Drive on Sakhalin

Route: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk — P. Okhotskoye — Cape Ptichiy and Cape Velikan — Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

07:00 Breakfast in the hotel restaurant or cafe.

07:30 Departure for the tour. Movement towards the cape with a stop in the village of Okhotskoye. Travel time is ~2.5 hours.

Along the way, there are picturesque panoramas of the island and numerous lakes.

10:00 Arrival at the capes, we go on a walking tour. You will see a lot of rocks created by Mother Nature.

Cape Bird and Cape Giant are one of the most beautiful and amazing sea coasts of Sakhalin.

Near the shore there are many remains in the form of arches and stone pillars, on which bird colonies are located.

Terraces, grottos and small caves are hidden in the coastal cliffs, and seals are often found on the beaches of Cape Giant.

The bizarre giant surface superstructures impress with their outlines, and their names match — Giant, Fighter!

Screaming seagulls scurry on the tops of rocks and arches, cormorants sit proudly and swifts scurry.

Spruce and fir forests stretch along a narrow strip of sandy beach on the sea terrace, where the fir trees diligently hide from the cold sea wind, turning their backs to the Sea of Okhotsk.

It's a remote place, but you can't always call it secluded. There are too many people who want to admire the local beauties! And even off-road driving doesn't scare anyone.

The coast on the cape is steep and ends in a forest of almost mast pines. And then there are mountains covered with dense dark coniferous forests with a predominance of fir.

12:30 Camping lunch. Relaxing by the sea. PHOTOSESSION.

14:00 Departure to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

16:30 The end of the tour. Return to the hotel or to the gathering place.

Dinner (on your own).

Recommendations: On this route it is desirable to have:

• comfortable running shoes or trekking shoes;
• rubber slippers for walking on a rocky bottom in the water;
• mosquito repellent;
• for those who want to swim, there are bathing accessories and a towel.;
• In case of adverse weather conditions, do not forget to take a raincoat and rubber boots.

Route: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk — village Ogonki — Nevelsk village Shebunino — Cape Vindis — Cape Kuznetsov.

07:00 Departure from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk by jeep.

08:30 Arrival in Nevelsk. A small sanitary stop. Departure to the village. Shebunino.

09:30 Arrival in the village. Shebunino. Take a short rest before setting off on a difficult stretch of road. The driver prepares the car for driving on the sand.

11:00 Arrival at Cape Vindis (Mount Kovrizhka). Stop for a photo shoot at Cape Windis.

11:30 Departure to Cape Kuznetsova. We drive along the sandy seashore to Cape Kuznetsov.

Seascapes, cupcakes, rivers flowing into the sea, wild horses on the coast and the feeling that you are on the edge of the world.

12:00 Arrival at Cape Kuznetsova. Visit to the lighthouse at Cape Kuznetsova, hiking in the surroundings.

Cape Windis and Mount Kovrizhka, which is located on the cape and is a rock with a flat top and steep, almost sheer walls, in its shape really resembles a cookie "Kovrizhka". It is possible to climb to the top of the mountain only along its eastern slope, overgrown with various grasses, but it is quite difficult to overcome the last 7-8 meters without special equipment.

From a distance, the cape looks like an island: when viewed from the north and south, it is trapezoidal, and from the west it is square. Around this rock, you can see a lot of large stones of different shapes.

Several archaeological sites of an ancient man have been found on the flat top of the cape (78 meters high).

The name "Cape Windis" translates from the Ainu language as "nasty dwelling". The Ainu called bad, bad capes capes that were dangerous to go around by boat and had to go around the shore.

Cape Kuznetsov (named during Japanese rule as M. Sony) is a zoological monument of nature, named after Captain 1st Rank D. I. Kuznetsov, who commanded the first detachment that arrived in the Far East in 1857 to protect the Russian borders.

We will see giant "fingers", "arches", "gates" — all this is scattered in a picturesque mess near the shore. The shores themselves loom menacingly over the surface of the water, forming huge wave-piercing niches.

13:30 Camping lunch with seafood. Relaxing on the shore.

16:00 Departure to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

20:30 Arrival at the hotel. The end of the tour.

Dinner (on your own).

Recommendations. On this route it is desirable to have:

• comfortable running shoes or trekking shoes;
• windproof hiking / sweatpants and hooded jacket;
• rubber slippers for walking on a rocky bottom in the water;
• mosquito repellent;
• for those who want to swim, there are bathing accessories and a towel.;
• rubber boots or raincoats for shoes;
• a change of clothes.

Two-day overnight tour in the area of Busse lagoon (southeastern part of the island Sakhalin).

The first day of the tour.

Route: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk — Korsakov — pos. Ozerskoye — village Novikovo — Cape Aniva — lagoon Busse.

05:45 Pick up the cars at the hotel, departure to the place of the general gathering of the group at the Aniva lighthouse.

Important! The night before, order your breakfast with you at the hotel reception.

06:00 Departure from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Novikovo settlement.

08:30 Arrival in the village. Novikovo. Briefing, preparation for going to sea.

09:00 Departure from Novikovo village on PVC motorboats.

10:00 Arrival at Aniva Lighthouse (external inspection, photo stop).

The Aniva Lighthouse (Japanese: Naka — Shiretokomisaki) was established in 1939 on a small Sea Lion rock, near the inaccessible rocky Cape Aniva.

It is not only the most original and complex technical project of the Karafuto period, but also an outstanding global achievement in the practice of lighthouse construction at that time.

The need to build a lighthouse was caused by unpredictable treacherous currents mixing the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk and Aniva Bay, frequent fogs and rocky banks.

10:30 Departure to Cape Evstafia along the coastline.

12:00 Arrival at Cape Evstafia, camping lunch by the sea. Climbing the cape, walking along the seashore.

There is a stunning panorama at the top of the cape. The colors of the landscape range from blue to dark blue, and the air is filled with sea and algae. On one side of the cape, the wind burns with cold, on the other, it caresses with warmth.

Great photo shoot.

Dear ladies, take your favorite dress with you and add magnificent photos from Cape Evstafia to your photo album!

14:00 Departure to the village. Novikovo.

16:00 Arrival in the village. Novikovo. Preparation for departure to the village of Muravyovo (lagoon Busse).

16:15 Transfer to Busse Lagoon.

16:30 Arrival at the lagoon coast.

18:00 Accommodation at the Busse tourist base (comfortable, 2-4-bed rooms).

Supper. Photo shoot at sunset.

Attention!

• While on board a swimming vessel, you must adhere to generally accepted norms of behavior, not create dangerous or threatening situations.
• Be sure to wear a life jacket, if you get motion sickness, you need to take a medication for motion sickness.
• During excursions, take care of cultural and historical monuments, as well as take care of nature.
• The boat trip depends entirely on the mercy of the sea. In case of bad weather conditions and the inability to go out to sea, the boat trip will be canceled or replaced with an auto tour.

Recommendations:

• Aniva Lighthouse — on this route, on the way by boat across the sea, do not forget to take a raincoat, hat, cotton gloves.

The time of departure to the Aniva lighthouse depends on the weather conditions.

Continuation of the two-day excursion (southeastern part of the island Sakhalin).

The second day of the tour.

Route: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk – Korsakov – village Ozerskoye – village Novikovo – Cape Aniva – lagoon Busse.

Sunrise meeting at Busse Lagoon.

Breakfast.

Relaxing by the sea.

11:00 Seafood lunch.

A master class on opening oysters and a master class on Sakhalin cuisine.

PHOTOSESSION.

Lunch of freshly caught seafood and wild oysters.

You will have an exciting journey to a unique seafood "restaurant" with a tasting of wild oysters, completely unique in their taste qualities, which you can taste only on Sakhalin.

In the menu:

• ½ glass of wine;
• fresh scallop;
• red caviar;
• slicing of fish;
• wild oysters with lemon and signature oyster sauce;
• julienne oysters exclusively according to Sakhalin recipe;
• Sakhalin Childhood dish (seasonal fish baked in burdock leaves);
• Sakhalin ear;
• fresh vegetables;
• morse;
• tea/coffee.

16:00-18:00 Laguna Busse – Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk transfer.

18:00 Arrival at the hotel or to the gathering place. The end of the tour.

Dinner (on your own).

Please note! While on board a swimming vessel, you must adhere to generally accepted norms of behavior, not create dangerous or threatening situations.

Be sure to wear a life jacket, if you get motion sickness, you need to take a medication for motion sickness.

During excursions, take care of cultural and historical monuments, as well as take care of nature.

Recommendations:

• Aniva Lighthouse — on this route, on the way by boat across the sea, do not forget to take a raincoat, hat, and cotton gloves.
• Lunch with oysters: take your favorite wine with you. Dry white wine, prosecco and brut go well with oysters.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Rooms can be checked in before 12:00, late check-out is possible with a 50% surcharge/room/day.

Transfer to the airport.