Iturup Island Sightseeing Tour

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Iturup is the largest island in the Kuril Archipelago, and many others believe that it is the most beautiful.

On this tour, you will appreciate the beauty of the local nature, visit volcanoes and boiling lakes, bizarre rocks and picturesque bays of the Pacific Ocean.

Location

Russia, Sakhalin region, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

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Tour highlights

On the way to the volcanoes

We will see real active volcanoes and boiling lakes!

Yankito Plateau

Let's be inspired by the extraordinary landscapes and make out mysterious silhouettes in the fog

White and Black rocks

We will visit a wild beach in white and black watercolor, where the water is azure in color, and volcanoes are visible on the horizon

Itinerary

Day 1 - Departure to Kurilsk
Gathering of the group at the Gagarin Hotel.
The meeting time depends on the flight departure time and may change. It was reported the day before.
Transfer to the airport.
Departure to Kurilsk.
Arrival on the island Iturup (Kurilsk).
Meeting at the airport and transfer to the hotel, accommodation.
A trip to the Volcano "Baransky" (1134 m), which is named after the geographer N. N. Baransky.
The crater is about 650 m in diameter.
It is interesting with an abundance of hot springs, picturesque mud pots, fumarole outlets.
Departure to the route by car, 20 km on the way.
A visit to the boiling small lakes "Blue eyes", which give rise to the sulfuric acid river "Boiling".
The baths of the Baransky volcano on the Boiling River are a stunningly beautiful place, an oasis among volcanoes and taiga.
Baths with a water temperature from 42° to 70 °, there is an opportunity to enjoy them while standing under a hot waterfall.
Rest, swimming.
Return to the city in the evening. Dinner at the hotel cafe.
Free time.
Important! It is necessary to have WhatsApp at the beginning of the tour and provide an up-to-date phone number. All information is sent to the chat group.

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Day 2 - "White Rocks", "Black Rocks", "Prostor" bay
Breakfast in the hotel cafe. Departure to the route.
"White Rocks" are white crested ridges of bizarre shapes, cut by canyons.
The landscape is constantly changing due to the fact that the rock (volcanic glass and pumice) is soft and prone to weathering and erosion.
A wild deserted beach in white and black watercolor (white quartz and black titanomagnetite sand), azure-colored water and volcanoes on the horizon.
"Black Rocks" is a basalt columnar structure — solidified volcanic lava.
Lunch on the shore of the Pacific Ocean.
We will also visit the waterfall "Maiden braids".
Return to the hotel. Supper.
Free time.

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Day 3 - Kasatka Bay
Breakfast in the hotel cafe.
Kasatka Bay, a rocky massif in Kasatka Bay, Pacific Ocean.
10:00 Departure to the route by car for about 60 km.
Inspection in the bay of the "Devil's Rock" with the remains of Japanese fortifications and an underground hospital.
Tunnels were cut through the rocks by the Japanese for military purposes.
It was from here, from Kasatka Bay, that the Japanese aircraft carrier squadron moved out in November 1941 to strike the American naval base Pearl Harbor.
You will see the old Burevestnik airport and, most impressively, the way that the residents of Iturup traveled to fly off the island.
Lunch on the shore of the Sea of Okhotsk.
Free time, rest.
Return to Kurilsk, visit the thermal bath complex (optional).

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Day 4 - Departure to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Breakfast in the hotel cafe.
A trip to the Yankito plateau, Kuril Bay — frozen volcanic lava in the form of a pile of rocks on the shore.
Extraordinary landscapes and mysterious, exciting silhouettes in the fog.
Transfer to the airport.
Check-in and baggage check-out.
Departure to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Meeting at the airport of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk named after A.P. Chekhov, transfer to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Difficulty

For any person

Accommodation

Hotel

3 nights

Comfort

Upscale

The tour includes accommodation in the Ostrov or Camellia Hotel on the island. Iturup.

The cost of the tour:

double occupancy — 66,000 rubles/person.;
the surcharge for single occupancy is 8,500 rubles/person.

The Ostrov Hotel

The Ostrov Hotel is located in Kurilsk, a 5-minute walk from the Sea of Okhotsk.It offers 11 rooms of different price categories. The hotel provides paid Internet, free parking.

Nearby there is a grocery store, a savings bank, a church, a gym with a tennis court, hot springs. The classic-style rooms feature TVs, work desks and refrigerators. The private bathrooms are equipped with bathrobes, a hairdryer and free toiletries.

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Another option

Camellia Hotel

A small hotel on the banks of the city's Kurilka River, a ten-minute walk from the city center. For the convenience of guests, there is a cafe and a snack vending machine on the territory of the hotel. There is a small parking lot. A few meters from the hotel there is a sandy beach on the shore of the Sea of Okhotsk.

Infrastructure:

cafe;
laundry;
self-service kitchen;
shower cabins;
ironing room.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 25 tourists

Minimum age

6 years old

Duration

4 days 3 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Sakhalin region, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Included in price

transfers according to the program in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk;
transfers according to the program in Kurilsk (O. Iturup);
accommodation in the Ostrov or Camellia Hotel;
meals in Kurilsk included in the tour program (Iturup island);
entrance tickets to the thermal springs complex (Hot waters, Baths);
transportation services according to the program;
accompanied by instructors/guides/guides;
registration of a border pass on the island Iturup.

Paid extra

flight to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and back;
flight Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk — Kurilsk — Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (baggage included, we purchase for you on our own, non—refundable tickets) - 14,800 rubles;
meals not included in the tour program;
thermal springs on the volcano "Baransky";
accommodation in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk;
personal expenses (alcohol, seafood).

It's important to know

Headdress;
sports sandals;
comfortable sports sandals in which you can walk on water and rocks;
trekking shoes with fluted soles, as well as replaceable dry shoes;
trekking poles;
towel;
sunscreen (SPF) of at least 30 units;
backpack;
a small backpack for day trips (hands should be free!);
windbreaker;
comfortable wind- and moisture-proof jacket;
bathing accessories;
mosquito and tick repellents;
gloves;
long sleeve shirt or sweatshirt;
individual first aid kit;
personal hygiene items.

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