Drive on Sakhalin

Please note! On the 2nd and 3rd days of the tour, you will have a two-day excursion with an overnight stay in the lagoon area of Busse.

1 day guided tour.

07:30 Transfer to Novikovo bucket port by comfortable transport with escort. If breakfast is held later at your hotel, we will book breakfast for you in advance at the hotel, and upon arrival at Port Ladle you can have breakfast and drink hot coffee.

Arrival at the Novikovo bucket port. Preparation for going to sea, briefing.

A boat trip to the most famous and unique Aniva lighthouse on boats or ribas.

Before the trip, we will give you raincoats for a comfortable trip to the sea (the duration of the boat trip is 3.5 – 4 hours).

Return to the Novikovo bucket port.

Tea and a light snack after a sea trip.

Transfer to Busse Lagoon.

Gastro tour on the coast of Busse lagoon (duration 4.5 – 5 hours).

A master class on opening oysters.

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.

Accommodation at the Busse tourist base (comfortable quadruple room).

Supper.

Free time.

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.

Important! 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, and cotton gloves.

Lunch with oysters: take your favorite wine with you. Dry white wine, prosecco and brut go well with oysters.

Continuation of the two-day tour.

Day 2 of the tour.

Breakfast.

10:00 Departure for the tour.

10:30-11:00 Arrival at Turquoise Lakes.

PHOTOSESSION.

The amazing natural phenomenon of our island is turquoise quarry lakes! The extraordinary beauty of the lake. In Soviet times, there was a Novikov coal mine here.

When the quarries were abandoned, rainwater gradually filled the voids and, mixing with the sulfosalts and germanates contained in the quarries, acquired an incredible turquoise color. They are especially beautiful in sunny weather.

11:00 Departure to Cape Evstafia.

On the way, we will visit the old coal mines, which resulted in the formation of unique lakes, and then move along a rather difficult dirt road.

12:30-14:00 Arrival at Cape Evstafia, walking route, photo session.

Cape Evstafia — the name of the cape was given by I. F. Kruzenstern during a trip around the world in 1805. There is a stunning panorama at the top of the cape.

The height of Cape Evstafia is 51.3 m, the length of the cape from southwest to northwest to the bend of the bridge is 340 m, from southwest to northeast - 260 m, including the drying bench part - 410 m.

The cape is connected to the island land by a sandy bridge of the tombolo type. It is composed of siltstones, tuffites, tuffs, tufosilicites, mudstones of volcanogenic-sedimentary origin, formed about 65 million years ago, on the border of the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods.

During the Japanese stay on the island, the cape was called Tishinai-misaki, in the 1953 version of the American map, the name sounds like Chichine. Currently, the cape has regained its historical name.

Camping lunch with seafood.

Relaxing by the sea.

Be sure to bring bathing accessories with you.

If the weather permits, you can plunge into the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk.

Departure to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

19:00-19:30 The end of the tour.

Return to the hotel.

Dinner (on your own).

Recommendations: on this route, it is advisable to have comfortable sneakers or trekking shoes, waterproof hiking / sweatpants and a hooded jacket, rubber slippers for walking on a rocky bottom in the water, mosquito repellent, bathing accessories, a towel for those who want to swim, do not forget to take a raincoat and rubber boots in adverse weather conditions.

The route runs along a dirt road, if you get motion sickness, take appropriate medications.

08:00 Breakfast in the hotel restaurant or cafe.

Departure for an excursion.

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.

Arrival at the cape, 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 at 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.

Camping lunch.

Relaxing by the sea.

PHOTOSESSION.

Departure to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

The end of the tour.

Return to the hotel or to the gathering place.

Dinner (on your own).

Recommendations: on this route, it is advisable to have comfortable sneakers or trekking shoes, rubber slippers for walking on a rocky bottom in the water, mosquito repellent, for those who want to swim — bathing accessories, a towel, in case of adverse weather conditions, do not forget to take a raincoat and rubber boots.

Breakfast at the hotel.

08:00 Departure from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk by jeep. Travel time with stops is ~2.5 – 3 hours.

Arrival in Nevelsk.

A small sanitary stop.

Departure to the village. Shebunino.

Arrival in the village. Shebunino.

Take a short rest before setting off on a difficult stretch of road.

Preparing the car for driving on the sand.

Arrival at Cape Vindis (Mount Kovrizhka).

Stop for a photo shoot at Cape Windis. 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.

Arrival at Cape Kuznetsova.

Visit to the lighthouse at Cape Kuznetsova, hiking in the surroundings.

Camping lunch with seafood.

Relaxing on the shore.

Departure to Cape Krillon— the southernmost cape of Sakhalin Island.

Along the way, we make photo stops near places where there are traces of the Japanese period on Sakhalin (stoves for the production of fish products, sinks for staff) and near places with military equipment of the Soviet period.

Departure to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Arrival in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

The end of the tour.

Dinner (on your own).

Recommendations: on this route, it is advisable to have comfortable sneakers or trekking shoes, waterproof hiking / track pants and a hooded jacket, rubber slippers for walking on a rocky bottom in water, mosquito repellent, for those who want to swim — bathing accessories, a towel, rubber boots or raincoats for shoes, a change of clothes.

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.