HELICOPTER TOUR TO VALLEY OF GEYSERS-CALDERA OF VOLCANO UZON-NALYCHEVO VALLEY (TOUR 1) Period – all the year Transportation – helicopter Tour time – 6 hours Flight time – approximately 2 hours 15 minutes The famous Valley of Geysers is a canyon which has one of the biggest geyser area in the world. It is hidden in a hard access gorge of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve. It is unrivalled in beauty, landscape grandeur and number of springs throwing out fountains of hot water and steam. Gushing geysers, raging mud cauldrons, a turquoise lake, hot water and steam jets flowing down the slopes together with the lush greenery of grass and trees create a really fantastic sight. Not far from the Valley of Geysers there is one more unique and impressive place - Uzon caldera. It is a giant cavity with the dimensions 9×12 km, resulting from destruction of the ancient volcano, having an intensive hydrothermal activity on the bottom. There are a lot of boiling and raging craters, numerous mud cauldrons and small volcanoes, yellow fumaroles areas, steamy grounds where the steam and hot water come out from the earth. The peculiarity of this place is the crater-like holes 25-40 m deep and in diameter 25-150 m, in which hot lakes of odd colours are situated. ROUTE 11.00-12.00 - Flight from heliport of Yelizovo city to the Valley of Geysers. Flying around Karymskiy and Malyi Semyachik active volcanoes. 12.00-13.30 - Excursion to the Valley of Geysers. 13.30-13.40 - Flying to the Uzon caldera. 13.40-14.30 - Excursion in the caldera of Uzon volcano. 14.30-16.00 - Flying to the dining station in Nalychevo 16.00-16.30 - Returning to the heliport of Yelizovo city. COST The tour includes the following expenses: helicopter transfer to the Kronotsky Nature Reserve and back; fees of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve for rendered services (visiting, escort, information support); transfer hotel-heliport-hotel; services of a tour guide; dinner. PECULIARITIES The tour group consists of 18 people. Please note that delivery to the Kronotsky Nature Reserve and back is performed by a helicopter and directly depends upon weather conditions. Flight may be delayed for several hours or even several days. That’s why we recommend you to provide several reserve days for the case of non-flying weather or to plan your participation in this tour in the beginning of your journey over Kamchatka. Moreover this excursion is in great demand in the height of summer season that’s why preliminary booking is necessary. If the excursion is cancelled due to bad weather conditions, money is refunded in full. HELICOPTER TOUR TO KURIL LAKE-CALDERA OF VOLCANO KSUDACH-KHODUTKINSKYE HOT SPRINGS (TOUR 2) Period – all the year Transportation - helicopter Tour time – 6 hours Flight time – approximately 2 hours 15 minutes We are glad to suggest you a helicopter tour to the extraordinary by its beauty Kurile Lake, where You are likely to watch Kamchatka brown bear and spawning salmon. It is the Kuril Lake that is inhabited by the largest population of brown bear in the world and where from 3 to 10 millions of red salmons spawn every year. The Kurile Lake is located in southern part of the Kamchatka peninsula on the territory of the South-Kamchatka reserve which has the volcanic origin. It is included into the list of UNESCO World-wide heritage. Within its limits You can find all Kamchatka is famous for: various volcanoes, lava areas, places of high geothermal activity, curative mineral springs and powerful pumice deposits. ROUTE 11.00-12.00 - Flying from heliport of Yelizovo city to the Kurile Lake. 12.00-14.00 - Excursion over the Kuril lake, visiting the fence construction of the scientific station TINRO. 14.00-14.20 - Flying to the caldera of Ksudach volcano. 14.20-15.10 - Excursion in the caldera of Ksudach volcano, dinner (landing is made only in case of good weather conditions). 15.10-15.20 - Flying to the Khodutkinskie hot springs. 15.20-15.50 - Bathing in the hot springs. 16.00-16.30 - Returning to the heliport of Yelizovo city. COST The tour includes the following expenses: helicopter transfer to the Kurile Lake and back; dues for visiting the state South-Kamchatka reserve; transfer hotel-heliport-hotel; services of a tour guide; dinner. PECULIARITIES The tour group consists of 18 people. Please note that delivery to the Kurile Lake and back is performed by a helicopter and directly depends upon weather conditions. Flight may be delayed for several hours or even several days. That’s why we recommend you to provide several reserve days for the case of non-flying weather or to plan your participation in this tour in the beginning of your journey over Kamchatka. Moreover this excursion is in great demand in the height of summer season that’s why preliminary booking is necessary. If the excursion is cancelled due to bad weather conditions, money is refunded in full. HELICOPTER TOUR TO VOLCANO GORELY AND MUTNOVSKY (TOUR 3) Period – all the year Transportation - helicopter Tour time – 4 hours Flight time – approximately 1 hour The Mutnovsky volcano (2323 m) is rightly considered one of the most beautiful and interesting of Kamchatka volcanoes. It has a complicated and unusual structure. From its top a glacier goes down and powerful steam flows burst out from its fissures on the surface. The volcano allures with its intensive and diverse volcanic activity. Here You will see hissing fumaroles surrounded by bright yellow collars of sulfur crystals, boiling up mud caldrons filled with black water and impressive craters. At the foot of the volcano begins a beautiful canyon Opasny into which a 80-meter waterfall falls down. The Gorely volcano (1829 m) is located in a spacious and picturesque caldera. It is unique with the collection of various craters on the top part. The edges of some of the craters cross each other, creating quite an odd and unique pattern. The main craters surrounded by the steep walls 150-200 m. high have a well-like structure and are filled with acid lakes. ROUTE 11.00-11.30 - Flying from heliport of Yelizovo city to Mutnovsky volcano 11.30-11.50 – Flying around Mutnovsky volcano, making photo of active crater 11.50-12.00 - Flying to Gorely volcano. 12.00-14.00 - Excursion on Gorely volcano, viewing craters dinner 14.00-14.30 - Dinner 14.30-15.00 - Returning to the heliport of Yelizovo city. COST The tour includes the following expenses: helicopter transfer to Mutnovsky and Gorely volcanoes and back; services of a tour guide; dinner. PECULIARITIES The tour group consists of 18 people. Please note that delivery is performed by a helicopter and directly depends upon weather conditions. Flight may be delayed for several hours or even several days. That’s why we recommend you to provide several reserve days for the case of non-flying weather or to plan your participation in this tour in the beginning of your journey over Kamchatka. Moreover this excursion is in great demand in the height of summer season that’s why preliminary booking is necessary. If the excursion is cancelled due to bad weather conditions, money is refunded in full. HELICOPTER TOUR TO KHODUTKINSKYE HOT SPRINGS (TOUR 4) Period – all the year Transportation - helicopter Tour time – 4 hours Flight time – approximately 1 hour 30 minutes ROUTE 11.00-12.00 - Flying from heliport of Yelizovo city to Khodutkinskye hot springs 12.00-13.30 – Bath in the hot springs, making photo of Khodutka volcano 13.30-14.00 - Dinner 14.00-15.00 - Returning to the heliport of Yelizovo city. COST The tour includes the following expenses: helicopter transfer to Khodutkinskye hot springs and back; services of a tour guide; dinner. PECULIARITIES The tour group consists of 18 people. Please note that delivery is performed by a helicopter and directly depends upon weather conditions. Flight may be delayed for several hours or even several days. That’s why we recommend you to provide several reserve days for the case of non-flying weather or to plan your participation in this tour in the beginning of your journey over Kamchatka. Moreover this excursion is in great demand in the height of summer season that’s why preliminary booking is necessary. If the excursion is cancelled due to bad weather conditions, money is refunded in full. HELICOPTER TOUR TO NALYCHEVO VALLEY (TOUR 5) Period – all the year Transportation – helicopter Tour time – 4 hours Flight time – approximately 1 hour 10 minutes ROUTE 11.00-11.50 - Flight from heliport of Yelizovo city to Nalychevo valley. Flying around Koryaksky and Avachinsky active volcanoes 11.50-13.00 - Excursion to the Nalychevo valley 13.00-14.00 – Bath in the hot springs 14.00-14.30 - Dinner 14.30-15.00 - Returning to the heliport of Yelizovo city COST The tour includes the following expenses: helicopter transfer to Nalychevo valley and back; fees of the National park «Volcanoes of Kamchatka» for rendered services; services of a tour guide; dinner. PECULIARITIES The tour group consists of 18 people. Please note that delivery to the Kronotsky Nature Reserve and back is performed by a helicopter and directly depends upon weather conditions. Flight may be delayed for several hours or even several days. That’s why we recommend you to provide several reserve days for the case of non-flying weather or to plan your participation in this tour in the beginning of your journey over Kamchatka. Moreover this excursion is in great demand in the height of summer season that’s why preliminary booking is necessary.