Kamchatka Summer Trips 2019 KAMCHATKA TRAVEL COMPANY Tel: (4152) 20-10-10, 42-70-71 Mobile: +7-914-786-11-16 Fax: (4152) 42-77-41 E-mail: [email protected] Skype: sedova.ira www.kamchatintour.ru http://www.facebook.com/ VisitKamchatka https://vk.com/kamchatintour Welcome to Kamchatka! Kamchatka is called the Edge of Russia, every morning In the work of our company we pay special attention to of our unbounded Motherland begins here. the concepts of ecological tourism. We only organize such kind of activities that do not harm the unique Kamchatka Have you ever heard of Kamchatka? Have you ever had nature. We organize only „catch-and-realease“ fishing a chance to look into the crater of an active volcano or to tours and hunting with a camera trips. Some of the most TRIPS SUMMER KAMCHATKA watch a bear fishing for salmon? These and many other popular destinations among our foreign guests are flower adventurous trips can be done with the Tourist Company watching, animal and bird viewing tours. The culture „Kamchatintour“. of local Kamchatka natives, Itelmens, Koryaks, Evens, The „Kamchatintour“ tourist company can be fairly Aleutians and Chukchis are also of great interest. called a veteran of Kamchatka tourism. Our company has Amazing landscapes, volcanoes, geysers and hot springs been working since May 1990. make a great impression upon Kamchatka guests. Today dozens of specialists are engaged in work during the high season: guides and interpreters, Kamchatka is the land of unique drivers and delivery men, cooks, porters, conductors, doctors, consulting scientists, and many others. Tourist contrasts, and our aim is to show programmes, which are made and organized by our the peninsula and all its diversity. company are highly popular among active and extreme activity lovers who come here from all over the world. Citizens of Japan, the USA, Germany, Norway, France, Great Britain and other countries of the world become our clients. To our great delight more and more Russians travel to Kamchatka from other parts of our country every year. Also people living on the Kamchatka peninsula order many services of our company; specially for them we organize short one day trips to the most interesting and accessible tourist destinations. 1 Photo: A. Sultanov PETROPAVLOVSK CITY SIGHTSEEING During 3-hour tour around Petropavlovsk you can visit At the museum you will learn about the exploration of amazing historical and cultural monuments and Local Lore Museum. Kamchatka land by Russian explorers, about ancient tribes From the Petrovskaya Hill view point you will observe the who lived on the peninsula thousands of years ago, about the magnificent Avacha Bay and Viluchinskiy volcano.You will learn heroic history of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. The exhibits of the a lot of interesting facts about the history of the city and its museum will introduce you into Kamchatka flora and fauna, its contemporary life. geological structure, local people and their culture. TOUR INCLUDED PRICE PER 1 PAX PETROPAVLOVSK CITY SIGHTSEEING (ECONOMY) ✓ 1-3 pax – €135 / $155 Transport + guide-driver EXCURSIONS AND SHORT TRIPS AND EXCURSIONS Duration: 3 hours Additionally paid: (a car) Operating season: whole year ✓ entrance fee to the museum (at will) PETROPAVLOVSK CITY SIGHTSEEING ✓ Transport From 4 pax – €35 / $45 WITH VISITING THE MUSEUM ✓ Guide (Russian-speaking) Duration: 3 hours ✓ Entrance fee and excursion at the museum Operating season: whole year Join-in groups on: June – on Fridays, July, August – on Tuesdays TRIP TO THE PACIFIC COAST Khalaktyrskiy Beach – the eastern coastline of the Pacific In the past it used to be dangerous to step on the coastline sand Ocean is situated not far from Petropavlovsk city. The beach is as it was a water border with the USA. All the violators were about 30 kilometres long. The coastline is 100 metres broad stopped, questioned and their documents were checked. The and it is covered with black volcanic sand. Farther from the coast was dug with trenches and dugouts. But now the time has coast you will find low grasses, then berry-field of red bilberry, come to use the beach for peaceful purpose. Nowadays it is a crowberry, stoneberry and low dog-rose bushes. popular place among locals and guests of Petropavlovsk city. TOUR INCLUDED PRICE PER 1 PAX TRIP TO THE PACIFIC COAST ✓ Transport €145 / $170 Duration: 3 hours ✓ Guide’s service (a car) Operating season: May – December on request From 5 pax – €20 / $25 3 SEA CRUISE ROUND AVACHA BAY TO STARICHKOV ISLAND Avacha Bay is one of the most beautiful bays in the world. It The nature reserve “Starichkov Island” is located at the seems to be created by Nature specially for navigation. There distance of 10 km (5,5 miles) from the entrance to the Avacha are a lot of small picturesque bays along the indented coastline bay. The island is about 1 mile long and 0,5 mile wide. The of Avacha bay. Two spawning rivers flow into the Avacha Bay. island was named after stariks – small sea birds whose nests The extreme width of the bay is 18 km but the bay is rather are located on the island’s rocks. The height of the island is 147 narrow at the “entrance”, only 3 km. The depth is from 6 to 25 meters above sea level. The coast is abrupt and steep. meters. The island is also inhabited by tufted puffins and common ancient 32 kinds of fish inhabit the Avacha Bay. Several kinds of flat murrelets. Nowadays, it is the largest known nesting place for fish, Alaska mackerel, bullhead, sea perch and halibut are easy these species in the coastal waters of Kamchatka. The so-called to catch throughout the year. bird’s colonies – the mixed colonies of guillemots, black-legged There are many species of sea birds on the water area of kittiwakes and cormorants are located on the coastal rocks. The Avacha Bay. Rookeries are located on the rocks and high steep Pacific seagulls are nesting at the top of the island in thickets of slopes at the entrance. grasses. The pair of Steller’s sea-eagles (rare birds included in the Red Book of Russia) annually nest on the Guard Cliff. As for large marine mammals, one can see largha seals and sea lions. There are rookeries of largha seal and island harbor seal on the coastal reeves around the island. Killer whales and Dall’s Seldom killer whales come to the bay but they do not go close to porpoises are rather usual in adjoining boarder waters. the shore. Also waters of the Avacha Bay are full of sea gifts like Kamchatka crab and urchins. You will be able to fish for flounder, mackerel, and ocean perch. After fishing, you will enjoy fresh and delicious "Ukha" – Russian traditional fish soup. TOUR INCLUDED PRICE PER 1 PAX SEA CRUISE TO STARICHKOV ISLAND (CHARTER) ✓ Transfer; 4 pax – €430 / $370 Duration: 5 – 6 hours ✓ Guide’s service; 6 pax – €290 / $250 Operating season: middle of May – beginning of October ✓ Sea cruise round Avacha bay to 8 pax – €230 / $195 Join-in groups on: daily from the end of June to the Starichkov island; 10 pax – €180 / $155 KAMCHATKA SUMMER TRIPS TRIPS SUMMER KAMCHATKA beginning of September ✓ Lunch on board JOIN-IN SEA CRUISE TO STARICHKOV ISLAND ✓ Sea cruise around Avacha Bay to Starichkov €90 / $105 DURATION: 5 HOURS island; Duration: 5 hours ✓ Lunch on board Operating season: middle of May – beginning of October Join-in groups on: daily from the end of June to the beginning of September 4 SEA CRUISE ROUND AVACHA BAY TO RUSSIAN BAY The Russian Bay is narrow and has abrupt slopes, it reminds On the way you may see some killer whales or humpback a fiord by its shape. It is one of the most picturesque places whales. Passing the Laperouse rocks you can watch sea otters around Petropavlovsk city. Sea cruises are operated here. warming themselves in the sunlight and sea lions. Afterwards we’ll enter the calm bay where we’ll have a rest, fish and enjoy hot lunch cooked of fresh seafood. TOUR INCLUDED PRICE PER 1 PAX SEA CRUISE TO RUSSIAN BAY (CHARTER) ✓ Sea cruise round Avacha bay to Russian Bay; from € 1360/ $1650 Duration: 10 – 12 hours ✓ Lunch on board (fish soup, sea food, snacks, tea or coffee) (boat) Operating season: middle of May – beginning ✓ Fishing of October ✓ Diver’s service Join-in groups on: once or twice a month from Additionally paid: interpreter service, transfer June to September JOIN-IN SEA CRUISE TO RUSSIAN BAY ✓ €145 / $165 Sea cruise round Avacha bay to Russian Bay; SEA CRUISES SEA Duration: 10 – 12 hours ✓ Lunch on board (fish soup, sea food, snacks, tea or coffee) Operating season: middle of May – beginning ✓ Fishing of October ✓ Diver’s service Join-in groups on: once or twice a month from Additionally paid: interpreter service, transfer June to September 5 Ethnic style village Kamchatka natives’ culture is supposed to be more than 12 thousand years. Today the guests can get aquainted with history, culture, traditions and customs of such indigenous people as: Itelmens – the first original natives of Kamchatka whose traditional activity used to be fishing. Itelmens obtain ancient knowledge about useful properties of plants and animal products. Koryaks – the name of the people originates the national word “kor” which means “a deer”. From ancient times the Koryaks are divided into reindeer breeders “chavchuveny” and sea fishermen “nymylany”. Chukchi – hunters and reindeer breeders of the north. They are close to Koryaks in their origin but they live mostly in Chukotka and north of Kamchatka. Evens – reindeer breeders who came to Kamchatka about 150 years ago from Siberia and settled down in the central Kamchatka.