Must-see river spot · Severo-Kurilsky, Sakhalin Oblast
Matua
Матуа
Matua is a river spot in Severo-Kurilsky, Sakhalin Oblast.
Matua: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Matua
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Matua — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 48.07997, 153.22208. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Matua
- Sarycheva Peak · viewpoint · Severo-Kurilsky · ~3 km · Must-see
- Raikoke · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~30 km · Must-see
- Расшуа · viewpoint · Severo-Kurilsky · ~48 km · Must-see
- Rasshua · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~51 km · Must-see
- Toporkovyy · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~6 km
- Raikoke · viewpoint · Severo-Kurilsky · ~30 km
- Gnilaya · viewpoint · Severo-Kurilsky · ~50 km
- Srednii · viewpoint · Severo-Kurilsky · ~72 km
- Kruglaya · viewpoint · Severo-Kurilsky · ~4 km
- Cape Klyuv · beach · Severo-Kurilsky · ~5 km
- Dvoynaya Bay · beach · Severo-Kurilsky · ~5 km
- Ainu Bay · beach · Severo-Kurilsky · ~5 km
- Святого Великомученика и Победоносца Георгия · church · Severo-Kurilsky · ~5 km
- Cape Pologiy · beach · Severo-Kurilsky · ~6 km
- Cape Lisiy · beach · Severo-Kurilsky · ~6 km
- Cape Orlova · beach · Severo-Kurilsky · ~8 km
- Vulkan Raykoke · viewpoint · Severo-Kurilsky · ~30 km
- Cape Severnyy · beach · Severo-Kurilsky · ~42 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Matua
- Raikoke · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~30 km · Must-see
- Rasshua · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~51 km · Must-see
- Ryponkicha · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~83 km · Must-see
- Yankicha · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~87 km · Must-see
- Ketoy · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~125 km · Must-see
- Chirinkotan · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~128 km · Must-see
- Shiashkotan · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~130 km · Must-see
- Toporkovyy · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~6 km
- Ekarma · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~138 km
- Arch · river spot · Severo-Kurilsky · ~58 km
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Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Matua yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Matua?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Matua?
Nearby: Sarycheva Peak (viewpoint, 3 km), Raikoke (river spot, 30 km), Расшуа (viewpoint, 48 km), Rasshua (river spot, 51 km), Toporkovyy (river spot, 6 km), Raikoke (viewpoint, 30 km).
Is Matua worth visiting?
Matua is listed as a must-see river spot in Sakhalin Oblast on Spotwander.