Nemo is a beautiful active volcano on the island of Onekotan, which is part of the Kuril Islands. Despite the largest size of the …
The lake is a beautiful lagoon lake on Sakhalin. The lake is located in the Uglegorsk municipal district of Sakhalin Island. Right …
The Ricorda Strait is a strait in the Great Range of Islands of the Kuril Archipelago, located between the southwestern part of th …
The second Kuril Strait is located in the Pacific Ocean, belongs to the Sakhalin region. With the help of the strait, the Pacific …
Ruruy volcano is located on the island of Kunashir, it is active and belongs to the Great Kuril Ridge. It is a complex stratovolca …
Raikoke is a small, northernmost island, the central archipelago of the Great Range of the Small Kuril Islands. The island is incl …
Ushishishir is a group of two uninhabited islands located in the Great Range of the Kuril Archipelago. They are part of the North …
Fussa volcano is located in the Sakhalin region, on the island of Paramushir, belonging to the Great Kuril Ridge. It forms the Fus …
Kuntomintar is one of the active volcanoes on the island of Shiashkotan, located in the Great Kuril Ridge, Sakhalin region in Russ …
Chirip is an active volcano located on the island of Iturup, the Chirip Peninsula of the Great Kuril Ridge, in the north of the Tw …
The white marble Tori Gate, located near the village of Vzmorye, is the last Japanese monument left on the island of Sakhalin. The …
Ryponkicha Island is one of the two islands of Ushishishiri, which is part of the Great Range of Islands of the Kuril Archipelago. …
Black volcano is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Chirpa, in the middle of the Great Range of the islands of the K …
Berga volcano is an active volcano located on the island of Urup, in the middle of the Great Range of the Kuril Islands. It is par …
The Snow Strait, or Fast, is a strait located in the North Pacific Ocean. It separates Brat-Chirpoev Island from Chirpoy Island, a …
The southernmost island of the Great Range of the Kuril Islands is Kunashir. It belongs to the South Kuril urban district of Russi …
Snow volcano is an active volcano located on the island of Chirpa, one of the islands of the Black Brothers group, in the middle o …
The Trap Rocks are located in the northern part of the Great Range of the Kuril Islands, in the Krusenstern Strait, about 20 kilom …
The Demin Islands are part of the Small Range of the Kuril Islands. They belong to the South Kuril urban district of the Sakhalin …
Brother Chirpoev is one of the islands of the Black Brothers group, located in the Great Range of the Kuril Islands. It is part of …
Avos - brown rocks up to 35 meters high, located in the Sea of Okhotsk in the Kuril Islands. The nearest island is Makanrushi in t …
Ilya Muromets is the highest waterfall in Russia, which is located on the Kuril Islands of the Sakhalin region. Besides being the …
Diana Strait is located in the North Pacific Ocean, among the islands of the Kuril archipelago. It separates Simushir Island from …
The crater bay is located in the southern part of the shore of Yankicha Island, the Ushishishire Islands group. The entrance to th …
Mount Urup, or High Mountain, is located in the central part of the island of Urup, in the middle of the Great Range of the island …
Uratman is a long-extinct stratovolcano located in the northern part of Simushir Island, in the Great Range of the Kuril Islands. …
Urup is a strait located in the North Pacific Ocean, in the middle of the Great Range of Islands of the Kuril Archipelago. The str …
Ekarma is a Pacific strait that separates the island of Shiashkotan from the island of Ekarma, and also connects the Strait of Sev …
Curlyavy is an active volcano located on the island of Iturup Big Range of the Kuril Islands. It is located in the north of the is …
The Small Range of the Kuril Islands includes the Shard Islands. They belong to the South Kuril urban district of the Sakhalin reg …
On the island of Kunashir, in the east of the caldera of the volcano Golovnina, there is a Boiling Lake. The area of the lake is 0 …
On the island of Iturup, which belongs to the Great Kuril Ridge, there is an active volcano Stokap. It is located in the South Kur …
Rassua is a currently active volcano located on the eponymous island of Rassua, in the area of the Kuril archipelago, Sakhalin reg …
Iturup Island is part of the southern group of the Great Kuril Ridge and is the largest island of the archipelago. It stretches fo …
Chikurachki volcano is located on the island of Paramushir, Sakhalin region. Located in the north of the Karpinsky Ridge. It is th …
The largest island of the Small Range of the Kuril Islands is Shikotan Island, discovered in 1733-1743. This is an earthquake-pron …
Sakhalin Island is not only the largest island in Russia, but also one of the most beautiful natural attractions on earth. It is l …
Tikhaya Bay is an extremely picturesque and amazing place, which is located in the Bay of Patience, on the east coast of Sakhalin. …
Lesser Brother is a volcano located in the Sakhalin region, on the island of Iturup Big Range of the Kuril Islands. It is located …
In the Makarovsky district of Sakhalin Island is the Bay of Tikhaya – a stunningly beautiful place, closed from the cold winds. It …
We offer you an amazing jeep tour to Cape Krillon. Cape Krillon is the southernmost point of the Krillon Peninsula and the entire …
On the east coast of Sakhalin Island, almost at its very tip, there is one of the amazing beauty and impressive place – Cape of St …
In 2018, a family travel company was opened. We organize trips of any complexity: hiking and mountain hikes, tours wi …
At the very edge of our homeland there are islands that have always attracted travelers. Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands are still …
On the east coast of Sakhalin Island, almost at its very tip, there is one of the amazing beauty and impressive place – Cape of St …
Kunashir is an island that does not let go. The island is especially beautiful in winter, when there are no crowds of tourists, wh …
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is a sea city in the south of Sakhalin with a rich history and a special atmosphere of the Far Eastern coast. The city has grown as a port and administrative center of the region, absorbing the features of Russian and seaside culture, and today welcomes travelers with a combination of calm embankments, green parks and convenient infrastructure for outbound tours to the islands and lakes.
Man-made attractions complement the natural power of the region: the famous Aniva lighthouse on the southern tip of the bay, observation decks and tracks for jeep tours to Cape Krillon, berths and port facilities of the Korsakov district, as well as a developed network of car tours and organized excursions. Aniva Lighthouse and coastal observation points are often included in tour guide programs, and local services offer convenient logistics and the selection of routes according to interests.
Natural attractions around Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk are striking: salty Lake Nevskoye, stretched for 40 kilometers, Lake Tunaycha is the second largest on the island, lagoon lakes Izmenchivoye (area 8.2 km2), Tauro, Big and Small Vavaysky, Koltsevo, Busse and Ainskoe. The endless sea expanses and the Kuril Islands - Kunashir, Shumshu, Urup, Simushir, Onekotan, Matua and others - with the impressive volcanoes Trident, Nemo, Tatarinova and Atlasova create a unique landscape. The Straits of Krusenstern, Catherine, Nadezhda and Friza emphasize the marine geography of the region, and the Kuril State Reserve, established on February 10, 1984, carefully protects the fragile nature of the archipelago.
On our site you can see all these attractions on an interactive map: each dot is accompanied by a brief help, photos and practical information to quickly decide what to see. The service allows you to build optimal routes around the city and surroundings, calculate the sequence of visits and pave the road between lakes, capes and islands with one click.
You are free to explore Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on your own, following the laid routes and enjoying the atmosphere of the region, or book a tour with local guides. Professional guides will help you to better understand geography, history and natural features, guide you along safe paths to volcanoes and remote bays and make the walk informative and comfortable.
Come to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to discover the combination of sea space, lake lagoons and volcanic islands. Plan itineraries, choose walks and excursions, and let each trip here be a new discovery - the city and the surrounding area are ready to impress and inspire travel.
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