We are going to conquer Iturup – the island of white rocks

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Welcome to an unforgettable journey through Iturup!

Here you can experience real unity with nature, relax in thermal springs, admire the greatness of volcanoes and frozen rivers of lava flows.

Hot lakes, fumarole fields, beautiful cliffs, jeep tours and incredible experiences are waiting for you!

Location

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

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Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)

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Tour highlights

Mirror Beach

You will visit an unusual beach, which looks like an endless sea mirror, and take a picture of a stranded fishing vessel

Frozen lava flows

Be impressed by the beauty of the Yankito Plateau with its bizarre shapes and impressive landscapes

Rest of body and soul

Get the opportunity to recuperate in the three springs of Iturup Island

Gastronomic diversity

Try unusual dishes, including eggs with red caviar, cooked in thermal springs

Mighty volcanoes

Visit the active Baransky volcano, where hot lakes and fumaroles will give you a feeling of closeness to nature and its secrets

Majestic cliffs

Enjoy the stunning views of the white cliffs with an unusual gray-graphite sandy beach

Itinerary

Day 1 - Departure to Iturup
Self-service transfer to the airport.
Check-in for the flight.
Departure from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Arrival in Kurilsk. Meeting.
Transfer to Kurilsk. Accommodation at the hotel.
Dinner in a cafe in the city.
Transfer to the hotel.
The exact time of departure to O. Iturup is unknown at the time of publication of the program. In case of a significant difference in the timing of the program with the actual flight schedule, the program may be changed, while the volume and content of excursions will remain unchanged.
Day 2 - The Museum of Local Lore. Jeep tour to Kasatka Bay. A mirrored beach. The Devil's Rock. Thermal springs "Baths"
09:00 Breakfast in a cafe in the city.
10:00 By tradition, we begin our acquaintance with the island at the Museum of local lore, where you are met by professionals who love their region and know the history of the island. Iturup people.
11:00 Departure towards the Pacific Ocean, to Kasatka Bay.
The first stop is at the observation deck near the Kuibyshevka River: inspection of the quarry, military equipment. Next, we will stop 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.
13:00 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.
14:30 Lunch on the shore of the Pacific Ocean (fried fish, boiled potatoes, fish preserves, sliced vegetables, tea with bagels or the like).
15:00 Rest on the shore.
15:30 Transfer to the thermal springs.
17:00 Visit to the thermal springs "Baths" (Rybaki village). The entrance ticket is paid additionally – 1500 rubles /person.
18:30 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.

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Day 3 - Jeep tour along the coast to the White Cliffs. Hot Water thermal springs
09:00 Breakfast in a cafe in the city.
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.
11:30 Stop at the beach with White cliffs. A walk through the canyon. 12:30 Departure to the Black Stones.
13:00 Arrival at the Black Stones. Walk.
Vacation on the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. Those who wish can swim.
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 Boarding the transport. Departure to the thermal springs.
16:00 Rest in the thermal springs "Hot waters" (1 hour). The entrance ticket is paid additionally – 1500 rubles /person.
17:30 Boarding the transport. Return to Kurilsk, to the hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Recommendations: clothes for the weather, bathing accessories for swimming in the sea and springs, 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.

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Day 4 - Jeep tour to the foot of the Baransky volcano. Rest in the thermal springs
09:00 Breakfast in a cafe in the city.
10:00 Departure to 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. 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 observation deck.
11:00 Visit to the mud kettle field. Excursion. We cook eggs in a thermal stream.
12:30 Tasting of boiled eggs with red caviar and champagne. Camping snack (tea or coffee, fish preserves, vegetable, cheese slicing).

13:30 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. The entrance ticket is paid additionally – 3000 rubles /person.

15:00 Return to the thermal complex.

Bathing in thermal springs. Rest.

17:00 Transfer to Kurilsk.

18:00 Arrival in Kurilsk.

Dinner (on your own).

Recommendations: on this route, it is advisable to have bathing accessories, rubber slippers, sheets (you can take them at the hotel reception). The tour takes place by car.

Please note! In the area of fumarole fields, precautions must be taken – you can fall into hot mud, in the area of mineral springs – get chemical burns. You can swim only in springs with a certain water temperature.

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Day 5 - Jeep tour to the Yankito lava plateau. Departure from Kurilsk to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
09:00 Breakfast in a cafe in the city.

12:00 Check-out from the rooms. Departure from the hotel 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!

Stop at the observation deck in the village. Whale.

Free time.

Transfer to the airport.

Check-in for the flight.

Evening flight to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Arrival in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Completion of the program.

Please note! The exact time of departure to O. Iturup is unknown at the time of publication of the program.
In case of a significant difference in the timing of the program with the actual flight schedule, the program may be changed, while the volume and content of the excursions will remain unchanged.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Guest House

4 nights

Comfort

Basic+

The tour provides accommodation on the island. Iturup in standard rooms at the Kasatka guest house or similar.

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

For double occupancy	Surcharge for single occupancy	Child under 12 years old in double occupancy
92 268	14 700	89 268

An additional fee for a guaranteed room with amenities in the Kasatka guest house is 6,000 rubles/room.

The Kasatka Hotel started its work in May 2022.

The hotel has 4 rooms with two separate beds and a bathroom, as well as two showers for four rooms.

The hotel also has 2 rooms with one bed and in-room amenities and one triple room that can accommodate four people.

The room has all the necessary amenities.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 17 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

5 days 4 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 Kasatka guest house or similar;
meals specified in the tour program (4 breakfasts, 2 lunches + 1 tasting, 1 camping snack, 1 dinner);
transportation services on the routes;
accompanied by professional instructors on all routes;
entrance tickets to museums;
registration of permits for staying in the border zone on the island Iturup;
accident insurance, insurance coverage up to 100,000 rubles.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and back;
air tickets on the route (air ticket price 2024. If the cost increases, the difference is paid additionally): Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk — Kurilsk / Kurilsk — Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (surcharge when booking a tour):
- adult — 15,800 rubles/person.;
- children (2-12 years old) — 8,900 rubles/person.;
meals outside the program and dinners on the island. Iturup, indicated in the program marked "independently";
guaranteed room with amenities in the guest house "Kasatka" — 6000 rubles per room.
entrance tickets to the sources:
- "Baths" – 1,500 rubles/person.;
- "Hot waters" – 1,500 rubles/person;
- springs at the Baransky volcano – 3,000 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.

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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