The river Bystraya crosses mountains in those places where roads are absent. The only way you can get to the fishing ground is either by helicopter or by rafting on a rubber boat, and therefore there are not any people on the river. Fishermen have their breakfast, then thay catch fish all day long and raft. They get to their established camp in the evening and have supper.
Sleeping and dining places will be arranged by your guides. Two people can sleep in each tent. Rafting will take 4 hours every day. The rest of the time you are free to fish, rest and enjoy amazing wild nature. Feel yourself in harmony with the nature. Tourists raft down the beautiful and solitary mountain river on big rescue floated rafts PSN-10. The rafts take 10 people each, but we put 5-6 people on one raft including guides.
Should I row all day long?
NO! Every raft has two guides who row. A tourist can row at his discretion or may nor row at all. In general people raft for 2-3 hours after breakfast and for 2-3 hours after lunch. During the breaks between rafting hours, tourists do fishing or shooting fascinating views with their cameras.
Do I have to be able to swim?
NO! A life-jacket will help you to stay on a water surface if you occasionally fall out from a raft.
Do I have to be experienced in rafting?
NO! Many people found out what rafting was only in our tours. The experienced guides carry out the instructing before the commencement of rafting. Tourists can row themselves in several hours. Our rafting is for ordinary people, not for sportsmen. Every person can choose a load for himself. First of all it's a rest.
Is it dangerous?
NO! A risk possibility was minimized due to the excellent equipment and experience of our guides.
INCLUDED :
All transfers & ground transportation in Kamchatka
Double accommodations, hotels, camps and tents
All meals, sightseeing and entrance fees
English/German speaking volcanologist/guide, one cook
Pre-information package including a reading list, a map and our newsletter
NOT INCLUDED :
International air fare - we can assist you with information and bookings
VISA processing - we provide the invitation & VISA forms
Travel insurance
Items of personal nature
Extra luggage
Each person needs to bring their own gear, including sleeping bag. Tents will be provided
Rafting Down the Bystraya River in Rubber Boats, Fishing for Char, Rainbow Trout and Grayling (Route No.6)
Day 1:
Drive to Malki (2 hours), accommodations at the tourist base. Swimming in natural hot mineralized pool. Dinner. Rest. Swimming in the swimming pool. Excursion to the Fish-hatchery.
Day 2:
Breakfast. Drive to the Bystraya River. Preparation for rafting. Raft down the Bystraya River to Stepanov Brook. Lunch. Rest at 4-5 p.m. Fishing. Overnight in tents.
Day 3:
Breakfast. Raft down the Bystraya River to the area Kareli. Lunch on the way. Rest at 4-5 p.m. Fishing. Overnight in tents.
Day 4:
Breakfast. Fishing at Kareliya. Lunch. Fishing. Supper. Overnight in tents.
Day 5:
Breakfast. Rafting down the Bystraya River. Lunch on the way. Rest at 4-5 p.m. near the Japanese Bridge. Fishing. Supper. Overnight in tents.
Day 6:
Breakfast. Rafting down the Bystraya River to the settlement Karymai. Lunch. Fishing. Preparation of the rafts for loading. Loading equipment into the buses. Departure to the city at 4 p.m. Overnight at the hotel.
Within three hour's drive of the city by a comfortable all-wheel drive vehicle the tour on the active volcanoes Mutnovsky and Gorely begins. Visitors together with volcanologists may visit the crater of the active volcanoes, see geyser griffons, sulfurous fields, and ravines with active uninterrupted steam geysers shooting 30 meters from within the fumeroles. We have worked in the presence of these volcanoes for many years and will create an adventure for you that is not only interesting but also safe. After this tour you may rest in the wild mineral springs.
The next day, after three hour's drive you will speed along by inflatable raft down a mountain river through the central Kamchatka mountain range. Those who like to fish may catch forel, trout, and salmon in the crystalline clean water. The presence of experienced rafting-guides will make your adventure absolutely safe, and totally you will travel 120 kilometers during this river trip through wild, untouched nature where you may meet only bears. This will leave you with an unforgettable impression for your whole life. This tour isn't weather dependent, and uses automobile transport for not more than 3 hours.
INCLUDED :
All transfers & ground transportation in Kamchatka
Double accommodations, hotels, camps and tents
All meals, sightseeing and entrance fees
English/German speaking volcanologist/guide, one cook
Pre-information package including a reading list, a map and our newsletter
NOT INCLUDED :
International air fare - we can assist you with information and bookings
VISA processing - we provide the invitation & VISA forms
Travel insurance
Items of personal nature
Extra luggage
Each person needs to bring their own gear, including sleeping bag. Tents will be provided
Note: Because you are traveling in the areas which are still quite active, your best choice of leaders is experienced volcanologists. This may make the trip somewhat more expensive than others, but both your safety and the ability to share the incredible knowledge of experienced volcanologist will make this journey so much more enjoyable.
Arrival. Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner. Lodging for the night.
Day 2: (Monday)
Car trip to the rescue service rest base Volcanologist (3 hours) from Petropavlovsk. Swimming in a hot thermal pool. Excursion to Radonovaya springs and to the geological gallery. Free time. Swimming in Radonovaya springs. Super. Overnight in tents.
Day 3: (Tuesday)
Breakfast. Automobile trip to the old crater of Gorely Volcano (1 hour). Visit to the active crater of Gorely volcano (5 hours on foot). Lunch in the crater of the volcano. Return to the automobile - 3 hours. Automobile trip to the deposits of hot water Dachnoe (1 hour). Stay overnight in tents.
Active Mutnovsky Volcano (2323 m). This route is the closest to Petropavlovsk- Kamchatsky (3 hours by jeep). It is also the most reliable one as it does not depend upon the weather. You will be able to see one of the most active volcanoes of Kamchatka - Mutnovsky. You will also have a chance to visit the crater of Mutnovsky Volcano, griffons, sulfuric platforms, active fumaroles and eruption of geysers. The program offers you unique opportunities to swim in hot mineral springs and travel to a waterfall which is located near the Vulkannaya River. Scaling to this volcano neither requires special equipment nor has any age restrictions and therefore can be taken up even by children.
Day 4: (Wednesday)
Breakfast. Visit to the active crater of Mutnovsky volcano (four - five hours on foot). Lunch in the crater of the volcano. Return trip to the deposits of hot water Dachnoe - three hours. Return the rescue service rest base Rodnikovaya by automobile. Swimming in a hot thermal pool. Overnight in tents.
Day 5: (Thursday)
Breakfast. Trip by car to Malki (3 hours). Preparation for rafting. Rafting down the Bystraya River to the Stepanov Brook. Lunch. Rest at 2 - 3 p.m. Fishing. Overnight in tents.
Day 6: (Friday)
Breakfast. Rafting down the Bystraya River. Fishing in the area Kareliya. Lunch. Rafting. Supper. Overnight in tents.
Day 7: (Saturday)
Breakfast. Rafting down the Bystraya River. Lunch on the way. Rest at near the Japanese Bridge. Rafting down the Bystraya river to the settlement Karymai. Preparation of the rafts for loading. Loading eqnipment on to the buses. Departure to the city at 4 p.m. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8: (Sunday)
Automobile trip to the Harbour. Sea voyage by the ship (8 hours). Departure to the city at 4 p.m. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 9: (Monday)
Breakfast. In case of bad weather this is an extra day. If everything works out we will spend the day exploring Petropavlovsk and surrounding areas. Go shopping and generally relaxing. Evening farewell dinner in Yelizovo. Overnight.
Should I row all day long?
Active Mutnovsky Volcano (2323 m).