09:00 Breakfast at the cafe.
Room release.
10:00 Departure to the foot of the Baransky volcano on a retrace.
Duration: 4 hours.
A trip through the winter forest gives you indescribable emotions.
Then you will admire the beauty of the peaks surrounding the path, then you will admire the icy trees near warm springs and bizarrely curved stunted birches and Christmas trees dusted with snow, then you will be surprised by the especially bright turquoise of the thermal stream against the background of snow-white snowdrifts, while stopping at the observation deck you will freeze from the splendor of the views!
The volcano with emerald water is exactly what tourists call it.
At the foot of the volcano we can observe picturesque volcanic landscapes: mud cauldrons, fumaroles, hot lakes with acid of unusual turquoise color, hot mineral streams, healing springs gush from the bowels of the earth.
13:00 Thermal springs on the volcano among the snow-white snows will help you plunge into nirvana and enjoy the beauty around you. Entrance fees are charged additionally.
During the tour, a snack (hot tea or coffee, fish sandwiches).
15:00 Departure 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.
Spectacular photos, unique impressions!
Attention! In the area of fumarole fields, precautions must be taken (there is a risk of falling into hot mud, in the area of mineral springs — to get chemical burns). You can swim only in springs with a certain water temperature. The temperature in the springs in winter does not exceed +30°C.
Recommendations:
- Dress warmly, you need to have a hat, gloves, windproof waterproof clothes, bathing accessories and a towel for bathing in the springs.
- Residents of the Iturup hotel can take a towel for bathing at the springs at the reception for free. You cannot use a towel from the room at the springs.