Summer Kamchatka: an individual trip

Kamchatka's climate is very peculiar. Its features are due to the terrain, the large length of the peninsula from north to south, the proximity of vast 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. 

The days when the air temperature rises above 20 ° C are no more than 2-3 weeks on the coast. In remote areas 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. Thunderstorm clouds rarely form. With high humidity, there is not enough heat to form thunderclouds.

Due to the proximity of the ocean and the 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 peaks of volcanoes, and at the foot of volcanoes, the air temperature can drop to negative values at night.

Before traveling, we recommend that you sign a medical and accident insurance contract for the duration of your stay on the route. If you refuse to purchase an insurance policy, 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 medical 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 existing 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 traveling, create a personal first-aid kit, since most of our medicines are sold only by prescription. The first-aid kit may include:

• drugs for motion sickness in transport and on the water;
• painkillers;
• remedies for cardiovascular diseases;
• gastric remedies;
• bandages (bandages, cotton balls, Band-Aids);
• insect repellents (meaning mosquito repellents and midges, there is no encephalitic mite 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 found in springs and small streams.

1. The tour can be completed on any dates upon request.
2. The start time of the excursions may vary, as indicated by the guide on the eve of each excursion.
3. All excursions depend on the weather and may change places or be cancelled.
4. All excursions outside Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky take place by off-road transport (jeeps or trucks).
5. In case of very early check-out, some hotels may provide only a dry ration for breakfast.
6. Check-in at the hotel takes place after 14:00 (in the Lagoon after 15:00), check-out from the hotel before 12:00. 
7. Early check-in or late check-out must be booked and paid in advance.
8. Tour dates can be adjusted depending on the availability of rooms in the hotels.
9. The price of a travel package for the summer of 2026 may change in the event of an increase in tariffs. With an increase in tariffs, the indicated prices for booked tours will remain subject to a 50% prepayment.

Additional medical insurance is not included in the price of the tour. 

If you wish, you can apply for insurance on the website of a Large Country without commission directly from insurance companies.

1. Do not leave the base camp without notifying the camp commander or the senior guide.
2. Follow the daily schedule according to the tour program.
3. Do not litter the base camp area and do not litter on the route, dispose of garbage in designated areas.
4. Do not enter the territory of the office premises.
5. On the route, follow the requirements of the guide. In case of deviation from the route and disobedience to 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.
6. If it is impossible to continue along the route, notify the group leader and the guide.
7. At stops along the route, do not leave the group alone.
8. 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.
9. If you have any questions, please contact your guide or camp supervisor.
10. If you feel unwell, immediately notify the camp commander or the guide.
11. In accordance with fire safety regulations, smoking is prohibited in the cabins of the base camps. Bonfires can only be lit in designated areas (there are campfires on the territory of the camps), having previously informed the camp commander or the guide.
12. In accordance with the safety regulations, cooking in the cabins of the base camps is strictly prohibited (cooking hot food is allowed only on bonfires in designated areas).

Follow all the safety requirements of the guide on the route.:

• Be careful when driving through difficult terrain, when crossing river fords 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, or other plants.;
• Carefully monitor your physical condition, observe sanitary standards and personal hygiene; at the slightest indisposition, immediately inform the guide.

On foot:

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

When overcoming water obstacles:

• do not arrange crossings without the permission of the guide;
• ford 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 your backpack and loosen the straps.;

When meeting with 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, upward shot, fire;
• to appear bigger, raise your arms up, preferably with a backpack, while swinging slightly, the bear has poor eyesight, and he usually does not mess with an opponent bigger than himself.;
• If an animal roars a warning from afar that you have entered its territory, then immediately return back.;
• You can hide in a tree from a brown bear, because it does not climb trees.;
• a bear with a baby bear is especially dangerous, if you see a lone bear cub, come back immediately, 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 only get fish by approaching the fisherman, he will come back again.

In the mountains:

• In the mountains, it should be borne in mind that a sharp cry, a shot, a rocket launch, or loud singing can cause a landslide, avalanche, or rockfall.;
• it is necessary to climb scree and steep grassy slopes as close to each other as possible and in a serpentine pattern.;
• it is not recommended to enter glacial caves on the "tongue" of the glacier, to descend into the ice cracks;
• if the avalanche has fallen high enough, take an accelerated step or run away from the path of the avalanche to a safe place or hide behind a rock ledge, in a recess (you can not hide behind young trees).

If you are caught in an avalanche:

• if it is impossible to escape from the avalanche, get rid of the backpack, take a horizontal position, tucking your knees to your stomach and orienting your body in the direction of the avalanche;
• cover your nose and mouth with a glove, scarf, or collar;
• moving in an avalanche, using swimming movements of your hands, try to stay on the surface of the avalanche, moving to the edge where the speed is lower;
• when the avalanche has stopped, try to create a space near your face and chest, it will help you breathe. If you can, move towards the top (the top can be determined by the direction of the saliva by letting it flow out of the mouth);
• once in an avalanche, do not scream – the snow completely absorbs the sounds, and screams and senseless movements only deprive you of strength.;
• Don't lose your composure and don't let yourself fall asleep.

• do not swim in hot springs immediately after eating, as well as after drinking alcohol.;
• do not allow prolonged bathing in hot springs, for fear of overheating;
• do not swim in hot springs at night and alone, as well as in unequipped reservoirs and rivers.;
• prolonged stay in thermal pools is not recommended, the optimal time is 5-10 minutes; if you feel unwell, leave the pool and contact your guide immediately;
• Diving in hot thermal water is not recommended.;
• when swimming in the improved hot springs and recreation centers, hand over documents, money and valuables to the administrators; do not forget to lock the locker for clothes; when leaving the pool, check if you have forgotten your personal belongings.

• Before boarding the boat, put on a life jacket, adjust it to the length and fasten it.;
• board the ship after receiving the appropriate permission from the guide and to the place indicated by him.;
• do not move around the vessel unnecessarily during the rafting;
• When passing rapids, drains, gates, and other water obstacles, listen carefully to the guide's commands and hold on to the watercraft.;
• do not create situations that prevent the guide from steering the vessel.;