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Trekking the Volcanoes of Central Kamchatka
This is an intermediate level trek within everybody's capabilities: about 5 hours of walking a day. A trek of stunning vistas, the route of this trek passes through the most active volcanic zone of the peninsula and along a high-mountain (1000 meters above sea level) plateau, surrounded by 9 of the highest volcanoes on Kamchatka. Passing through a variety of volcanic scenery, some formed only 20 years ago, you will witness the beauty of the largest active volcano of Eurasia, Kluchevskoy (4850 m), and you can see where a new dome is forming in the crater of Bezymyanny Volcano.
This trek will be mainly through tundra, where there are plenty of marmots, ground squirrels, foxes, and bird life, and there should be multiple possibilities to see bears.
Read more about touring in Kamchatka in the following articles in the DestinAsian magazine and Vacations & Travel.
Arrive Kamchatka
camp out in the wilderness on the banks of the Kamchatka River
Drive to the Lunakhodchikov - reminiscent of the Moon
Lava fields of the Northern vents of Tolbachik Volcano
Ascend Plosky Tolbachik (3085m)
Trek the volcanoes in the area and then travel on to Tolud River
Trekking to Bezymyanny volcano
Polenitsa Hill, Mars and Jupiter craters will be visible from this camp
Ascend the active Bezymyanny volcano
Lava Canyons along the Studenaya River
Trek down to Kopyto Hill.
Drive down to Esso
Return by 6WD bus to Petropavlovsk
Departure Day
Countries visited
Places visited
Transportation
6WD expedition vehicle and on foot
Included In Price
Full boardDouble accommodation in hotels in city and Esso settlement
Tents
English-speaking rep at the arrival and departure in the PKC airport
Transfers by coach, 6WD bus
City tour and museum fees
Guide, interpreter and cook services
Visa invitation and visa registration
Even folk concert in Esso settlement
Permits
Meals Included
This tour includes 38 meals; 13 breakfasts 12 lunches 13 dinners
Not Included In Price
Flight ticket, single room, drinks with meals, activities, gratitudes and meals beyond listed in program| Start | End | Twin share | |
| 23 Jul 2012 | 5 Aug 2012 | AU$ 2700 |
Day 1 Arrive Kamchatka
Arrival in Petropavlovsk. Transfer to a hotel. Welcome dinner in a city restaurant.
Accommodation
Petropavlovsk hotel
Meals Included
Dinners1
Day 2 camp out in the wilderness on the banks of the Kamchatka River
Drive by 6WD bus to the old Cossack settlement of Milkovo (306 km). Here lunch will be prepared in a local restaurant and there will be a chance to stroll around the village to get a feel for Russian rural life. Continue driving north of Milkovo and camp out in the wilderness in a mixed evergreen and deciduous forest along the banks of the Kamchatka River (Kamchatka's largest river which runs northward through the central valley of the peninsula).
Accommodation
Camp
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 3 Drive to the Lunakhodchikov - reminiscent of the Moon
Drive to the Lunakhodchikov (150km) base camp (this will be base for the next 3 nights), in cabins or tents. This place, reminiscent of the Moon, is famous because it was here that the first Soviet "Lunar roving vehicle-1", was tested.
Accommodation
Camp
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 4 Lava fields of the Northern vents of Tolbachik Volcano
Excursion (day trip) to the lava fields of the Northern vents of Tolbachik Volcano, which were created in 1975 over a period of 15 months.
Accommodation
Camp
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 5 Ascend Plosky Tolbachik (3085m)
Ascend Plosky Tolbachik (3085m). At the top you will be amazed by the 360 degree panorama of the Kluchevskaya group of volcanoes and also 50 slag cones, where the famous Holocene eruption of Tolbachik took place.
Accommodation
Camp
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 6 Trek the volcanoes in the area and then travel on to Tolud River
Trek on to Bezymyanny volcano (12 km). Travel to Tolud Pass between volcanoes Tolbachik, Zimina and Udina, you will arrive on 8th day in the area of Plotina (Dam) Hill, whose volcanic plateau is divided into Western and Eastern parts. Stop over for the night near Tolud River.
Accommodation
Camp
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 7 Trekking to Bezymyanny volcano
Hiking through Tolud Pass and continue trekking to Bezymyanny volcano (12 km).
Accommodation
Camp
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 8 Polenitsa Hill, Mars and Jupiter craters will be visible from this camp
Trek to Bezymyanny volcano (12km). Basecamp (cabins and tents) near Plotina Hill. From here Polenitsa Hill, Mars and Jupiter craters will be visible.
Accommodation
Camp - tents and cabins
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 9 Ascend the active Bezymyanny volcano
Ascend the active Bezymyanny volcano and return to base camp (2860m, 4 hours).
Accommodation
Camp
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 10 Lava Canyons along the Studenaya River
Trek along the Studenaya River stopping off at lava canyons. View wild fauna (10km).
Accommodation
Camp
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 11 Trek down to Kopyto Hill.
Trek down to Kopyto Hill (14km). Make camp. 6WD truck meets the group at this point.
Accommodation
Camp
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 12 Drive down to Esso
Drive to the settlement of Esso, home to the Evens, one of the 4 indigenous peoples of Kamchatka. Visit the local museum to learn something of their culture. Welcome dinner with folk concert. Accommodation in apartments.
Accommodation
Accommodation in apartments.
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 13 Return by 6WD bus to Petropavlovsk
Return by 6WD bus to Petropavlovsk and stay in hotel.
Accommodation
Hotel
Meals Included
Breakfasts1, Lunches1, Dinners1
Day 14 Departure Day
Transfer to the airport. Departure.
Meals Included
Breakfasts1