Visiting Kutha. Combined jeep tour to Kamchatka

What do we have in the East? In the East we have the Pacific Ocean! It was from here that the foundation of the city began, when the packet boats "Peter" and "Pavel" entered the Avacha Bay. Today is dedicated to the ocean.

06:00-06:40 Early check-out. In the early days, early climbs are the easiest to experience, due to the difference in time zones. 

Transfer to the sea pier by a chartered bus or minibus accompanied by a guide. 

On our boat trips, we use the most comfortable yachts available in Kamchatka. Yachts of 16-18 meters, equipped with everything necessary for a safe and comfortable journey. 

At the bow and stern, you can take spectacular photos and enjoy the sea breeze and views, and in the warm and cozy cabin with upholstered furniture there is enough space for everyone to have lunch and relax. Sea fishing gear is provided.

It is known that Avacha Bay is the largest in the world. It's impossible not to fall in love with her at first sight!

After leaving, guests will be offered breakfast on board the yacht.

Along the way, we will visit the rocks "Three Brothers" — the hallmark of the city, the bays of Tikhaya, Grotovaya, the island of the Old Men — watch the seabirds.

During the trip, we will see numerous bird markets: cormorants, hatchets, puffins, stables, ducks, various seagulls, and other birds circling in the air from dawn to dusk, alternately diving for prey into fish-rich waters. 

Fishing is provided in Vilyuchinskaya Bay — lenok, perch, flounder (sometimes cod, white-throated halibut and terpug are caught).

At this time, the cook will cook fresh fish soup from red fish for lunch, prepare seafood for tasting — crab, sashimi from flounder. It should be borne in mind that only crab freshly caught in the morning is served for tasting, and not all caught flounder is suitable for sashimi, so in rare cases, the tasting may not take place.

Then we will go along the coast to Russian Bay. Let's get as close as possible to Cape Perilous, Cape Kekurny, to watch sea otters and sea lions in the rookery near the Laperouse stones. 

It is possible to meet killer whales and humpback whales. Every year they enter our waters and often accompany pleasure boats. The probability of seeing whales is almost 100%, except for the days after storms, when the animals go further into the ocean

The cook will fry the caught fish on the way back and offer it for dinner. 

Return to the port by 18:00.

Transfer to the hotel.

Meals: Sputnik / Sputnik-Kamchatka — included breakfast, lunch, dinner on a walk + dinner at the hotel (buffet); other hotels and a tour without accommodation — included breakfast, lunch, dinner on a walk.

Overnight stay: P. Paratunka: spa hotel / recreation center, depending on the chosen accommodation.

Distances and duration: transfer: 50 km, 45-60 min.; boat trip: 9-10 hours.

Today we will go South, to visit the home volcanoes.

Domestic volcanoes in Kamchatka are called giants surrounding the city, which can be viewed from almost anywhere in it.

Breakfast.

An off-road trip through the Vilyuchinsky pass, the plateau of the Gorely volcano, to the area of the Mutnovsky volcano. 

The purpose of our trip today will be the Summer springs — an active geothermal plateau.

Easy trekking with small ascents and descents to the valley of Summer springs (about 2 km in one direction). A walk among various thermal phenomena that will be practically under our feet in maximum proximity — boiling boilers, hot springs, large and small steam-gas jets, small waterfalls. 

Red-hot steam roars straight out of the ground, enveloping the yellow-red stones and green slopes of the valley. Everything is hissing, whistling, bubbling. There are also bubbling gray puddles with viscous boiling water, fountains of hot springs, tunnels. 

Country springs are called the Small Valley of Geysers, but there are no real geysers here — not boiling water, but hot gas, which heats the water on the surface, simulating a geyser, comes out of the ground.

Let's go to the new active zone, which appeared in 2024, creating a new landscape. 

Return to the car, in a quiet place in the valley of the stream, we will make a picnic lunch: lunch box, hot tea. 

On the way back, we will stop and walk (about 500-700 m) to another picturesque location — a 16-meter waterfall on the Calm Stream, which is called the "Snow Leopard" waterfall.

By 3 p.m., we will return to the hotels to change clothes if necessary, and go for dinner to the ethnic camp of the indigenous inhabitants of Kamchatka.

Eyvet is the ancestral community of the Pritchin family, in which the traditional way of life of the Koryak people is closely intertwined with modern life.

The family contains 80 sled dogs and their world is an extreme marathon sled dog race "Beringia", "Avacha", the purpose of which is to preserve the unique performance characteristics of Kamchatka sled dogs.

The owners of the community will share their experience, history and taste of cooking delicious dishes of the Koryak ethnic group. 

Let's get acquainted with the main business of life The Aveta are modern sled dogs. Do they know how to think? Why use archaic wooden sleds and harnesses in sledding? How can a racer and dogs "not end" when the figure of 3000 km is in the training plan for the season? 

Then we will visit the spawning ground of the chum salmon, on the shore of which the community lives, find out where the salmon in the rivers comes from, and why not all fish can be eaten.

Next, we will have a real gastronomic adventure with immersion in the ethnic culture of the Kamchatka indigenous peoples — a food tour in the Eyvet "Myths about Yukol".

With a preface to the main course, guests are served: yukola, without which you cannot survive the winter — the only way in the absence of salt and refrigerators to save tons of fish until the next season; snacks from wild plants (wild cherry, horsetail, young shoots of ivan tea); snacks from sea cabbage; Aramaki - as a recipe appeared in Koryak cuisine 100 years ago the most delicate fish; seal lard — why no traveler went on the road without a decent piece of seal fat; nettle bread; vegetable snacks; berry juice, honeysuckle tincture.

The story and tasting are accompanied by the aromas of cooking the main dish of fish on an open fire, which is served on the table on a birch board immediately from the hearth.

We will enjoy berry cookies and herbal tea at the national museum, where they will tell us about everyday life, what a canopy is and why it is not cold in it when it is -50 outside the wall.

Return to the hotel in the evening.

Attention! Comfortable shoes with thick corrugated soles are necessary for country springs. Wild springs are not equipped – bathing is not provided by the program. 

Snowfields may persist during the summer. It can be slippery after the rain.

Trekking poles, if necessary, will be provided by the guide. 

Meals: Sputnik / Sputnik-Kamchatka — included breakfast, lunch on the tour (lunch box), dinner at the Avet + dinner at the hotel (buffet); other hotels - included breakfast, lunch on the tour (lunch box), dinner at the Avet; tour without accommodation — included lunch on the tour (lunch box), dinner at the Avet.

Overnight stay: P. Paratunka: spa hotel / recreation center, depending on the chosen accommodation.

Distances and duration: road: 70 km, 2-3 hours (one way); walking distance: 4 km + 1.5 km (both ways); transfer to Euvet: 15-20 min.; total program time: from 7:00 to 19:00.

Let's get to know Kamchatka from another side of it — our river wealth!

The Bystraya River is located in the central part of the peninsula. This is the second longest river in Kamchatka.

In this fascinating journey, we will take part of the river on rafts, among picturesque places. Along the way, you can go fishing, pick mushrooms and berries, watch seagulls and wild ducks, and if you are lucky, you can see a bear or a white-shouldered eagle.

Breakfast at the hotel.

08:00 Transfer to the Bystraya River to the starting point of the rafting on a chartered bus accompanied by a tour guide. 

Instruction, equipment, and the beginning of rafting on inflatable 16-foot rafts. 

Guests are provided with life jackets, rubber boots, fishing gear for each participant (spinning, 3 spinners), raincoats in rainy weather.

In each raft there is a raft guide who manages the raft. The rafting time takes 3-3.5 hours on one of the calm sections of the Bystraya River without rapids and shivers.

The length of the rafting is from 9 to 12 km. 

Experienced guides, operating rafts, talk about the peculiarities of local fishing and teach beginners the fishing craft.

The entire route runs outside populated areas, among wild nature.

The spawning river is a place of attraction for the brown bear. There is a possibility that we will see bears during the rafting.

At the end of the rafting, the group is met by a bus, a transfer to the fishing base (about 10 minutes).

At the fishing base, we will have a delicious lunch made from Kamchatka local products: welcome liqueur from Kamchatka berries, fish soup from fresh fish, salads and snacks from local wild plants. All this in a warm, cozy summer kitchen.

There will also be time for rest.

A short transfer to the Malkin hot springs.

Bathing in the springs (about an hour).

Return to the hotel at about 18:00.

Meals: Sputnik / Sputnik-Kamchatka — included breakfast, lunch on excursions (hot meals), dinner at the hotel (buffet); other hotels — included breakfast, lunch on excursions (hot meals), dinner at your own expense; tour without accommodation — included lunch on excursions (hot meals), breakfast, dinner at your own expense.

Overnight stay: P. Paratunka: spa hotel / recreation center, depending on the chosen accommodation.

Distances and duration: transfer: 120 km, 2.5 hours (one way); rafting: 3-3.5 km; total program time: from 8:00 to 18:00.

We will start this day with a little activity on off-road vehicles to visit interesting photo locations on the northeastern edge of the city. 

Next, we will learn about the geology of the region in the museum of volcanoes.

Breakfast at the hotel. 

09:00 Off-road trip through the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, along the picturesque bays of the Avacha Bay – Malaya, Srednaya and Bolshaya Lagernye. 

We will stop at the beach to take a short walk along the cliffs.

The purpose of the trip is a viewing point on the high shore almost at the entrance to Avacha Bay, from where you can see the guards of the harbor — the rocks "Three Brothers" and a panorama of the ocean and the bay itself.

A visit to the viewport at Cape Mayachny, on which stands the oldest lighthouse in the city — Petropavlovsk. 

Lunch — lunch box, sandwiches with smoked sockeye salmon, hot tea.

15:00 After lunch, we will visit the only volcano museum in Russia — the Vulcanarium.

Here you can get all the answers to your questions about volcanoes, listen to a fascinating lecture about the volcanic activity of the Earth and its study, touch real frozen lava from different parts of Kamchatka, "smoke" fumarole, magnetize black sand from Kamchatka beach, as well as drink coffee and relax in a cozy cafe.

Visiting souvenir shops.

Return to the hotel in the evening.

Meals: Sputnik / Sputnik-Kamchatka — included breakfast, lunch on the tour (lunch box), dinner at the hotel (buffet); other hotels - included breakfast, lunch on the tour (lunch box), dinner at your own expense; tour without accommodation — included lunch on the tour (lunch box), breakfast, dinner at your own expense.

Overnight stay: P. Paratunka: spa hotel / recreation center, depending on the chosen accommodation.

Distances and duration: road: 73 km, 1.5 hours (one way); walking distance: less than 1 km; total program time: from 09:00 to 18:00.

Today we will head to the foot of two more domestic volcanoes, now north of the city.

We will also visit the Pacific Ocean on the Khalaktyrsky beach, which stretches for several kilometers. 

Breakfast at the hotel. 

Check out of the rooms (we leave things in the luggage room — they will be transported by a transfer guide).

08:00 We drive off-road vehicles to the foot of the Koryak and Avacha volcanoes (50 km, 3 hours). 

Although the distance is small, the road is not easy. It runs along the bed of a dry river — frozen mud flows that descend in spring during snowmelt.

A walk to the mountain extrusion "Camel" with a small climb (about 2.5 km in one direction). Botanical tour of the alpine vegetation of the Avacha pass.

Flowering here begins immediately after the snow melts and continues until new snows. There are rare species of plants listed in the Red Book.

The fire—breathing guardian of the city is Avacha volcano, one of the most active in Kamchatka.

The life of the volcano does not stop for a day: constantly puffing fumaroles, yellow sulfur, clouds of gas and steam.

A hot lunch at the base camp under the volcanoes. A compliment from the company for our guests is fresh seasonal red caviar.

Near the base camp, you can see and take pictures of Kamchatka gophers — evrazhek.

Transfer to Halaktyrsky beach.

A walk along the black beach and berry patch, watching the surf.

Hot tea, snack.

The sand on Kamchatka beaches is of volcanic origin, so it has a dark gray color. 

On the berry patch along the coastline in August-September, you can pick shiksha, blueberries, knyazhenika.

Return to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Accommodation in a 3* city hotel.

Rest, free evening in the city.

We recommend visiting one of the restaurants in the city. If necessary, the curator of the group will recommend restaurants that offer authentic Kamchatka dishes and seafood (it is better to book a table in advance).

Meals: all hotels — included breakfast, lunch on the tour (hot meals), dinner at your own expense; tour without accommodation — included lunch on the tour (hot meals), breakfast, dinner at your own expense.

Overnight stay: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: Geyser 3* hotel / Russian Yard 3* hotel, depending on the selected accommodation.

Distances and duration: road: 98 km, 2.5-3 hours for the whole day; walking distance: 5 km (in both directions); total program time: from 08:00 to 17:00.

Now we will get acquainted with the places to the west of the city.

Breakfast at the hotel.

08:00 Departure by off-road vehicles to the Vachkajec mountain range (1.5 hours one way).

In ancient times, Vachkajec was a single volcano, but as a result of a strong eruption it exploded, which led to the division into three main distinct parts. The highest point is 1,556 m above sea level.

The walk starts from the parking lot, we will walk half a kilometer along the forest road to the glacial lake Takhkoloch. Then the trail rises smoothly up the valley, surrounded by high rocky slopes of an ancient volcano, to a mountain waterfall.

Along the way, we will admire the rich flowering of Kamchatka plants, including red books. And on the way back, we will see a picturesque view of pristine nature, where only huge dinosaurs are missing for a complete picture.

The impression of the trip is enhanced by the extreme passage of the car through off-road, mud, through a windfall, often using a winch.

Lunch — lunch box, hot tea.

On the way back, we have planned a visit to the thermal baths "Zelenovskiye Ozerki". 

The recreation center has one large swimming pool and 10 special baths, equipped changing rooms, and there is a cool lake nearby, which is pleasant to plunge into after a hot bath.  The waters of the springs are a mixture of radon and hydrogen sulfide. They have a beneficial effect on the body, improve metabolism and strengthen the immune system.

Bathing is optional (about 1 hour).

Return to the hotel.

Meals: all hotels — included breakfast, lunch on the tour (lunch box), dinner at your own expense; without accommodation — included lunch on the tour (lunch box), breakfast, dinner at your own expense.

Overnight stay: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: Geyser 3* hotel / Russian Yard 3* hotel, depending on the selected accommodation.

Distances and duration: road: 190 km, 3-4 hours for the whole day; walking distance: 10 km (in both directions); total program time: from 8:00 to 18:00.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Check-out from the hotel before 12:00.

Group transfer to the airport.

The transfer is arranged for each departing flight with the expectation that you will arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before departure. 

Transfers for evening flights are provided around lunchtime, as it is necessary to check out of the rooms by lunchtime.

On the way, visit the fish market.

Meals: all hotels — breakfast included; tour without accommodation — at your own expense.

Distances and duration: transfer: 35 km, 30-40 min.