Vladivostok Travel Forum

Hi,

Can anyone recommend an airline, other than Vladavia, who fly from either Vladivostok or Khabarovsk to China?

Thanks,
ndb

Hello,
I am highly interested in far eastern fauna and especially flora. While looking for infos on rare plants and animals, I started reading about the nature-reserves near Vladivostok (especially "Kedrovaja padj") where still some of the "Siberian Tigers" and even "Snowleopards" should live.
The more I read, the more I want to visit this Nature-reserve but unfortunately it seems as if I am not able to establish any contacts to poeple living there and knowing about these reserves surrounding Vladivostok (which is necessary in order to organize such a journey).
That's the reason why I am posting here, hoping that I have found the right place!
Erwin

Hallo! I want to take the ferry from Vladivostok to Fushiki in august. I found internet site. I also sent mail but they did not answer me. So do someone know, if I will get a place, when I book one or two days in advance? And can I pay with credit cards? Thank you!

Hello.. my grandmother asked me to do some research about Vladivostok. My sister who is 16 is going to be living in Vladivostok for 1 year... the thing is, my grandmother read some not so nice things about Vladivostok, that the crime rate is really high , that it's a cultural blight, etc... so im looking for general advice on what this city has to offer/dangers for a 16 year old American girl... Any advice will be welcomed!
thanks

Hi
Does anyone know how to travel from Vladivostock to Japan. - by ship/ferry

Can you tell me timetables, companies, prices, (websites)
Thanks in advance

Hi Guys

Looking for some advice, I'm from Scotland and working in South Korea. I'm planning on visiting Vladivostok for about a week - 10 days and was justing hopeing for some information about the city.

Names of any good bars?
Names of any good clubs?
Things to see?
Good hotel to stay at?
Is it reasonably safe to walk about at night etc?
Will my ATM card work there?

Any advice would be greatly accepted

cheers

Mark

I am in the US NAVY. I am stationed in Okinawa,Ja and really always been interested in russia. i am very skeptical about taking a trip to Vladivostok, the closest russian city, because i dont speak any russian. i will be going sometime in may-july. i was hoping that i could meet someone to show me around. i would stay in a hotel, but would pay all expenses for someone if they agreed. i am 25 years old, and would like to experience the culture....and i would love to go party a night or two. i dont want to end up face down in a alley somewhere, and would be traveling with a friend. am i foolish, and are there any real chances in finding someone willing to act as a tour guide for two american sailors for 1-1 1/2 weeks.

Hi, I'm here for another three weeks and I know it's unlikely but you've gotta try - are there any venues with reggae or drum and bass?
Dubgrrl

Planning train journey to Vladivostok from moscow next summer and would like to know are there any scheduled ferrys or plane flights across to alaska from Vladivostok - dont seem to be able to find anything on the web. If not from Vladivostok, then where would be the nearest town/port/city to Vlad that can link me to alaska

Hi everybody,

I am an editor for a magazine in Sweden,I am going to Vlad to do an article on the exploited women of the far east of russia as well as on china as well as on the socioeconomics of Vladivostok,
I want to interview some call girls ,social escorts for my article.
Anybody can suggest where I can find such girls as I don't speak Russian.
Are there any strip clubs in Vlad where I can interview people??

Thanks for the help

A group of about 10 of us will be visiting Vladivostok for four days. What should we bring with us? We have heard that mozzie spray is a good thing... Do we need to be escorted everywhere? Is it really a dangerous place? Where is the best place to eat? Many thanks to anyone who can give me any tips.

We'll plan to visit in the 2nd week of August 2004. Though there is a list of potential hotels, just wondering if anyone has first-hand experience he/she could share, i.e. a particularly recommended hotel or tourist agency? Also, is there a recommended area or place for simple dining/nightlife spots? - Perhaps even, if anyone else happens to be in the same area in the same time, a good chance to meet then?)

Also, any recommendations/experiences for attending cultural events such as theatre or dance? Or Nature Day Tours in the general area?

Hi,
Does anyone know Zhanna Nekhososheva?
It's a big ask I know, but I've lost contact with her from Spain.
I appreciate your help, she's very beautiful and very special so I must keep trying.
Many thanks,
netjohn

I'm planning on a trip to East Russia Aug-Sept 2004 and want to rent a cheap safe apartment for a month. Any ideas how to go about this?

I'm a Canadian currently in Korea and I'm thinking about returning to Europe by land next year. My ultimate destination is Romania. I'm just starting to make plans for an overland trip via the Tran Siberian rail line. At present the current plan (it's still in the rough planning stages) is as follows

-Korea to Vladivostok by ferry
-Vlad to Moscow by train (with some sight seeing stops along the way)
-Moscow to Romania by train (I still have to find out the route but I'm sure it goes through Ukraine. Maybe some tourist stops along the way).

I found out a bit already about ferries to Vlad. And a bit about train schedules. But info seems a bit thin on the ground. Travel agents don't seem to have ANY info on the Trans Siberian.

Is it possible to get the necessary visas and then just go and wing it. Are cheap hotels/hostels easy to find along the way or is booking in advance required? can I just show up at the train station in Vlad and buy a ticket? Probably I'll go during the late winter or early spring.

If there's anyone out there who has done part (or all) of this route, i'd be interested in hearing their about their itineraries. I'm also interested in schedules or trains/ferries, ticket/hotel/hostel prices, contact info for ticket offices and hostels, etc. Basically any info that might come in handy.

Thanks.

Hi Everybody

I wanted to go to Vladivostok by trans Siberian train from Moscow.
Can someone could tell me how much would it cost and is summer good period for this trip?

Thanks a lot .

Hi guys
I'll be in Vladivostok for a couple of days only, arriving in the afternoon of 11 October (Saturday), and will have a free Sunday. Any suggestions for a nice short tour, of the city and the area, preferably in English. Also, what about theatres? I couldn't find any info on the Net. Any advice?

has anyone taken the ferry from fushiki, japan to vladivostok?? (or, alternately, the other way round...)

hi, i´m from germany berlin. i would like to go to vladivostock in february 2004. so my q.: is it better/possible to come from vietnam-laos-asia to vladivostok or should i go from berlin over moskau to v. and than to asia? i thank everyone for any information. so have a nice day
please send the info to
bastianhaeger@web.de

WTF?? Apparently there are no roads (paved, gravel, etc) out of Vlad to the west of Mutha Russia. True or false? If there are no roads, are there any plans to build some roads. Us travellers need to get around too ya know. Da train is for woosies.

DR

I am interested in purchasing a Lada Niva in Vladivostok. I will be driving through Eastern Russia and I need to purchase a vehicle in Vladivostok (my arrival point) before embarking on my travels.

Where can I go, and/or who can I contact in Vladivostok that can help me with quotes and selection of Lada Niva vehicles?

Do you have any infos about flat renting ... or a website of an agency ? I cant found :( .. only the www.licom.ru, but they are expensive ....

thx.esteban

I will be travelling from S. Korea to Vladivostok by ferry, arriving July 14h to stay for 4 or 5 days.

Does anyone have information to share about excursions into the surrounding wildernesses, or theatre scheduled for that week?

All tips appreciated.

Hello
I am planning to come to this city for 2 weeks and prefere to stay in a russian family to have a close contact If any family or person are interested to give me a room email me we can discuss about the $ and extra
Thank you
ROD

Do you know if it's possible to go to Vladivostock from Alaska (Anchorage) or Canada (Vancouver) by plane or by boat ? Did you ever buy a car in Vladivostock to go to Moscow and if yes, what is the average price for a good bargain ?

Is it possible to drive from Moscow to Vlad? I have read somewhere else on the Net that Japanese used cars are being imported to Russia through Vlad, and then driven back to Moscow, etc.

Does anyone know what a ticket for a flight from Wladivostok to St. Petersburg (or Moskau) costs?

Is it possible to by clothes in vladivostok, I will be working there for a couple of months and need to know what to take with, can you buy suites.

Anyone know of cheap place to stay in Vladivostok? Hostel/guesthouse style? All the tips so far seem out of my range.