# 9010

REVIEW TOUR
"Amazing Kamchatka"

Tour dates: 06,09-15,09 Duration: 10 days / 9 nights Tour code: # 9010 Tour cost: $ 2332 per person Information note. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. is the oldest city in the Far East of Russia. In 2005 it was 265 years anniversary of Petropavlovsk. The city is obliged by its birth to V.Bering, the first who came into the Avacha with the boats " Saint Peter " and " Saint Paul " - the ships of the second expeditions to Kamchatka. Petropavlovsk also met expeditions of Laperuz and Cook. Since that time Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy became the unique and the advanced post of Russia in the Far East. The fishbreeding factories. The factories of Kamchatka are situated in Paratunka, Malki, Ketkino, Ozerki villages. The excursion is about life cycle, biology, conditions of natural and biotechnology of artificial reproduction of salmons. The Big raw-hide tent "Big Choom"- famous by its unusual programme of visitors meeting. During your staying in the "Big Choom" you will not only try exclusive cuisine (plants growing in forests of Kamchatka), but also listern to marvellous songs performed by the host of "Big Choom", the remarkable man Alexander Jastrebov, who will astonish you with his performance. The "Big Choom" itself is a styiized structure in the traditions close to homes of native population of Kamchatka. Esso. "Esso" or so-called " Kamchatka Switzerland " is on the territory of area Bystrinskiy. It takes 8 hours from Petropavlovsk to get to "Esso" by car. Esso village was formed 75 years ago on a place of the small settlement. The climate of area is continental. In winter time the minimal temperature is -46 degrees C; in summer the maximal temperature is +34 degrees C. In "Esso" there is an ethnographic museum with subjects shamanism, natio nal dancing groups and the Museum of a bear. The Valley of Geysers - is one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century! The unique nature of the Valley of Geysers attracts tourists from all nooks of the world. You'll fly to a canyon with the unique, fantastic nature, admire the beauty of active and extinct volcanos, mountain ranges and taiga open spaces, the rivers, and lakes. The inaccessibility of the Valley of Geysers helps to keep its primeval view. There are tremendous landscapes and huge opportunities for taking pictures here. The Mutnovskiy volcano is in 70 kms. to the south from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, it is in the Southern - Kamchatka volcanic belt of the Nothern-Mutnovskoy volcanic-tectonic zone. The absolute mark is 2323 m., the relative mark is 1500 m. The structure of the volcanic construction is complex. All massif is formed by four merged cones, the tops of which are strongly destroyed by uneven-age eruptions. All this gives the interesting and unique features to the volcano and attracts the attention of researchers. The Hodutkinskiye hot springs. In the south of Kamchatka, at the bottom of volcanos Hodutka and Priyemish is one of the most surprising places of the peninsula - Hodutkinskiye hot wells situated in the crater of the volcanic explosion. Itinerary:: Day 1. Arriving. Meeting in the airport by the representative of "Focus Travel" Company. Accomodation at the resort in Paratunskaya zone. Acquaitance, dinner. Excurtion round Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (for 3 hours- visiting monuments, museums and shops). Swimming-pool. Overnight (hotel). Day 2. Breakfast. Leaving for the settlement Esso (8 hours). Accomodation at the hotel of family type (B&B). Dinner. Visiting of Esso museum of region study, swimming in the pool, perfomance of Even national ensemble. Overnight (hotel). Day 3. Breakfast. Floating down the river Essovskaya Bystraya, fishing. Dinner - Kamchatka fish soup. Leaving to the settlement Malky. Accomodation at the travel houses. Swimming in the pool with thermal water. Overnight (travel houses). Day 4. Breakfast. Swimming in shallow natural pools with warm thermal water or in the swimming pool. Excurtion to the fish-breeding factory (visiting of exhibition, workshops where young fish is growing) and to the factory of miniral water bottling. Retern to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Overnight (hotel). Day 5. Flying out to the Khodutka hot springs by helicopter. Bathing in the hot springs. Lunch. Helicopter flight to Ksudach volcano, excursion around volcano caldera. Flight to Mutnovskiy volcano. Overnight (tents). Day 6. Hiking the Mutnovsky volcano (6 hours, dinner-foot ration). Descending the volcano. Driving out to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Overnight (resort hotel). Day 7. Breakfast. Boat tour around the Avacha bay (5 hours). Sightseeing of stones "Three brothers", the island Grandmother's stone, the Silent bay. Fishing. Fish soup. Overnight (travel houses). Day 8. Flight to the Valley of Geysers. Excurtion, dinner. Retern to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Day 9. Ecological rout "to the mysteries of the Tolmachov valley". Excurtion. Dinner. Retern to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Exotic picnic in the Big Choom with guitar songs by the fire-place, unique cuisine , special recipes. Overnight (hotel). Day 10. Departure. The price includes: Transportation, food, insurance. On the rout: hot meal three times a day, during the trip - dry ration, cook, guide services, night in two-places tents and sleeping bags. The price doesn't include: alkohol.			Recommendations for the rout: It is not recommended for the persons being in need of medical treatment and constant medical observation. The list of recommended equipment: 1. Shoes: а) Trecking boots, (Gore-tex is possible ).It is advisable to have light running shoes for camp. Rucksack + polyethylene bags for clothes. 3.  Personal crockery (travel mug, bowl, spoon, fork) 4. Flic knife 5. Personal hygiene items 6. Clothes: trip suitм - pans + weatherprooflacket (of trhick fabric -light tarpaulin, mantel dentin and so on) is preferrable, as it is breathable, water and wind proof, and mosquitoes can't bitr it. 7. Water and windproof suitof fabric Gore-tex or its analogue. 8. Under wear 9. Woolen pans 10. Warm jacket 11. woolen hat 12. warm gloves + miosture-wind-proof mittens(Gore - tex overmitts) 13. Socks: thin 2 pairs, warm - 2 pairs (if you are in boots-3 pairs) 15. jacket . 16. sunglasses 17.  flask 18. personal first-aid set Comments: 1. During the trip tourists carry their personal clothes+food and equipment (tents,cooking ware,petrol). 2. On the route guides ensure the work of the primus-stove, camp-fire and helps cooking. 3. Porter service does not included in the tour cost, but can be organized.