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2005 YEAR PROGRAMS
Highlights:
- breathtaking panorama of volcanoes from the tops of Kamchatka
volcanoes,
- three volcano ascents just in one week,
- wildlife in proximity of the Kamchatka's capital,
- wild hot springs bathing,
- geyzers of Mutnovskiy volcano,
- crater's lakes of Gorely volcano,
- brown bears and salmon abundance.
7 days, 6 nights
Dates: Aug 7-13, Aug 23 - 29
Grade of difficulty: moderate
Land cost: $1180 per person in a group of
6 members.
The price includes: all overland transports, accommodations,
English speaking guides services, kitchen crew, all the meals, sightseeing tour in the city.
Domestic flight (if any) airfare, Russian visa, over luggage if any, personal expenses, tips and medical insurance are
not included.
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"The Fire Ring"
Avachinsky,
Mutnovsky and Gorely volcanoes
This short adventure program offers to climb three different volcanoes around Petropavlovsk.
The climb to Gorely is rather a rambling walk for 3 hours, which gives
a spectacular view to the two crater's acid lakes. The next visit inside the Mutnovskiy crater
is an experience of a life being because of its geysers. And at last the ascent to the just about
perfect conical Avacha is a chance to see the Pacific coast and the other countless volcanic ranges of Kamchatka.
Itinerary:
- Day 1.
Arrival to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Transfer to hotel "Petropavlovsk".
Check-in. After lunch coach sightseeing tour around the city and the harbour (3
hours). Visit of the local fish market. Welcome dinner.
Overnight in hotel "Petropavlovsk".
- Day
2. Off-road drive to Mutnovsky base camp - 5 hours. Accommodation in tents.
Packed lunch on the way and dinner at the BC.
- Day
3. Excursion to the crater of the Mutnovsky volcano (2323 m - 8 hours. Experiencing
dramatic sights in the crater - coloured
geysers, fumarolas, sulphur sediments. Overnight in tents at the BC.
- Day
4.
Off-road vehicle departure to the Gorely volcano - 2 hours.
Ascent to the Gorely volcano (1828 m) - 6 hours hiking.
Two unique crater's lakes with cold and hot acid waters.
Lunch on the top of the crater's rim. Transfer to the hot
springs resort “Helios” in Paratunka. Overnight in the resort..
- Day
5.
Excursion to a salmon hatchery (3 hours).
Transfer to the Avacha volcano (3
hours). Overnight in tents at the Avacha BC (850 m).
- Day
6. Climbing to the Avacha volcano (2741 m) - 9 hours. The ascent is strenious, but it probably gives the best view of the
Pacific coast and the nearest volcanoes. On return to the BC transfer to Paratunka, accommodation in the "Helios" resort.
- Day 7.
Transfer to the airport and the following departure.
Crater of the Gorely volcano with the lake
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Highlights:
- off-road drive through a "Jurassic Park",
- the heliflight to the Valley of Geyzers,
- floating down a remote river with lots of brown bears
around,
- visit Timonovskiye Hot Springs near the sacred mountain
Bakening,
- a sea boat cruise around the Avacha Bay, experiencing
sea fishing,
- ascent to the Gorely volcano with its unusual crater's
lakes.
10 days, 9 nights
Dates: July 26th,
Aug 15 - 26, Aug 23 - 31
Grade of difficulty: moderate
Land cost: $1340 per person in
a group of 6 members.
Cost of the heliflight to the valley of geysers is a subject
to change without a previous notice and for the summer 2005
is expected to be $550 per person.
Price includes: all overland transfers, 2 nights
in hotel "Petropavlovsk" (room share), 4 nights in tents,
2 nights in a resort "Helios", 1 night in a resort near
Timonovskiye Hot Springs, service of local guides on the
trek, kitchen crew, national park fee, restricted area permit,
all the meals when not in the city and breakfasts in P.-K.,
camping stuff.
Domestic flight (if any) airfare, Russian visa, over luggage
extra charge if any, personal expenses, tips and medical
insurance and the heliflight in the valley of geysers
are not included.
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"Bears
and Volcanoes"
This exciting program has been successfully running for 9 years and
would be called "Wild Russia" classic. Practically it
gives a chance to experience Kamchatka from all possible angles
and by all possible adventure travel activities. We will see the
magnificent Pacific from a top of volcano after our 4 hours
climb. We will raft a remote Middle Avacha river watching brown
bears fishing pink salmon. We will head to the sacred
mt.Bakening our off-road vehicle through a lost valley, which
would remind Jurassic Park. We will enjoy a swim in the
famous Timonovsky Hot Springs, which are in 3 days trek on a
horse back from human settlements. And finally we will enjoy the
panorama of the Avacha Bay from a sea boat, while catching sea
fish for our lunch soup - "ukha".
Itinerary:
- Day 1. Arrival to
Yelizovo airport
of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (P.-K.). Transfer to hotel
"Petropavlovsk". Meeting with the guides team. Sightseeing tour around the city.
- Day 2. Prepare for the off road drive to Timonovskiye Springs
at mt. Bakening up-north from P.-K. "URAL" transfer
across the Avacha river to the horse ranch at the Skhatzik
brook. Overnight in tents..
- Day 3-4. Continue on horseback to the basecamp at the
Timonovskiye Springs. The "URAL"will follow us and can
be used as alternative for members, who are not very fond of
riding horses. One overnight on the way at the Sarytzin
River Meteorology Post. Upon arrival to the Timonovskiye Springs evening
natural hot bath session.
- Day 5. Hiking up and exploring hot springs in the wilderness.
Afternoon walk to the high waterfalls in the mountains.
Overnight at the basecamp.
- Day 6. Drive back to the
Middle Avacha River. Afternoon
rafting exercises and floating down the river through the
wilderness to the horse ranch at Skhatzik. Overnight in tents.
- Day 7. Rafting through the Big Rapid and continue down till
the river Avacha junction. Transfer by the “URAL” back to
Petropavlovsk. Overnight in the "Helios" hot springs
resort in Paratunka.
- Day 8. Optional flight to the Valley of Geysers (3 hours
heliflight program). Afternoon jeep transfer to the Avacha
volcano Base Camp. Overnight in tents.
- Day 9. Guided ascent on the Avacha (2751 m). Return to the
base camp. Transfer to Paratunka Hot Springs Resort. Overnight
in the resort.
- Day 10. Return to the city. Free time. Optional sea boat excursion around
the Avacha Bay. Evening farewell dinner.
- Day 11. Departure.
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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.
- Day
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.
- Day
12. Transfer to the airport. Departure.
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Highlights:
- grade II - III river rafting,
- angling pink salmon and king salmon,
- 3 days "no human settlements" journey,
- fishing brown bears watching.
4 days, 3 nights
Dates: subject to discuss, from Aug 1st to Sept 15th.
Grade of difficulty: moderate
Land cost: $380 per person in a group of
6 members.
Price includes: transfers from /to hotel, rent of life
jackets, helmets, rafts, life begs, service of English-speaking
guide-instructors, kitchen crew, all the meals,
camping stuff and tents.
Domestic flight (if any) airfare, Russian visa, accommodation in
the city, personal expenses, tips and medical insurance
are not included.
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Rafting
Bystraya River
Bystraya river is situated in the central part of Kamchatka
is the second longest river on the peninsula. Its width range is
20-40 m, current speed is 1-4 m/s, temperature + 5-8 C. The
river flows through a very wild territory rich of wild berries,
pink and king salmon, wild ducks and brown bears. Rapids
of grade III and picturesque landscape will make our rafting
journey unforgettable.
Itinerary:
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Day 1. Arrival to the river at village Milkovo from P.-K. (2
hours drive). After lunch start rafting - 3 hours. Overnight in tents
in the wilderness.
- Day
2. Rafting
down to the river Azhitza junction - 4 hours. Lunch. Rafting
down to the river Stepanova junction. Overnight in tents at
the camping ground.
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Day 3. Rafting
down to Kamyshovaya river junction -3 hours. Lunch. Start
big rapids (grade III) - 3 hours, 5 rapids. Overnight in
tents near the Japanese bridge.
- Day
4. Rafting down to the junction with the highway
Bolsheretzk - P.-K.- 7 hours. Drive back to P.-K. - 4 hours.
Late evening arrival to P.-K. Tour ends.
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Highlights:
- Ascents on four most impressive active volcanoes on Kamchatka,
- Visit to Esso village with its indigenous koryak tribes,
- Famous hot springs along all of the trip,
- A great variety of landscape from tundra to taiga and
alpine meadows,
- Observation the place of one of the six greatest fissure
eruptions the Earth knows.
14 days, 13 nights
Dates: Aug 12 - 26
Grade of difficulty: strenuous
Land cost:
$1680 for a group of 7 – 10, $280 for single suppliment,
$1290 for a group of 11 - 14, $185 for single suppliment
Price includes: all overland transfers, 3 nights in the "Helios" resort in Paratunka (room share),
1 night in a hotel in Kozyrevsk, 2 nights in lodges, 7 nights in comfortable tents, service of local guides
in the field, kitchen crew, national park fee, restricted area permit, all the meals when not in the
city and Paratunka, breakfasts in Paratunka,
camping stuff.
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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"KAMCHATKA
ODYSSEYA"
This
program combines strenious trekking and climbing to the most
magnificent volcanoes of Kamchatka, meeting with local nomadic
tribes and exploring a great variety of climatic zones, flora
and fauna of Kamchatka. It also gives an opportunity for
research-minded people to conceive dramatic processes of the
earlier Earth.
Itinerary:
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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.
- Day
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
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Highlights:
- explore preserved wildlife area of the Komandors,
- watching the biggest colony of fur seals on the Western Pacific Coast,
- experiencing the bird-watching at the important migration spot in the Pacific bassin.
- visiting the museum of the Regional Studies, the Vitus Bering grave and the other historical places.
5 days, 4 nights
Dates:
Aug 3 - 6, Aug 12 - 15
Grade of difficulty: easy
Land cost: $1880 per person in a group of 6.
Price includes: helicopter charter expenses, insurance, all
overland transport expences on the islands, English-speaking guide service, kitchen crew, all the meals,
camp 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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Komandorsky Islands Adventure
The Komandorsky Islands are one of the most preserved areas of
the Kamchatka Region.
They are included into the Koman- dorsky State Natural Reserve. There are two
large islands: the Bering and the Medny and two small ones: the Ariy Kamen’ and
the Toporkov.
The Bering Island stretches from north-west to south-east for 75 km. The
landscape of its northern part is rather smooth and flattened. It’s
possible to walk along the shore line almost everywhere. The south of
the island is mountainous. The island was named after
the leader of two Kamchatkan expeditions of the XVIII century, the navigator captain-commander Vitus Bering, who had been living there
together with crew of the ship “St. Peter” for 9 months and died
of scurvy.
The Medny Island was named after a serving man Dmitry Nakvasin, who
had found
there a native copper (“medny”- means copper) in 1743. It
looks as waves of dark-green slopes in summer and white – in
winter, beyond which there are mountains. All these mountains
and tundra are surrounded by shore-walls with small bays
scattered here and there. On summits of hill-waves there is
lichen, below there are berry-fields, rhododendrons. In river
valleys there are dense grass and low-growing bushes.
Northern fur seals are undoubtedly the main sight and wealth of the
Komandorsky Islands. In late April the first male adults appear on seal-rookeries. Fur seals
hibernate near the Japanese Islands and having spent there severe
seasons come back to native places. Thousands of them occupy the
northern and north-west parts of the Bering Island.
Arctic blue foxes are hosts of the islands. In the southern part of
the Bering
Island there is a small reindeer herd, which had been brought there
from Kamchatka twice before adapted to new food. Rivers of the Islands are spawning grounds for Pacific salmon. The main
spawning ground is large Sarannoe Lake. Sea giants or whales
inhabit waters along the Komandorsky Islands shores.
Iitinerary:
- Day 1. Helicopter flight from
Yelizovo to the Komandorsky Islands (about 4 hours). Landing in Ust-Kamchatsk town for extra
fuel. Lunch. Arriving to the Bering Island. Accommodation in tents. Excursion
to Nikolskoe village.
- Day
2. Visit to museum of
Aleuts. Lunch. Excursion to the North fur seals coast by off-road vehicle.
Return to the base camp.
- Day 3.
Excursion to the East coast of the island. Visit to spawning rivers.
Return to the base camp.
- Day 4. Excursion to the North-West fur seal coast.
Return to the base camp.
- Day 5. Breakfast. Excursion to
the Sarannoe Lake. Lunch. Departure by helicopter to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
(4 hours)
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