'''Primorsky Krai''' is a region in Southeastern Russia, which borders China to the southwest, Khabarovsk Krai to the north, and North Korea to the south.

Cities

  • Vladivostok — the regional capital, largest city, the terminus for the Trans-Siberian Railway, and a major Russian naval port
  • Bolshoi Kamen
  • Fokino
  • Dalnegorsk
  • Lesozavodsk
  • Nakhodka — a major port and proposed "free economic area"
  • Ussuriysk — the second to last city on the Trans-Siberian Railway
  • Other destinations

  • The Sikhote-Alin mountain range — a Unesco World Heritage site of a mixed ecosystem combining features of taiga and the subtropics, home to the endangered Amur Tiger; also the site of the enormous Sikhote-Alin meteorite crash
  • Understand

    Basically annexed by Russia from China in the mid-19th century, Primorsky Krai (a.k.a. Primorye) is Russia's main outlet to the Pacific Ocean. It is also home to impressive landscapes and biodiversity, including the rare Amur Tiger. Today, Vladivostok is newly open to foreigners and is the principal attraction and destination in the region.

    Talk

    Expect to hear Russian and not much else except in hotels catering to foreigners.

    Get in

    International flights arrive at Vladivostok from Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Niigata, Pusan, and Harbin. Domestic flights are available to Vladivostok as well from major Russian airports across the country.

    The most popular way of arriving to Primorye, however, is via the Trans-Siberian Railway, which travels through Ussuriysk and terminates at Vladivostok.

    Get around

    See

    Itineraries

    Do

  • Explore the natural karst caves in the south near Ussuriysk
  • Eat

  • Fish!
  • Drink

    Stay safe

    Get out