Easy - nothing more than normal walking while sight-seeing
Moderately Easy - 1-3 hours of physical activity daily
Moderate - 3-5 hours of physical activity daily
Challenging - 5-7 hours of challenging physical activity daily
Extreme - 7+ hours of challenging/extreme physical activity daily
Difficulty
Basic — most of nights in tents or rooms with shared WC, some nights in comfortable rooms.
Standard — most of nights in comfortable rooms, some nights in tents or rooms with shared WC.
Upgraded — all nights in comfortable rooms.
Comfort
Minimum age of the participant of this trip
11 Days
June - August
Highlights
- The area of volcano Tolbachik, striking evidence of the enormous eruption occurred in 1975
- Bystraya River, which allows to enjoy the wild and gives an opportunity to observe bears while rafting
- Mutnovsky, an impressive active volcano with intensive powerful gas, steam spurts and bubbling mud cauldrons
- The Avacha Bay with its various wildlife
- The world famous Valley of Geysers with more than 29 geysers
Tour Overview
This is a general tour which grants the best opportunity to get acquainted with all main attractions of Kamchatka: active volcanoes, hot springs, wild nature and traditional culture of native peoples without expensive helicopter flights. Nevertheless you also have an option to take a helicopter excursion to the world famous Valley of Geysers.
You'll visit the Tolbachik volcano area in the Central Kamchatka 500 km from Petropavlovsk, where the Great Tolbachik Fissure Eruption took place in 1975-76 and has left impressive after-effects: new volcanic cones with hot summits, huge ash fields, hardened lava flows, ash-burned forest. Tops of the new cones are still blazing. The first Soviet lunar vehicles were tested in this area.
You'll visit the crater of Mutnovsky Volcano with intensive powerful gas and steam spurts and boiling mud cauldrons. Mutnovsky is considered as the most impressive Kamchatka volcano now because it is always active.
You'll cross taiga and mountains areas rafting down the Bystraya River with good chances to see brown bears and fish salmon.
You'll visit national villages of native people - the Evens and get acquainted with their history, culture and present life. You'll also have a chance to see their national holiday The Aborigine's Day if come in proper time.
You'll also have some time for relaxation at Paratunka Hot Springs resort.
Tour programme
- Day 1Discovery of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky cityPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
- Day 2Ascending Gorely volcanoPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky — Gorely volcano
- Day 3Mutnovsky volcanoMutnovsky volcano — Paratunka
- Day 4Free dayParatunka village — Milkovo
- Day 5Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoesMilkovo — Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes
- Day 6Following consequences of the volcano’s eruptionKlyuchevskaya group of volcanoes
- Day 7Northern and Southern breakKlyuchevskaya group of volcanoes
- Day 8Walking along the Dead ForestKlyuchevskaya group of volcanoes — Milkovo village
- Day 9Start of raftingMilkovo village — Petropavlovsk-Kamtchatsky
- Day 10Boat trip to the Avacha BayPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
- Day 11Souvenirs and end of the programmePetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
- 12:00Arrival at the airport to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky* Arrival time can be changed according to the chosen flight.
- 12:30Transfer to the hotel
- 14:00Check into the hotel and restYou can stroll along the city and discover local landmarks.
- 20:00Dinner — Not included
- Overnight in the hotel(TWIN rooms)
Photo of the day
Route
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Arseniev
Standard twin room
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 09:30Transfer to the Gorely volcanoFirst we will drive through the Vilyuchinsky Pass, then through the huge caldera to the foot of the Gorely volcano.
- 11:00Ascending Gorely volcanoTrekking along the hardened lava flow (coulee), slag fields, seeing 3 craters with lakes.
- 13:00Lunch (picnic)
- 19:00Dinner in the camp
- Overnight in tent
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Route
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky — Gorely volcano
Accommodation
Camping
Note
6 h trekking (1km)
2 h transfer (120km)
- 09:00Breakfast in the camp
- 10:00Ascending the crater of Mutnovsky volcanoSeeing active fumaroles, mud siphons, mud pots, the crater lake. The crater of Mutnovsky volcano is one of the most wonderful volcanic phenomena of Kamchatka. Steep walls with shining glaciers surround the wide and deep crater. In case ascending is difficult it is possible to return to the camp. * During the 2022 season, the entrance to Mutnovsky was closed by the Ministry of Emergency Situations due to a mudslide. And, if the passage to the crater is not open, or if the approach to the foot of the volcano is impossible and dangerous due to large masses of melting snow (this happens periodically in July), the ascent to the crater Mutnovsky is replaced by a hike to the Petite Vallée des Geysers.
- 13:00Outdoor lunch
- 18:00Transfer to ParatunkaAccommodation at the resort of Paratunka: swimming in the swimming pools and hot springs.
- 19:00DinnerDinner at the resort's buffet restaurant.
- Overnight in the hotel
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Route
Mutnovsky volcano — Paratunka
Accommodation
Accommodation in the resort Sputnik, Paratunka
Twin room
Note
8 h trekking (2km)
2 h transfer (69km)
- 09:00Breakfast in the resort
- 10:00Free timeWe offer you the following option: - a helicopter excursion to the Valley of Geysers and volcanic caldera Uzon, including flight around Karymsky (1486m) and Maly Semyachik (1560m) volcanoes, walking excursion in the Valley and bathing in hot thermal water "Zhupanovsky". This valley cannot be compared with any other unique objects in the world. There are more than 20 big geysers in the valley. Velican (Giant), Zhemchuzhny (Pearly), Sakharny (Sugary), Troinoi (Triple), Konus (Cone), Fontan (Fountain), Maly (Small), Bolshoy (Big), Shchel (Split) – are some of them. There are geysers that gush forth every 10-12 minutes, while others may erupt once in 4-5 hours. The wreathes of steam, fountains of boiling water, incredible colours of slopes, hot water streaming along them and profuse greenery of grass and trees create an enchanting spectacle. Lunch on the way.
- 15:00Transfer to the Milkovo villageArrival and accommodation in the hotel.
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight in the hotel
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Route
Paratunka village — Milkovo
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel of Milkovo village, Kamchatka
Twin room
Note
4 h transfer (280km)
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Departure to the Klyuchevsky volcano by 6WD car
- 13:00Lunch in Milkovo village — Not included
- 14:00Continuation of the wayDeparture to the foot of one of the most beautiful volcanic formations of Plosky Tolbachik and Ostry Tolbachik. On the way, in good weather, you can see the highest volcanoes of Kamchatka: Krestovsky (4057м.), Ushkovsky (3903м.), Klyuchevskoy (4750м.), Kamen (4579м.), Plosky Tolbachik (3082м.) and Ostry Tolbachik (3672м.).
- 17:00Arrival and establishment of the camp
- 19:00Dinner near the fire
- Overnight in tents
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Route
Milkovo — Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes
Accommodation
Camping
Note
transfer (460km)
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Trekking in volcano's neighborhoodsAll day exploration of the consequences of the volcano’s eruption in 2013 (“young” cone, great lava flows and lava caves, stone sculptures and heaps of hardened lava).
- 13:00Lunch (picnic)
- 19:00Dinner near the fire
- Overnights in tents
Photo of the day
Route
Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes
Accommodation
Camping
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Driving to the Northern break
- 11:00Ascending the new Tolbachiskie conesTolbachiskie cones is a group of tiny volcanoes (about 100-200 m high).
- 13:00Lunch
- 14:00Driving to the Southern break
- 15:00Visiting cones of the Southern breakVisiting the Dead Forest (a lot of forest hectares were covered with volcanic ashes as the result of the powerful eruption of Tolbachik Volcano in 1975) and seeing the tops of the dry trees above the 7-meter layer of volcanic debris.
- 18:00Return to the camping
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight in tents
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Route
Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes
Accommodation
Camping
Note
transfer (33km)
- 08:30Breakfast
- 13:00Drive to Milkovo village
- 14:00Walking along the Dead ForestThe Dead Forest is a part of the taiga burnt during the eruption of 1975.
- 19:00Dinner — Not included
- 19:00Arrival and check-in the hotel
- Overnight in the hotel
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Route
Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes — Milkovo village
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel of Milkovo village, Kamchatka
Twin room
Note
6 h transfer (240km)
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 10:00Driving to Malky village
- 11:30Excursion to the ethnographic museum
- 13:00Lunch — Not included
- 14:00Rafting down the Bystraya River
- 16:00Return to Petropavlovsk-KamtchatskyAccommodation in the hotel and rest.
- 19:00Dinner — Not included
- Overnight in the hotel
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Route
Milkovo village — Petropavlovsk-Kamtchatsky
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Arseniev
Standard twin room
Note
transfer (170km)
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 10:00Boat tripBoat trip with fishing to the Avacha Bay (5-6 hours). Observing nesting places of sea birds, the island “Babushkin Kamen”, the rocks “Three brothers”. Moving to the island “Starichkov” in the Pacific ocean.
- 13:00LunchFor the lunch you will taste the dishes of fresh fish.
- 16:00Return to the city
- 19:00Dinner — Not included
- Overnight in the hotel
Photo of the day
Route
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Arseniev
Standard twin room
- 08:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 09:00Final tour in the city, you can go see the fish market and buy souvenirs
- 11:00Transfer to the airport. End of the programme.
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Route
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
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Price includes
- English-speaking guide services
- Russian-spaking guide
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Excursions and visits as per itinerary
- Bathing in springs
- Airplane/ train tickets
- Boat trip
- Letter of invitation
- Bathing in hot springs
- Nature reserves and parks entrance permissions
- Camping outfit rental
- Meals according to the program
Price does not include
- Personal expenses and tips
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Optional activities
- Airline tickets
- Sleeping bag rental
- Meals as per itinerary
For more info, please download the detailed description of the trip.
Note
All departures are guaranteed! Single supplement – 31 200 roubles / per pers (possible only in hotels and resorts) The order of the activities can be changed according to the group size and the weather conditions. Additional budget to consider: - Lunches and diners (300-400 roubles in a cafés, 400-700 roubles in restaurants) - Helicopter trip in the Geyser Valley - on request. - Sleeping bag rental - 1000 rubles / per person.
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Destination: Kamchatka
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joli voyage. Des choses peuvent être améliorées au niveau de l'organisation sur place, transmission d'informations sur la région de la part du guide, repas dans les hôtels (mauvais)
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Destination: Kamchatka
Tour: Classic Kamchatka
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Superbe voyage malgré un climat hostile. Il faudrait préciser que des vêtements de pluie très performants sont nécessaire, car malgré nos capes de pluie et Kways nous étions trempés! La journée de transfert de 12 heures pour arriver au pieds des volcans en passant par la forêt mériterait d'être divisée en deux; A savoir un arrêt dans la pension privée avec bania ( très appréciée ) ainsi qu'un lit! Et
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Bonjour Anne,
Nous vous remercions d’avoir fait part de votre ressentie concernant votre voyage, nous veillerons ainsi à améliorer les défauts que vous reprochez aux voyages. Nous prenons en compte votre suggestion concernant le transfert jusqu’au volcan.
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