Day 1: Morning arrival in Petropavlovsk - the main city of Kamchatka. Short sightseeing tour of the city with the visit to the Museum of local lore. Transfer to the hotel in Paratunka – the resort area with thermal springs. Dinner, overnight in the hotel with thermal swimming pool.

Day 2: Transfer to Esso – the native community of Even people in the Central part of Kamchatka peninsula (8 hours). Overview excursion of Esso settlement, where the main office of Bystrinsky Nature Park is located. Accommodation in the private hotel. Dinner, leisure time.

Day 3: Early departure from Esso on the off-road vehicle. The road goes up the Bystraya River over the Okura mountain pass and crosses numerous creaks and streams. The travelers immerse in untouched nature of Central Kamchatka and stay away from the usual tourist trails. Behind the pass the tremendous glacial hat of Ichinsky volcano (3607 meters) unfolds in front of the travelers. On the way we will make two food deposits and will come back to them later. Short walk to the Lavovy stream where base camp will be set up. Off-road vehicle – 90 km, by foot – 4 km. Overnight in tents.

Day 4. Radial excursion up the Lavovy stream to the giant waterfalls that were formed on hard basalt slopes. The first glittering waterfall is hidden inside the enormous rock hall where you can get only through the narrow passage. This day the travelers will come up to bottom of the volcano glaciers and observe the tracks of old volcanic activity. By foot – 20 km. Overnight in tents.

Day 5: Passage through the volcanic plateau and alpine tundra to the wooden cabin on the Babav stream. The trail goes down the picturesque canyon of Babav stream. The travelers will stop for lunch by the waterfall (18 meters) and end the day in the cozy wooden cabin. The cabin was once built for reindeer breeders and is located at place with marvelous view on surrounding mountain ranges. Next to the cabin there is a cascade of small waterfalls. Rest, Banya. By foot – 10 km.

Day 6: Passage to the bottom of Ochamo Mountain (2200 km) – ruined ancient volcano. The trail goes up Bystraya-Khayruzovaya River.By foot – 14 km. Overnight in tents.

Day 7: Radial excursion to the high rock posts (48 – 54 meters) that are situated next to the summit of the mountain in a green valley. On the blossoming meadows it is possible to observe the marmots and there is a chance to see the grazing snow rams. Ascent to the lookout point with the view on the fantastic mixture of near by rock formations and far mountains. By foot – 12 km. Overnight in tents.

Day 8: Passage to the ethnographical construction of native people (corral). Every year in September the reindeer is calculated and vaccinated here. When the tent camp is set up the travelers will go to the cascade waterfalls in a deep steep canyon (1,5 km) and to a lookout point at the brink of the high cliff. By foot – 10 km. Overnight in tents.

Day 9: Passage to the Kadar River. The trail goes down the Bystrayay-Kharusovaya River and climbs up the low mountain pass. On the way a short visit to the mineral spring on the Okura Mountain pass. By foot – 30 km. Overnight in tents.

Day 10: Passage to the Dimshikan River. The trail goes along the wide river valley through the blossoming meadows with splendid views on the mountains of Kozyrevsky and Srediny Ramges.

By foot – 30 km. Overnight in tents.

Day 11: Passage to Esso settlement. By foot – 18-20 km (about 6 hours). Overnight in private hotel. At night for extra payment an excursion program to Anavgay settlement (22 km away from Esso) can be organized. The travelers may visit the ethnographical camp on the picturesque river bank, taste the traditional food, communicate with local people and observe the traditional home of Koryak people

Day 12: Transfer to Paratunka settlement (about 9 hours). Lunch on the way (picnic). Overnight in the hotel.

Day 13: Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer by 6WD bus to the caldera between the Mutnovsky and Gorely volcanoes (about 4 hrs). The road passes by the Vilyuchinsky volcano, a favorite place for downhill skiing for Kamchatka dwellers (quite often snow lays there even in July). Picnic lunch.

Day 14: Hike (without backpacks) to the Mutnovsky active volcano and further into its crater through a crack in the volcano's edge. The view is alarming and fantastic: eastward a glacier descends the crater's wall to end in a bluff eaten by fumaroles; opposite it rises a sheer rock, here and there columns of water vapor are curling upward. The appearance of this crater is changeable. The crater contains a lake of bitter whitish water and two groups of powerful fumaroles. One of the fumaroles throw off small drops of melted sulphur, the other - powerful jets of vapors, water and sulfurous. Near the crater, there are vast mud pits. Excursion into the crater takes about 4 hrs.

Mutnovsky active volcano being a nest of merged craters, is perhaps the most beautiful volcanic phenomenon of Kamchatka. The view from its top is magnificent: steep walls surrounding the vast and deep crater cavity, glittering of firm and sparkling glaciers split by cracks, torches of fumaroles oscillating far below and drawing a translucent view over the northern crater, the southern crater under its armour-ice and above all this a column of vapor rising from the Active Funnel crater, surrounded by a cogged crest.

Return to the base camp. The total distance of hiking during this day is about 18 km. Lunch on the way. Dinner, overnight in tents.

Day 15: Breakfast, hiking excursion and ascend to the chain of craters of the Gorely volcano.

Gorely volcano presents the unique collection of craters - a chain, which lies across the top. The chain begins with the West crater, no longer active and surrounded by rather low rocky walls. The crater's bottom is occupied by a glacier. Next is the chain composed by craters of different age. Most of volcano's activity is concentrated in the Central crater. On its walls and bottom, there are permanently active fumaroles; their deposits color the crater's walls. The biggest and the most beautiful crater is the Blue Lake. Its bottom is occupied by a lake of tender-blue water where blocks of ice float. The last in the chain of top craters is the Cup. This crater is on the top of a rather low and perfectly regular cone. On its bottom a shallow lake of violet water is situated.

If the weather if favorable, all the craters can be visited in a single day. The hiking distance is 20 km; the route is not complicated. Excursion will take about 8 hrs; according to the visitors’ wishes it is possible to return to the base camp earlier.

Dinner, overnight at the base tented camp.

Day 16 Bus transfer to Petropavlovsk. Leisure time, shopping. Visit the fish market. For additional fee, an optional excursion to the Museum of the Institute for Volcanology or to the Salmon Museum can be organized. Transfer to Paratunka, overnight at the hotel.

Day 17: Bus transfer to the airport, departure to Moscow.