Tour Itinerary

On this tour you will visit the most famous and most beautiful volcanoes of Kamchatka: Avachinsky, Mutnovsky and admire the craters of Gorely volcano. During the rafting on the picturesque Bystraya river, you will observe the inhabitants of the wild nature of Kamchatka bears, and you will be able to fish on char. Take a boat trip along Avacha Bay, and if you wish and the weather permits, visit the famous Valley of Geysers, get to know Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and relax in the Paratunka thermal pool. The most difficult ascent in this program is – to the Avachinsky volcano, however, if you are not sure of your strength, the ascent can be replaced by a walk to Mount Camel – on this day the group will be divided into two subgroups.

Day 1. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Meeting at the airport Yelizovo. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation, rest, acclimatization. Meeting with a company representative, discussion of tour details. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Black Beach (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Breakfast. A trip to the coast of the Pacific Ocean to the Khalaktyrsky beach. Walk on the Black Beach and a berry-grower, observing the surf. The sand on Kamchatka beaches is of volcanic origin, so it has a dark gray color. On the berry along the coastline, you can pick up shiksha, blueberries, scribes. Transfer to the foot of the Koryaksky and Avachinsky volcanoes (50 km, 3 hours). Accommodation in the hostel (rooms for 4-6 persons).
Dinner.

Day 3. Avachinsky volcano – mountain Camel – Paratunka (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Return to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Briefing. Climbing to the crater of Avachinsky volcano (2751 m, ascent starts from 800 m, 6 – 8 hours). Citytour around the crater, inspection of fumaroles and lava plug. Avachinsky volcano arose several tens of thousands of years ago, and its regular cone was much higher than the Koryaksky volcano. But gigantic catastrophic explosions blew away its upper part and formed a caldera with a diameter of almost 4 km. About 5 thousand years ago, a new cone began to rise from the bottom of the caldera. The absolute height of the modern cone is 2751 m, relative height 400 – 1000 m.The summit is crowned with a crater. During the last eruption in 1991, the crater funnel was almost completely filled with lava. In slightly cloudy weather, a stunning panorama of the city, the bay and neighboring volcanoes opens from the volcano! On the way there is a snack.
For those who do not want or will not be able to climb – walking excursion to Camel Mountain, which is a volcanic extrusion (6 km, 2.5 hours). The mountain is located in the saddle between the Koryak and Avachinsky volcanoes, relative height 100-150 m, width – about 100 m and in length it stretches for 500 m, consists of three intergrown blocks. Watching eurasian gophers (Beringian or American long-tailed ground squirrels).
Return to hostel. Transfer to Paratunka village. Hotel accommodation. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4. Free day (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Optional excursions (for an additional fee, click on the button " Optional Excursions ''):
- helicopter excursion to Kuril Lake (7 hours). Watching brown bear and salmon spawning . On the way back – landing in the caldera of the Ksudach volcano and at the Khodutkinsky hot springs (lunch, swimming).
- helicopter excursion to the Valley of Geysers and the Uzon volcano caldera (6-7 hours) with a fly-over of the active crater of the Karymsky and Maly Semyachik volcanoes. Walking tours to geysers and mud pots . On the way back – landing in the Nalychevo Valley – lunch, swimming in hot springs.

Day 5. Rafting down the Bystraya river – Malkinskie hot springs (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
In the morning we go to the Bystraya (Malkinskaya) river to the place where the rafting starts, the guides prepare rafts, equipment and start rafting along one of the largest rivers of Kamchatka with its picturesque banks ... Loach fishing (spinning rod and boots will be given to those who wish). Off-road vehicle 'Shift' will make his way through an impenetrable forest thicket to the river bank, we will load personal belongings into boats.
The river is calm, the rafting is not sports, an ordinary river walk, and everyone, including children, can do it, and a couple of small rapids will only add impressions.
And, most importantly, we sail through completely wild places with pristine nature, where there are no roads or villages, but only bear trails. Throughout the entire rafting, not a single person, not a single car or even a hunting lodge will be encountered. You only periodically you will see individual bears or she-bears with cubs , admire how skillfully they fish and swim across the river. The guides have the skills and equipment to scare off wild animals.
On the way back visit Malkinskiye wild thermal springs, swimming in natural baths at will. Stop in the village of Sokoch, where you can have a snack with the famous Sokochin pies. Return to the hotel in the evening.

Day 6. Boat trip (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
In the morning we go on a boat trip on a comfortable boat along Avacha Bay with access to Tikhiy ocean (10 hours) to the Russkaya Bay, where you can see Kamchatka from the sea, get acquainted with sea animals, go fishing for pleasure and taste seafood – freshly caught Kamchatka crabs and sea urchins . On the way we will visit the cliffs , 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 Anthur seal seals. The boat will pass by the Sentinel stone and the Finger (Sentinel) rock – another unique natural formations in the sea. It is possible to meet with killer whales and humpback whales. Every year they come to our water area and often accompany pleasure boats.
Moving to the Mutnovsky, Gorely volcanoes (100 km). Setting up the camp. Night in tents.

Day 7. Vilyuchinsky pass – Country springs – Calm waterfall – Mutnovsky volcano (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
After breakfast, loading into the car and departure to the area of ​​the Mutnovsko-Gorely group of volcanoes. On the way, stop at the observation deck at the Vilyuchinsky pass. Dacha springs.
Walk with small ascents and descents to Dachny 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 Dacha 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, rest.

Day 8. Mutnovsky volcano – canyon and waterfall Dangerous (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 list of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage of UNESCO in the nomination " Volcanoes of Kamchatka ''. Two hours on foot 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 wait a little in line to get to the edge of the crater.
Mutnovsky Volcano – the most popular volcano because of the easy ascent 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 seething mud pot, boiling and gushing geysers. And from the eastern walls of the crater, a glacier descends to the very bottom, pushing against the fumarole field – here there is a struggle between the elements of ice and fire. In terms of beauty and uniqueness, this place is not at all inferior to the famous Valley of Geysers! On the way back, another sight awaits us: the Vulkannaya river falls from a height of 80 meters into the Dangerous canyon with a powerful waterfall.
Lunch – snack, hot tea.
Return to the camp. Recreation. Overnight in tents.

Day 9. Gorely volcano (breakfast, lunch)
After breakfast we drive to Gorely volcano. The way 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, of which the most impressive are – these are the craters Blue Lake and Active. 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 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Accommodation at the hotel.

Day 10. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (breakfast, lunch)
Check-out from the hotel before 12 noon.
Transfer to the airport.
Along the way – visiting the fish market, souvenir shops.

Overview

Difficulty level: medium

Comfort level: medium

Accommodation: 6 nights at the hotel, 1 night at the hostel, 2 nights in tents. The first and final night of the tour will be provided at a city hotel USD 3 * USD in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. On the second night, we will camp at the base mountain camp at the foot of the volcanoes. And the rest of the nights we will spend in a comfortable SPA-hotel in the thermal zone Paratunka, immersed in the Kamchatka forest, where we will immerse ourselves in the atmosphere of silence and relaxation from the bustle of the city.

Ascents:
Gorely volcano (1829 m) – South Kamchatka Natural Park;
Mutnovsky volcano (2323 m) – South Kamchatka Natural Park;
Avachinsky volcano (2741 m) – natural park " Nalychevo ''.

Rafting: One day on the Bystraya river.

Excursions: Boat trip to Russkaya Bay, 10 hours, whales, bird markets, fishing, seafood delicacies. Trip to Black Beach. Excursions in the valley of Dachny springs. Malkinskie hot springs.

Accommodation in hotels: standard, in hotels in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and / or in hotels in the resort area of ​​Paratunka (50 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky ).
Double rooms with private facilities, breakfast at the hotel.
In the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – hotel « Petropavlovsk », « Geyser », « Dolchevita » and others.
In Paratunka – « Flamingo », « BelKamTour », « Gudgeon », « Antarius » etc.
The specific place of accommodation 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 hotels.
The TOURIST can be provided with accommodation of his choice, if possible, with the recalculation of the cost of the tour. Your wishes should be decree specify 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 accommodation in the hotel.
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 will be returned.
When arriving / departing earlier or later than the tour dates, a surcharge may be charged for an individual transfer from / to the airport.
Paratunka resort area; located 50 km from the cities of Petropavlovsk and Elizovo. Regular buses run between these points throughout the day. All hotels in Paratunka have open-air hot thermal pools with healing properties. There are grocery stores and cafes nearby.

Placement under Avachinsky volcano – in the hostel. Heated houses with 4-6 bed rooms.
Accommodation on the active part of the route – in the campground . Two-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 group: We guarantee that the booked tour will take place, even if one person is recruited!
Standard group of 12-14 people ...
The boat trip is performed as part of a combined group of up to 12 people.
Helicopter excursions – as part of a combined group of up to 24 people.

The sequence of the route may vary depending on the arrival date.

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)

Schedule

Fees

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

– accommodation in the hostel under the Avachinsky volcano (4,6-bed accommodation)

– guide services

– cook services

– meals according to the program

– excursions according to the program

– group transfers according to the program

– equipment and supplies (tents, rugs, rubber boots, kitchen equipment, dishes, fishing tackle, life jackets, hermo-bags, etc.)

– medical insurance (for active recreation)

– group transfer (earlier or later than the tour dates)

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

– necessary permits to visit specially protected natural areas.

The place of residence is determined by the Travel Company, taking into account the wishes of the tourist, subject to the availability of free places in the indicated accommodation places or in similar ones.

Fees exclude

- airfare to Kamchatka and return

– optional excursions on a free day

– additional hotel accommodation (before and after the trip)

– rent a sleeping bag and trekking poles (optional)

– other additional services

– personal spending, alcoholic beverages

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

– insurance of the risk of cancellation or interruption of the trip (we have about 3% of the cost of the contract, if you wish)

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

Travel tips

You must bring:

– backpack for climbing (30-45 liters);

– sleeping bag (for a comfort temperature from -5 to -10); A sleeping bag can be rented: Alexika, Rock Empire, Campus.
The cost of renting a sleeping bag – 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 are planning to rent, we recommend that you take your

Map

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Yelizovo

Paratunka