Iturup Island. Sightseeing tour

09:00 Breakfast in a cafe in the city.

09:30 Departure to the coast. Boarding boats for a boat trip.

10:00 Departure for a boat trip to Cape Spur, Dragon's Eye.

In the north of the Chirip peninsula, almost at its northernmost tip from the side of the Prostor Bay, there is a very interesting natural object composed of layered lavas of the Chirip volcano during its numerous eruptions. This is Cape Spur, and the layered lavas forming it resemble the scales of a mythical dragon. The most interesting thing on this cape is the stone arch, which is called the Eye of the Dragon.

This is an exciting sea voyage, the route of which runs past unique natural sites:

• The rocks of the Spire and the Robber. The original kekura on the west coast of the Chirip Peninsula. Cormorants and seagulls nest on the steep cliffs;
• Cape Breskens. The sheer cliffs of the cape are completely impassable along the shore. There are several grottoes and through caves of volcanic origin in the cape area;
• Cape Cannery. A beautiful lava cape 7 km from the village of Reidovo, formed by basalt lavas of the Bogdan Khmelnitsky volcano. On the rocks in the vicinity of the cape there is a small rookery of the Kuril island seal antura, a rare species of common seal.

13:00 Disembarkation at the Black Stones beach. Relaxing on the beach.

14:00 Lunch on the shore of the Sea of Okhotsk (Iturup fish soup, tea, fish preserves, sliced vegetables, tea with bagels or the like).

15:00 Departure to the beach with White cliffs. The length of the rocks is about 28 km. The sand of the beach consists of white quartz and black titanium magnetite sand. Due to the mixture of these two sands, an extremely beautiful gray-graphite sandy beach is formed.

15:30 Walk along the canyon in the White rocks.

16:30 Boarding the ground transport. Departure to the thermal springs.

18:00 After a boat trip, you will enjoy a rest in the thermal springs "Hot Waters" (1 hour).

19:30 Return to the hotel.

Dinner on your own.

Recommendations: on this route, on the way by boat by sea, there is a chance to get wet, do not forget to take a raincoat, you can wear ordinary shoes, high rubber boots (they will be given before going on a boat trip), a hat, gloves, bathing accessories, sheets (you can take them at the hotel reception).

Please note! In case of bad weather conditions and the inability to go out to sea, the boat trip will be replaced by an auto tour. If it is impossible to cook lunch in nature due to weather conditions, lunch will be provided at the cafe.

09:00 Breakfast in a cafe in the city. 

10:00 Departure towards the Pacific Ocean. 

11:30 Kasatka Bay. The first stop is at the "mirror" beach, which looks like an endless sea mirror. A stranded fishing vessel, the most popular photo object among visitors to the island.

12:00 We will definitely drive to the Devil's rock. 

At one time, the Japanese punched tunnels in it for through passage for military purposes, which have survived to the present day. 

You will walk (somewhere you will crawl) through the places of hostilities, you will see the site of the former "hospital", the so-called laboratory where the Japanese worked on the development of bacteriological weapons. In good weather, those who wish to swim in the Pacific Ocean. 

13:30 Lunch on the shore of the Pacific Ocean (fried fish, boiled potatoes, fish preserves, sliced vegetables, tea with bagels or the like).

14:30 Rest on the shore.

15:00 Departure on the way back.

16:00 Excursion to the foot of the Bogdan Khmelnitsky volcano in Yankito, which is a plateau of frozen lava flows of bizarre shape.

Beautiful landscapes opening from any point of view. Bright, spectacular photos, unique impressions! 

Dear ladies, feel like a fashion model, take your favorite dress with you and have an amazing photo shoot among the frozen lava flows! 

17:30 Transfer to the thermal springs.

18:00 Visit to the thermal springs "Baths" (Rybaki village), 1 hour.

19:30 Transfer to the hotel.

Dinner on your own.

Recommendations: to visit the thermal springs, take bathing accessories, rubber slippers, sheets (you can take them at the hotel reception).

If it is impossible to cook lunch in nature due to weather conditions, lunch will be provided at the cafe.

09:00 Breakfast in a cafe in the city. Delivery of rooms.

09:45 Transfer to the museum.

10:00 Visit to the Museum of local lore. You will be met by professionals, people who love their region and know the history of Iturup. 

11:00 Departure to the Baransky volcano by car (duration 5 hours). 

Baransky Volcano (height 1132 meters) is one of the most accessible active volcanoes on Iturup Island with hot lakes of unusual turquoise color, fumaroles, mineral streams and healing springs. 

You will enjoy the beauty and relaxation in the thermal baths, taste eggs with caviar cooked directly in volcanic water. 

11:30 Visit to the observation deck.

12:00 Visit to the mud kettle field. Excursion. We cook eggs in a thermal stream.

13:00 Tasting of boiled eggs with red caviar and champagne. Camping snack (tea or coffee, fish preserves, vegetable, cheese slicing). 

14:00 Departure to the complex with thermal springs.

14:30 Arrival at the thermal complex.

A walk along the ecological trail to the turquoise lakes. PHOTOSESSION. 

15:00 Return to the thermal complex. 

Bathing in thermal springs. Rest. 

Transfer to the airport. 

Check-in for the flight. Departure to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. 

Arrival in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The end of the program.