Around the Tolbachiks. Kamchatka Annapurna

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This trip is for those who want to see the highest fire-breathing mountains of Eurasia, its beauty can be compared to the famous trekking around Annapurna. The route passes among the volcanoes of the Klyuchevskaya group, which impress with their size and concentration in a relatively small area.

You will see the area of the Large Fractured Tolbachinsky eruption, where the heat of active volcanism persists to this day, lunar landscapes of endless slag and lava fields, mountain tundra with flowers and berries, glaciers, snowfields, mountain streams and, of course, giant volcanoes.

Location

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

from

US$ 671

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Tour highlights

Unusual Kamchatka

We will see the Dead forest, lava caves, lava flows of the 2012-2013 eruption

Complete relaxation

Take a dip in the thermal pool and wander along the black coast of the Pacific Ocean

Active leisure

We will walk along the circular "volcanic" route and climb some volcanoes

Itinerary

Day 1 - Airport — Halaktyrsky beach
Meeting at the airport.
On this day we will go to Halaktyrsky beach, where huge waves of the open Pacific Ocean await us, the black sand of an infinitely long beach, where the feeling that you are at the edge of the earth, where Russia begins, does not leave.
The water in the ocean is not warm, but you can always wet your feet, but the bravest can swim.
Here, in a convenient clearing among the coastal forest tundra, we stay overnight.
Overnight in tents.
At dawn, with favorable weather, you can see how the sun rises from the horizon of the water surface of the endless ocean.
Dinner on the ocean (lunch, if necessary, on your own at your own expense).
In the evening of this day, hiking and camping meals begin (the exception is the cafe in Milkovo during the crossings). We cook in the camp kitchen in the order of duty for 2-3 people with the assistance of an instructor guide. It's always hotter for breakfast and dinner. Lunch — according to the circumstances (during the ascents, definitely a snack, during the day — a hot lunch, during the transitions, most often a snack, but a hot lunch is also possible).
Transfer from the airport with a stop at the monument "Here begins Russia":
flight from Moscow 1730 arriving at 10:10, flight from Novosibirsk 5249 arriving at 10:30;
flight 1734 from Moscow arriving at 13:10;
flight 1732 from Moscow arriving at 15:30.
The arrival time of flights can be changed by airlines.
Arrivals at other times can join these transfers.
The cancellation of the transfer is not compensated.
Day 2 - Moving to the Hoof cordon
In the morning, after breakfast, we move north to the village of Kozyrevsk (470 km, of which about half is on asphalt and half is on a gravel road).
Approximately in the middle of the way, we have lunch in the dining room of the village. Milkovo (at your own expense).
Then we transfer to a high—traffic bus (shift shift) and rush to the starting point of the walking route - to the cordon of the Hoof of the Klyuchevskaya Nature Park.
Overnight in tents.
Day 3 - Crossing to Baraniy Creek
On this day, we will go with backpacks about 8 km to the picturesque valley of the Studenoi River.
Here, in good weather, you can observe most of the volcanoes of the Klyuchevskaya group.
We set up camp next to a picturesque waterfall.
After lunch, a radial exit to the Ram Rocks and the Edelweiss meadow (bloom in early July).
Day 4 - Transfer to the Field of Mars
In the morning, we assemble the camp and go towards the Nameless volcano.

On the way, we ford the Studenaya River.

According to the famous traveler and mountaineer Alexander Bichenko, this section of the route is one of the most beautiful in the world.

In some places, with good weather, you can observe 8 volcanoes at the same time.

We stop for the night in the area of the cones Mars and Jupiter or the rocks of the Woodpile.

The day trip is about 15 km.
Day 5 - Climbing the shoulder of the Ovalnaya Zimina volcano
We make a radial exit to the shoulder of the Ovalnaya Zimina volcano (climbing to a height of about 2000 meters), from where stunning views of all the volcanoes of the Klyuchevskaya group open.
Day 6 - Reserve day
Walks to the Polennitsa rock, composed of separate basalt pillars, as well as to the cones Mars and Jupiter, formed by volcanic processes in 1945.
Day 7 - Crossing the Tolbachinsky pass
We assemble the camp and go out in the direction of the final Tolbachinsky valley.

We overcome the Tolbachinsky pass.

Along the way, we continue to observe the volcanoes Acute and Flat Tolbachiki, Bolshaya and Malaya Udina, Oval Zimina.

The day trip is about 15 km.
Day 8 - Transfer to the Tolud cordon
We rent a camp and make a hike to Tolud Creek.

On the way, we overcome the Tolud pass.

The day trip is about 12 km.
Day 9 - Crossing to the Pincer cordon
The final crossing with backpacks.
Along the way, the landscape gradually transitions from alpine meadows to a volcanic desert.
Let's go through the giant lava flow of the 2012-2013 eruption.
There is a food drop waiting for us at the Claw cordon.
Day 10 - Climbing the Flat Tolbachik
Climbing flat Tolbachik is not the easiest, it can take up to 8 hours.
At the top, a huge crater awaits us — 2 km in diameter and 500 m deep, with steep walls inside.
In good weather, panoramas of the volcanoes of the Klyuchevskaya group and the lifeless spaces of the Tolbachinsky Valley with numerous cones and lava flows open up.
Day 11 - Tolbachinsky Valley — Esso
We are going on shift to the Big fractured Tolbachinsky eruption in 1975.
We will see the tops of the once large trees of the Dead Forest, which was covered with a thick layer of volcanic ash and slag.
Let's climb one of the cones of the Northern Breakthrough, where manifestations of active volcanism still persist and you can light a dry branch by laying it among hot rocks.
Then we move to the village of Kozyrevsk, where we transfer to the bus that will take us to Esso.
Overnight in cabins, swimming in the thermal pool.
Day 12 - Transfer to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
The transfer to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky will take a whole day.
On the way, we have lunch in the village of Milkovo (at our own expense).
Overnight at the hotel.
Dinner on this day in the city is on your own at your own expense.
Day 13 - Departure
The day of departure home.
Breakfast and, if necessary, lunch — independently at your own expense.
We visit the fish market, souvenir shop and drive to the airport.
Transfer to the airport with arrival at the fish market:
departure is approximately at 09:00 — for flights 5250 and 1731;
Departure is approximately at 11:30 a.m. for flights 1733 and 1735.
The exact time of the transfer is announced by the guide the day before.
Those departing at other times can join these transfers.
The cancellation of the transfer is not compensated.

Difficulty

Does not require special skills, but tourists must be physically fit: expeditions, long rafting, etc.

Accommodation

Hotel

1 night
Tent

10 nights
Guest House

1 night

Comfort

Basic
Midscale

The tour provides double accommodation in a hotel (1 night at the end of the tour), accommodation in a private hostel in Esso (1 night) and in two- and three-person tourist tents on the active part of the route.

10% discount for children up to and including 14 years old.

Tour conditions

Group

up to 20 tourists

Minimum age

18 years old

Duration

13 days 12 nights

Group meets at

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Included in price

transportation services under the program;
double hotel accommodation (1 night at the end of the tour);
accommodation in a private hostel in Esso (1 night);
meals on the active part of the route;
guide-instructor services;
group equipment (tents, kitchen equipment, etc.);
permission to visit the nature park.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and back;
meals in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky;
lunch in the dining room of the village of Milkovo (2nd and 12th days);
travel insurance;
alcoholic beverages.

It's important to know

a backpack with a volume of 75 liters (it is better to have a larger volume, and for men it is better from 90 liters);
mat (foam, karemat);
foam seat — optional;
sleeping bag;
sturdy waterproof trekking boots;
replacement shoes (sturdy sneakers);
trekking poles (own, no rental);
hiking pants (synthetic, HB is highly undesirable);
membrane storm pants against wind and rain (optional if hiking pants will combine the function of storm pants);
windbreaker jacket (membrane and hooded) — against wind and rain;
a raincoat or raincoat suit for the camp;
thermal underwear is optional, it is replaced by fleece items;
warm fleece or wool sweater;
fleece pants — wear under hiking/storm pants (not needed if thermal underwear is available);
change of clothes for sleeping and camping;
lightweight hat, gloves;
thermal socks (2 pairs);
sunglasses;
sunscreen;
bathing accessories;
personal unbreakable tableware (mug, bowl, spoon);
personal first aid kit;
personal hygiene items;
a mosquito repellent is a sprinkler and preferably a mosquito hat;
the flashlight is a headlamp.