TOUR IN KAMCHATKA TO TOLBACHIK AND TO KURILSKY LAKE

Expedition to the North. Early departure to the area of Flat Tolbachik. Transfer to the North 600 km with a stop for lunch in the village-Milkovo. Drive out from the Federal highway. Stop for tea on the Studenaya river . Moving off-road (80 km time 4-6 hours depending on the state of the road) to Tolbachinsky Dol. Set up the tent camp. There is a possibility of camping in the "Dead forest". Stay near the Flat Tolbachik, where the lava and slag of the 1975-76 eruptions covered the scorched surface, leaving only dry tree trunks in sight. Now gradually the surface comes to life-there are young shoots of trees, shrubs and Alpine flowers.

Discover the consequences of the eruption of 2012-13, which resulted in the formation of new volcanic cones, surrounded by huge fields of lava and slag. If the weather is favorable, the group will climb the volcano Flat Tolbachik (3140 m). The alternative is to carry out the program of the next day.

On this day, an excursion to the caves will be organized. The caves were formed as a result of eruptions in 2012-2013 and still store the heat of the earth. Then visit the "Dead forest", natural object "Star". In good weather, it overlooks the lava flows of the southern breakthrough, located 28 km South.

Departure back to the South direction. Lunch in Milkovo. In the evening, the group relax at the hotel with a thermal pool.

Drive to the coast of Okhotsk sea. From the Peninsula, the coast is a low-lying surface with black sand, of volcanic origin, the coastline of which is slightly indented. The road to the village of Oktyabrsky passes along the narrow line located between the Okhotsk sea and the Bolshaya river. The feeling is quite unusual, because the trip takes place on the road, on both sides of which-water! Oktyabrsky village meets its wind farms stations. Crossings, and there will be 3, are carried out on ferries, which is also rare in usual life. In the evening, after driving 400 km on various roads, the group is accommodate in the village of Pauzhetka.

Day of rest. Tour of the village Pauzhetka. Visit Pauzhetskih thermal springs, located near Pauzhetskaya GEOENERGY, with mud boilers, pulsating springs, fumaroles; " Valley of the seven gomuls "cascade " emerald", thermal bath "Second life".
Pauzhetsky sources located in the valley of the river Pauzhetka, the largest left tributary of Ozernaya river. They resemble the springs of the Valley of geysers in miniature-the same phenomena, but on a reduced scale. The sources were first described more than 200 years ago by Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov. He noted that the keys " beat in many places like fountains, for the most part with great noise, one and a half feet high." 2 geysers used to work here. With the beginning of the functioning of the Pauzhet GEOENERGY activity of geysers (Old and New) fell. Externally geysers almost did not differ from pulsating sources and, of course, conceded to beauty of geysers of the geyser river. For example, the New Griffin geyser has no water flows from a barely noticeable depression in the rough alluvium. Its cycle in 1965 was 30 hours; the period of gushing 45-60 minutes; the width of the boiling column 0.4-0.5 m; the height of water emissions only-20-30 cm. It is, of course, a baby, but still a geyser, a direct relative of large and beautiful geysers located in the Valley of the geyser river!
At the key site of the Pauzhet springs there are continuously bubbling griffins, throwing jets of boiling water and steam to a height of 1 m. the Springs are surrounded by a thin crust of geyserite.

Departure to the Kuril lake, located on the territory of the South Kamchatka Federal reserve, included in the UNESCO list of natural heritage in 1996 as part of the volcanoes of Kamchatka. The walk will take place along the Ozernaya river. In Kuril lake is fed by several rivers and streams: Khakicin, Atamynk, Gavrushka, etc and follows one river lake, which flows into the sea of Okhotsk. On the way to the lake (the route can take place on the transport of the reserve or on foot) stop to visit the observation deck on the Ozernaya river. A place where Kamchatka brown bears freely fish. Another 4 km and You are on the Kuril lake-the largest sockeye salmon spawning ground in Eurasia, on the banks of which you can meet bears fishing in their natural habitat.

After watching the bears go to the monument of nature - Kutkhiny Baty. These are pumice rocks created by wind, water and volcanic activity. Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov, who studied Kamchatka from 1737 to 1741, told the tale of the Kamchatka Itelmen, who saw in the form of rocks huge boats-bats of the Supreme deity Kutha, left to dry, and they reminded the pioneer Cossacks of canoes. So and are worth here already several thousands of years "forgotten" boats and await his owner, to for ban to go in path on river to the sea. Late return, rest.

Departure to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The long road through the river crossing, past the sea of Okhotsk. Transfer to a hotel.