Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve

The Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve, the largest in the Primorye Territory, is located in the central part of the Sikhote-Alin Range. It is a territory of contrasts, a land of surprising diversity and contradictions of natural zones: from high mountains to sandy and pebbly beaches of the sea coast. It combines relict, endemic, Okhotsk and even subtropical species of flora and fauna. Created to restore the sable population, the reserve became an "island of salvation" for many species of animals and plants that were endangered.
About 97% of the territory of the reserve is occupied by forests, the main wealth of which is Korean cedar. On one territory harz and sable, Himalayan and brown bears, the Amur tiger and lynx get along well. Spotted seals live on the reserved coast of the Sea of Japan. Sikhote-Alin is a place with an amazing nature worth seeing by the whole family.
The reserve is included in the system of international biosphere reserves, is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. In 2015, the Sikhote-Alin Reserve, the only one in Russia and the second in the world, received a CATS certificate proving the importance of this territory for the preservation of the rarest cat on the planet - the Amur tiger.

The best time for visit is May-October. In the period from April to mid-July, the risk of infection with tick-borne encephalitis increases. It is advisable to have repellents with you..

What to see: Lake Blagodatnoye, Yasnaya Gorge, seals rookery on Cape Severny, Udobnaya Bay, Kabaniy spring.

How to get to: The nearest big city is Vladivostok (700 km)
By plane: Vladivostok-Ternei route, the journey time is 1 hour 50 minutes. You can see timetable and choose the right flight HZ-525 Vladivostok - Ternei on the site of the company Aurora.
By bus: № 515 Vladivostok - Ternei. Departure from Vladivostok at 7.30 and 15.30h. daily. The journey time is 14 hours.
By personal transport: You need to come to the administration of the reserve at the address Ternei Partizanskaya street 44, get a pass to visit the territory and negotiate with the guide. Here you can pay for the excursion and visit the Information Center for environmental protection.