Main / Tours / Three-day excursion to the Valley of Geysers and Uzon Caldera (09)

Unlike the standard one-day excursion, our ecological educational tour will let you not only to see these unique places without any haste and in a small group, but also to learn more about the work of this unique protected area.

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 Reserve and 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. In the eastern part of the caldera there is one of the biggest in Kamchatka crater formed after a volcanic explosion – in diameter 1, 65 km, filled with the picturesque Dalnee lake.

Day 1: Elizovo – Rivulet Glukhoy

Helicopter transfer in the direction of the Valley of Geysers. Transfer duration (1hr.10 min.), seeing the volcanoes Karymsky, which is almost constantly in eruption state, and Maly Semyachik - its spacious crater is filled with the green-blue acid lake. Landing at the base near the rivulet Glukhoy ("Deaf"). The ecological educational lecture, explaining the behaviour rules on the territory of the preserve.
Overnight staying – huts. Meal: B/L/D

Day 2: Glukhoy Rivulet – Uzon Caldera – Dalynee Lake

Radial walk (one-way walk about 9 km) to Uzon caldera and Dalnee lake. Observing geothermal activity of Uzon caldera. Dalynee lake from all sides is surrounded by high walls covered with thick cedar bushes. Evening time – returning to the base near the rivulet Glukhoy.
Overnight staying – huts. B/L/D

Day 3: Glukhoy Rivulet – The Valley of Geysers

Walking (about 10 km) to the Valley of Geysers. Examination and observing the Valley’s geysers. Overnight staying – house of Kordon “Valley of Geysers”. B/L/D

Day 4: The Valley of Geysers – Elizovo

Helicopter transfer to Elizovo

2 900 EUR – for one person for group of 3 people

The tour price includes the following expenses:

• helicopter transfer to the Kronotsky preserve and back
• the Kronotsky preserve dues for the rendered services
• meal: Breakfast (B) / Lunch (L) / Dinner (D)
• group support services on the route: english-speaking guide, cook

Additional costs relating to transportation, food and accommodation arising from the unforeseen consequence are not included in the cost.

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.

As the tour’s participants are going to walk through the especially preserved territory they must follow the behavior rules on the reserved territory and safety instructions which will be given to them by the preserve’s keepers and a guide.

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.