Main / Tours / Trekking to the foot of Klyuchevskaya Sopka (04)

The real advantage of this trekking route are the awesome views at the Klyuchevskaya Group of Volcanoes! You will reach the very root of the volcanoes Klyuchevskaya Sopka (4750 m) and Kamen (4575 m), ascend one of the most active volcanoes of Kamchatka – Bezymyanny (2882 m) and hike to the huge crater of the Plosky Tolbachik Volcano (3085 m). You will enjoy the picturesque canyon of river Sukhaya Khapitsa and Stone Ambon which is a huge lump split from volcano Kamen more than thousand years ago during dramatic collapse of its eastern slope. You will visit the Dead Forest, the bright red volcanic cones and frozen lava streams, created as a result of tremendous eruptions of the Plosky Tolbachik Volcano in 1975-76 and 2012-13.

It also includes ascent the three active volcanoes Plosky Tolbachik, Bezymyanny and Avachinsky (2741 m). All they are very beautiful and dissimilar to each other.

Day 1: Paratunka / Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Meeting at the airport of Elizovo. Transfer and accommodation at the recreation base of Paratunka or hotel of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Overnight staying – hotel. Meal: -/-/-

Day 2: Paratunka / Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Kozyrevsk Settlement

Transfer (8-10 hrs) by a cross-country automobile to Kozyrevsk. Accommodation at the guesthouse of the settlement. Overnight staying – huts. B/L/D

Day 3: Kozyrevsk – Dead forest

Transfer (about 5 hrs) to the foot of Tolbachik Volcano. Accommodation at the huts of our base in Dead Forest. Viewing the vicinity. Overnight staying – huts. B/L/D

Day 4: Plosky Tolbachik volcano

Transfer about 40 min. to the Sopka Kleshnya. The ascent to the crater of Plosky Tolbachik takes about 6 hrs. The descent to Sopka Kleshnya – 4-5 hrs. Along the way viewing the lava flows of Eruption of 2012-13. Returning to the base in Dead Forest by vehicle. Overnight staying – huts. B/L/D

Day 5: North Break

Viewing the cones of the North Break and Dead Forest, destroyed by burning hot ashes outburst resulting from the powerful Eruption of 1975-76. Returning to the base in Dead Forest.
Overnight staying – huts. B/L/D

Day 6: Dead forest – Tolud pass

Transfer to the Sopka Kleshnya. Viewing the new cones and caves formed in the result of the Eruption of 2012-13. Trekking (5-6 hrs) to the Tolud pass. One should walk about 14 km over tough terrain on this day. Tent camp setting (Camp 1). Overnight staying – tents. B/L/D

Day 7: Tolud pass – Tolbachinskiy pass

Trekking (5-6-hrs) to the Tolbachinskiy pass. The passage runs through the Tolud mountain pass that is situated between the volcanoes Ploskiy Tolbachik and Bolshaya Udina (2943 m). One should walk about 13 km over tough terrain on this day. When the weather is good, a magnificent panorama with the view of almost all (10 of 14) volcanoes of the Klyuchevskaya Group opens up from the Tolbachinskiy mountain pass. Tent camp setting (Camp 2). Overnight staying – tents. B/L/D

Day 8: Tolbachinskiy pass – Base Plotina

Trekking (3-4 hrs) to the Base Plotina that is situated at the foot of Bezymyanny Volcano. On the way viewing the Polennitsa Mountain that is composed of separate basaltic posts. Tent camp setting (Camp 3). Overnight staying – tents. B/L/D

Day 9: Bezymyanny volcano

The ascent* to the edge of the Bezymyanny Volcano takes about 3-4 hrs. The descent to the Camp 3 – about 2 hrs. Overnight staying – tents. B/L/D

*If the volcano has high level of activity the ascent is not possible. The guide takes the decision on-site.

Day 10: Base Plotina – River Suhaya Hapitsa

Trekking (4-5 hrs) to the river Suhaya Hapitsa that forms the picturesque canyon. Tent camp setting (Camp 4). Viewing the Stone Ambon. Overnight staying – tents. B/L/D

Day 11: River Suhaya Hapitsa – Base Apahonchich

Trekking (4-5 hrs) to the base of volcanologists Apahonchich. When the weather is good, a magnificent panorama with the view of volcanoes Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Kamen and Bezymyanny. Tent camp setting (Camp 5). Viewing the vicinity. Overnight staying – tents. B/L/D

Day 12: Base Apahonchich – Kozyrevsk Settlement

Transfer (6-7 hrs) by a cross-country to Kozyrevsk and accommodation at the guesthouse of the settlement. Overnight staying – huts. B/L/D

Day 13: Kozyrevsk – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Transfer and accommodation at the hotel of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Overnight staying – hotel. B/L/-

Day 14: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – AVACHINSKY VOLCANO

Sightseeing tour around Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, souvenir shop and fish market. In the evening transfer (about 2 hrs) by a cross-country automobile to the area of the volcanic plateau between the volcanoes Avachinsky and Кoryaksky (3456 m). Accommodation at the huts of the Base Three Volcanoes.
Overnight staying – huts. B/-/D

DAY 15: AVACHINSKY VOLCANO – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

The ascent* to Avachinsky Volcano takes 5-6 hrs. Viewing the crater – 1 hr. The descent – 3-4 hrs. In the evening transfer (about 2 hrs) and accommodation at the hotel of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Overnight staying – hotel. B/L/-

Day 16: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Day of rest. On this day you can take one of the following excursions to the Kuril Lake, Valley of Geysers, Gorely Volcano or boat trip to Russkaya Bay. Overnight staying – hotel. B/-/-

Day 17: Transfer to the airport

4 300 EUR – for one person for group of 6 people

3 600 EUR – for one person for group of 9 people

The tour includes the following expenses:

• accommodation in hotels und huts
• automobile movement along the entire route
• meal: Breakfast (B) / Lunch (L) / Dinner (D)
• group support services on the route: english-speaking guide, guide assistant, cook and porters (during the trekking days)
• providing of all camping gear (tents, kitchen equipment, etc.)
• visa support

The tour price does not include excursions to the Valley of Geysers, Kuril lake, Gorely Volcano and boat trip to Russkaya Bay.

The participants of this tour are to be ready for long automobile transfers along forestry and gravel road of bad quality.

We kindly ask you to take a closer look at the section Important information which describes the peculiarities of travelling through Kamchatka, tour categories and necessary personal equipment.

In addition, we inform you that route’s schedule may be modified because of the weather consequence. In this case the guide makes modification in the itinerary.