Autumn Kamchatka
Boat trip and jeep tours
Sea sailing trip
Helicopter tour
Kamchatka is a unique place, a land where volcanoes erupt and the ocean rages all year round. Thousands of tourists fly to Kamchatka across time zones from all corners of the planet to see the «hot» land and dozens of volcanoes, feel the power of the Pacific Ocean, relax in thermal springs and touch the wild but beautiful nature of the region.
This program is an opportunity to cover the maximum number of attractions of autumn Kamchatka in a week.
Program
Day 1
Arrival in Kamchatka
Arrival and meeting at the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky International Airport. Transfer to the guest house, with a stop-by at the «Russia starts here» monument. Free time, rest after the flight. In the evening tour briefing, dinner and overnight at the guest house.
Day 2
Check-in on the catamaran, putting out to sea
After breakfast at the guest house, we leave for the seaport to check in on our «Kosatka» sailing catamaran that be waiting for you at the pier. Meeting the crew, briefing. Putting out to sea. Lunch and dinner will be served on board the catamaran. You will spend the night in the cabins on the catamaran.
Day 3
Watching orcas
We will sail along the eastern coast of Kamchatka and will visit Bechevinskaya, Morzhovaya, Zheleznaya, Russkaya bays. The exact direction will be determined based on the weather and the assumptions about the presence of whales and orcas. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served on board the catamaran. You will spend the night in the cabins on the catamaran
Day 4
Return to the city
Return to the city no later than 19:00. Check-in at the guest house, dinner. Overnight at the guest house.
Day 5
Free / extra day
After breakfast, you have a free / extra day, set aside in case of bad weather. Today you can book additional trips. Dinner at the guest house.
Day 6
Climbing a volcano
After breakfast at the guest house, we will drive by a special 4×4 vehicle to Mutnovsky Volcano (2,323 m). Mutnovsky is one of the most beautiful and accessible volcanoes in southern Kamchatka. The total travel time to the volcano is about 4 hours and en route we will be able admire Vilyuchinsky Volcano, Vilyuchinsky waterfall, Vilyuchinsky Pass, active Gorely Volcano and will drive along the picturesque Gorely and Mutnovsky calderas. If we are lucky, on the way to the crater we will meet local inhabitants — black-capped marmots (tarbagans). Climbing up to the volcano crater takes approximately 2 hours. Return to the city. Dinner and overnight at the guest house.
Day 7
Trip to Avachinsky Pass
After breakfast, we will leave to Avachinsky Pass. The road from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the foothills of Avachinsky Volcano takes approximately 2 hours and passes along a dry river bed, that gets filled with meltwater after winter. In the summer, you can hike in-between the two active volcanoes, climb Mount Camel and see the amazing vegetation of the high-altitude tundra. In the vicinity of the shelter and visitor centre of the natural park, tourists are greeted by amusing Beringian ground squirrels (evrazhki). Return to the city. Dinner and overnight at the guest house.
Day 8
Airport transfer
Breakfast at the guest house. Transfer to the airport with a stop at the fish market and souvenir shops.
Accommodation
Additional services
4×4 tour to the Vachkazhets mountain range
от 18 000 ₽/чел / 1 day
On this tour you will see the most beautiful mountain lakes with unusually clear water. One of the lakes is called Tahkoloch and is located right at the start of the hiking trail along the Vachkazhets mountain range.
from ₽13,000 per person
from ₽13,000 per person
от 105 000 ₽/чел. / 1 day
Vising the Kuril Lake will give you a chance to see the king of the Kamchatka forests — the brown bear in its natural habitat. The tour includes: three helicopter landings, lunch, bathing in hot springs.
from ₽70,000 per person
from ₽70,000 per person
Bathing in thermal springs
There are over a hundred hot springs on the peninsula. There are man-made pools with recreation areas or simple public access pools.
from ₽1,500 per person
from ₽1,500 per person
Visit the Vulcanarium Museum
от 1 500 ₽/чел. / 1 hour
Visit the museum of volcanoes to see and learn about volcanic eruptions, visit a lava cave and touch centuries-old stones.
from ₽1,200 per person
from ₽1,200 per person
Ethnic experience excursion and visit to the sled dog kennel
от 8 500 ₽/чел.
On this tour, friendly sled dogs will take you on a sled ride. The hosts will introduce you to the customs of the Kamchatka peoples, sing national songs, let you try on ethnic costumes, and prepared traditional dishes for you.
from ₽6,000 per person
from ₽6,000 per person
All additional services can be booked and paid for on the spot.
Answers to frequently asked questions
How physically fit does one have to be to join a tour?
No special training is required, but you need to be in a minimally good physical shape.
Is it possible to arrive before the start of the tour?
Yes, you can arrive earlier if you wish. Please let us know when booking a tour, that you are planning to arrive earlier, and we will help you find accommodation and plan your stay.
What is the time difference with Kamchatka?
With Moscow +9 hours (if it is 12:00 in Moscow, it is 21:00 in Kamchatka).
What is the best way to buy airplane tickets to join a tour?
When buying airplane tickets, it is important to consider the time difference between the point of departure and Kamchatka. For example, if your tour starts on 01 April, it means that you need to be in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on 01 April. And it means that you need to depart from Moscow, Novosibirsk or Irkutsk on 31 March. From Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Sakhalin or Blagoveshchensk, you can depart on the same date, provided there is a convenient flight. You can arrive at any hour of the day or night of your tour start date, or earlier. Next-day (after the start date) arrival is not permitted, irrespective of the tour programme. Depending on the weather, the tour schedule may change and you risk missing the start of the tour, which is not refundable. The last date of the tour is the return flight date. You may fly back on this date or any time after. If returning to Moscow, you will land on the same date you departed from Kamchatka. The same applies to other cities in Russia, with a difference of one hour.
What are my additional expenses when in Kamchatka?
Your additional expenses may be alcohol, lunch on a free day, caviar, fish you may buy on the market for yourself or as a souvenir. You will also most likely want to buy presents for yourself and family and friends.
Which tour gives me a 100% certainty to see orcas?
On open sea tours, our team is doing its best to make sure our guests can enjoy marine animal watching, as per the tour programme. It is alas not possible to have an agreement with wild animals and we cannot give a 100% guarantee that you will see orcas on a specific tour. We only know that the more days you spend at sea, the higher the chance of seeing them.
Is medical insurance required?
Yes, we always require a medical insurance for all our tours. A complete travel insurance with extreme sports coverage — for hiking up to 2,500 m, yachting, kayaking / surfing.
Different insurance companies have different policy options and you may be required to pay for an additional winter / extreme sports add-on. Further conditions may be the minimum number of people on a tour.
Please remember in Kamchatka in case of emergency an ordinary ambulance may not be able to reach the mountains or the ocean and special assistance may be required. Please ensure that your insurance covers all the scenarios.
Do explain to your insurance provider the nature or your trip and should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
How and where is it better to get insurance?
We do not require an insurance policy for summer programs, but we recommend that you protect yourself from unexpected expenses.
There are portals that include several proven companies and offers for any of the extreme activities.
For self-registration of the policy on the website www.saveprolife.ru:
1. Select the country of travel — Russia;
2. Designate the period of the trip;
3. The age of the tourist, if you have a group, then click «Add» and enter the age. For a one-time registration for a group, you can issue a policy for 5 people at once;
4. Press sports extreme — Select a sport — trekking up to 3500 m / yachting / jeeping;
5. Click «Find».
In the second step, you will drop insurance programs.
Select program Alpha Classic C, coverage — 40000 $/€. To get a 5% discount, use the promo code «spl».
This is our recommendation, you can take out insurance with similar conditions from any company.
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