Kamchatka tour to Tolbachik volcano

We are going to the village of Kozyrevsk (about 7-8 hours) along the federal highway, which consists of 200 km of asphalt and almost 300 km of gravel. 

On the way, we will stop in the village of Sokoch and try the famous local pies. 

They are famous primarily due to their considerable size!  

We will stay overnight in a cozy guest house, in the evening the guide will give a briefing on the further program.

Meals: breakfast, tea and snacks for dinner.

Transfer to Tolbachik volcano in glamping to the Dead Forest off-road through the Kamchatka taiga and through volcanic ash, we have to go around a large lava tongue that blocked the road during the 2012 eruption.  

It takes about 4-7 hours to drive (depending on the condition of the "road", if you can call it that). 

Cozy glamping will be our home for a few days.

After lunch, we will walk through the Dead Forest, which was formed as a result of an eruption in 1975 — the trees were buried under red—hot volcanic ash - their skeletons have been preserved to this day. 

After more than 50 years of life, it gradually reclaims a place from death — now mosses, willow tea, raspberries grow in the Dead Forest - the first harbingers of the rebirth of the Earth. 

We will walk through the Dead Forest and look at the Zvezda crater, where lava once boiled, and now it is a pile of slag and ash on the edge of the Dead Forest - here we will find a skin cave, which all lovers of caving can crawl through. 

And we will also have time to climb the active cones of Tolbachik volcano, which were formed during the Great fractured eruption of Tolbachik volcano in 1975 — the largest eruption of the 20th century, its area is 800 square kilometers!

There is no clear mileage of hiking on this day, we will walk about 10-15 km on foot.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Today we will walk through the almost cooled lava field formed during the eruption of 2012-2013.

It was named the Jubilee fractured Tolbachin eruption. 

We will walk through the lava field, climb the active volcanic cones — huge hills of volcanic rocks, look for lava caves that periodically form on the field due to the fragility of the lava… 

Here you can still find areas where volcanic heat breaks out from under the lava, as well as lava caves formed as a result of collapses of fragile lava rock. 

Also, according to the weather and forces, it will be possible to climb the cone of the Naboko breakthrough — it was he who erupted in 2012-2013 and formed the lava field through which we walked.

Based on the weather forecast, the guide can swap this day and tomorrow.

There is no clear mileage of hiking on this day, we will walk about 10-15 km on foot.

Meals: breakfast, lunch-lunchbox, dinner.

For the most active and hardy participants — climbing the Plosky Tolbachik volcano (3140 m).

At its top, we will have an unforgettable view of the lava fields, dozens of volcanoes and volcanoes located in this area, as well as the old Tolbachik crater, about 500 m deep! 

The ascent is technically not difficult, it is pedestrian without the use of any special equipment. 

But there will be a protracted climb to the crater, it usually takes 6-8 hours. 

From the edge of the crater, you can see the crater of the Plosky Tolbachik volcano — 2 km in diameter and 500 m deep.

And in the other direction there is a view of the neighboring peak of the Ostroy Tolbachik volcano, as well as a panorama of the volcanoes of the Klyuchevskaya group.

In case of good weather, there will be an opportunity to look from above at all the places where we passed. 

In the evening, we will descend from the volcano and return to the camp through the already familiar lava field. 

If desired, you can not go to the volcano and stay in the camp.

On the way light, 13 km, climb 1800 m, drop 1800 m.

If it will be difficult for you to walk through lava fields and cones, then we strongly recommend not climbing Tolbachik! 

The guide may unilaterally refuse to allow climbing to those of the participants who do not have good enough physical fitness for reasons of both their own safety and the safety of the group.

Meals: breakfast, lunch-lunchbox, dinner.

Transfer to Yelizovo 500 km 12-14 hours depending on the condition of the road. 

We spend the night at the hotel or the hotel where we stayed the first night. 

Meals: breakfast, dinner (only for those staying at the Sopka hotel, in the Blue Lagoon, dinner on your own in one of the 4 restaurants of the hotel)

You can go home or continue exploring Kamchatka:

• Visit the interactive museum of volcanoes of Kamchatka — Volcanarium. Here you can see rock samples, unique models of lava flows that convey the atmosphere of the natural wonders of Kamchatka, get to know this amazing creation of nature — volcanoes;
• Go to the camp of the indigenous people of Kamchatka — the Koryaks — to get to know the culture and way of life of these amazing people who have been living in the harsh Kamchatka climate for thousands of years. Here, a cozy yaranga (Koryak dwelling made of animal skins) will warm you with its warmth, and the taste of Koryak herbal tea will be remembered for a long time! Be sure to listen to the fascinating harp playing, national songs and watch scenes from the life of ancient hunters;
• Go to Halaktyrsky beach, a unique place on the shores of the Pacific Ocean with black volcanic sand;
• Swim in the thermal springs of Paratunka;
• Try surfing on the waves of the harsh Pacific Ocean — there is a surf station on Halaktyrsky beach, where surfers from all over the world come;
• Take a horse ride with a view of the volcanoes;
• Go fishing on the Bystraya River rafting;
• Go for a sea kayak ride;
• Go on a helicopter tour to the Valley of Geysers, perhaps the most famous place in Kamchatka or to Kuril Lake — the main habitat of bears, where they can be viewed safely. According to the reviews of tourists, not only the places visited are interesting, but also the flight itself, during which you will see the stunning Kamchatka landscapes from a bird's eye view;
• Take a boat trip across the Pacific Ocean to Russian Bay — fishing and lunch of freshly caught marine life are provided here, as well as a chance to see whales, killer whales, sea lions and seals. In early August, our participants on such excursions almost always meet whales and killer whales in Russian Bay.

Meals: breakfast.