Space Kamchatka

After arrival at the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky International Airport, we will drive to the Pacific Ocean coast – black volcanic sand Khalaktyrsky beach, will have picnic by the ocean and walk along the beach. We will then head to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky for guest house check-in. Dinner and overnight in the guest house.

After breakfast in the guest house, we will leave for the glacial Lake Nachikinskoye. Many rivers and streams flow into the lake, turning it into a large spawning ground for salmon, as well as a place of attraction for brown bears. The journey will take about 2.5 hours, after which we will take a boat through the waters of the lake, watching the spawning of salmon and hunting of bears. Lunch in the base camp on the lake and return to the guest house.

After breakfast, we will drive by a very special and unique to Kamchatka off-road vehicle to the Gorely Volcano. At the foothills of the volcano, you will be briefed by the guides before the climb. Gorely is actually one of the easiest volcanoes to climb in Kamchatka and the 3-hour ascent along a well-trodden path up to 1,828 m will be light enough. At the top, we will take a sightseeing walk around two crater lakes. Lunch during the hike. Return to the city. Dinner and overnight at the guest house.

After breakfast in the guest house, the flight to the Valley of Geysers will take approximately one hour. From the air on the way, weather allowing, you will see two active volcanoes – Karymsky and Maly Semyachik. In the Valley of Geysers an experienced guide will take you along purpose-made trails that protect the land from trampling. You will observe the eruption of the Bolshoy geyser, the activity of various thermal fields, springs and mud pots. If lucky, you will see Kamchatka brown bears, who are frequent guests here, but for people show only curiosity, nothing more.
We will fly by helicopter to the Uzon Volcano caldera. Here the tour passes through the Eastern thermal field, where you can admire various thermal activities and bewitching lunar landscapes. On the way back, we will have lunch and swim in hot thermal springs in the Nalychevo “Volcanoes of Kamchatka” natural park. The temperature of water in natural baths reaches 40-45°C. We will then return to the heliport and to the guest house to have dinner and rest.

The day starts with breakfast in the guest house, followed by a drive to the seaport and check-in on the “Kosatka” sailing catamaran, where you will meet the crew. We will then set sail for a wide Russkaya Bay, stretching 8 km inland. The voyage takes approximately 6 hours. Keep your eyes open! Orcas and whales may appear be right on the course! We will enter the bay by the evening and will dock by the abandoned vessel “Uda”. Lunch and dinner will be served on board the catamaran.

Kayaking, return to the city

Morning in the Russkaya Bay will start with a breakfast, followed by kayaking. Our guides will explain the basics and ensure safety during the paddling. If you are lucky, you will see spotted seals, that starting June rest in the shallows in the bay. After lunch on board the catamaran, you will visit Cape Kekurny, home to a year-round rockery of sea lions, and will then head towards the city. Dinner and overnight in the city in the guest house.

After breakfast in the guest house, we will leave by an off-road vehicle towards our destination. The plan is to hike up to the mountain glacial Lake Tahkoloch, from where our path will continue into a deep valley between Vachkazhets and Letnaya Poperechnaya, along the fast mountain river Takhkoloch. The trail lies past beautiful waterfalls and will gradually become steeper up the river, but well-prepared travellers will not experience any difficulty. After we reach our goal – the highest point of the cirque, enclosing the mountain valley, that Vachkazhets, Vachkazhitsy and Letnaya Poperechnaya “grow” from – we will have a break to admire the views. Return to the vehicles, lunch and drive back to the city.

Breakfast at the guest house. Free or extra day in case of bad weather. If all components of the tour programme have been fully completed, it is possible to choose an additional activity. Dinner and overnight at the guest house.

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport with a stop at the fish market and souvenir shop.