Kamchatka Wildlife Tours in the Russian Far East

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Code: HWB1
Grade: Easy
Days: 8
Tour season: June to August

This spectacular trip offers you amazing wildlife viewing opportunities. It starts with a scenic helicopter flight to Verkhnegolyginsky tourist area over innumerable mountains and the peaks of Vilyuchinsky, Gorely, Mutnovsky, and Opala volcanoes that takes you to the famous Ksudach volcano caldera with its picturesque lakes – Klyuchevoe and Shtyubelya - and hot springs.

After a lunch on the warm beach of Klyuchevoye Lake you will tour the caldera during 2 or 3 hours. Then you will fly to Central Base where you will be accommodated in double rooms in a comfortable lodge.

In the course of a short, relaxed hike (up to 5 km) around the Central Base area and while boating around Golyginskoe Lake you will have the opportunity to observe brown bears and spawning salmon.

On the way back to Petropavlovsk a 2-3 hour stop will be made at thermal springs of Khodutka Volcano – a nice spot to have a rest and bathe in a hot lake. You will then get acquainted with the history of Kamchatka and its peoples during a tour of the Regional museum. A visit to the Paratunka hot spring area offers one more chance to relax and enjoy the natural benefits of Kamchatka.

Itinerary
Day 1:	Arrival at Yelisovo airport, transfer to Petropavlovsk, check in at the hotel.
Day 2:	Helicopter flight to the Ksudach volcano caldera, tour of the caldera,helicopter flight to Central Base in Verkhnegolyginsky tourist area. Lodge.
Day 3:	Walk around the Golyginsky Lake area. Return to the Lodge.
Day 4:	Wildlife viewing in the environs of Central Base. Return to the Lodge.
Day 5:	Boating around the lake. Watching of spawning salmon. Lodge.
Day 6:	Fly to Petropavlovsk, rest stop at hot springs, rest and bath in hot lake. Hotel.
Day 7:	Sightseeing in Petropavlovsk. Visit the Regional museum. Visit the Paratunka resort area. Return to the hotel in Petropavlovsk.
Day 8:	Transfer toYelisovo airport. Departure.

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