Day 1. Arrive in PKC. Accommodation in Petropavlovsk Hotel. Welcome lunch in a restaurant. Free time. Prepare for the trip.
Day 2. Excursion by MI-8 helicopter to the Valley of Geysers with lunch in the Valley (6 hours in total). See over-twenty geysers and numerous mud pots. Water-and-steam fountains amaze with their beauty and strength. Return to PKC
Day 3. Drive to Mutnovsky Volcano plateau by 6WD bus. Bathing in Verkhne-Paratunskie thermal springs. Drive to Viluchinsky Volcano (0.5 hour). Rest near Viluchinsky waterfall. Further drive to Mutnovsky volcano plateau (1 hour). Distance between PKC and Mutnovsky is 150 km. Evening excursion on a plateau of alive with volcanic activity. Overnight in tents.
Day 4. Day trip to the active crater of Mutnovsky Volcano. Snack lunch in the crater. Moving along the narrow canyon to the crater. Steep walls surround the vast and deep crater cavity with its glittering glaciers split by cracks and torches of fumaroles. The outing lasts 6-7 hours.
Day 5. Optional daytrip to ascend Gorely Volcano (1829m). A chain of 11 craters across its peak makes for a unique site. Travel to Paratunka resort (1.5 hours). Accommodation in a guest house. Relax in an alfresco pool with thermal hot water. Visit a local farmer for a folk concert in a yurta. A party sampling various seafood dishes and drinking Russian vodka and homemade balsam.
Day 6. Travel by passenger bus to the old Cossack settlement of Milkovo (6 hours/306km with stops). Stay in the Dolina or Vostok Hotel. Visit a local museum.
Day 7. Drive to the Esso settlement (5 hours/240km with stops). Accommodation in a simple family hotel with its own thermal pool. Welcome dinner and a private Even folk concert.
Day 8. Take a helicopter MI-8 flight to find the nomadic camp of the Even reindeer herd (1hour/200km). Spend a day at the reindeer camp experiencing this time-honored way of life. Stay overnight in a Yurta, the Even version of a Sioux teepee or tents.
DDay 9. Spend another day at the reindeer camp and hike to visit the surrounding scenic highlights.
Day 10. Return by helicopter to Esso settlement. Stay in apartments. Visit to the local museum.
Day 11. Drive to Petropavlovsk by 6WD bus. Stay in Petropavlovsk Hotel.
Day 12. Excursion around Avacha bay by boat with fishing and Ukha (fish soup). Visit Starichkov Island to view sea birds and mammals (8 hours in total). This tour is a unique opportunity to see the fascinating surroundings of Petropavlovsk from the sea, to explore the shores of the Avachinskaya bay, and to watch colonies of seabirds in their natural habitats.
Day 13. Guided city tour and a visit to the Ethnographic museum, central market, art gallery and local workshop. The museum's displays are devoted to the history of the region, its flora and fauna, the native peoples of Kamchatka and their ancient culture. You will learn about the ancient tribes that lived in Kamchatka thousands of years ago, about the discovery of this beautiful land by Russian explorers, the heroic history of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. There are interesting exhibits on Kamchatka's nature: the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka's volcanoes, its wildlife and natural resources. You will see an exhibition of handicrafts by local artists..
Day 14. Departure.