Sakhalin Island, Russia
6 Day Tour
6 Days in Sakhalin
Day 1, Sakhalin
Your flight will arrive to Sakhalin in early morning. Arrival transfer with the guide to the best Hotel, 4****. Check in.
Lunch, city tour with a local history museum.
Sakhalin is one of the largest islands in Russia. It is bathed by the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Japanese Sea. The island stretches for 948 km from North to South. Nearly two thirds of Sakhalin’s area is mountainous. The Northern part of the island is a swampy plain covered with deciduous taiga. Mountains of the central and southern parts of the island are covered with forests of Ayan spruce, fir and birch. The undergrowth is of dwarf Siberian pine, and Kuril bamboo. The usual forest inhabitants are bear, marten, wolverine, sable, squirrel, Northern deer, musk deer and adder.It is separated from Asian continent by a narrow strait of 6 km in width, leading early explorers to record it as a peninsula.
Dinner at Japaneese restaurant
Day 2, Sakhalin
Tour of a Durt Volcano. Located 20km NW from the city. After bus ride you will walk about 6km with the guide thru gigantic Sakhalin plants along the old – unused rail road with is tunnels to the Dirt Volcano, which erupts the dirt instead of lava sometimes as high as 100m( 1995). Picnic for lunch.
Dinner at the hotel.
Day 3, Sakhalin
Today you will drive to the Lake Busa for camping. All roads are bad in Sakhalin – so be prepared for the rough driver. After driving 2,5hrs hike will bring us to the Lake. You will be able to fish there with the for the prawns and mussels. Lunch- picnic. Boat trip on the lake.
Night in tents.
Day 4, Sakhalin
Return to Uzhno Sakhalinsk. Lunch in the camp.
Dinner at the hotel.
Day 5, Sakhalin
Drive to the rock “ The Frog” ( about 1hr). Hiking to the top will take about 15min. After viewing from the top the local sites, we go back and have a picnic. You might want to play volleyball.
Dinner in the hotel.
Day 6, Sakhalin
Check out. Transfer to your flight.
