Getting to know Sakhalin

Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

09:00 Departure from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk by bus.

Travel time with stops is approximately 3 hours, 143 km each way.

On the way, we will visit the Amber Coast, where the sea throws up amber.

Sakhalin has its own special type of amber – requenide.

Next, we'll stop by to see the Japanese Torii gates, which were installed in front of Shinto temples.

An intermediate stop in the village of Vzmorye, where you can buy freshly caught crabs (boiled).

Arrival at Tikhaya Bay.

Tikhaya Bay is an extremely picturesque and amazing place located in the Gulf of Patience, on the eastern coast of Sakhalin.

The first Russian navigator Ivan Kruzenstern named the bay "Quiet".

Sea rose hips, thermopsis, aralia, mertensia and other vegetation grow on the territory of the bay.

A walk along the coast — lagoons, caves, gorges and, of course, the Bird Market on the island of "Noticeable".

Go up to the sea terraces, where you can enjoy a magnificent panorama of the bay's surroundings.

Lunch – traditional Korean Hemultan soup, freshly boiled crab, caviar, Far Eastern salads (Sakhalin wild plants), various snacks and Sakhalin tea with herbs and berries.

Rest.

In the evening, return to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (approximate time of return at 19:00).

Dinner (on your own).

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Departure from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in prepared jeeps.

Travel time is approximately 3 hours (100 km one way, difficult road) with stops at observation decks.

Walking along the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk – magnificent stone arches, columns and kekurs created by wind and sea waves, grottos and bird markets are of amazing beauty.

Lunch – fish soup, snacks, Far Eastern salads and, of course, real Sakhalin tea.

Free time.

Return to the hotel in the evening.

Dinner (on your own).

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

08:00 Departure from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the route length is about 150 km.

Attractions: the oldest Russian settlement of Sakhalin, Korsakov, the site of the founding of the Muravyevsky Post (1853), the Utes observation deck, a memorial sign to the Novik cruiser, the remains of the Japanese temple of Mary Hachiman Jinja, Russia's first LNG plant, the Vavai Lakes.

Upon arrival, visit an oyster can (on a rowing catamaran).

A delicious seafood lunch, baked and raw oysters, fish soup cooked over a campfire and everything that we can find and collect in the lake.

During the tour you will see a unique lake (lagoon). Busse and Aniva Bay.

Visit the oyster jar and see how giant Sakhalin oysters live in their natural environment.

You will see scallops and sea urchins, as well as the island of seals, and you will have the opportunity to observe these animals.

We will show you where the spizula shell and the grass shrimp live.

You will taste the freshest Sakhalin seafood prepared by our chef.

*Lake Busse is a specially protected natural area, and we value its ecology very much. The visit to the oyster jar is for informational purposes only.

Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

The Aniva Lighthouse was installed in 1939 on the small Sivuchya rock, near the inaccessible rocky cape Aniva.

This area is full of currents, frequent fogs, underwater rocky banks.

The height of the tower is 31 meters, the height of the light is 40 meters above sea level.

06:00 Departure from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk travel time is about two hours (about 120 km one way).

Our route passes through the port city of Korsakov, where you can see the island port.

Not far from Korsakov is Russia's first natural gas liquefaction plant and the port of Prigorodnoye, where huge gas carriers come to refuel.

Next, you will enjoy wonderful views of the coast of the Aniva Bay and the lake of the lagoon "Busse", one of the most unique places on Sakhalin.

Arrival in Novikovo village, safety briefing, boarding large motorboats and departure to Aniva Lighthouse.

The most interesting part of the route begins.

On the way, we will stop near the most beautiful cliffs of the Aniva Peninsula, from which waterfalls fall.

The clear waters of the Sea of Japan will allow you to see marine mammals and fish.

Along the way, you can often meet numerous seals, and in early summer there are killer whales and sea lions.

Arrival at Aniva Lighthouse.

Please note that disembarkation at the lighthouse has been prohibited since 2024 due to its reconstruction.

Transfer to Cape Marble, which is located 16 km north of Cape Aniva.

Arrival at Cape Marble.

Everyone can visit the White Stone, an interesting pile of white stones among black rocks.

The way back to the village of Novikovo, where you transfer to a car and drive to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Dinner (on your own)

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

On the territory of the village of Vesochka, 17 km from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, there is one of the most mysterious places in Russia — the rocky remnant "Frog".

The Frog Rock is part of a series of rocks built one after the other, like the planets of the Solar system.

It was once the bottom of an ancient sea, and fossilized shells can be found in its vicinity.

From the top of the cliff, you can enjoy amazing views of the Aniva Bay, the Tunaicha and Changeable lakes.

Among the ancient Ainu, the Frog Rock was a temple of wisdom and a place of rituals, and the remnant itself was complemented by a dolmen-type stone structure.

It is believed that the area of Vesti and the Frog is the energy center of Sakhalin, a place of strength.

10:00 Departure from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

11:00 Arrival in the village. A message, an exit to the route along an ecological trail equipped with information boards telling about the geology of this place, growing plants, and also various explanations for tourists.

The journey time will be about 30-40 minutes.

Sakhalin nature will delight you with its beauty.

You will meet a "wish stone", just be careful with desires, first it is better to understand what exactly you need, and then put it into words correctly.

It is important to remember that the area of Vesti carries a strong energy charge, it is undesirable to think about the bad here.

Climbing the "Frog", the height of the ascent is not more than 200 meters.

Transfer to the hotel, free time (we recommend visiting the fish market and souvenir shops).

Dinner (on your own).

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Room release.

Transfer to Anton Chekhov Airport.

A group transfer takes you to the flights at 9 a.m. for departure at 11:45 and 15:00. No transfer is available for other flights.