Welcome to VOLCANOES OF KAMCHATKA
Kamchatka, located on the north-eastern outskirts of Russia, is a unique region, full of contrasts and completely unlike the rest of the country. Volcanoes here are adjacent to glaciers, boiling geysers and hot springs with fast rivers, waterfalls with lakes.
This natural diversity could not help but become the basis for the development of tourism, in particular, such directions as expeditionary, skiing and extreme tourism.
Main information about the park
Kamchatka is a land of pristine nature, so it is not surprising that there are as many as 3 state reserves, 5 nature parks, 19 nature reserves that are also protected by the state, and 169 other unique natural sites. A total of 18% of the territory of this remote, in many ways harsh, but such alluring region is protected.
Thus, the UNESCO World Heritage List includes 6 specially protected local natural sites, united under the general name “Kamchatka Volcanoes”.
For visitors
Park mode
The development of the corresponding infrastructure has recently received a significant impetus. In such picturesque places as the Valley of Geysers, Kurilskoye Lake, Nalychevsky Natural Park, the Opale and Zhupanova rivers, as well as at the Khodutkinsky, Malukinsky and Tumrok hot springs, tourist camps, hunting lodges and even whole hunting camps, shelters, and parking lots are equipped.
Great opportunities for the development of ecological, sports, mountain and ski tourism, as well as sport fishing and hunting, diving, climbing, snowmobiling and dog sledding are due to the presence of volcanoes and glaciers, thermal and mineral springs, that is, local natural diversity and in most its flora and fauna untouched by civilization.
How to get there
In the city of Yelizovo, 30 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, there is an airport accepting flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as Magadan, Vladivostok, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Rostov-on-Don, Novosibirsk, Khabarovsk.
The road network in Kamchatka is underdeveloped; therefore, the main transport delivering both local residents and tourists to remote and inaccessible places is aviation, primarily helicopter. Regular passenger buses, minibuses and cars are usually used in many settlements, such as Ust-Kamchatsk, Milkovo, Ust-Bolsheretsk, Klyuchi, Esso, and, of course, in the capital of the country of volcanoes and geysers - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Where to stay
Hotels and recreation facilities are basically located in buildings of the Soviet-era construction, however, they provide everything necessary for the travelers to have the most comfortable rest. The rooms in them, as they say, for all tastes and requests, ranging from simple and homely to comfortable apartments to luxury apartments. A good level of service, not to mention dishes of delicious Kamchatka cuisine, is also distinguished by local cafes and restaurants.
