The Sea of Japan and Vladivostok

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

In summer, the weather is mostly warm, with an average temperature of +20.7°C. The coldest summer month is June with a temperature of (+17.0°C), the warmest is August (+23.0°C). The average amount of precipitation in spring is up to 6 days with rain per month. The relative humidity is 23%. The wind is weak in summer and is equal to 3m/s.

In the autumn months, the weather is mostly warm, with an average temperature of +12.0°C. The coldest autumn month is November with temperature values (+3.0°C), the warmest is September (+20.0°C).

In the village. Hassan, only Russians are allowed to the place where the three borders of Russia, China and North Korea converge (requirements of border guards) and it is mandatory to have a Russian passport on the route. Roadside checks!  

The meeting place is indicated in the program for each excursion. 

Attention! If the tour starts after lunch, then 1-2 hours before each tour, guests receive an SMS or WhatsApp notification with the guide's phone! 

If the tour starts in the morning, then the notification will be the day before the tour from 16 to 19 hours.

• on bus tours, meet with a group on the Central Square of Vladivostok at the monument to the Fighters of the Revolution (at the tallest figure). Nearby address: 22 Svetlanskaya street.
• For a boat trip, pick up at the Ship embankment (5-7 minutes walk from the Central Square) 

Khasansky district is located far from Vladivostok. Depending on the objects visited, the road from Vladivostok can take more than 4 hours in one direction. Technical and photo stops are planned along the way. The roads themselves are not of the best quality, the asphalt is uneven, pits, swellings. A part of the road with a dirt dusty surface. Comfortable transport does not go to this direction, therefore, an affordable tourist class is used – 20-seater buses, 6-14-seater minibuses, cross-country cars, air conditioning in transport may not be available. 

When traveling to Khasansky district (Friday-Saturday), minibuses / buses /cars are used on the route, where there is no separate luggage compartment and special places for large luggage! We take only the most necessary things in a small backpack or in a small bag! Your main suitcase or a large backpack (with a volume of more than 35 liters) must be left in advance in the storage room in Vladivostok at your hotel or use the storage room at the railway station. 

Comfortable, non-restrictive clothing is required to travel along the route. For relaxing on the shore: a cap, sunscreen, swimsuit, bedding or mat, slippers for swimming. During the walking tour, it is mandatory to have comfortable shoes with tread (sneakers). It is recommended to have a raincoat, in case of rainy weather or to protect against splashes on a boat trip. 

The speedboat is designed for a group of up to 12 people. The boat is not closed from the wind. The weather at sea is changeable, be sure to bring a jacket or a warm sweater with a hood, a raincoat! It is mandatory to wear a life jacket on the boat! You need to be ready to climb in and out of the boat without a ladder - a steep nose, give a hand, help each other. It can be a problem for people with limited leg and back movements. When moving on the sea on the waves, the boat can rock and toss. There are no piers in the Marine Reserve, so tourists will disembark in the shallow sea. Shoes are removed for disembarkation / boarding, trousers are rolled up to the knee. Sneakers are better for walking, slates or swimming slippers are better for swimming in the sea. We recommend a good raincoat not only from the rain, but also from the sea spray, which in windy weather overwhelms the boat.

Due to the complexity of the program, the recommended age of participation in this tour is from 10 to 60 years old, tourists must have a certain physical shape. 

Difficulty in sea excursions. There are no piers on the islands and reserves, you have to sit down and go ashore lifting your leg high, jumping off the boat, walking along the staggering ladder. 

There are no trails, dirt trails, ascents and descents in the reserve.

You definitely need to have comfortable sneakers! 

Maximum number of people: city tours — 40, nature tours — up to 10 people.

Picnic lunch is included in the program on Thursday, Friday, Saturday. A snack in lunch boxes, in individual packages or an alternative option. No menu selection. If you require special meals (vegetarian, dietary, etc.), please inform us when booking the tour so that we exclude a picnic lunch from the program for you. In this case, the organization of the snack is entirely yours. Early check—out on Friday. We recommend ordering an early breakfast at the hotel in advance (you can take it with you). If the tour is for the whole day, then everyone needs to have a bottle of water, at least 1 liter per person per day!

We recommend that you take a snack with you on the route every day — sweets, dried fruits (dried apricots, prunes), chocolate, drinking water, preferably a thermos of tea, vegetables, fruits, etc., a garbage bag. Do not take a lot, do not take perishable food! There is no cafe on the route. There is a cafe in the hotel where you live in the Khasansky district (Friday-Saturday). In the village where your hotel is located (in the Khasansky district), there are shops and a market, you can buy non-perishable products for an additional snack on the way. Be careful about new products. Especially seafood! Locals know what protein poisoning is. This is when you greedily ate a lot of crab, shrimp, shells and other new products at once. Do not experiment on the route. Try a new product in a cafe or restaurant in small quantities. If you have a weak stomach, have pills with you! On Friday, you have dinner at the hotel, order from the menu and pay yourself. Breakfast on Saturday is included in the room rate at the hotel. A picnic lunch on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be provided by a tour guide on the route.

Our region is not dangerous! We think so! But what do the guests need to know about?

First of all, if you are planning a trip to the Ussuri taiga, you should know that we have encephalitic ticks. 

The most dangerous period is May–June, then the ticks are on the wane, in August-October there are practically none. Also, ticks do not live on the coast and on the islands. But there are always "lucky" tourists who find them everywhere! Therefore, it is better to prepare for a visit to the taiga. If there are no contraindications, get vaccinated against tick–borne encephalitis. But this requirement is not necessary – at your own risk. 

How to dress? 

Your clothes should have as few exposed areas as possible. T-shirts with long sleeves, trousers, not shorts. Cuffs or an elastic band are desirable at the bottom of the clothes, T-shirts are tucked into trousers. The clothes are smooth, without fleece and lint. Trousers can be tucked into socks. We must not allow the tick to catch on your clothes. As a rule, this little bug crawls on clothes for 30-40 minutes before biting you, looking for a "delicious tender place". Therefore, in the taiga, you need to look around every 40 minutes and remove ticks from clothes. Where should I put them? They just took it off and threw it away from themselves, into the bushes, not into a neighbor.... We tie a scarf on your head so that your hair is completely removed. Avoid tall grass, bushes, and move around the open area. Repellents ("Reftamid" or others) are very effective. The main active substance is alfamethrin, alfatsipometrin. In Vladivostok, you can buy it in cosmetics stores or pharmacies.

The medusa is a cross. As a rule, it sails to shallow, well-warmed bays in August. The main condition is warm water, algae, and often not the cleanest sea. Jellyfish are very small, no more than a 5-kopeck coin and it is difficult to see them. If you feel pain on an open area of the body, as from a burn, it is very similar to the bite of a cross jellyfish! It is necessary to get out of the sea, rinse the burn site with fresh water. You can take antihistamines. If you feel an allergic reaction of the body. Go to a medical facility. Our doctors know how to help. Unpleasant, but not fatal. 

Snakes. Snakes are found in the grass, on the rocks, on the paths. Be careful, do not walk barefoot, look at your feet. When you see a snake, do not touch it, move away. The snake will never attack you first. In Primorye, there is only one species of venomous snake – the muzzle. An allergic reaction develops from his bite, but the poison is not deadly. After the bite, we take antihistamines and move to a medical facility.

On our routes, tourists are always under the supervision of a tour guide, tour leader. He will definitely warn you about the danger, he knows what to do in an emergency situation. We follow his recommendations and never overtake the guide on the route. Let him get all the dangers, as the most experienced.

Your tour is a constructor. It consists of separate day trips and is logically arranged according to a convenient transport scheme and accommodation. This means that you will not have a single tour leader along the entire route and the composition of the participants-tourists and guides may change every day. On excursions around the city of Vladivostok, you can be in a group of up to 50 people, on nature adventure tours — 3-25 people. This allows you to save the budget of tourists, there are no maintenance costs and the salary of a personal tour leader.

If you have any questions, you can always ask the virtual tour leader, the guide on the route, your fellow travelers, and local residents. We provide all the necessary contact information in 1 day by SMS or WhatsApp.

The travel agency reserves the right to change the order of excursions, as well as replace them with equivalent ones while maintaining the total volume of the excursion program

In case of a storm warning, adverse weather conditions, the travel agency has the right to change the excursion program unilaterally. If the sea tour does not take place due to weather conditions, then the travel agency offers an overland tour or a free day.

Our tour is an adventure! 

This means that the program may change depending on circumstances — weather, wind, fog, emergency conditions on the road, stretch over time due to the quality of roads, etc. 

This is primarily due to the fact that we are significantly moving away from Vladivostok for long distances, more than 4 hours on the way in one direction, one third of the roads are unpaved. That is why we do not recommend that you take children under 10 years old with you on this route. 

According to the tour, routes to the clean, beautiful sea are planned. But the beaches are not equipped! There are no toilets, changing rooms, cafes and shops. We take everything with us — a bedding to lie down, a towel or poncho, a hat, sunscreen, water, a picnic lunch. Don't take too much.

Visits to protected areas also have their own characteristics — they require registration of permits, priority and other features.

Upon return, tourists in Vladivostok are dropped off in the city center, near the square of Fighters of the Revolution. There is no collection and delivery to hotels! If we arrive late, you will need to make sure that you are met or call a taxi.

1. The tourist's clothes and shoes should be comfortable, appropriate to the season and weather, and not restrict movement. It is strictly forbidden to wear open, non-fixing shoes, shoes with heels. 
2. If tourists have expensive items, documents, which are not necessary to be on the route, it is recommended to leave them at home. The tour organizers are not responsible for the safety of your belongings. If you take expensive photo and video equipment on your route, take care of waterproof, unbreakable packaging!
3. To avoid infection with gastrointestinal diseases, it is not recommended to drink water from open reservoirs.
4. Snakes are found in the grass and on the rocks. Therefore, be careful not to walk barefoot on the grass, look at your feet. When you see a snake, do not touch it, move away. The snake will never attack you first. Remember — she is at home, and you are visiting her. In case of a bite, contact your supervisor immediately. 
5. You can not taste any mushrooms, plants and their fruits.
6. Remember that you are going on a route in a group. You are a team! Here, one for all and all for one! Help the weak, be patient, be strong! Think about your health before you decide to take a rash step. Your actions (injuries) may disrupt the plans of the whole group! 
7. Please note that tourists must have average physical fitness for their chosen route. It ensures the safe passage of the route. Distribute forces at crossings, rest at halts, move rationally, navigate the terrain, choose the best path, carry out insurance and self-insurance. 
8. It is forbidden to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Otherwise, the tourist is removed from the route and is deprived of the right to continue moving along it without restoring material costs.
9. The tourist must comply with the order of his supervisor! Only a well-coordinated group following the instructions passes the route without incident!
10. The tourist is solely responsible for the state of his own health. In order to avoid situations that lead to deterioration of health, the tourist is obliged to notify the head in advance of chronic and/or specific diseases, if any, phobias, developmental features of his or your companions. Anything that may interfere with the safe passage of the route must be reported to the tour leader/ supervisor! In case of deterioration of health or injury, the tourist is obliged to inform the head in a timely manner. 
11. It is forbidden to leave the group during a walking tour of the island. The time of boarding the boat (leaving the island) is strictly indicated by the head of the group. If you have lost your group, go back the way you were going. Call the group leader. All additional costs for your searches are at your own expense!
12. Diving and getting or touching marine life is prohibited in the Marine Reserve! You can not collect stones and shells, pick flowers! We are watching, listening, taking pictures!

Rules for staying on board the vessel:

• Compliance with the "Rules of safety and behavior on small vessels" is necessary for safe navigation on them and creating a comfortable and friendly atmosphere on board the vessel. The implementation of the "Rules of safety and behavior on watercraft" is mandatory and unconditional for everyone.
•  The captain is a responsible person who has the qualifications of a helmsman. He is in charge of the ship's crew and is responsible for his and your safety. The captain has the authority to make decisions on board the vessel he directs, absolutely on all issues. The captain's decisions are binding on all crew members and guests and are carried out unconditionally.
• Everyone on board must wear life jackets. It is forbidden to take off the life jacket during the entire boat trip.
• Be sure to carefully inspect the vessel in order to find out all the exits for rescue.
• In case of an emergency, it is necessary to accurately follow all instructions of the ship's assistants and crew.

It is strictly prohibited to:

• start an independent disembarkation or landing before the vessel is fully moored and without the crew's instructions;
• move along the side of the ship to the berth or climb from the berth to the ship without using a special ladder;
• independently enter office and technical premises;
• to leave the ship without permission, to go beyond the ship's fences, to dive from the side and swim in the immediate vicinity of it;
• on the move and during parking, bend over the railings of open decks, sit on the railings;
• leaving a child in your care unattended;
• to bring on board items classified as dangerous and prohibited (compressed gases, caustic substances, weapons, explosives and combustible substances, drugs, etc.);
• to board the vessel in clothes and shoes that may contaminate or damage the property of other passengers or the decoration of the vessel and its deck;
• throw garbage and any other objects overboard, there is a garbage collector on the ship to collect garbage;
• unauthorized use of any light and pyrotechnic means on the ship (torches, firecrackers, fireworks, sparklers, sound and fire rockets, laser devices, etc.);
• being on board under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
• smoking in places not specifically designated for this purpose.

If a mass evacuation has been announced, the following should be done:

• access to life-saving equipment for children and women;
• take only the most necessary things with you (money, documents);
• slowly descend into the rescue funds

The man overboard:

• In order not to be overboard, you need to hold on to the fixed, securely fastened 
  constructions. Such as: guard rails, guard rails, shrouds.
• You should sit on one of the sides, do not move the center of gravity behind the guard rails.
• If you find yourself in the water, don't panic! Your absence will be immediately noticed and boarded either by your team members or by a boat operating at a distance.
• If you notice a person overboard, inform the captain immediately.

The ability to swim well is one of the most important guarantees of a safe stay on the water, but remember that even a good swimmer must be constantly careful. There is an ocean current along the shore, it is dangerous to swim far from the shore, you can not swim on circles and mattresses! There are no rescuers!

When getting acquainted with the inhabitants of the sea, a tourist, with the permission of an employee of the reserve, can enter the sea observing the rules:

• do not go into the sea hot, sudden cooling can cause colds, cramps, loss of consciousness;
• do not enter the water for an hour after eating;
• do not enter the sea further than 50 meters from the shore;
• do not jump off cliffs, do not give false alarms.

The Far Eastern Marine Reserve is the only one in Russia. Located in the south of the Far East, over 98% of the area is the water area of Peter the Great Bay of the Sea of Japan. The world's largest colonies of the black—tailed gull and the Ussuri cormorant are located on small protected islands, the only nesting sites in Russia for the rarest birds for the world's fauna - the yellow-tailed heron and the lesser spoonbill. The main objects of protection of the Far Eastern Marine Reserve include the Far Eastern trepang, Kamchatka crab, giant octopus, larga seal, primorsky scallop, colonies of seabirds. Whales, minke whales, killer whales, and dolphins enter the waters of the reserve. In 2003, the reserve received the international status of a biosphere reserve.

Furugelma Island belongs to the southern region of the scientific and experimental zone of the reserve. It conducts ongoing scientific research related to the development of the foundations for the conservation and restoration of marine and island communities. The cordons are located at m. Fake island, Furugelma Island, boom. Pumice stone.
Furugelma Island is the southernmost island of Russia. The world's largest colony of black—tailed seagulls is located here - 30,000 pairs! It is bordered by settlements of spectacled puffins, thin-billed kaira, puffin rhinoceroses. The island serves as a resting place for some migratory birds listed in the Red Book, such as petrels, eagles, and pomeranians. During the walk you will get acquainted with relict plants, learn the history of the island and visit the coastal battery. You will be amazed by the beauty of the natural landscapes and the dazzling transparency of the water!

Description of the active off-road route:
The car drives along a forest road, overcomes various obstacles (pits, hillocks, fords, difficult sections of the road) along the way. It is forbidden to lean out of the car or get up while driving. There are technical stops along the way and stops in beautiful places for photographing. Before the pedestrian part of the route, listen carefully to the guide's instructions, adjust all clothes, pack your things. Unnecessary items can be left in the car. The group moves compactly (it is forbidden to run ahead, lag behind, or leave the trail without warning).

During the trip, the travel agency insures tourists against an accident at the Energogarant insurance company. 

An accident is understood to mean a sudden, unforeseen event that actually occurred on the route, as a result of which a tourist's health disorder or death occurred (mechanical injuries, burns, accidental poisoning with poisonous plants, tick-borne encephalitis, drowning, etc.). 

The amount of insurance compensation depends on the diagnosis and is expressed as a percentage of the maximum coverage — 50,000 rubles.

Upon the occurrence of an accident, a tourist applies to the nearest medical institution. 

Upon returning to the place of permanent residence, the insured applies to Energogarant and provides the following documents: an application, an insurance claim signed by a travel agency, a certificate from a medical institution.