Kamchatka
Land of volcanoes and Bears
About the journey
Travel Method is the official travel partner and exclusive travel agent of Kamchatka tour operators in the field of mass and VIP tourism for those wishing to travel according to standard programs.Based on a partnership with regional organizations, the Travel Method has its own educational program "Kamchatka with a Biologist" within the framework of the educational project "Russia - the Unknown Universe", during which program participants get acquainted with the unique regions of Russia, amazing nature, small indigenous peoples and the industrial potential of the country.
Program
10 days

Arrivals
— 5 August - 15 August
— 17 August - 26 August
Program cost
230 000 rubles
  • To get acquainted with the country, with the potential of the region, the unique nature, ethnicity and indigenous northern peoples, the economy and industry of the region.


    There are several types of activities: rafting, yachting, trekking to volcanoes, jeeping, visiting museums and ethnographic sites, scientific lectures and training workshops, caviar shopping.
  • We are accompanied by an expert who will provide us with a meaningful and scientific part, create an interesting and informative atmosphere.

    Together with an anthropological biologist, we will study the unique animals, birds, fish and plants that we will meet on the route, learn how the seismicity and the northern climate of Kamchatka affect the physiology of animals and plants, and also learn about the anthropological type of the indigenous inhabitants of Kamchatka.
  • Additionally charged: air ticket Moscow - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Moscow - at subsidized airline fares.

    The program price includes a full package of study tours and support services.

    The most comfortable and safe tour!
The program price includes a full package of study tours and support services.
  • Round-trip airport transfers. Transfers along the route.
  • Accommodation in resort-style hotels with thermal springs and SPA.
  • Three full-course hot meals per day, featuring elements of Kamchatkan cuisine along the route.
  • Medical insurance and trip cancellation insurance.
  • Exploring Kamchatka's nature with a biologist from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU): 5 educational lectures, a master class on hunting for marine invertebrates, a workshop on counting seabirds from the ship, and identifying the ichthyofauna of the Bystraya River, keeping a biologist's field diary.
  • Daily outdoor activities, including surfing, morning exercises surrounded by volcanoes, and yoga.
  • Ethnic cultural and entertainment program featuring a tasting of the traditional cuisine of the indigenous peoples of the North.
  • Daily guided excursions (10 excursions) accompanied by a biologist.
Kamchatka with a biologist
In just 9 days you will discover:
  • Vulcanarium 
  • Avachinsky and Koryaksky Volcanoes
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Khalaktyrsky Beach
  • Gorely Volcano
  • Sea Cruise to Russkaya Bay 
  • Mutnovsky Volcano Crater
  • Vachkazhets Mountain Range
  • Ethno-Complex of Northern Peoples
  • Bystraya River Rafting
  • Opasny Canyon 
  • Camel Mountain Extrusion 
  • Takhkoloch Glacial Lakes
  • Dachnye Hot Springs
  • Seismic Station and Mutnovskaya GeoPP 
Darina Korshunova
Anthropologist, graduate of the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, biology teacher, field biologist
Field practice gives you the opportunity to see everything with your own eyes, study and work out the material in the most picturesque corner of the planet, and gaining knowledge with an experienced teacher and vivid emotions is doubly effective!
Darina Korshunova
Anthropologist, graduate of the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, biology teacher, field biologist
Field practice gives you the opportunity to see everything with your own eyes, study and work out the material in the most picturesque corner of the planet, and gaining knowledge with an experienced teacher and vivid emotions is doubly effective!
The Uniqueness of Our Kamchatka Tour
In the format of interactive lectures, you will discover:
  • Who are the Ainu? How did they appear, and do real Ainu exist today?
    An anthropological lecture on the indigenous peoples of Kamchatka. Fundamentals of Racial Studies—a once-classified science in Europe.
  • Flora of Kamchatka
    What plants form Kamchatka's forest belt, and how do they coexist with the neighboring volcanoes?
  • Fauna of Kamchatka
    Marine mammals—whales, orcas, Steller sea lions: their lifestyle, habits, and evolutionary history.
  • Meet a Field Biologist!
    How do field biologists work on ships? Learn about observation methods and bird counting using binoculars.
  • Is there life in the crater of a volcano or in geysers?
    If the word "extremophiles" sounds like a random set of letters to you, it's time to attend a lecture on Kamchatka's unique organisms!
  • A Surprise Lecture! 
    To unlock this character, you'll have to join us on the journey!
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