Overview

During the tour you will visit the Dvukhyurtochnoye Lake where you will observe and photograph brown bears, sea eagles, course and spawning of a salmon. You will be able to fish and try red fish dishes.  For making good shots you will spend at the Dvukhyurtochnoye Lake a lot of time. Every morning and evening you will spend on the bank of river and make fotos of sockeye salmon and fishing bears. In the afternoon bears go away from the river for the rest, you will be able bathe in hot springs, fish and make small walks.

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Itinerary

Day 1. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Arrival at the airport, transfer to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (20 km). Accommodation at a hotel 3 *, rest.  In the evening — tea ceremonies with Kamchatka local farmer Valery Malakhov. Tasting of various teas from Kamchatka plants, medicinal infusions, Kamchatka honey and traditional folk dishes and salmon. Returning to the hotel. (D)
Day 2. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Milkovo
Free day. Optional  tour is recommended: 1) Helicopter excursion to the Valley of Geysers;                                  2) Boat trip around the Avacha Bay                          In the evening moving to the settlement Milkovo (280 km). Dinner at the cafe in Sokochi village (to pay on spot). Accommodation at the Geolog Hotel (the room has a toilet and washbasin, shower is located in a separate room on the floor).   (B)
Day 3. Milkovo - Kozyrevsk - Dvukhyurtochnoye Lake
Early in the morning transfer to Kozyrevsk  settlement (195 km, 3 hours). Helicopter flight to the Dvukhyurtochnoye  Lake (40 minutes). (BLD)  
Dvuhyurtochnoe Lake, surrounded on all sides by rugged mountains, is one of the major spawning waters of the peninsula. Here 120 — 150,000 sockeye salmon comes to spawn each year. On the shores of the lake and the tributaries, about 500 brown bears go fishing and feeding    before hibernation. Here in the real life of the beast, you can observe how the same bear fishing. Except for bears, Steller’s sea eagles, otters, foxes and mink, which also overlook  the lake and  streams to feed the fish can be observed. This is a great place for productive fishing for char, rainbow trout, salmon. During the flight, the weather permitting, you can see the Alney and the      Chashakondzha Volcanoes. Accommodationat the recreational and tourist base on the Dvukhyurtochnoye Lake, in wooden houses,in roomsfor 2-4 people. Bathingin the healingwaters of thehot springs. The recreational and tourist base on the Dvukhyurtochnoye Lake consists of six residential wooden houses with rooms on 2 — 4 persons, and a large kitchen — dining room. Toilets are outside.  There is a lovely swimming pool with the thermal water, which is available at any time of day. The base is located at the foot side of the valley, on the huge thermal areas saturated with griffins and hot springs of varying strength. Lunch in the wardroom. Rest. Walk (900 m) to the shore of the mountain  Dvuhyurtochnoya River. Observing bears catching fish spawning. (BLD)
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Day 4. Dvukhyurtochnoye Lake
Bear’s daily routine: At night they catch fish and are eaten off for the winter, and in the afternoon sleep and have a rest.                                                Therefore it is possible to photograph and watch them only in the morning and in the evening. And in the afternoon when shaggy fishermen disperse from the river, you will be able to bathe in hot springs, fish on the lake, walk round base and have a rest, read, communicate, and process already made pictures.  (BLD)
Day 5. Dvukhyurtochnoye Lake
Bear’s daily routine: At night they catch fish and are eaten off for the winter, and in the afternoon sleep and have a rest.                                                Therefore it is possible to photograph and watch them only in the morning and in the evening. And in the afternoon when shaggy fishermen disperse from the river, you will be able to bathe in hot springs, fish on the lake, walk round base and have a rest, read, communicate, and process already made pictures.  (BLD)
Day 6. Dvukhyurtochnoye Lake
Bear’s daily routine: At night they catch fish and are eaten off for the winter, and in the afternoon sleep and have a rest.                                                Therefore it is possible to photograph and watch them only in the morning and in the evening. And in the afternoon when shaggy fishermen disperse from the river, you will be able to bathe in hot springs, fish on the lake, walk round base and have a rest, read, communicate, and process already made pictures.  (BLD)
Day 7. Dvukhyurtochnoye Lake - Kozyrevsk - Esso
Bears watching. After lunch helicopter trip to Kozyrevsk settlement. During the trip you can enjoy the volcanic ridges and the Alney Chashakondzha Volcanic Group consisting of two stratovolcanoes: the Alney (2598 m) and the Chashakondzha (2526 m). See lava flows. Moving to Esso settlement (88 km). Accommodation at the Paramushir Hotel, TWN rooms. Rest, swimming in a pool with thermal water. Aboriginal camps tour. (BLD)
Day 8. Esso - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Excursion to the Ethnography Museum of the Kamchatka aborigenes. Transfer by vehivle (530 km) to Petropavlovsk with a stop for swimming in the Goryachy Klyuch (Hot Spring) radon hot springs and with a stop for lunch in cafe of Milkovo settlement (to pay on spot). Hotel accommodation, rest.   (B)
Day 9. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Breakfast. Free day. On this day optional  tours are recommended:                                        1) Helicopter tour to the Valley of Geysers; 2) Helicopter tour the Bears of the Kuril Lake.                                                    3)  Boat trip around the Avacha Bay         (B)         
Day 10. Farewell Kamchatka
Breakfast. Check out. Visiting  fish market, buying Kamchatka souvenirs. Transfer to the airport. Departure. (B)  
Day 1
Arrival at the airport, transfer to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (20 km). Ac...
Day 2
Free day. Optional  tour is recommended: 1) Heli...
Day 3
Early in the morning transfer to Kozyrevsk  settlement (195 km, 3 hours)...
Day 4
Bear’s daily routine: At night they catch fish and are eaten off for the...
Day 5
Bear’s daily routine: At night they catch fish and are eaten off for the...
Day 6
Bear’s daily routine: At night they catch fish and are eaten off for the...
Day 7
Bears watching. After lunch helicopter trip to Kozyrevsk settlement. Dur...
Day 8
Excursion to the Ethnography Museum of the Kamchatka aborigenes. Transfe...
Day 9
Breakfast. Free day. On this day optional  tours ar...
Day 10
Breakfast. Check out. Visiting  fish market, buying Kamchatka souvenirs....
Legend: B — breakfast, L — lunch, D – dinner. Change of sequence of passage of round is possible.

Dates & Rates

*Price per person, EUR
Dates 15.07.24.07.21.
Price EUR per person 2420
 
  • All the costs are valid at the date of publication and are subject to reconfirmation at the time of booking.

What is included

  • meals per program
  • guide service during the whole tour
  • cook service
  • transportation service (bus, all-terrain vehicle)
  • accommodation at a 3* hotel and at a hotel in the resort area, TWN with breakfasts
  • bathing in pools
  • salmon fishing

Supplements & Discounts

    • SGL accomodation in hotels (except accommodation at the Dvukhyurtochnoye Lake) + 222 EUR per person
  • Helicopter excursion to Valley of Geysers with Uzon  Caldera (to pay on spot): around +660 EUR per person.
  • Helicopter excursion to the Kurilskoye Lake (to pay on spot): around + 660 EUR per person.
  • The Avacha Bay motor boat trip +90 EUR per person
  • Lunches and dinners in the hotel in the city and while moving (Milkovo, Sokochi, etc.)
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Air tickets
  • Visa
  • Insurance

Additional info

Recommended equipment:

— backpack or travelling bag — hiking or trekking boots — change of footwear (sneakers) — personal care items — swimming accessories — anorak + lightweight down vest — sweater — raincoat — sunglasses — headgear — headlamp — gloves — telescopic stick — personal first aid kit — spray for mosquitoes

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