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kamchatka-photography-expedition

kamchatka · kurile-lake
Duration
12 Days · 11 Nights
The route
kamchatka · kurile-lake
Style
Kamchatka's bears and volcanoes for the camera
Best season
July – September · best
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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Kamchatka brown bear
On the salmon rivers.
Steller's sea eagle
Along the coast.
Steller's sea lion
On the rookeries.
Sea otter
In the coastal kelp.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Kamchatka Peninsula

Arrive Kamchatka Peninsula

The journey begins.

Arrive in Kamchatka Peninsula, met and transferred to your accommodation. Kamchatka's salmon rivers, fed by 150 volcanoes, support some of the densest brown-bear populations on earth.

02Kamchatka Peninsula

Kamchatka Peninsula

A full day in the field.

Helicopter to the geyser valley and bear country. Brown bears on the salmon rivers and a volcano landscape.

03Kamchatka Peninsula → Kurile Lake

To Kurile Lake

On to the next.

Transfer to Kurile Lake. Watch dozens of brown bears fishing the salmon run. Bear photography from the lake platforms.

04Kurile Lake

Kurile Lake

A full day in the field.

Bear photography from the lake platforms. A full day among the fishing bears of Kurile Lake. Kurile Lake's salmon run draws the densest concentration of brown bears in Eurasia — a bear-photography paradise.

05Kurile Lake

Kurile Lake

A full day in the field.

A full day among the fishing bears of Kurile Lake. Bears and sea eagles on the great salmon run.

06Kurile Lake

Kurile Lake

A full day in the field.

Bears and sea eagles on the great salmon run.

07Kurile Lake → Kamchatka Peninsula

To Kamchatka Peninsula

On to the next.

Transfer to Kamchatka Peninsula. Brown bears on the salmon rivers and a volcano landscape. A full day of Kamchatka's volcanoes and wildlife.

08Kamchatka Peninsula

Kamchatka Peninsula

A full day in the field.

Helicopter to the geyser valley and bear country. Bears, eagles and the fire mountains.

09Kamchatka Peninsula

Kamchatka Peninsula

A full day in the field.

A full day of Kamchatka's volcanoes and wildlife.

10Kamchatka Peninsula

Kamchatka Peninsula

A full day in the field.

Bears, eagles and the fire mountains.

11Kamchatka Peninsula

Kamchatka Peninsula

A full day in the field.

Brown bears on the salmon rivers and a volcano landscape.

12Depart Kamchatka Peninsula

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Kamchatka Peninsula — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

July – September

Peak season

The brief summer — peak brown-bear and salmon season.

February – March

Good season

Steller's sea eagles and winter volcano landscapes.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Birds

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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