Day 1*
Arrival to Kamchatka by flight from Moscow. Meeting and transfer to Pinachovo village. Accommodation in the houses. Time at leisure after the long flight to Kamchatka and briefing. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2
Early breakfast.
10:00 – Trekking along Pinachova river valley towards “Semionova” refuge (20 km). Lunch in a way. Dinner and overnight in the houses.
Day 3
09:00 – Trekking over Sedlo pass (990 m, gradient 600 m). Descending to Goryachy stream valley. Enjoy the amazing view to Aag, Aarick, Koryaksky volcanoes and panorama of Zhupanovsky and Dzendzur volcanoes.
Lunch in a way. Walk to “Nalychovo” refuge till 6 p.m. Accommodation, dinner, relax in the hot springs and overnight in the houses for 6-8 pax.
Daily trekking distance – 26 km
Day 4
Day for the rest and enjoy Kamchatka nature. Today we stay in this wonderful valley for have rest and visit Zheltorechenskiye (Yellow river) and Goryacherechenskiye (Hot river) hot springs. Excursion to Kotel springs. Walk along Nalychovskaya valley and visit The Center of ecological education and tourism.
If the travelers want and the weather allows, it is possible to walk towards Aagskiye mineral springs (28 km).
Return to the refuge in evening, dinner and overnight.
Day 5
Free time till lunch and preparation to trekking. Lunch. Walk (12 km) towards Talovskiye springs with visit on the way Kraevedcheskiye springs. Accomodation in the refuge next to Talovskiye springs (one house for group). Bathing in the springs.
Day 6
09:00 – Briefing and start of climbing up to fumarole of Dzendzur volcano (high is nearly 1400 m). The path follows along Zhelob stream. Enjoy amazing panorama of Zupanovsky volcano, Nalychovskaya valley and Avachinskaya volcano range. Lunch.
18:00 - Return to the refuge. Relaxing in the springs. Overnight.
Daily trekking distance - 25 km
Day 7
Walking back to Nalychovo refuge (12 km). Relaxing in the springs and rest. Dinner and overnight.
Day 8
Free day for rest, walk along Nalychovskaya valley and relax in the springs. Overnight in the houses.
Day 9
09:00 Trekking over Pinachevsky pass (1160 km) towards Pereval’ny refuge. Lunch in the way. Continue walking along mountain tundra to Semiyonov refuge till 19:00.
Dinner and overnight in the refuge (one house for the group).
Daily trekking distance – 26 km
Day 10
10:00 – Trekking along Pinachova river valley to Pinachovo village. Lunch in a way.
18:00 – Accommodation in the tourist center. Dinner, visit “Zelenovskiye Ozerki” hot springs.
Overnight in the houses.
Daily trekking distance – 20 km
Day 11
Transfer to Petropavlovsk. Excursion along Pacific ocean coast to Halaktyrsky beach. Walk along the city, visit fish market and souvenirs shops. Lunch in the downtown café.
Transfer towards Avachinsky volcano (50 km, 2 hours).
Accommodatin in Avacha refuge (850 m above sea level) located between Avachensky and Koryaksky volcanoes in the Alpine meadows zone. Acclimatization walks. Dinner, overnight.
Day 12
Early breakfast. Briefing.
Start of trek at 8 am. Dedicate the whole day to exploration of the Avachinskiy volcano (2741 m), one of the most active volcanoes of Somma-Vesuvius type resembling the famous Italian volcano. Superb trekking to the crater of Avachinsky volcano (6-7 hrs, gradient 1900 m). Packed lunch on the way. Enjoy a fascinating view of volcanoes, Pacific Ocean, and the town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski from the volcano top. See the clinker field formed in the eruption of 1991. Walk down to the Avacha refuge by 7 pm. Dinner, overnight
Day 13
Breakfast and transfer to the airport
*Guide-interpreter (English, German) is not included in price.
The itinerary and the order of day programme may be a subject to marginal changes due to the weather and other reasons beyond our control.
