop on settlement Vzmorie. There is a chance to buy see food (crab, shrimps) or berries
Arrival to the location. Departing on route.
Lunch – fish soup, red caviar and other far eastern delicatessen (fire lunch).
Return to the hotel in the evening.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Meeting with guide at the lobby
Route “Harbor “Pacific”. There are lagoons, grottos, gorges, waterfalls, breeding grounds of seals, birdy spots and flocks of Japanese cranes in the harbor “Pacific”.
Trip time 2.5 hours (135 km) in one way.
Stop on settlement Vzmorie. There is a chance to buy see food (crab, shrimps) or berries
Arrival to the location. Departing on route.
Lunch – fish soup, red caviar and other far eastern delicatessen (fire lunch).
Return to the hotel in the evening.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Day 3
Breakfast at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with guide at the lobby
Route “Cape “Velikan”. Mountain ridge cape “Velican” is a nature reserve on the Southern coast of the sea of Okhotsk.
Trip time 3 hours (100 km) in one way. Difficult road.
Sea side walks. Grottos, gorges, stone arches.
Lunch – fish soup, red caviar and other far eastern delicatessens.
Return to the hotel in the evening.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with guide at the lobby
Route “Cape “Velikan”. Mountain ridge cape “Velican” is a nature reserve on the Southern coast of the sea of Okhotsk.
Trip time 3 hours (100 km) in one way. Difficult road.
Sea side walks. Grottos, gorges, stone arches.
Lunch – fish soup, red caviar and other far eastern delicatessens.
Return to the hotel in the evening.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Day 4
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with guide at the lobby
Transfer to port of Korsakov. Boarding the steam ship “Igor Farkhutdinov”. Kunashir Island is the southernmost island on the Big Kuril Ridge. Its length is 122 k, width – from 9 to 30 km.
Lodging in 4-persons boat cabins.
Departure of the boat to Kunashir Island. 18 hours transfer to Kunashir.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at board
Meeting with guide at the lobby
Transfer to port of Korsakov. Boarding the steam ship “Igor Farkhutdinov”. Kunashir Island is the southernmost island on the Big Kuril Ridge. Its length is 122 k, width – from 9 to 30 km.
Lodging in 4-persons boat cabins.
Departure of the boat to Kunashir Island. 18 hours transfer to Kunashir.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at board
Day 5
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with guide at the lobby
Arrival to Yuzhno-Kurilsk. Meeting at the port, transfer to the hotel.
Visiting rampart “Devil’s finger”, “Devil’s gates” on the Pacific Coast.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Meeting with guide at the lobby
Arrival to Yuzhno-Kurilsk. Meeting at the port, transfer to the hotel.
Visiting rampart “Devil’s finger”, “Devil’s gates” on the Pacific Coast.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Day 6
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with guide at the lobby
Route of average complexity «The big fumarole filed of volcano Mendeleyev». Mt. Mendeleyev
(887 m) is located on the surface of the high sea terrace. There are four fumarole fields on the slopes of
the volcano.
It is trekking route 2.5 hours in one way.
Lunch dry ration.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Meeting with guide at the lobby
Route of average complexity «The big fumarole filed of volcano Mendeleyev». Mt. Mendeleyev
(887 m) is located on the surface of the high sea terrace. There are four fumarole fields on the slopes of
the volcano.
It is trekking route 2.5 hours in one way.
Lunch dry ration.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Day 7
Breakfast at the hotel.
Route of average complicity “Cape Stolbchaty”, ecologic path “Stolbovskaya”.
Cape “Stolbchaty” is one of the most amazing places.
Sea bathing.
Lunch.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Route of average complicity “Cape Stolbchaty”, ecologic path “Stolbovskaya”.
Cape “Stolbchaty” is one of the most amazing places.
Sea bathing.
Lunch.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Day 8
Breakfast at the hotel.
Route of average complexity “Mt. Golovnin. Lakes “Boiling” and “Hot”. There are two lakes of volcanic origin in caldera – “Boiling” and “Hot”.
The streams of hydro sulfuric and sulfuric gases, ejections of boiling water, black sand, dense steam and
permanently changing color of water create an impressive picture. And bathing in the lake located in the
crater of the volcano is an impression for the whole life!
It is trekking route 2.5 hours in one way.
Stop time in caldera – 3 hours with a lunch dry ration.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Route of average complexity “Mt. Golovnin. Lakes “Boiling” and “Hot”. There are two lakes of volcanic origin in caldera – “Boiling” and “Hot”.
The streams of hydro sulfuric and sulfuric gases, ejections of boiling water, black sand, dense steam and
permanently changing color of water create an impressive picture. And bathing in the lake located in the
crater of the volcano is an impression for the whole life!
It is trekking route 2.5 hours in one way.
Stop time in caldera – 3 hours with a lunch dry ration.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Day 9
Breakfast at the hotel.
Boarding the steam ship “Igor Farkhutdinov”. Lodging in 4-persons boat cabins.
Departure of the boat to Sakhalin Island. 22-24 hours transfer to Sakhalin (the ship goes through the island Shikotan).
Lunch and dinner on board individually.
Overnight at board
Boarding the steam ship “Igor Farkhutdinov”. Lodging in 4-persons boat cabins.
Departure of the boat to Sakhalin Island. 22-24 hours transfer to Sakhalin (the ship goes through the island Shikotan).
Lunch and dinner on board individually.
Overnight at board
Day 10
Breakfast on board individually.
Arrival to Sakhalin, the port of Korsakov.
Meeting in the port and transfer to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Arrival to Sakhalin, the port of Korsakov.
Meeting in the port and transfer to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Day 11
Breakfast at the hotel.
Route “Torso Mountain Frog”.
Return to the hotel.
Upon your request we can visit the fish market. There is a possibility to take away fresh sea food (fish, caviar, crabs, scallop etc.).
Return to the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Lunch in the restaurant.
Sightseeing tour around the city Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Route “Torso Mountain Frog”.
Return to the hotel.
Upon your request we can visit the fish market. There is a possibility to take away fresh sea food (fish, caviar, crabs, scallop etc.).
Return to the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Lunch in the restaurant.
Sightseeing tour around the city Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight at hotel
Day 12
Breakfast at hotel
Check out!
Meeting with guide at the hotel
Transfer to the airport
Check out!
Meeting with guide at the hotel
Transfer to the airport
Transfers upon arrival and departure
Transportation to/from the excursions by a modern AC coach during the whole roundtrip with all modern facilities on board (CD player, video, microphone & bar).
Hotel accommodation
Breakfast at the hotel
Local English-speaking guides for all arrival dates
Mentioned visits and entrance fees
Registration fee at the hotel
Included:
Not included:
International flights
Additional excursions or transfers
Accommodation in a single room
Extra night stay at hotel
Meals except included into excursions
Tips and porterage at the airport and
railway stations
railway stations
The cost starts from
2500 $
pp ½ DBL
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