Oyster bank at Busse Lake

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Excursion description

This is one of the most unique places on our island, named in honor of the chief of the Muravyesky post N.V. Busse. Lake Busse is a lagoon-shaped bay located in the northeastern part of Aniva Bay and is a state monument of regional importance.

The lake is nine kilometers long, seven kilometers wide and has a maximum depth of four and a half meters. Lake Busse is connected to the sea by the Suslova Strait and in the northern part by the Arakul Channel with the lakes Bolshoye Vavayskoye, Bolshoye Chibisanskoye and Maloye Chibisanskoye. As the daily tidal currents through the strait bring huge masses of water from the sea, the water in the lake is salty and marine..

The lake is home to a large number of mollusks – the Far Eastern trepang (sea cucumber), Pacific oyster, sea scallop, mussel, grass shrimp (chilim), hair crab, hermit crab, trumpet crab, rapan, sea urchin and many others. The lake has stocks of anfeltia algae (from which agar-agar is extracted).

The lake is inhabited by flounder, smelt, kundzha, burbot, saffron cod, herring, terpug and redfish. During the spawning season, large numbers of Pacific salmon – coho, pink and chum – migrate through the lake to freshwater areas.

199 species of birds (36 species are listed in the Red Books of different ranks) are registered on the territory of Lake Busse. Among the rare birds listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation, the Osprey (1-2 pairs), the White-tailed Eagle (2-3 pairs), the Japanese Snipe, and the Long-billed Murrelet nest on the shores of the lagoon, while the Steller’s Eagle, the Peregrine Falcon, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper, the Kamchatka Tern, the Lesser Swan, and the Far Eastern Pintail appear during seasonal migrations. During the spring migration period in the western part of the lagoon, the water area is home to congregations of Bewick’s and whooper swans, river and diving ducks, and mergansers. There are a limited number of ice-free water bodies on Sakhalin in spring, therefore Lake Busse is an important resting and feeding area for migratory birds, including species listed in the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation and Sakhalin Oblast.

What will be on the tour

✔ You will see one of the most unique places – Busse Lake (lagoon)

✔  Visit an oyster bank and see how large Sakhalin oysters live in a natural environment

✔  See a sea urchin

✔  Taste the freshest, healthiest and tastiest Sakhalin seafood prepared by our instructor

✔ Drive along the picturesque Sakhalin coast

✔ We appreciate the ecology of Lake Busse, as it is a specially protected natural area.

Price

8000 rub / person

Information

  • Report any allergies
  • Report any chronic or acquired medical conditions
  • Report dietary habits
  • Comfortable shoes for walking on sand
  • Windproof clothing with hood
  • Socks (for comfortable boots)
  • Mosquito repellent (optional)
  • Sunglasses (optional)
  • Personal medication (if required)
  • transfer
  • instructor services
  • catering
  • boot rental
  • boat rental
  • guide services
  • photo/video operator
  • personalized service
  • not included in price
  • chemultan – Korean Seafood Soup
  • seafood
  • tea
  • gathering of tourists at 08:00 on Victory Square in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
  • *The time of tourist gathering is determined taking into account the tides on the lake and will be announced additionally.

Program of excursion

Departure from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
1
Stop at the observation deck in front of the LNG plant (Sakhalin 2 project)
2
Arrival at the shore of Lake Busse
3
Boat trips on the lake, visit to the oyster island
4
Return ashore to camp
5
Cooking and eating oysters
6
Departure to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
7
Arrival in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

*WARNING! The time of departure, return and visit to all locations may be adjusted due to weather conditions

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Reviews

Elena
Elena
Ekaterinburg
17.07.2023
Hello. We have been to Cape Krilion with you. Most of the way is off-road, but thanks to Maria, our driver-guide, even a 10-year-old child could make the trip. The journey was interesting, with stops in picturesque corners, waterfalls, lighthouses, places of military equipment parking, heritage of the Japanese period and all this with informative stories of Maria. And his majesty – Cape Krilion – the meeting place of the seas, with its vastness, winds, fogs! Thank you to Prosakhalin Company and Maria, who turned the idea into a beautiful reality!
 
We are from Yekaterinburg, do not mind placing our review on the site.
Nadezhda
Nadezhda
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
27.07.2023
Good evening, the trip was super! We would like to mention Grigory, very interesting, positive, cool person, despite the fact that on the way back there was a problem with the boat, it was fun and no panic! I would like to use his service in the future, a trip to Cape Krilion!
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Tatiana
Abaza, Khakassia
30.07.2023
I would like to thank ProSakhalin for two wonderful days, especially our driver-guide. Maria – you are Super!!!
On July 22 we went to Cape Krilion, the road is long and difficult, but Maria made our way interesting and varied. On July 23 we went to Cape Giant together. For these two days I received a sea of new emotions and positivity. Thank you!
Next year I will definitely use the services of this tour operator.
Good luck to you, new ideas and new routes!
Tatiana
Tatiana
Omsk
05.08.2023
Thank you very much for organizing the trip to Aniva lighthouse! We were the first ones there! The guys in the escort are very accommodating, interesting historical references along the way! Very tasty full lunch (although we expected just a snack with tea!) comfortable boats! We are delighted! Thank you!
Tatiana
Tatiana
Moscow
01.08.2023
OmskGood morning!
I would like to leave a review about our stay on Sakhalin with your company).
First of all, my friend and I were incredibly impressed by the island and it was largely thanks to your guide Maria) we were with her in three of the five trips and we are happy that we got to know the island with Masha. She is very interesting to tell historical facts and facts from the present inhabitants of the island, tried to diversify our trips and show as much as possible, and the driver she is excellent, our role model, with her was not scared for a second!!!The most unforgettable adventures ❤️.
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart and you and Masha)
Very much enjoyed the trip to the lighthouse of course, with the guys Alik and Grisha) very cheerful, professional and внимательные🫶🏻
Prosperity to your company and more cool and grateful tourists!
From us unconditional recommendation 😍
Anna Popova
Anna Popova
St. Petersburg
01.09.2023
I would like to express the greatest gratitude for an amazing adventure with your company. Thank you very much to Igor the Instructor – he is our Sakhalin !!!! We will miss you very much. We will definitely come again and will go with you in winter or to the Kurils. Thank you to the sky . ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Roman and Elena
Roman and Elena
Kaluga
03.09.2023
Good evening!
Back from Aniva lighthouse ☺️
We liked everything very much 🔥
Special thanks to the captain of the ship Alexander 💪🤝👍🏻
The lunch is delicious and hearty! It was nice to have lunch in a beautiful bay ☺️
Svetlana
Svetlana
Moscow
04.09.2023
Hello! I really want to thank your agency for the trip to Aniva lighthouse 🫶🏻 Thank you to your team for the organization, the work is very hard, with extreme conditions…. But you gave such impressions and emotions, which will always be remembered! Thank you so much!!! 🥰
Anna Frolova
Anna Frolova
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
05.09.2023
Hello! I wanted to write a review on your site, I couldn’t find it, so I’ll write it here. We are very grateful to you for the excursion to Aniva lighthouse! We were the first ones there, we had 15-20 minutes to wander around without other groups. Super fast delivery! Super fast boat! Thank you very much to your company! It was Aniva that left us with the most emotions!
Valeria
Valeria
Volgograd
06.09.2023
Hello
I would like to leave a review of the tour
Everything went just great! Thank you so much to every organizer, every driver accompanying us to the sites, doing the cooking for all of us
Thank you to the manager who quickly sorted out the rearrangement of seats so that we saw what we wanted to see
We would like to single out the trip to Busse Lake and the guys accompanying us
Maxim and Sergey are our heroes, who took us to the place, telling us interesting facts about Sakhalin, had a wonderful “outing” on the lake, where they told us everything about the inhabitants of this place, as well as explained how and what to catch, on arrival at the camp they also arranged a wonderful dinner-show, which brought everyone into full delight.
All in all, they are very cool guys

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