Kamchatka & Vladivostok: Two Pearls of Far East

The day starts with a helicopter excursion to the Geysers Valley. Take note that helicopter excursion fully depends on the weather situation in the region. In case of favorable weather conditions, tourists will leave for a transfer to the heliport and registration for an excursion. Helicopter excursion to Geysers Valley is accompanied by a one hour flight over Karymsky and Maly Semyachnik volcanoes. Then the tour continues with a two-hour walking excursion in Geysers valley. After the walk, you will reach the sky again and fly for an hour more to Uzon volcano caldera where after landing you will have a one-hour walking excursion. Finally, there will be a flight over to Nalychevo hot springs or the Zhupanova River.

Just in 6-7 hours in the Geysers Valley, you will see unique thermal springs, mud pots, waterfalls, and lakes scattered along the Geysernaya river canyon. In a small area, there are various natural phenomena and microclimatic features that include landscapes of several geographic zones. The bases of the reserve’s dramatic panoramas are lush geysers, seething and exploding with crushing streams of water and steam.

After lunch in Nalychevo Valley, you can experience bathing in hot springs.

The third day will be marked with a city tour around Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and a visit to the Fish Market. After lunch tour continues at the Khalaktyrsky beach with its black volcanic sand. Depending on the weather there will be a possibility to take a swim in the healing waters of the Zelenovskie Ozerki springs – a health-improving complex consisting of 10 individual radon baths, a large pool with mineral water and a clean lake. The temperature in the bath can be adjusted to your liking. The use of baths facilitates the work of the heart, promotes the healing of skin lesions, and the removal of toxins from the body. Baths have anti-inflammatory, absorbing, analgesic, and desensitizing effects.

Today you will experience a boat trip to the Avacha Bay – the main transport gate of Kamchatka and the second-largest bay in the world, capable to accommodate the entire world fleet. As well you will have a chance to walk at the Starichkov Island that includes an opportunity not only to get acquainted with the rare birds but also to observe the killer whales – the dangerous predators whose beauty is mesmerizing, which sometimes swim quite close to the rocky shores of the island.

After a box lunch, you will visit the resort area of Paratunka with its thermal water pools where it is possible to take a swim. Paratunka is the main balneo-mud resort in Kamchatka, one of the favorite recreation places for residents and guests of the peninsula. Here in abundance, there are thermal mineral springs, which are famous for their healing properties. Their emergence to the surface of the earth is associated with volcanic activity in the region.

On the fifth day, you will travel to another destination point – Vladivostok. One of the most remote outposts of the empire, the largest seaport, and base of the country’s Pacific Fleet – Vladivostok has always had enormous political and economic importance for Russia. Created by the military and travelers, the city in its character combines all the traits of its “parents”: an officer’s nobility, sound adventurism of
the pioneers, and general disobedience to  circumstances.

Before the flight, you will have some free time for souvenirs.

After arrival in Vladivostok, you will check-in and have some rest.

Vladivostok welcomes you with a city tour that starts from the Railway Station – the endpoint of the Trans-Siberian route and a Seaport terminal. Then you will see Lenin Monument, Central Square, and Svetlanskaya Street. Must see also is a Nikolay Triumph Arch – city’s landmark made in a colorful Russian-Byzantine style, where according to the local beliefs everyone who walks under the arch will have good luck in business.

After lunch tour continues with an entrance to Korabelnaya Quay and C-56 Submarine, which made a record by crossing over three oceans and sinking many Nazi ships. Later you will take a ride on the funicular and see the panorama of the city from the Eagle Nest View Point.

Afterward, you will look closer at the 100 kilometers long ring of Vladivostok Fortress Museum – one of the largest defensive sites in the world.

On the seventh day, you will start the tour by crossing the two famous bridges and visiting Russky Island. There are a lot of monuments of military history, picturesque natural corners, and truly primitive beaches.

Afterward, you will have a chance to visit Voroshilovskaya Battery that in the early 20th century was a powerful firing position to defend against the Japanese fleet or Novoseltsev Battery – an architectural ensemble in Vladivostok that is a part of the complex of fortifications of the Vladivostok Fortress.

After lunch tour continues with a visit to the Tokarevskiy Lighthouse on Egersheld Peninsula. A navigational stone structure in the form of a tower, installed on an 8-sided foundation, appeared in 1910 at the place where the signal light had not been extinguished since 1876, indicating the way to the Vladivostok harbor. The observation deck near the lighthouse offers breathtaking panoramic views of the bay and Russky Island. Later a one-hour Golden Horn Bay cruise will follow.

Now you can explore the city by yourself and do some last-minute shopping. Then you will be transferred to the airport. Now it’s time to say goodbye to Russia. Hope to see you again!