Okhotsk

Okhotsk (Russian: Ох'отск, o-HO-tsk) is a village in the Russian Far East centered around silver mining and fishing. The village has a population of approximately 4,500 people. It was the first settlement in the Russian Far East.

For other places with the same name, see Okhotsk (disambiguation).

Get in

There is no road leading to Okhotsk.

Do

Fishing and hunting tours are organized in the summer in Khabarovsk and cost about $2000 for two weeks.

Buy

Marekanit is a natural glass stone that is usually black with white spots and is created as a result of fast cooling magma. The only place on earth it can be found is in Okhotsk mines.

Sleep

  • Hotel Okhotsk (Проживание в Охотске), Ulitsa Lunacharskogo, 22-5, +7 924 403 10 06. This hotel is a set of rooms in an apartment house. $60.

Go next

After you visit this wonderful city, you can visit Vladivostok or Nakhodka.

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