Vladivostok - "The pearl of the Russian Far East"

DPRK GROUP TOURS 2014: TRAVEL OPTIONS AND SURCHARGES IF ARRIVAL IN NORTH KOREA FROM VLADIVOSTOK

ABOUT VLADIVOSTOK

Vladivostok is the largest city in the Russian Far East with a population of about 800,000 people, the city is seven hours ahead of Moscow time. Established as a key naval and military base on the Pacific, Vladivostok became the eastern terminus of the World's longest Trans-Siberian Railway (9288 km). A city with a turbulent history, Vladivostok has a multi-cultural ambience where Europe meets Asia. The Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, after his trip to the US in the 1950s, used to compare Vladivostok with San Francisco. Like San Francisco, the city of Vladivostok is located on a hilly region surrounded by a bay, opening a spectacular view. Until 1992, Vladivostok was a closed city, being one of the top secret military zones. Today it is one of the most important regional centers in Russia and the largest port city in the Russian Far East. In September 2012 Vladivostok hosted the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC). 

From Vladivostok you may take a ferry to Japan and make a stop in South Korea on the way. If you prefer to travel by air then you need just a few hours to reach most capital cities in North Eastern Asia. Vladivostok is the only Russian city having direct flights to the DPRK, Air Koryo flights Vladivostok-Pyongyang-Vladivostok operate every Monday and Friday (updated in 2014).

TO VLADIVOSTOK BY THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY FROM MOSCOW: please check our tour offer here.

RUSSIAN VISA SUPPORT. Korea Konsult is pleased to provide you Russian visa support. Russian visa support means invitation letter and a tourist voucher from a Russian travel company. We provide these documents only if you book your entire stay in Russia through Korea Konsult. Visa support documents are to be submitted to the Russian Embassy in your country together with other supporting documents required (visa form, personal picture, travel insurance). The Russian visa is normally issued within 7 days after your papers are submitted.

Short tours in Vladivostok

Services not listed in the programs but available on request:
-other level hotels
-more nights at the hotels before or after the tour (to fit in the arrival/departure flights)
-additional optional tours in Vladivostok and other cities of the Russian Far East, more information here

2 days/1night Day 1 Arrival in Vladivostok by train or plane. meeting by guide, transfer to hotel/homestay. City sightseeing tour: view points, Central square, end of the Trans-Siberian railroad (train station with monument), Lenin monument etc. Lunch at local restaurant (Russian cuisine). Excursion to the History museum and to Vladivostok Fortress - unique construction of its kind ! Overnight at the hotel. Day 2 Breakfast. Free time. Transfer to the airport, flight home or to next destination. If you fly to Pyongyang pls note that your flight leaves at 16.30 local time (Thursdays). Price: on request Included in the tour price: Russian visa support 1 night twin-share accommodation. Meals specified in the itinerary All local transfers and private car/bus excursions . The services of English-speaking guides (guides in other languages can be arranged). Tickets to all museums, exhibitions, and performances included in the Itinerary. Not included in the tour price: flight or train to/from Vladivostok ev. single room supplement Russian visa fee

3 days/2 nights Day 1 Arrival in Vladivostok by train or plane. meeting by guide, transfer to hotel/homestay. Overnight. Day 2 Breakfast. City sightseeing tour including main attractions. Vladivostok Fortress - unique construction of its kind ! Excursion to the History museum. Lunch at local restaurant (Russian cuisine). Free market. Russian church. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel. Day 3 Breakfast. Free time. Transfer to the airport, flight home or to next destination. If you fly to Pyongyang pls note that your flight leaves at 16.30 local time (Thursdays). Price: on request Included in the tour price: Russian visa support 1 night twin-share accommodation. Meals specified in the itinerary All local transfers and private car/bus excursions . The services of English-speaking guides (guides in other languages can be arranged). Tickets to all museums, exhibitions, and performances included in the Itinerary. Not included in the tour price: flight or train to/from Vladivostok ev. single room supplement Russian visa fee

Hotel only If you book hotel by yourself. You are welcome to make your hotel booking by yourself, however far from all Russian Embassies will consider it as an enough proof of your tour. To issue Russian visa, most Embassies require an invitation letter and a tourist voucher from an approved Russian travel company (these documents are included in our visa support). We strongly recommend you to check with the Russian Embassy in your residence country whether they will accept any online or other direct bookings from Russian hotels. Please check it BEFORE you make any hotel booking on Internet.

City tour with 2 museums

Duration: 3 hours
Included: transport & guide services, entrance fee to 2 museums

City tour of Vladivostok covering all the main attractions of the city: Vladivostok Railway Station – terminus of the Trans-Siberian railroad, S-56 submarine on the harbor embankment, where the city was first-founded 142 years ago. You will also visit the highly regarded Arseniev Museum to view exhibits of the region’s rich treasure of flora and fauna as well as the culture and history of the Vladivostok area. In addition to the stops the tour will pass many historic, cultural and architectural landmarks that make up the flavour of Vladivostok.

Duration: 2-3 hours
Included: transport & guide services

City tour of Vladivostok covering all the main attractions of the city: Vladivostok Railway Station – terminus of the Trans-Siberian railroad, S-56 submarine on the harbor embankment, where the city was first-founded 142 years ago. You will also visit the highly regarded Arseniev Museum to view exhibits of the region’s rich treasure of flora and fauna as well as the culture and history of the Vladivostok area. In addition to the stops the tour will pass many historic, cultural and architectural landmarks that make up the flavor of Vladivostok.

Duration: 1,5 hours
Included: transport & guide services (car from/to hotel, boat hire)

An opportunity for a close-up view of the operations of the world renowned harbor of the Golden Horn, Russia’s largest Pacific Coast seaport. Actually three harbors in one, your tour will include the fishing harbor, the naval base and the commercial harbor. Your tour will pass close to the numerous ships in the outer roadstead waiting to unload cargo and then out into AmurskyBay for panoramic views of hilly Vladivostok.

 Duration: 1 day (from 9:00 am till 2:00 pm)
 Included: transport & guide services, boat hire, entrance fee to museums, lunch

This tour will take you to Russky Island, which used to be a top-secret military base that served as a shield for the naval port in Vladivostok for years. Only in 1995, after losing most of its defense significance it became open for civilian visitors. Now the island has a growing popularity as a summer beach resort. You will visit the Voroshilovskaya Battery situated on the territory of an actual military base. You cannot help but admire this outstanding structure erected over  80 years ago, its complex mechanisms, rational organization and efficient functioning. After this excursion you will have a picnic lunch enjoying the scenic sea views.

Duration: 4 hours
Included: transport & guide services, entrance fees to 3 museums 

An introduction to the military history of Vladivostok, this tour will take you back to the years when the Fortress of Vladivostok was guarding the city with all its guns. You will visit two of the old batteries (built at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries) and the WWII submarine S-56, which now serve as museums. The modern Pacific Navy warships stationed in the heart of Vladivostok will add to the military portrait of the present-day city.

Duration: 10 hrs
Included: transportation, guide services and lunch

A guide trip by a private car 250 km north of Vladivostok to a small-enclosed tract of wilderness with a family of Siberian tigers (you will be able to take a picture of live Siberian tigers). Though commonly used name "Siberian Tiger" (panthera tigris altaica) is misleading , as this species lives only in the Russian Fer East and bears the correct name of Amur Tiger. Now you have unique opportunity to come and see this great feline in the wild. Only thirty animals remained in the world by the 1940's as a result of excessive hunting. Today, the Amur Tiger is slowly recovering thanks to a sensible policy of supporting projects.

Duration: 10 hours
Included: transportation, guide services & lunch

This full day tour is a great chance to see unique animals and plant species 90 km north of Vladivostok, walk along the ecological trail, have lunch and see nature museum and solar research center or visit research center of Far East Academy of Sience. The Ussuriiskiy State Reserve, established in 1935, has 1100 species of plants, including 20 rare species: the Japanese yew, aralia, eleutherococcus, Schizandra Chinensis (limonnik), the Amur phellodendron (velvet tree) among them. 63 species of terrestrial mammals, including the wild boar, the Manchurian deer, Nemorhaedus goral, and the Sika deer and “the Pearl of the Reserve” - the Amur Tiger - are found there.

Duration: 1,5 hours
Included: transport & guide service, dinner

You will attend a colorful show of the local ensemble of traditional Russian music, singing and dancing. Each performance is a fine singing intervened with bright dancing in colorful traditional costumes. All that creates the atmosphere of the real folklore show based on the high artistry and professionalism of each and every artist.

Duration: 3 hrs
Included: transportation, guide services and degustation of local beer at beer factory.

A guide trip by a private car 35 km north of center of Vladivostok to a local beer factory. Guests can inspect how local beer is produced. Then inspection finish guests can taste the local beer and receive the small souvenir from beer factory (1 bottles of beer)