Kamchatka. Hiking to Tolbachik volcano

The Tolbachik volcanic massif, which is located in the eastern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, belongs to the Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes — the largest group of volcanoes in Russia. 

In order to get there, you must first get to the village of Kozyrevsk. The journey takes at least 10 hours, but you will be rewarded with stunning scenery and unforgettable experiences.

The eruption of the Flat Tolbachik in 2012 was calledA new fractured Tolbachinsky eruption. As a result of this eruption, the "appearance" of the Tolbachinsky Valley has changed greatly. Whole fields of lava appeared, and the water in the nearby rivers turned sour.

In those places where mighty forests used to rise, now there is only a lifeless land covered with ashes and ashes — A dead forest. But nature does not give up. Bushes and young shoots of willow and birch begin to sprout through the devastation, giving hope for the restoration of life in these places

The Plosky Tolbachik volcano is active, its height is 3140 meters above sea level. 

In the summer of 1975, one of the most beautiful and greatest eruptions of the XX century began — the Great Fractured Tolbachin eruption, which lasted 1.5 years. 

Two breakthroughs formed on the slopes — the Northern and Southern ones. Through these breaks, Tolbachik threw lava, volcanic bombs and ash into the air. 

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

The climate of Kamchatka is very peculiar. Its features are due to the terrain, the large length of the peninsula from north to south, the proximity of huge water spaces and the movement of cyclones.

Summer is short here, in some areas it lasts about two months, especially in the northern mainland of the region and in the mountains.

Average temperatures in many areas do not exceed plus 10-15 °C. There are few hot days. Days when the air temperature rises above 20 ° C, there are no more than 2-3 weeks on the coast. In areas far from the sea, the number of such days increases dramatically. The warmest month on the coast is July, in the central part of the peninsula – July, August.

Warm days alternate with rainy ones. There is more precipitation in the warm season than in the cold. Thunderclouds rarely form. With high humidity, there is not enough heat to form thunderclouds.

Due to the proximity of the ocean and mountainous terrain, in one day in Kamchatka you can experience a temperature drop from +25 in the valleys to +5 in the mountains. In late August and early September, the first snow appears on the tops of volcanoes, and at the foot of volcanoes, the air temperature at night can drop to negative values.

Before traveling, we recommend that you sign a medical insurance and accident insurance contract for the duration of your stay on the route. If you refuse to purchase an insurance policy, then you will bear the costs incurred as a result of an accident or sudden illness yourself.

Medical care is provided in accordance with the law on health insurance. At the same time, you will have to fully reimburse the costs of emergency transportation to a medical facility yourself.

Do not forget to warn the tour operator about your chronic illnesses in order to avoid unpleasant incidents on the route.

To prevent sun and heat stroke, you should wear clothes made of natural fabrics, as well as a headdress.

Before the trip, form a personal first-aid kit, since most of our medicines are sold only by prescription. The first aid kit may include:

• medications for motion sickness in transport and on the water;
• painkillers;
• remedies for cardiovascular diseases;
• gastric remedies;
• dressing material (bandages, cotton balls, Band-aid);
• insect repellents (meaning mosquito repellents and midges, there is no encephalitic tick in Kamchatka);
• sunscreens and creams for skin care after sun exposure.

On the route, avoid eating unfamiliar mushrooms and berries, as well as water from rivers, since really clean water can only be in springs and small streams.

• Do not leave the base camp area without informing the camp commander or senior guide;
• follow the daily routine according to the tour program;
• do not litter the base camp area and do not litter on the route. Dispose of garbage in designated areas.
• do not enter the territory of the office premises;
• follow the requirements of the guide on the route. In case of deviation from the route and disobeying the guide, you will be asked to fill out a receipt stating that the guide is relieved of responsibility for the life and health of the tourist.
• if it is impossible to continue along the route, inform the head of the group and the guide-guide;
• at stops on the route, do not leave the group alone;
• if the tourist's equipment does not match the weather conditions on the route, the guide has the right to prohibit the tourist from entering the route;
• If you have any questions, please contact the guide or the head of the camp;
• if you feel unwell, immediately notify the head of the camp or the guide;
• In accordance with the rules of fire safety, smoking is prohibited in the cabins of the base camps. Bonfires can be lit only in designated places (there are bonfires on the territory of the camps), having previously informed the camp commander or the guide;
• in accordance with the safety rules, cooking in the houses of the base camps is strictly prohibited (cooking hot food is allowed only on bonfires, in designated places).

Follow all the requirements of the guide to ensure safety on the route:

• be careful when driving through difficult terrain, when crossing fords of rivers and streams;
• do not leave the group without the permission of the guide, stay within sight of other participants of the trip;
• take precautions near an open fire (campfire, primus stove, gas burner);
• do not drink water from open reservoirs without the permission of the guide;
• do not eat unfamiliar mushrooms, berries and other plants;
• carefully monitor your physical condition, observe sanitary standards and personal hygiene; at the slightest indisposition, immediately inform the guide-guide.

On foot:

• keep the distance between the participants in the line of sight;
• follow the trail one at a time, keeping up and not getting ahead of yourself;
• remember about the one coming from behind: hold the branches and warn about obstacles;
• Do not smoke while driving;
• when driving through thickets of nettles and hogweed, to avoid burns, go dressed in trousers and a long-sleeve shirt (T-shirt);
• when driving on thermal sites, follow strictly the guide-guide one at a time, in no case leave the trail, stop only at the specified place;
• self-examination and solitary stay at thermal sites are unacceptable.

When overcoming water obstacles:

• do not arrange crossings without the permission of the guide;
• wade only in shoes;
• when crossing over rocks, do not jump – step carefully from stone to stone;
• when wading, be sure to unbutton the waist belt of the backpack and loosen the straps;

When meeting a bear:

• in most cases, the bear tries to get away from the person first and shows aggression, as a rule, only when protecting prey or offspring;
• it is not recommended to run away, to be aggressive, it is recommended to leave unnoticed;
• it is recommended to scare the bear away with noise: metal clanging, whistling, flare, shot up, fire;
• to appear larger, raise your hands up, preferably with a backpack, while swinging slightly, the bear has poor eyesight, and as a rule, it does not communicate with an opponent larger than itself;
• if an animal roars a warning from afar that you have entered its territory, then immediately return back;
• you can hide from a brown bear in a tree, because it does not climb trees;
• a bear with a bear cub is especially dangerous, if you see a lone bear cub, immediately return back, because the bear is somewhere nearby;
• If a bear approaches you while fishing, stop fishing. If there is a fish on the line, do not allow it to splash. If this is not possible, cut the line, because if the bear realizes that he can get the fish only by approaching the fisherman, he will return again.

In the mountains:

• in the mountains, it should be borne in mind that a sharp scream, a shot, a rocket launch, loud singing can cause a landslide, avalanche, rockfall;
• it is necessary to climb scree and steep grassy slopes as close to each other as possible and in a serpentine;
• it is not recommended to enter glacial caves in the "language" of the glacier, go down into ice cracks;
• if the avalanche has fallen high enough, walk or run out of the path of the avalanche to a safe place or hide behind a ledge of rock, in a recess (you can not hide behind young trees).