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Overview

Sakhalin Island is a place with very rich and interesting history and picturesque nature. In the 19th century Sakhalin Island was the place of exile for prisoners sentenced to “katorga” (penal colony for hard labor) like Australia in British Empire. In 1890 great Russian writer Anton Chekhov spent three months at the Sakhalin Island interviewing thousands of convicts and settlers for a census. Some later Anton Chekhov wrote a publicist book “Sakhalin Island”. The Island  located between Japan and Russia was the object of colonization, development and struggle between these great nations during long period. After defeat of Russia in Russian-Japanese War (1904-1905) through the Treaty of Portsmuth (New Hampshire, USA) the Southern part of Sakhalin Island was joined to Japan. In 1907-1945 (till the defeat of Japan in The World War II) Japanese Karafuto Prefecture existed there. You still can see a lot of Japanese administrative and business buildings, Shinto churches kept in Sakhalin. Nature of Island is also very interesting. There are a lot of fantastic places on the Sakhalin: The Tikhaya (Peaceful) Cove at the Terpeniya Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk, The Frog Mountain (farewell rock used by ancient Ainu people as a temple of the wisdom and the place of traditional rituals).

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Itinerary

Day 1. Arrival in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Arrival in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 2. Tunaicha Lake and Izmenchivoye Lake
Breakfast. Sea of Okhotsk coast Tunaicha Lake and Izmenchivoye (Changeable) Lake tour. Lunch box is included. (BL)
Day 3. The Tikhaya (Peaceful) Bay tour
Breakfast. The Tikhaya (Peaceful) Bay tour (130 k m): you will have a chance to take a walk along the coast and to pick amber, to buy fresh crab, to visit fragments of the Shinto temple and to take a swim in the sea of Okhotsk. Lunch box is included. (BL)
Anton Chekhov on the Sakhalin Island tour
Breakfast. “Anton Chekhov on the Sakhalin Island” tour: you will visit a lot of he places connected with the stay of Chekhov at Sakhalin. Lunch at restaurant in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is included. (BL)
Breakfast. “Anton Chekhov on the Sakhalin Island” tour: you will visit a lot of he places connected with the stay of Chekhov at Sakhalin: Museum of  “Sakhalin Island” book in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Korsakov town with visiting of local museum where you can see everyday life things of Chekhov’s epoch, Dolinsk town, villages visited by Chekhov, Sea of Okhotsk shore. Lunch at restaurant in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is included. (BL)
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Day 5. Sakhalin Frog tour
Breakfast. “Sakhalin Frog” tour: transfer to Vestochka settlement (20 km). Safety briefing. Hiking to The Frog mountain with mountain river crossing by cable road. Ascent to the Frog Mountain (from the mountain you will see picturesque Aniva Bay, Tunaicha Lake and Izmenchivoye (Changeable) Lake view. (B)
Day 6. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk city sightseeing tour
Breakfast. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk city sightseeing tour. You will see a lot of buildings of Japanese Karafuto Prefecture period. Visiting local fish market and souvenirs shop. (B)
Breakfast. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk city sightseeing tour. You will see a lot of buildings of Japanese Karafuto Prefecture period: The Gorny Vozdykh (The Mountain Air) panoramic platform, treasury of the Karafuto jinja (Shinto shrine), Oji Park (Gagarin Park now), Jinja-dori Str. (Communist Avenue now). Museum of Local Lore bld. (former Museum of Karafuto Prefecture), the Military Investigative Department (former Prefecture bld.), yew square on the place of Japanese prefect residence, business center in Chekhov Str. (former Japanese mayor’s office), Military Hospital (former Prefecture Hospital), Fine Art Museum bld. (bld. of former “Hokkaido Takushoku Ginko” Japanese colonial bank). Visiting local fish market and souvenirs shop. (B)
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Day 7. Departure
Breakfast. Transfer to airport. Departure. (B)
Day 1
Arrival in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 2
Breakfast. Sea of Okhotsk coast Tunaicha Lake and Izmenchivoye (Changeab...
Day 3
Breakfast. The Tikhaya (Peaceful) Bay tour (130 k m): you will have a ch...
Day 4
Breakfast. “Anton Chekhov on the Sakhalin Island” tour: you will visit a...
Day 5
Breakfast. “Sakhalin Frog” tour: transfer to Vestochka settlement (20 km...
Day 6
Breakfast. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk city sightseeing tour. You will see a lot o...
Day 7
Breakfast. Transfer to airport. Departure. (B)
Legend: B – breakfast, L – lunch, D – dinner
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Day 1. Start Tour

Meeting at the airport, transfer to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (25 km). Accommodation at a hotel, rest. In the evening - excursion to Paratunka resort center, swimming in thermal water poolMeeting at the airport, transfer to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (25 km). Accommodation at a hotel, rest. In the evening - excursion to Paratunka resort center, swimming in thermal water poolMeeting at the airport, transfer to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (25 km).

Meeting at the airport, transfer to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (25 km). Accommodation at a hotel, rest. In the evening - excursion to Paratunka resort center, swimming in thermal water poolMeeting at the airport, transfer to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (25 km). Accommodation at a hotel, rest. In the evening - excursion to Paratunka resort center, swimming in thermal water poolMeeting at the airport, transfer to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (25 km).

Meeting at the airport, transfer to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (25 km). Accommodation at a hotel, rest. In the evening - excursion to Paratunka resort center, swimming in thermal water poolMeeting at the airport, transfer to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (25 km). Accommodation at a hotel, rest. In the evening - excursion to Paratunka resort center, swimming in thermal water poolMeeting at the airport, transfer to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (25 km)

Dates & Rates

*Price per person, EUR
Dates any from May to October
Tour capacity, pax 1 2-3 4-5 6-7 8-9
***hotels 2692 1804 1096 871 753
****hotels 2797 1847 1139 914 796
 
  • The order of the excursions might be changed and some excursions might be changed for equivalent.


    All the costs are valid at the date of publication and are subject to reconfirmation at the time of booking.

What is included

  • TWN accommodation
  • meals according to itinerary
  • all necessary transfers including arrival and departure
  • all excursions per program with entrance fees
  • local English speaking guides/interpreters

Supplements & Discounts

  • SGL accommodation, EUR nett per pax: ***hotels + EUR 205 per person; ****hotels+ EUR 302 per person
  • air flights
  • insurance
  • visa
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