- Far East: where is this land of contrasts?
- How to get to the Far East?
- Rest in the Far East
- Far Eastern beaches
- Souvenirs from the Far East
Not all travelers have an idea of where the Far East is - a region where it is advisable to go to swim in the sea in August, when the water warms up to + 24˚C; for fishing, hunting, hiking, climbing mountains - in the summer months, and for active winter pastime - from November to March.
Far East: where is this land of contrasts?
The Far East is a region that covers the territory of Asia (east, southeast and northeast of this part of the world). It includes the territories of Thailand, Vietnam, Russia, Mongolia and other countries.
The Russian Far East occupies 36% of the country's territory. This region includes the Amur, Sakhalin, Magadan, Jewish Autonomous Regions, Yakutia, Chukotka, Khabarovsk, Primorsky, Kamchatka Territories. North Korea and China border the Russian Far East on the south, the United States in the Bering Strait on the north-east, and Japan on the south-east.
The Far East includes the insular (Sakhalin, Komandory, Kuril Islands), mainland (Dzhugdzhur ridge, Primorsky Krai, Koryak Upland) and peninsular (Chukotka, Kamchatka) parts. The largest settlements are Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Nakhodka, Belogorsk, Amursk, Magadan, Elizovo and others.
How to get to the Far East?
To get from Moscow to Vladivostok, passengers will have to spend 8, 5 hours in flight (a transfer in Novosibirsk will extend the air trip up to 13 hours, in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - up to 14, 5 hours, in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - up to 15 hours), up to Yakutsk - 7 hours (the flight through Irkutsk and the capital of China will take 17 hours, through Novosibirsk - 9.5 hours, through Khabarovsk - 19 hours, through Mirny - 13 hours 45 minutes, through Irkutsk - 16.5 hours), to Khabarovsk - 7, 5 hours (if you stop for a rest at the airport of Novosibirsk, the duration of the flight will be 10.5 hours, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - 12 hours, Seoul - 13.5 hours, Krasnoyarsk - 13 hours, Beijing - 14 hours).
Rest in the Far East
Tourists should pay attention to:
- Kamchatka Territory - famous for over 270 mineral springs, the largest of which is Paratunka; here you can raft along the rivers Opala, Pymta, Bystraya in May-October or take a boat ride along Avacha Bay; the attention of skiers deserves the Moroznaya Mountain, Pokrovskaya and Krasnaya Sopki.
- Sakhalin - tourists are offered to explore the Vaidinskaya cave with stalactites and stalagmites; watch birds on the Tunaicha lake; enjoy the unique underwater life on Moneron Island; go on a 2-3-day hike, within which you will be able to make an acquaintance with the picturesque Zhdanko mountain range.
- Primorsky Krai - the Baranovsky volcano, Lake Khanka, more than 2000 historical and archaeological monuments, Anuchinsky, Lazovsky and Chuguevsky districts, where everyone goes to hunt for wild boar, Olginsky and Kavalerovsky districts, where you can catch grayling, pike, crucian carp, deserve special attention. carp.
- Khabarovsk Territory - active travelers will climb the spurs of the Miao-Chan, the Ko and Tardoki mountains, sport fishing for salmon in the mouths of the rivers of the Okhotsk coast, rafting on the Khoru, Turugu, Uchuru rivers.
If your plans include not only spending the night in tents in the open air, then you need to worry about where to sleep in advance. Although there are many of them in the Far East and they are quite diverse, choosing the best option in advance is much easier than just before the trip.
Far Eastern beaches
- Glass Beach: In summer, you can sunbathe and swim here, and in the colder months you can take great pictures and admire the colorful “glass pebbles” (broken glass polished by stormy waves).
- Chituvai beach: the water on this beach is well warmed up thanks to the hills that surround it on three sides. There is sand in the center of the beach, and its sides are represented by a rocky coast (the rocks near which you can practice snorkeling are used by many as springboards for diving into the water).
Souvenirs from the Far East
Far Eastern souvenirs - gifts in the form of wooden and mammoth bone products, bead jewelry, bear teeth and ornamental stones, suede and leather handbags, red caviar, smoked fish, pine nuts, Bird's milk sweets, canned seafood, aralia honey, Nanai slippers, cosmetics based on mineral mud and algae.
