603. Trekking to the Valley of Geysers.

15 Day trip.
8 Day moderate trek carrying backpack
4 Day moderate trek
2 Nights hotel
SEASON: July 15th - September 15th

During this trip you will visit a fabulous place called the Valley of Geysers.
This is an adventure tour unlike any other. If you've seen too many pictures of Kamchatka always looking up at mountains and wondered what's there, then bring some home from the other end of the lens. People experience this special place from many vantage points, but there's something incredibly satisfying about pointing to it, and knowing you got there under your own power. These are places that not many have the privilege to know. You will have an opportunity, by trying yourself, to effect ascents and look into the craters of active volcanoes.
The unique Uzon Valley and the Valley of Geysers are located in Kronotsky biosphere state reserve, which is famous for its steaming-water fountains, thermal lakes and mud pots. You will see brown bears, various birds and deer here. The relict Silver fir wood (Pikhtovaya Roscha) which is put in the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation, and Karymsky Volcano, which is considered as the most active Kamchatka volcano due to the frequency and duration of its eruptions, will give you unforgettable impressions.
By being small and mobile, we can leave the crowds behind and explore treasures unavailable through other means, allowing a true sense of self-discovery. From visiting many unspoiled places to exploring local nature; this overview of Kamchatka goes far beyond what the merely conventional tourist will ever see. While many means exist to visit the wild North, the only way to truly experience it is to get off the beaten track. This itinerary provides a wonderful option to enable a tremendous and personal overview.

Find the map of Kronotsky Reserve here.

Itinerary

Day 1. Arrival in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Double accommodation in a hotel. Get acquainted with a guide. Sightseeing.
Day 2. Helicopter MI-8 flight to base camp of Karymsky Volcano. Enjoy beautiful volcanic landscape from the height of the helicopter flight. Overnight in tents.
Day 3. 10 km trek to the dried up lake Day. Overnight in tents.
Day 4. Trekking to Maly Semlyachik volcano (12 km). Ascending Maly Semlyachik Volcano. Walking down into its crater and viewing crater lake, which is especially colored. Trekking to the source of Zupanovo river. Overnight in tents.
Day 5. Trekking down to the Semyachinsky waterfall.(12 km).
Day 6. Trekking to Karlov spring.(12 km)
Day 7. Trekking to Zupanovo village(12 km). Visiting Pikhtovaya Roscha.
Day 8. Trekking down to Semlyachik hot springs (14 km).
Day 9-10. Trek to Burlyaschiy Volcano (16 km). This trip will lead you through richer vegetation with a large variety of birds and animals. Excursion near Burlyaschiy Volcano. The bottom of its crater is called 'The Steaming Valley' because of the multiple boiling puddles, small fountains and tiny mud volcanoes. Here you can see all the volcano types in miniature. This Valley is also musically toned with bubbling and splashing sounds. You will bathe in thermal hot springs.
Day 11. Trek to Uzon Valley (22 km).You will pass a picturesque plain where bears feed on wild berries. This valley is interesting for the crater-shaped-pits 25 - 150 meters in diameter and 25 - 40 meters deep, filled with hot and unusually colored thermal water.
Day 12. 14 km trek and excursion to the Valley of Geysers. See over-twenty geysers and numerous mud pots. Water-and-steam fountains bemuse with their beauty and strength. Returning to the camp.
Day 13-14. Reserve days. These days may be used to re-schedule previously described events and excursion due to weather cancellations. Returning to PKC by helicopter MI-8. Resting in Paratunka resort. Overnight in a hotel.
Day 15. Depart for home.

Note: We try to stick to the itinerary as close as possible but we reserve the right to change it due to weather or other factors out of our control.

Dates & Prices

Price includes:

• Full board
• Double accommodation in hotels in city and Paratunka resort
• English-speaking rep at the arrival and departure in the PKC airport
• Transfers by coach and helicopter MI-8
• City tour and museum entrance
• Guide, interpreter and cook services
• Kronotsky Reserve fees
• Visa invitation and visa registration
• Permitions