Kunashir Island Tour

✔ weather in the Kuril Islands changes very quickly, frequent storms and dense fogs make you abandon a clear plan, so to make your trip as interesting and safe as possible, the tour program is promptly adjusted on the spot depending on weather conditions. In case weather conditions on the route may threaten the safety of tourists (low/high air temperatures, mudslides, downpours, floods, etc.), the tour operator reserves the right to unilaterally change the program of the tour: to replace some objects with others, and in case of impossibility of replacement – to exclude objects from the program.

✔ the tour operator is not responsible for delays on the way due to weather conditions.

✔ flight delays due to weather conditions are common, so it is strongly recommended to take 1 – 2 reserve days for the return trip.

✔ report any type of allergies

✔ disclose any chronic or acquired medical conditions

✔ advise of any dietary restrictions

✔ the tour is NOT for people with musculoskeletal conditions

✔ hard-soled trekking boots, change of shoes (sneakers or sneakers, slippers)

✔ windproof and waterproof jacket with a hood, pants (preferably not soaked)

✔ swimsuit, swimming trunks, hat, bandana (cap)

✔ backpack for 70-90 liters, tent, sleeping bag, mat, headlamp, flashlight

✔ trekking poles (preferably, they make climbing easier, but not obligatory)

✔ personal hygiene items

✔ sunscreen

✔ sunglasses

✔ photo and video equipment, spare batteries

✔ personal utensils (mug, spoon, plate)

✔ personal first aid kit

✔ issuance of border passes

✔ registration of passes to the nature reserve

✔ services of a guide-excursion guide or instructor-guide

✔ transfer according to the tour program, meeting and seeing off from/to the airport or seaport

✔ pyrotechnics, camping equipment (gas, boilers, awning, etc.).

✔ meals according to the program (cooking on a fire or gas, cooked by duty officers according to the pre-approved list).

• photo/video operator services

• not included in price

• provide a lunch box and a drink.

• gathering of tourists on Victory Square in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Gathering of the group, transfer to the seaport.

Our journey starts from the sea station, which is located in the town of Korsakov.

Check-in to the ship.

After checking the tickets and documents we board the ship and get to the foyer, where there is a reception desk and employees check passengers into the appropriate cabins.

Departure of the motor ship to Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Kunashir Island). The motor ship will pass along the South-Eastern coast of the island. All the way we will be accompanied by sea creatures – dolphins, sea lions. In the area of Aniva lighthouse you can see flocks of killer whales.  Stand on the deck with a cup of tea and admire the sunset in the open sea, catch salty splashes, realizing that you are at the very edge of the earth!

Lunch and dinner on the ship (on your own).

Arrival in Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Kunashir Island). Meeting at the seaport, transfer, descent to the parking lot by the sea, setting up camp, bathing in thermal springs.

There is a real wonder of the world on Kunashir Island – Stolbchatiy Cape.

Cape Stolbchatiy is the result of the eruption of the Mendeleev volcano. The whole rock consists of hexagonal and pentagonal absolutely correct columns, in some places the height of which reaches 50 meters. Cape Stolbchatiy is included in the Unesco register as a monument of world significance. Every true traveler should visit this place.

Transfer to the trail, crossing, walk to the lakes.

Golovnina volcano, the southernmost volcano in the Kurils, is a very popular route of Kunashir.

There are two lakes in the caldera: Goryachee and Boiling. In the more expansive Goryachoye, the water is actually cold. The lake is almost fresh and small fish live in the mouths of streams. Boiling Lake is a completely different matter! Its metallic-gray water has a constant temperature of 36-38 degrees. It is forbidden to swim there – at the bottom of the lake there are many hot springs, fumaroles and mud pots, and it is worth nothing to get into a 100-degree jet.

Transition, transfer to boats, sea trip to the foot of the volcano Tyatya.

Volcano Tyatya, its inaccessibility and the fact that it is considered to be one of the most beautiful volcanoes prompts to include it in the list of the main places to see on Kunashir!

The main problem of climbing Tiatya, if you do not count unpredictable weather, is not in the climb itself, but in the difficulty of reaching its foot. The volcano is located about 70 kilometers from Yuzhno-Kurilsk, of which 65 kilometers are off-road.

On average, it takes 6 to 8 hours to climb the volcano.

Volcano Tyatya is the highest active volcano and the symbol of the Russian island of Kunashir.

It rises to a height of 1819 meters and has a crater diameter of more than a kilometer. The indigenous people of the Great Kuril Ridge, the Ainu, called the volcano “Chacha-Nupuri”, which means “father mountain”, and the Japanese called it “Tyatya-Dake”. For its regular truncated cone shape. Tyatya is considered one of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world.

On average, it takes 6 to 8 hours to climb the volcano.

Volcano Tyatya is the highest active volcano and the symbol of the Russian island of Kunashir.

It rises to a height of 1819 meters and has a crater diameter of more than a kilometer. The indigenous people of the Great Kuril Ridge, the Ainu, called the volcano “Chacha-Nupuri”, which means “father mountain”, and the Japanese called it “Tyatya-Dake”. For its regular truncated cone shape. Tyatya is considered one of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world.

On average, it takes 6 to 8 hours to climb the volcano.

Volcano Tyatya is the highest active volcano and the symbol of the Russian island of Kunashir.

It rises to a height of 1819 meters and has a crater diameter of more than a kilometer. The indigenous people of the Great Kuril Ridge, the Ainu, called the volcano “Chacha-Nupuri”, which means “father mountain”, and the Japanese called it “Tyatya-Dake”. For its regular truncated cone shape. Tyatya is considered one of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world.

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Before departure you will have time to walk around Yuzhno-Kurilsk.

Transfer to the sea port of Yuzhno-Kurilsk. Check-in to the ship, departure to Sakhalin.

Approach of the motor ship to the port of Korsakov.

Meeting at the port, transfer to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Departure, return and visit times for all locations may be adjusted due to weather conditions