Protected Kunashir

10:00 Arrival of the ship at the port. Check-in at the hotel. 

12:00 Visit to the excursion in the Museum of local lore. After the tour, departure to one of the most picturesque bays of the island — Pervukhina Bay. 

Many travelers call it a piece of Ireland on Kunashir. Hills covered with lush greenery, crystal clear water and a pebble beach. 

There is another attraction in this place — the Dog's Head Mountain. 

This is a large kekur covered with perennial grasses, which has not yet separated from the island, and resembles the head of a spaniel in shape. 

During the time of Japanese ownership, there was a Japanese temple on the mountain. Now there is a path built by the military leading up the mountain. Go up to the top. It offers incredible views of the surroundings of the bay. 

Seafood lunch on the beach. 

After lunch, visit the Devil's Finger and Devil's Gate kekura, as well as the old lighthouse on the South Kuril Cape. Return to the hotel in the evening. 

Supper.

Breakfast in the hotel cafe.

09:00 departure for the route. 

By car to the village of Hot beach. We will see how hot jets of steam and water come out of the ground through the black sea sand. 

Then the pedestrian part of the route is 8 km in one direction over rough terrain, through the protected forests of the island. 

Good non-slip shoes and trekking poles are needed on this route. 

Arrival at the mouth of the Chetverikov creek. 

This incredible place is called "Kunashir Bali" and according to travelers, it is here that the most incredible photos are obtained. 

Sheer cliffs covered with emerald mosses and ferns, thousands of small streams and waterfalls splash aquamarine into a stream of sky-blue color. 

Parking and lunch (lunchbox) about two hours. 

Then return to the village of Hot beach, visit the thermal complex. 

Bathing in outdoor baths with hot volcanic water. A real relaxation among volcanoes and taiga.

08:00 Breakfast in the hotel cafe.

09:00 Departure for the route "The Great fumarole field of the Mendeleev volcano".  

By transport up to 17 km, then a trekking route of about 3 km in one direction. The route passes through a protected area. 

The nature of these places is unique. Centuries-old trees with trunks up to 2 meters in diameter, thickets of Kuril bamboo, the purest mountain streams. 

The approach to the fumarole field.  

Here you can feel the hot "breath" of the earth. Its surface is more like a Martian landscape. Small and large steaming fumaroles, cedar elfin and a view of the Hokkaido Mountains. 

Parking is 2 hours. 

Lunch (lunch box). 

Optional bathing in wild hot springs. Return to the 17th kilometer. Next, a trip to the cascade of small waterfalls of the Sour creek. The stream descends the slopes of the Mendeleev volcano, forming small cascades. 

The water in the stream is of a pleasant temperature. 

If desired, you can swim.

In the evening, return to Yuzhno-Kurilsk. Dinner at the hotel cafe.

In the south of Kunashir Island there is the caldera of Golovnin volcano, the southernmost volcano of the Kuril Ridge. This is an active volcano, the last eruption of which occurred already in historical time — around 1848. 

After a powerful eruption, the volcano exploded, forming a huge caldera, which eventually filled with water and formed two incredible lakes.

08:00 Breakfast in the hotel cafe.

09:00 Departure for the route to the Veslovsky Peninsula. The first stop is at the observation deck, which offers a fascinating panoramic view. Next, a trip to the Golovninsky cliff. Amazing sheer cliffs, black volcanic sand and hundreds of shells. 

Departure for the hiking route of medium difficulty "Golovnin Volcano. Boiling and Hot Lakes", a 2.5–3 hour walk along a dirt road, 7 km. one way. The whole way is accompanied by the most beautiful fields of cedar elfin.

The parking time in the caldera is about 2 hours. 

Lunch (lunch box). The volcano is a caldera about 4 km in diameter, surrounded by a ridge (541 m). At the bottom of the caldera there are four small domes and two craters-lakes Boiling and Hot.

The Golovnin volcano caldera is unique for its ongoing volcanic activity. 

A jet of superheated steam and boiling water can suddenly strike from the bottom of a Boiling Lake — an incredible sight! 

One of the salt fields of Lake Goryachy once spewed a stream of liquid sulfur, which poured into the lake and froze there with a bizarre tongue. Bathing in hot springs.

Return to the hotel in the evening. Dinner at the cafe.

Breakfast in the hotel cafe. 

Departure to the port. 

Boarding a motorboat. 

Departure for the route along the Pacific coast to the northern part of the island. 

During the walk, you can see dolphins, sea lions, killer whales. Stops in the area of Cape Gemmerling. One of the largest seal rookeries is located here. Boat trip to the shore in the area of the Chaika spring, or as it is also called the "Good Key". 

This is a classic onsen built by the Japanese – an open-air stone pool just a few meters from the sea, filled with hot water from volcanic springs. 

Bathing in the spring. 

A walk along deserted beaches. 

Lunch on the shore — hot fish soup over a campfire and seafood delicacies of the island. 

Then return to Yuzhno-Kurilsk. 

Dinner at the hotel.

Attention! In case of bad weather conditions (waves at sea), the trip will be carried out on off-road vehicles.

Cape Columnar on Kunashir is one of the most amazing and unique places on earth. It is a unique geological formation that arose as a result of fossilization of basalt lava. 

Pouring out of the mouth of the Mendeleev volcano more than 6 million years ago, the lava got into the water column and, under the influence of certain temperatures, divided into absolutely regular five-hexagonal columns, and then rose from the ocean to the surface. 

Residents of Kunashir say: "Whoever has not seen Cape Columnar, has not seen Kunashir."

09:00 Breakfast at the cafe.

10:00 Departure for the route. 

Exit to the coast. 

Inspection of rocks of volcanic origin. The cape, open on three sides, is located on the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. Beautiful "aquariums" and lagoons with crystal clear azure water. Majestic "orgies" of frozen lava. 

Lunch on the route (lunch box, tea).

Swimming is possible in good weather. 

Return to the hotel in the evening. 

Supper.

Breakfast. 

Transfer to the port of Yuzhno-Kurilsk. 

Check-in and boarding the ship. 

Departure to Sakhalin at 14:00. 

Lunch and dinner — on your own in the cafe of the ship.

Arrival at the port of Korsakov at 20:00. 

Transfer to Yuzhno–Sakhalinsk. 

Check-in at the hotel. 

Dinner (on your own).