Day 1
- Morning arrival to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. A meeting. Check into a hotel
- Departure for an excursion around the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
On a tour of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, you can feel the unique interweaving of culture, history and human destinies of two great states - Russia and Japan. Having made a tour, you will learn about how the largest city of the largest island of the largest country was built, you will understand why it is impossible to get lost in this city and why the city's layout was copied from the map of Chicago.
You will feel the impact of Japanese culture on the city, learn unknown facts about the Japanese period of Karafuto (1905-1945), get acquainted with the sights, visit museums and squares, the places where they were.
Visit to the Yuzhno-Sakhalin Museum of Local Lore or the Museum of the Book of A.P. Chekhov.
- Lunch at a city cafe (Korean cuisine)
- Departure to the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. Arrival at the lagoon-type lakes of Variable and Tunaicha. Walk along the coast
- Return to the city, dinner at the Japanese restaurant "Nihon Mitai" (on your own)
- Rest
Day 2
- Breakfast in the hotel
An interesting trip along the coast of the Tatar Strait, visiting the Iskra waterfall.
Walking along the former seabed and visiting the breakwater guests, every spring we have bachelor sea lions, their secrets and mysteries.
Sightseeing tour of the city of Nevelsk with a visit to the Nevelskoy Museum of History and Local Lore, which will acquaint you with the history of the settlement of the Nevelsk region, the Japanese period, as well as with the life of immigrants and will return you to the Soviet past.
- Lunch at the cafe at the Bambuchki base
- Departure to Kholmsk
One of the most beautiful waterfalls in Sakhalin, hidden in the crevice of the Kamysheviy ridge. At the waterfall, we will rise with you to the middle platform and admire the view, and the resulting photographs will be the envy of your friends.
driving along the Kholmsk pass, visiting the memorial in memory of those killed during the liberation of Mayoka (Kholmsk) in 1945.
- Return to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Day 3
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Meeting in the lobby with a guide, departure for an excursion to Tikhaya Bay and Klokovsky waterfall
On this day, you will meet with the highest waterfall in Sakhalin - Klokovsky waterfall (48 meters). You can walk along the coast of the bay Quiet, around bizarre rock promontory of the Pacific, the mighty rock formations that and clear water of the Okhotsk Sea will remain for a long time not only to take photographs, but in your heart
Going through the marine terrace of the old Japanese path, you will appreciate the beautiful landscapes of the rocky coast and the volcanic ridge Zhdanko (Tosso).
Lunch on the coast with a hot soup (included in the price)
On the way, to explore Japanese Torii, we will stop in Vzmorie village. These are the remains of a Japanese Shinto
shrine.Also, the village has a Japanese school pavilion (hyoanden), one of the few that has survived from the time of Karafuto on Sakhalin
- In the village, you can buy crabs, if you wish
- Return to the city
- Dinner on your own
- Breakfast in the hotel
- Meeting in the hotel lobby with our representative. City tour of Korsakov with a visit to the municipal museum of local lore and local attractions
Muravyevsky (Korsakovsky) post - was opened in 1853, and is one of the first Russian settlements on Sakhalin. In September-October 1890 he was visited by A.P. Chekhov. Carrying out a census and researching living conditions on the Sakhalin convict, Chekhov visited all the settlements of the Susunayskaya Valley.
Trip to Prigorodnoye, where the largest LNG plant in Russia is located.
Lunch in a cafe in the town of Korsakov
. Acquaintance with the deer family, dog riding.
A trip to the lakes of Tunaicha, Changeable
A trip to the coast near the village of Okhotsk
Here you can walk along the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk, breathe in the fresh sea air and buy fresh seafood at the micromarket
Return to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
- Free time.
Day 4
- Breakfast, departure from the hotel for an excursion to Uglezavodsk
A small settlement during the Japanese occupation of southern Sakhalin was called Esutoro, there was a pulp and paper mill operating in the city, working on wood from the forests of the central part of Sakhalin.
A trip to the Bykovsky rapids will allow you to see the nature of our island, as well as learn about the course of battles of the partisan detachment of Captain Bykov, in whose honor the settlement is named, the valley of the Naiba River and its main tributary, the Krasnoyarka River, where these picturesque rapids and waterfalls are located
- Return to the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- free time, lunch on your own
- Relaxation. Dinner on your own
Day 5
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Meeting in the lobby with a guide, departure for an excursion
One of the most popular routes is the sea excursion to the lighthouse at Cape Aniva. This lighthouse is located in an inaccessible place, and is certainly a grandiose structure not only for its time, but even now. The
sea voyage begins in the village of Novikovo, which took its name in honor of the legendary cruiser Novik, which was sunk not far from Korsakov, as a result of the battles of the Russian Japanese War of 1905.
After you dock to the shore, the road left behind will be immediately forgotten. The views from the observation deck are simply mesmerizing! After seeing the sights of the lighthouse, wandering around the cape, we return back. Passing the capes Mica and Mramorny we admire the small numerous waterfalls. During sea crossings, we can meet sea lions, gulls, seals, dolphins, whales and killer whales.
- Halt in the bay of Cape Mramorny at the rock of the same name
- Return to the city. Relaxation. Dinner on your own
Day 6
Visiting museums, shopping malls, markets, souvenir shops
Day 7
- Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from the hotel
- Meeting with a guide, transfer to the airport
- Seeing off
The tour price includes
- accommodation in a hotel or hostel of the selected category
- guide
- breakfasts in hotels every day
- lunches on excursion days
- bus transfer airport - hotel - airport
- entry tickets
- sea excursion
- medical insurance
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