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Rafting and fishing tour on the Opala River
- Region:
- Kamchatka
- Code of tour:
- LKmAkt11-0
- Name of tour:
- Rafting and fishing tour on the Opala River
- Date:
- Trip duration:
- 11 days
- Categories:
- Kamchatka
- Price:
- (for the season of 2008):1850 Euro per person in a group of 7 pax, 2050 Euro per person in a group of 5-6 pax, 2200 Euro per person in a group of 4 pax.
| Included | Hotel accommodation according to the itinerary. Transfers according to the itinerary. Rental of rafts (one raft per 3-4 clients), camping and cooking equipment, double tents. Meals three times a day (cooking by guides or a cook). Guiding services (one guide per 3-4 participants; if needed, more guides can be arranged for an additional fee). Preparation for the trip – purchase of food, obtaining fishing licenses, etc. Services of an English- or German-speaking interpreters during the field part of the tour and in Petropavlovsk. Provision of communication means (satellite telephone). |
| Price does not include | Visa support; Moscow program; airline tickets Moscow-Petropavlovsk-Moscow; meals outside the field part of the tour (i.e. more than 10 days on Opala River); excursions in Petropavlovsk; additional days in the hotel; insurance; alcohol. |
| Accommodation | hotels (2 nights), tented camp during field part of the tour. |
| Groupe | 6-10 persons |
Day 1: Arrival in Kamchatka. Transfer to Paratunka (1 hour.). Overnight in a hotel with thermal pools (double rooms).
Day 2: Breakfast in the café. At 8.00 a.m. transfer to Opala River. Guides assemble the rafts. Overnight in tents.
Days 3–9: Rafting with fishing. Overnight in tents.
In its upper reaches the river flows through mountain tundra and marshlands. In the area of the Opala Volcano cauldron there are high grasslands and willow forests in the valley. On the slopes there are stone birch and elfin wood. The rafting is technically not complicated and gives great pleasure. On the first half of the rafting route there is a nice view on the Opala Volcano and its cauldron; on the third-forth day of rafting there are some rapids. Opalinskie cold mineral springs (''narzans'') are situated close to the rapids. Their outflows are along the left bank over a distance of 100 meters. Numbers of mineral brooks are flowing down from a height of 6 meters, painting the river bank in red-brown colour.
Fish species in September:
Chum Salmon – in spawning holes, in practice it can’t be fished.
Silver Salmon – ascending to the spawning sites, spinning and fly-fishing possible
Malma – along the whole river in rapids, side-streams and tributaries, can be fished by all possible means.
Rainbow Trout – small specimen together with Malma in rapids and ripples, bigger ones are standing in pits behind stones and underwater obstacles.
East-Siberian Char – coming into the river, can be fished together with Rainbow Trout
Grayling – everywhere in the upper and middle reach.
Day 10: End of rafting in the lower reach of Opala River. Drive on a 6WD bus to Paratunka (about 12 hrs), dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 11: Transfer to the airport, flight to Moscow.
Notes
Notes and recommendations:Apart from a usual set of personal things necessary on travel, visitors should have a complete set of warm clothes, wind- and waterproof gear, high rubber boots, warm sleeping bag.
The organisers will provide necessary repellents for all participants of the tour, but if you prefer a certain type of repellent, please take it with you or inform trip organizers in advance.
Participants suffering from chronic diseases should have necessary medicines.
It is recommended that all tour participants have a medical insurance.