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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:
- 9 days in a complete wilderness,
- hot and cold mineral springs,
- coloured volcano's cone of Dzendzur,
- hot waters of a volcanic lake.
12 days, 11 nights
Dates: July 18 - 29
Grade of difficulty: strenuous
Land cost: $1130 per person in a group of
6 members.
Price includes: all overland transfers, 2 nights in hotel "Petropavlovsk" (room share), 9 nights in tents, service of local guides on the trek, porters and kitchen crew, all the meals when not in the city and breakfasts in P.-K.,
camping stuff, liason officer, national park fee.
Domestic flight (if any) airfare, Russian visa, over luggage extra charge if any, personal expenses, tips and medical insurance
are not included.
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Trekking to the Nalychevo Valley
A
popular trekking program in the National Park Nalychevo, which
is included in the UNESCO world-wide cultural and natural
heritage. Beautiful mountain landscape surrounded by volcanic
cones of Avacha, Koryak and Dzendzur volcanoes, unusual
geothermal microclimate flora species and of course a lot of
geysers. List of birds inhabitating the valley numbers nearly
145 species (including 90 nest birds). Rare species of char
salmon and Kamchatka mikizha can be seen in the rivers on the
trek.
Itinerary:
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Day 1. Arrival to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Transfer to
hotel "Petropavlovsk". Check-in. Coached city
sightseeing tour (3 hours) - the harbour, local fish market,
the museum of regional studies. Meeting the trekking crew.
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Day 2. Departure for Pinachevo village (offroad vehicle, 1,5-hours driving).
Trek over Pinachevo pass - 3-4 hours. Overnight in
tents.
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Day 3. Trek to the Camp Perevalny (1160 m) - 4 hours.
The trek goes through alpine meadows reaching the source of
the Pinachevo river. Overnight in tents.
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4. There will be two mountain passes on this day
- Sedlo (the Saddle) and Bezymyanny (the Nameless) - 4
hours. From its top we will see the dome of extinct volcano
Kupol and the river Kekhkuy down the valley. Late the trail
leads to the Vorony Lakes. From here 40 minutes trek bring
us to the Nalychevo hot Springs, where we set our base camp.
Overnight in tents. Visit to Nalychevo Hot Springs.
Swimming in the hot springs.
- Day
5. Excursion to the Nalychevo museum. Trekking to the
Talovskie Hot Springs (9 km, about 3-hours trekking). Return
to the BC. Overnight in tents.
- Day
6. Trekking to the foothills of Dzenzur volcano (19 km -
5 hours). Overnight in tents near Dzenzur.
- Day
7. Ascending Dzenzur volcano (8 hours).
Inspection of lava flows and fumarolas. Return to the
camp.
- Day
8. Return back to the Nalychevo valley.
Accommodation in tents near the hot springs.
- Day
9. Trek to the foothills of Koryak volcano (5 hours).
Accommodation in tents at hot springs.
- Day
10. Trek over Avacha pass (1230 m). Overnight in tents
at the Avacha BC.
- Day
11. Early morning climb to Avachinsky volcano (2741 m) -
8-9 hours. Lunch at the crater of volcano. Departure to
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Accommodation in hotel. Farewell
dinner.
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12. Transfer to the airport. Departure.
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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:
info@wildrussia.spb.ru
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