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Ekaterina and Sergey
Tour “Kamchatka in Winter and Spring”
Kamchatka really opens up new talents and gives new opportunities. This is another of the ticks we have set for ourselves.
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Alina
Kamchatka in Winter and Spring
Kamchatka is an amazing region, it is inexpressible experience, and at least once to Kamchatka in winter it is worth to come.
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Kamchatka Winter and Spring Tour
We caught all the delights of life, the nature is very beautiful, had a wonderful experience, it is impossible not to love this place.
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Igor
How tours are organized in Kamchatka in winter
Winter in Kamchatka takes half of the year - 5-7 months. At this time there are not as many visitors as in summer, so tours and airplane tickets are much cheaper. At the same time, the main routes are open as in summer, nature is no less picturesque, and hiking is replaced by winter fun.
What to see and do
Most of the interesting places on the peninsula are still accessible in winter. For example, helicopters continue to fly to the Valley of Geysers, for which Kamchatka is famous. And some points are even easier to reach if you go by snowmobile. Besides, you can pay more attention to museums and culture of indigenous peoples. And you can get acquainted with the peninsula's wildlife in winter: although the bear, the master of Kamchatka, sleeps sweetly, it is interesting to observe sea lions, reindeer, sea birds and ride sled dogs.
Here is just a partial list of things to do in winter in Kamchatka:
Explore volcanoes. You can admire the nearest to the city giants Avachinsky, Koryaksky, Vilyuchinsky from the passes. Or climb the active Mutnovsky and Gorely and study their smoking craters.
Walking on the Pacific coast. The easiest way to do this is to get to the famous Khalaktyrsky beach or climb to the Mayachny Cape, which offers a panoramic view.
Relax in hot springs. There are a lot of hot baths scattered all over the peninsula - both wild and well-equipped. The most famous are Paratunskiye, Zelenovskiye, Nalychevskiye, Malkinskiye and Khodutkinskiye.
Travel around Kamchatka on a snowmobile. This vehicle can be used to reach almost any point within a couple hundred kilometers and drive as high up the slopes of the volcanoes as possible.
Snowboarding and downhill skiing. Not far from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky there are several equipped ski bases, but many people prefer freeride - descent on wild untouched slopes.
To get to know the culture of indigenous peoples. You can hear national songs, try on fur costumes and taste shurpa in ethno-settlements and camps - there are several of them in Kamchatka. For example, “Kainyran”, “Children of the North”, “Pimchakh”, “Chau-Chiv”. Many of them also offer dog sledding. By the way, the Beringia sled dog race is held on the peninsula every year in the winter-spring season.
Visit museums. Interesting, for example, are the local history and interactive volcano museum “Volcanarium”.
City tour. Walk along the embankment, the central square, see the monuments to navigators and heroes of the city.
Ice fishing. Kamchatka is famous for fish and seafood. In winter season smelt, char, rainbow trout, flounder, Pacific herring are well fished.
Watching Steller sea lions. These big-eared seals have occupied the pier of an abandoned fish cannery in Mokhovaya Bay for their rookeries.
Surfing. Yes, even in winter and even if you have never stood up on a board! You can take a masterclass at one of the surf schools on Halaktyrsky beach.
As you can see, Kamchatka will not let you get bored in winter. Many of these activities are included in the programmes of our winter-spring tours.
Weather
Winter in Kamchatka starts in November-December and lasts until May. It is mild and snowy, but very changeable. A sunny afternoon can turn into a blizzard in a couple of hours, and the air temperature can jump or drop by 10 degrees at once. But in general it is not as cold as many people might think. The average temperature is minus 7-10 °C. Although the further north and closer to the mountains, the harsher it gets - up to minus 30 °C. The south-eastern coastal lands are warm, but windy: in the area of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, winds of up to 10-12 metres per second regularly blow.
The snowiest months on the peninsula are from February to April. At this time snowdrifts grow up to 1.5 metres in height, and in the foothills - up to 2.5 metres. So in Kamchatka you can escape from the average Russian spring slush. Only on the Pacific coast the wind prevents the snow from settling, and instead of the usual whiteness there are black beaches with volcanic sand.
So, what are the peculiarities of winter holidays in Kamchatka?
- lower flight and tour prices;
- fewer tourists;
- major natural attractions are available;
- you can pay attention to cultural tourism;
- and watch the animals;
- The weather is snowy and mild but changeable.
