Adventures

Introduction to Kamchatka

Its hospitable people, abundant wildlife, breathtaking scenery, and fascinating history give to Kamchatka one of the most spectacular regions in Russia.

Our unic experience of kamchatka is dedicated to give you the opportunity to discover this region through Adventures travels. Whether your fancy is to trek alongside volcanoes while viewing indigenous birds or to fly like one while heliskiing from the highest volcanoes on the Pacific Rim, Russian Concept as an Adventure for you.

INCLUDED IN ALL TOURS

All accommodation in Kamchatka in hotels, huts and tents. meals, dishes and all camping gear and equipment, and special climbing equipment if necessary. All land and river tour transportation in Kamchatka. Our collaborators speak english/french and are world class mountaineers, biologists, volcanologists, archaeologists, historians, experiment fishermen or rafting specialists. They are all very knowledgeable about the natural world of Kamchatka, and adept at quickly solving problems, which might arise en route. They are also great people to spend time with!

photo E.LedovskikhYOUR FELLOW TRAVELLERS

Your fellow world travelers will be from various countries and of a mixed age range. Generally the are - as you - attracted by the outdoor and wilderness aspect of our tours. Exept some of our proposals dedicated to good montaineers or trekkers, there is no special degree of fitness or skill necessary to enjoy our Adventures in Kamchatka.

 

q WE CAN ARRANGE FOR YOU

  • Wildlife tours
  • Aventures by dog sled and montain bikes
  • Heli-skiing, ski and snowmobiles
  • Ethno-cultural tours
  • Fishing and rafting
  • Trekking, trekking to volcanos


q GEOGRAPHY


His superficy is equal to France, Belgium and Luxembourg combined. His capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 220'000 people. The population of kamchatka is 400'000 persons. Situated in the Russian Far East, Kamchatka juts into the Pacific Ocean directly across from Alaska. The time is GMT + 12.

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There are more than 160 volcanoes on the peninsula and 29 of them are active, due to the fact that it lies on the Great Pacific “ring of fire". Volcanoes and volcanic peaks, cyclones and underground heat created here a mixture of twenty climate zones and a great variety of flora and fauna. But the main attractions of Kamchatka are volcanic calderas, stone sculpture parks and lakes in craters, geysers and mineral springs, all in pristine condition.



CLIMATE

You will find a moderate maritime zone on either coast, a continental zone in the central valley with four distinct seasons, and an arctic zone in the northern reaches of the peninsula. The beauty of traveling to Kamchatka is that all of these climactic zones are accessible to you. Depending on how ambitious of an itinerary you choose for yourself, you will find lush forests, extreme mountain ranges, remote lakes, rocky coastlines, and vast tundra.

Climate conditions in Petropavlosk
January
-04/-10C
July
+ 10/+20C
February
- 05/-11C		 August
+ 12/+20C
Mars
- 02/-10C		 September
+ 08/+15C
April
- 05/+ 01C		 October
+07/-0C
May
+ 02/+08C		 November
- 04/-0C
June
+ 06/+15C		 December
- 04/-09C