Sightseeing tour to Iturup — the island of "sleeping volcanoes"

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On this tour, you will have a short but vivid trip around the island of Iturup.

You will go to get acquainted with the history of the island, relax in the thermal springs and enjoy the amazing beauty of these places.

You will also visit the Yankito plateau, on the shore of the White Cliffs and at the waterfall "Maiden Braids".

Location

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

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Tour highlights

Fishing boat on the beach

You will see the most popular object that attracts visitors to the island

Porous volcanic rocks

Go to the White Cliffs during a jeep tour along the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk

The heat of thermal springs

Get incredible pleasure from relaxing in the healing springs of the island

Itinerary

Day 1 - Departure to O. Iturup. Arrival on the island Iturup. The Museum of Local Lore. Jeep tour to the Yankito lava plateau. Thermal springs "Baths"
Check-in for the flight.
Departure from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Arrival in Kurilsk. Meeting. Transfer to Kurilsk.
Accommodation at the hotel.
Visit the Museum of Local lore, where you will be met by professionals, people who love their region and know the history of Iturup.
Lunch on your own.
Departure for an 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!
Transfer to the thermal springs.
A visit to the thermal springs "Baths" (Rybaki village).
The entrance ticket is paid additionally — 1,000 rubles/person.
Return transfer to Kurilsk.
Dinner on your own.
Recommendations: to visit the thermal springs of the "Baths", take bathing accessories, rubber slippers, sheets (at the hotel reception).

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Day 2 - Jeep tour along the coast to the White Cliffs. Sailing Bay. White rocks. Hot Water thermal springs
Breakfast on your own.
10:00 Departure for an excursion along the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk to the beach with White cliffs.
The length of the rocks is about 28 km. They consist of porous volcanic glass and pumice, frozen as a result of a colossal eruption of a red-hot gas cloud.
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.
The stop is Sailing Bay.
In the depths of the bay, in a picturesque canyon, there is a waterfall "Maiden braids" with a height of 10 m.
13:00 Stop at the beach with White cliffs. A walk through the canyon. Departure to the Black Stones.
15:00 Lunch on the seashore near the Black stones (Iturup fish soup, tea, sliced vegetables, fish).
16:30 Boarding the ground transport. Departure to the thermal springs.
17:00 After the walk, you will enjoy a rest in the thermal springs "Hot waters" (1 hour).
The entrance ticket is paid additionally — 1,000 rubles/person.
18:30 Return to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Recommendations: on this route, you can wear ordinary shoes, but take high rubber boots (near the waterfall it is wet), a hat, gloves in case of windy weather, bathing accessories, sheets (you can take them at the hotel reception).

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Day 3 - Jeep tour to Kasatka Bay. A mirrored beach. The Devil's Rock
Breakfast on your own.
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 the guests of the island.
12:30 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.
14:30 Lunch on the shore of the Pacific Ocean (Iturup fish soup, tea, sliced fish, vegetables, cheese).
15:30 Rest on the shore.
16:30 Departure on the way back.
18:00 Arrival in Kurilsk, at the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Recommendations: in adverse weather conditions, do not forget to take a raincoat, raincoats for shoes or rubber boots.

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Day 4 - Jeep tour to the foot of the Baransky volcano. Departure from Kurilsk to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Breakfast on your own. Room release.
10:00 Departure to the Baransky volcano by car.
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.
We will enjoy the beauty and relaxation in the thermal baths, taste eggs with caviar boiled directly in volcanic water.
10:30 Visit to the mud boiler field.
We cook eggs in a thermal stream, taste them with caviar.
12:00 Boarding the transport. Departure to the thermal complex.
12:30 Walk to the Turquoise lakes along the thermal stream along the ecological trail. PHOTOSESSION.
13:30 Return to the thermal springs complex.
Camping snack (tea, coffee, sliced fish, sausage and cheese).
14:30 Swimming in thermal springs. Rest.
The entrance ticket is paid additionally — 2,000 rubles /person.
Rest.
Transfer to the airport.
Check-in for the flight.
Departure to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Arrival in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

or

Guest House, Hotel

3 nights

Comfort

Basic+
Upscale

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel on the island. Iturup.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, RUB.:

For double occupancy	Child under 12 years old in double occupancy
61 079	58 079

The surcharge for single occupancy is 10,500 rubles.

An additional fee for a guaranteed room with amenities in the Kasatka guest house is 4,500 rubles/room.

Kasatka Guest House

The Kasatka Guest House was opened in May 2022.

Number of rooms:

4 rooms with separate beds with a bathroom, two shower rooms for 4 rooms;
2 single bed rooms with in-room amenities.

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Another option

Iturup Hotel

The Iturup Hotel was partially renovated in 2008.

The hotel has 35 rooms of different categories.

A standard room can be with one or two separate beds, with in-room amenities.

Tour conditions

Group

up to 25 tourists

Minimum age

6 years old

Duration

4 days 3 nights

Group meets at

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Included in price

guided tours according to the program;
transfers according to the program;
accommodation on the island Iturup standard rooms in the guest house "Kasatka", in the hotel "Iturup" or similar;
meals during excursions;
transportation services on the routes;
accompanied by professional instructors on all routes;
entrance ticket to the museum;
registration of permits for staying in the border zone on the island Iturup;
accident insurance, insurance coverage up to 100,000 rubles.;
raincoat.

Paid extra

flights to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and back;
air tickets on the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk — Kurilsk — Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk route (surcharge when booking a tour):
- adult — 14,800 rubles/person.;
- children (2-12 years old) - 7,900 rubles/person.;
breakfast, lunch and dinner on the island Iturup, indicated in the program marked "independently".
additional payment for single accommodation on the island Iturup — 10,500 rubles.;
additional payment for a guaranteed room with amenities in the guest house "Kasatka" — 4,500 rubles/room;
entrance tickets to the sources:
- "Baths" — 1,000 rubles/person.;
- "Hot waters" — 1,000 rubles/person;
- sources at the Baransky volcano — 2,000 rubles/person.

It's important to know

Camping equipment:

clothes:
- a warm sweater;
- warm wool socks;
- windbreaker;
- windproof and waterproof jacket;
- raincoat;
- thermal underwear;
- t-shirts;
- shorts;
- bathing suit;
headdress, accessories:
- a panama hat or a cap;
- knitted hat;
- sunglasses;
- cotton gloves;
shoes:
- comfortable sneakers, worn, with a tenacious sole or trekking boots, waterproof sneakers;
- sandals for walking on water, slates.
mosquito repellents;
sun protection cream;
a headdress.

A raincoat and raincoats for shoes will be issued before the start of the tour.

On each route, you must have a change of clothes and shoes with you.

Documents:

passport, voucher;
medical insurance policy;
insurance policy;
birth certificate (if a child is flying with you).

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Reviews

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Alexey Alexandrovich Tolmachev

13 Nov, 2024

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The experience was incredible: the vast Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk, rolling hills, volcanoes, mountain roads by jeep, miles of sea journeys, and new friends along the way. In Kurilsk, we were warmly welcomed and surrounded by kind, helpful people. A special thanks to Guram and Svetlana, Igor and Nikita. And many thanks to the 'Big Country' team, especially Dmitry. Explore the wonders of Russia...

13 Nov, 2024

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