NILA
Duration:
8 days
Difficulty level:
Moderate
Number of people in group:
from 4 people
Escort:
Guide

Sakhalin Island

Sakhalin – the wonderful place with amazing capes, quiet bays and mysterious lighthouses. Taste sea delicacies and conquer mountain peaks. Everybody would be able to accomplish a feat or make a discovery here.

The uniqueness of Sakhalin is, first of all, its remoteness from central regions of Russia, thus visiting Sakhalin is quite an achievement.

This is hard to find someone who was disappointed after meeting this enchanting piece of land. The island is famous for its huge variety of plants, rare animals, birds and fish. Not mentioning the especial charming atmosphere that is impossible to be captured even with the best and brightest photos and videos.

Sakhalin – mysterious and unpredictable world

During the travel tourists will find about Japanese period in the life of Sakhalin people and military events that took place on its territory. The guests will also see the main attractions of the island.

Tikhaya (quiet) Bay, which shores are covered with rare herbs and flowers, was named Tikhaya by famous seaman Ivan Fyodorovich Kruzenshtern. This is a rocky inaccessible island, inhabited primarily by loud sea gulls. Only their calls break a drowsy silence of this corner of paradise.

Lyagushka (Frog) butte 

The legend says that the place, where Vestochka settlement and Lyagushka butte are located now, used to be a Temple of Wisdom of ancient Ainu. They came here to communicate with spirits and stay alone with the nature. This place, even nowadays, attracts magicians and ufologists. Mysterious and unexplainable events, that tempt the minds of scientists and psychics, occur here.

Iturup Island

Iturup – is one of many islands of Kurils, the biggest one and has the widest range of attractions. One of them is Baranskiy volcano, which height is over 1000 meters. There are a lot of mud pools, hot lakes and mineral streams at its bottom. 

Excursions to White cliffs and Kasatka Bay on Iturup island will acquaint you with geographical and historical knowledge, linked with ancient period and war events of different years. The same interest as White cliffs and Kasatka Bay hold Velikan Cape and Lyagushka (Frog) butte, that are located on Sakhalin.

Yankito plateau is one of those places that are interesting by the way they appeared. Solidified black lava in combination with green grass and bright flowers looks very unusual. And there is the info that the evidences that people used to live here during neolithic age have been found.

Are you aware of the fact that there is a huge variety of hot springs at Iturup? If you choose to travel to Iturup Island with us, you will have an opportunity to visit 3 hot springs resorts. You can swim in acidulous springs near Baranskiy volcano, take radon bath at "Vannochki" resort and enter sulfur springs at "Zharkiye Vody" ("Hot Waters") resort. But you must be very careful before visiting hot springs and consult with specialuist before doing so.

On request

The price will include:

  • Accommodation at hotel in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 
  • Accommodation at hotel in Kurilsk 
  • Transfers according to tour itinerary
  • Excursions according to tour itinerary
  • Nutrition according to tour itinerary
  • Insurance during the tour period

Additional payments:

  • Flight tickets to/from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
  • Flight tickets Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Kurilsk - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
  • If it's necessary, single accommodation in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Kurilsk
  • Nutrition, not included in tour itinerary

4 - 11 June 2021; 

5 - 12 July 2021;

6 - 13 August 2021;

7 - 14 October 2021

Tour Program

Day 1

Arrival to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel

14:00 Check-in, free time

16:00 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sightseeing excursion

18:00 Welcome dinner

Day 2

Breakfast

Transfer to airport. Flight to Iturup island

Arrival at Kurilsk. Transfer to hotel. Check –in

Excursion to Baranskiy volcano. Visit hot springs

Return to Kurilsk. Dinner at café

Transfer to hotel

Day 3

Breakfast

Excursion to Kasatka Bay

Lunch – picnic

Return to Kurilsk. Visit hot springs

Dinner at café

Transfer to hotel

Day 4

Breakfast

Excursion to the White cliffs

Lunch – picnic

Return to Kurilsk. Visit hot springs

Dinner at café

Transfer to hotel

Day 5

Breakfast. Check-out

Excursion to Yankito Lava Plato

Quick meal before departure to airport

Flight to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Arrival at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Transfer to hotel. Check-in

Day 6

Breakfast

09:00 Excursion to Tikhaya (Quiet) bay

On the way to the bay, you will have a chance to collect amber and see the lonely standing Torii gates, which stood at the basis of the road, leading to Higashi Shiraura Jinja, at Okhotsk seaside.

12:30 Arrival at Tikhaya (Quiet) bay. Excursion.

Lunch with seafood

15:30 Departure to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

18:00 Arrival at hotel

Day 7

Breakfast

09:00 Departure to Lyagushka (Frog) butte

09:45 Arrival at parking space.

Climbing to Lyagushka (Frog) butte. Sightseeing

11:20 Descent

12:10 Departure to fish market. Free time

Return to hotel by yourself

Day 8

Breakfast

Check out

Transfer to airport