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I\u2019m fortunate enough to have visited\u00a0the land of fire and ice on<\/i>\u00a0a few occasions. It\u2019s a destination that few people can pronounce and even fewer know where to find. Kamchatka is a peninsula in Russia\u2019s Far East forming part of Southern Siberia. It lies between the Pacific Coast and the Sea of Okhotsk. Look on a map and you\u2019ll agree it\u2019s remote, which is its main appeal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whilst the occasional expedition and cruise ship pull into the capital\u2019s docks \u2013 Petropavlovsk \u2013 you really have to spend a few weeks in the region to see the best of what Kamchatka offers. If this was New Zealand, or anywhere else in the world for that matter, there would be heaps of hotels, restaurants and hordes of tourists. But that could not be further from reality of Kamchatka and its raw wilderness.\u00a0 There are just two major towns in the entire region \u2013 Yelizovo and Petropavlovsk \u2013\u00a0and just one main road that traverses the entire 300,000 square kilometres from south to north. Ex-army helicopters are used to fly visitors\u00a0to the destination. Don\u2019t expect friendly flight attendants or tasty snacks and definitely don\u2019t expect the regular safety procedure demonstration!<\/span><\/p>\n

There are dozens of reasons to see this region. You can get close to the Kamchatka brown bears and there is plenty of other bird-life, sea creatures and animals. The scenery is simply stunning \u2013 lakes, forests and mountains in every direction and thanks to the numerous helicopter transfers, you get to see it in great detail. There\u2019s peaceful rafting down pristine rivers, picnic lunches with salmon and vegetables, boat trips on the stunningly beautiful Avacha Bay and if a little light trekking is your thing, you will think you have arrived in heaven.\u00a0 Plus there are 20 active volcanoes on the peninsula, some of which you can trek into!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Service does not necessarily come with a smile in Kamchatka (nor the rest of Russia for that matter) but that\u2019s okay\u00a0<\/span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span>you don\u2019t go for the service … you go for the most amazing wilderness experience you can imagine. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Come join one of our Kamchatka tours and find out for yourself. Contact us<\/a>\u00a0to register your interest for future tours.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m fortunate enough to have visited\u00a0the land of fire and ice on\u00a0a few occasions. It\u2019s a destination that few people can pronounce and even fewer know where to find. Kamchatka is a peninsula in Russia\u2019s Far East forming part of Southern Siberia. It lies between the Pacific Coast and the Sea of Okhotsk. 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