Kamchatka peninsula is a unique ecological museum created as a gift to humanity collecting in miniature all varieties of climatic conditions as well as the flora and fauna of Asian Russia. This volcanic country with more than 150 dormant and 29 active volcanoes tells you us history of the birth and evolution of the planet. Numerous mountainous ridges with glaciers, 150 hot springs with healing mineral water, forests with 1,168 types of flowering and fern plants, 240 types of birds and 37 kinds of animals – it’s a paradise for nature lovers, fishermen and birdwatchers.

General Information

Total Area: 472300 sq.km

Population: about 390000

Main city: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (a port)

Attractions: Valley of Geysers; volcanoes; mineral and hot springs; mountains; national parks.

Please click on our Vladivostok-Kamchatka tour to visit this mysterious part of Russia.