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To see current views of Kluchevskoy and Shiveluch volcanoes from live
web cameras provided by Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Far East Division, Russian Academy of
Sciences, click
here.
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Highlights:
- unique experience of watching eruption in action,
- observation of thermal and radon springs and high waterfalls
in complete wilderness,
- rewarding natural history excursions with science experts,
- bird flight view down to the crater's lake from helicopter.
4 days, 3 nights
Dates: July 10 - 13, July 29 - Aug 1
Grade of difficulty: easy
Land cost: $1280 per person in a group of
6 members.
Price includes: airport transfers,
heliflight expenses, English-speaking guide-scientist, kitchen crew, all the meals,
camping stuff and tents.
Domestic flight (if any) airfare, Russian visa, over luggage if any, personal expenses, tips and medical insurance
are not included.
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Tour to Karymsky volcano
This is a relatively short and young volcano, the most active one in
Kamchatka. There have been 23 eruptions in this century only,
the latest one started in 1996 and was going on for two years
gradually fading. The eruptions of Karymsky are accompanied with
bursts and throw-outs of ash and bombs going out from the
central crater, with lava effusing. As a rule, the lavas of
Karymsky are so glutinous that the flaming torrents do not
always reach the foot of the volcano. The latest eruption of the
volcano would have been like any other one, but it was different
coinciding with an under-water eruption in the Karymsky lake that
is 6 km away from the volcano. It lasted no more than 18-20
hours, but that short period included over 100 under-water
bursts each accompanied with waves tsunami 15 meters high. The
lake was actually boiling. The temperature went up rapidly, and
salt and acid components reached the concentration that killed
all the life in the lake including the school of
"kokani", a lake species of sock-eye salmon cultivated
by ichthyologists in the Karymsky lake. As a result of this
eruption, the Karymsky lake that used to be ultra-fresh turned
into the biggest natural reservoir of acid water in the world.
Itinerary:
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Day 1. Transfer from hotel to the helicopter ground. Helicopter flight
to
Karymsky volcano (45 min.). Flying above Karymsky volcano and the
Karymsky Lake. Landing in the Karymsky river valley (5 km from the
volcano). Overnight in tents (900 m). Excursion
along the Karymsky valley, observation of thermal and radon
springs and old lava flows of Karymsky volcano - 3 hours.
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2. Excursion to the Karymsky Lake, observation of thermal springs,
swimming in
the Karymsky river - 3 hours. Return to the camp. Lunch. Excursion
to the Karymsky river’s waterfalls, including the highest 30 m
waterfall - 2 hours.
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Day 3. Excursion to the Karymsky volcano - 8 hours. Observation of lava flows
and bombs of previous eruptions and Karymsky caldera. Return to
the BC.
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4. Second excursion in the Karymsky river valley, a
lecture about natural history of the volcano. Departure
by helicopter to Petropavlovsk- -Kamchatsky. On the way flying above Maly Semiachik
volcano with acid crater lake. Transfer Airport-Hotel.
Semyachik volcano crater with the lake in
it (from helicopter)
To see other 2004 Kamchatka programs click
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Wild Russia /
Neizvedanny Mir Company
Saint Petersburg, Fontanka embankment, 59
+7
812 313-8030
+7
812 571-1071
+7
812 273-6514
Email:
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