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GRAND TOUR KAMCHATKA


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Tracking tour. Travel to Nalychevskaya – one of the most scenic hiking trails! Stunning landscapes, many hot and cold springs and much more. For hikers and true unity with wildlife!Also will have the opportunity to look into the craters of two active volcanoes characteristic of the region – Mutnovsky and Gorely, bypass the geysers and look into the mouth of the steaming fumarole, cross the famous Avacha Bay and go to the Pacific Ocean, swim past the Three Brothers rock, enjoying the taste of freshly caught crabs and sea urchins, get acquainted with Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and swim in the Paratunka thermal pool. And if desire and the weather permits, you can visit the famous Valley of Geysers.


Day 1. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Meeting at the airport in Elizovo. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation. Rest, acclimatization. Meeting with a company representative, discussion of tour details. Overnight at the hotel.


Day 2. Nalychevo Natural Park (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Departure by car off-road to the Nalychevo Natural Park.
The Nalychevo Natural Park included in the list of UNESCO World Natural and Cultural Heritage. The peculiarity of the park's landscape is associated with continuous volcanic processes, which resulted in a unique combination of natural objects: crater craters, glaciers, calderas, cinder cones, frozen lava flows.
Accommodation in guest houses at the base. Rest, bathing in hot springs. Night in guest houses.


Day 3. Talovskie hot springs (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Walking along Medvezhya tundra to the thermal group " Cauldron ''. Excursion to the Center for Environmental Education and Tourism named after V.I.Semenov, from which you will learn the features of the Nalychevsky Natural Park.
In the Valley, all the riches of the peninsula are amazingly collected: healing thermal and mineral springs, azure rivers and lakes, transparent blue glaciers, rich flora and fauna.
Radial walking exit: c / base " Nalychevo '' – Talovskie hot springs – Local history hot springs 12 km (4 hours).
Talovskie hot springs – some of the most mineral-rich in Kamchatka! Their waters have healing properties and perfectly relieve fatigue after a difficult journey. On the way, there is a forest lake where you can swim.
Accommodation at the springs. Overnight in sleeping bags.


Day 4. Dzenzur Volcano (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Briefing.
Radial route – ascent to the fumarole field in the crater of the active volcano Dzenzur. The trail rises along the Zhelob stream, flowing in an ancient frozen lava flow. The length of the one-way route is 15 km.
In addition to Zenzur, the Valley is surrounded by 3 more active volcanoes: Avachinsky, Koryaksky and Zhupanovsky, protecting it from harsh winds.
Return to the camp at Talovskiye springs, swimming.
Overnight in a house in sleeping bags.


Day 5. The central base (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Hiking: Talovskie springs – central base " Nalychevo '', 12 km. (4 hours). Based on – rest, bathing in hot springs. For those who wish – Volleyball Court. Overnight in guest houses.


Day 6. Aagskie Narzans (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Radial walking exit to the Aagsky Narzans and the waterfall on the Shumnaya River (13 km).
Aag Narzans – cold mineral springs that gush out of the ground in the area of ​​the Aag volcano on the Chistaya River. Like many other Kamchatka springs, narzans have a unique chemical composition and have a therapeutic effect.
Return to base. Overnight at the guest houses.


Day 7. Pinachevsky pass (1160 m) (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Hiking: the central base " Nalychevo '' – Pinachevsky pass (1160 m) – upper river. Pinachevskaya (Semenov cordon), 24 km (8 – 9 hours).
Along the hiking trails, scenic views combine green mountains and white snowfields, flowering plants and small babbling streams. Numerous birds accompany you all the way with their singing. With every step you plunge into the wild, all the problems and worries are left somewhere behind and no longer bother you.
Night at the house on the cordon.


Day 8. Semenov cordon – Pinachevo – Paratunka (breakfast, lunch)
Pedestrian crossing: Semenov cordon – Pinachevo, 23 km (6 – 7 hours).
Transfer from Pinachevo to Paratunka. Accommodation at the hotel, rest.
Overnight at the hotel.


Day 9. Boat trip (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
In the morning we go for a boat trip on a comfortable boat along Avacha Bay with access to the Pacific Ocean (5-6 hours) to the Starichkov Island, where you can see Kamchatka from the sea side, get acquainted with sea animals, go fishing for pleasure and taste seafood – freshly caught Kamchatka crabs and sea urchins. Lunch on the boat – fish soup from Kamchatka fish. The boat will cross the Avacha Bay, round the main attraction – a unique natural monument – Three Brothers rock, will go out into the vastness of the ocean and head to the Starichkov island, which is home to a great variety of birds included in the Red Book of Kamchatka Krai. Inspection of bird colonies. On the reefs around the island, there are seals and Anthura seal seals. The boat will pass by the Sentry stone and the Finger rock (Sentinel) – one more unique natural formations in the sea.
Return to the hotel.


Day 10. Summer springs – Calm waterfall (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
After breakfast, loading into the car and departure to the area of ​​the Mutnovsko-Goreloi group of volcanoes. On the way, stop at the observation deck at the Vilyuchinsky pass. Country springs.Walk with small ascents and descents to Natural hot springs (about 1.5 km one way). Red-hot steam roars right out of the ground, enveloping the yellow-red stones and green slopes of the valley. Everything is hissing, whistling, bubbling. There are also seething gray puddles with viscous boiling water, fountains of hot springs, tunnels. At Dachny springs, there are more than 100 thermal manifestations – boiling boilers, hot springs, large and small steam-gas jets. Dacha springs are sometimes called the Small Valley of Geysers.Lunch – snack, hot tea. Moving to the parking lot, setting up a tent camp.Walk to the 16-meter waterfall on the Spokoiny stream. Return to the camp. Dinner and rest.


Day 11. Mutnovsky Volcano (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
We drive to the Mutnovsky volcano along a difficult road. We begin our ascent (the height of the volcano is 2323 m, ascent to 1650 m, about 1.5-2 hours). Rather, this ascent can be called a walk through very picturesque places, which are a kind of " visiting card '' Kamchatka.
Mutnovsky Volcano is a natural monument, which is located partly on the territory of the South Kamchatka Natural Park, which was included in 1996 in the UNESCO World Natural and Cultural Heritage List in the nomination " Volcanoes of Kamchatka ''. Two hours of walking along the trail without steep elevation changes, at the end of which you will have the opportunity to look into the smoking crater of the volcano and, what is important, sit " on horseback '' on its edge. Unlike rafting, there will be a lot of people here, you may even have to queue a little to get to the edge of the crater.
Mutnovsky Volcano – the most popular volcano because of the easy climbing accessible to people of all ages and the interesting vivid spectacular views during the ascent. The crater of the Mutnovsky volcano itself is quite deep, with high walls, but from the north-west it has a rift, where the Vulkannaya River flows. The river is hidden by a glacier, along which the trail passes. If we are lucky, we will meet real faults – deep cracks in the ice. Along the path to the crater, we will see a lot of fumaroles smoking from crevices and small cones of native sulfur, a bubbling mud boiler, boiling and gushing geysers. And from the eastern walls of the crater to the very bottom, a glacier descends, pressing on the fumarole field – there is a struggle between the elements of ice and fire. In terms of beauty and uniqueness, this place is in no way inferior to the famous Valley of Geysers! On the way back, another sight awaits us: the Volkannaya River falls from a height of 80 meters into the Dangerous canyon with a powerful waterfall.
Lunch – snack, hot tea.
Return to the camp. Relaxation. Overnight in tents.


Day 12. Gorely volcano (breakfast, lunch)
After breakfast we drive to Gorely volcano. The path to the summit usually takes no more than 2.5-3 hours, the height of the volcano is 1829 m, the ascent starts from about 1000 m). The path to the top is a little more difficult than on the Mutnovsky volcano, but here a completely different landscape opens up in front of the traveler, formed by black slag and flows of black lava, for their color the volcano got its name.
Gorely has several craters, the most impressive of which is – these are the Blue Lake and Active craters. Both craters are funnels with steep walls. The first crater is the largest and lives up to its name – at the bottom there is a lake of bright blue color. In Aktivny crater there is a small acidic lake of turquoise color with a greenish tint, along the shores of which they " smoke '' powerful fumaroles. After examining the craters, we go down to the car.
Return to the camp. Lunch – snack, hot tea.
Gathering the camp.
Transfer to the village of Paratunka. Hotel accommodation. Rest.
Overnight at the hotel.


Day 13. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (breakfast)
Check-out from the hotel before 12 noon.
Transfer to the airport.
Along the way – visiting the fish market, souvenir shops.


Overview

Itinerary: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky–Nalychevo Natural Park–Talovskie hot springs–Dzenzur Volcano–The central base–Aagskie Narzans–Pinachevsky pass (1160 m)–Semenov cordon–Pinachevo–Paratunka–Boat trip–Summer springs–Calm waterfall–Mutnovsky Volcano–Gorely volcano–Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Days: 13 days / 12 nights

Group: min. 4 pax, max. 14 pax

Accommodation: 3, a hotel at the hot spring, tent, hostel

Visa: citizens of 58 states that hold all types of passports are eligible for visa-free entrance to Russia for a period up to 14 days (you can see the list on the official website), citizens of the 52 countries will be able to obtain a single e-visa of up to 16 days (you can see the list on the official website)

Difficulty level: high

Comfort level: medium

Accommodation: 4 nights in a hotel, 6 nights in cabins, 2 nights in tents

Climbing:
Dzenzur volcano (2159 m) – natural park " Nalychevo '';
Gorely volcano (1829 m) – South Kamchatka Natural Park;
Mutnovsky volcano (2323 m) – South Kamchatka Natural Park.

Trekking:
Talovskie hot springs, Local history hot springs – 12 km one way;
Aag Narzans – 13 km one way;
Crossing the Pinachevsky pass: day 7 of the program – 24 km, day 8 – 23 km.

Excursions: Boat trip along Avacha Bay – 9 hours, fishing, seafood.

Free time: Day of arrival.

Suitable for the physically active hardy hiker.

Accommodation in hotels: standard in hotels in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and in hotels in the resort area of ​​Paratunka (50 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky)
Double rooms with private facilities, breakfast at the hotel.
In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy – hotel « Petropavlovsk », « Geyser », « Dolchevita » etc.
In Paratunka – « Flamingo », « BelKamTour », « Krechet ».
The specific location is determined by the TOUR OPERATOR, depending on the accommodation of the rest of the tourists in the group and the availability of rooms in the hotels.
The TOURIST can be provided with accommodation at his choice, if possible, with the recalculation of the cost of the tour. Your wishes should be indicated in the application when booking. In case of non-standard accommodation, an additional payment for an individual transfer from / to the airport may be charged.
Single tourists are booked with an additional payment for single hotel accommodation.
Connection is possible if there is a couple. In this case, the supplement for single occupancy is not charged.
Attention! Some hotels may charge a deposit for the room. The deposit is left by the TOURIST. Upon departure, it is returned.
Upon arrival / departure earlier or later than the tour dates, an additional charge may be charged for an individual transfer from / to the airport.

During the trip to the Nalychevskaya Valley, accommodation in tent on cardons.
Accommodation on the active part of the route – in a tent camp. 2-person tents Tramp Lair 2, Lair 3 (3-person), foam mats (cushions) are provided. We recommend taking your own sleeping bag as a personal item. Sleeping bags for hire: Alexika, Rock Empire, Campus.

Number of tourists in the group: We guarantee that the booked tour will take place, even if one person is recruited!
Standard group of 12-14 people.
A boat trip along the Avacha Bay (sea boat) is performed as part of a combined group of up to 12 people.
The sequence of the route may vary depending on the date of arrival.

Travel to the Nalychevo Valley – one of the most picturesque tourist routes!
You can get to the Nalychevo Valley either by helicopter or by a cross-country vehicle. But if you want not to miss the slightest detail, to see all the beauty of the Nalychevsky Natural Park with its richest lora and fauna, feel the real romance of travel, the walking route – the best choice!
The route runs through the Pinachevsky Pass, with its gorgeous landscapes, to the central base " Nalychevo '', where all conditions are created for tourists to relax, swim in healing springs, and observe animals. Accommodation at the base is carried out in cozy houses. Hot springs have healing properties, and thermo-algae comfortably living in them rejuvenates the skin.
Small radial routes are organized from the central base: to Talovskie hot springs, Dzenzur volcano, cold mineral springs – Aagskie narzans.
Kamchatka is incredibly versatile, and in order to show it in all its glory, after returning from the Nalychevskaya Valley, we propose to go on a sea voyage along the Avacha Bay with access to the Pacific Ocean. You will see bird markets and enjoy freshly caught seafood. And then, climb the amazing volcanoes – Mutnovsky and Gorely.




Schedule


Available departure dates in 2024: everyday from 01.06.2024 to 20.09.2024

Available departure dates in 2025: everyday from 01.06.2025 to 20.09.2025


Fees

The price of the tour per pax (without airfare), USD:
½DBL (double accommodation)154,600
SNGL (single accommodation)175,800

Payment schedule: 5% – at booking, 95% – 15 or 30 days prior to arrival.

Payment methods:
- bank transfer in USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AED, ILS, DKK etc.
- credit/debit card online on our website

Fees include

- accommodation in a hotel in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and in Paratunka with breakfast:
in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – hotel « Petropavlovsk », « Geyser », « Dolchevita »
in the Paratunka – « Flamingo », « BelKamTour », « Krechet », « Antarius »

- accommodation at the Nalychevo base

- guide services – conductors

- cook services

- meals according to the program

- excursions according to the program

- transfers according to the program

- equipment and inventory (tents, rugs, rubber boots, kitchen equipment, dishes, fishing tackle, etc.)

- medical insurance (for active recreation)

- necessary permits to visit specially protected natural areas

- the language of excursions is Russian but the guides speak English.

Fees exclude

- airfare to Kamchatka and return

- meals while staying at the hotel

- additional transfer (earlier or later than the tour dates)

- additional hotel accommodation (before and after the trip)

- other additional services

- personal spending, alcoholic beverages

- transfer from / to the airport, if the dates of arrival / departure do not coincide with the dates of the tour, an additional charge is paid: 30 USD one way

- personal English/Spanish guide: 100 USD per required day.

Travel tips

Personal equipment required for this route:

– backpack (70-100 liters);

- sleeping bag (for comfort temperatures from -5 to -10). A sleeping bag can be rented: Alexika, Rock Empire, Campus.
Rental cost – 7 USD / day, rental period – from the day of receipt until the day of returning from the tent camp.
We recommend taking your sleeping bag as a personal item. If you plan to rent, we recommend that you bring your own sleeping bag liner;

- comfortable hiking clothing;

- trekking boots with a firm grooved sole and impregnation from getting wet;

- sneakers;

- warm wind-, waterproof jacket with a hood;

- warm wind and waterproof pants;

- warm sweater (fleece);

- warm socks;

- warm gloves / mittens;

- warm header;

- light headgear;

- bath and bathing accessories;

- trekking poles. Trekking poles are also available for rent and cost 7 USD. per day, therefore, for long tours, we recommend buying them (cost about 17 USD). You can also buy in Kamchatka, for example, on the day of arrival. On day trips, it makes sense to rent trekking poles;

- seat for sitting on stones and slag;

- headlamp;

- personal first aid kit;

- sunglasses;

- sunscreens;

- mosquito and midge repellent;

- passport and its copy in a sealed package.

Clothing and equipment: Tourists should pay attention to the preparation of personal equipment (clothing and footwear), as on large sections of climbing routes to volcano craters, passes and volcanic plateaus during the entire summer period, snowfields may persist and, in case of prolonged bad weather, the air temperature at altitudes above 1000 m may drop.
Tourists carry and are responsible for personal equipment (backpack, sleeping bag) on ​​their own.
Tourists, to the best of their ability, help the staff when setting up and assembling the camp.
Tourists do NOT participate in cooking.

Map

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Yelizovo

Paratunka