Russia’s Ring of Fire – Kamchatka and Kuril Islands
Birding and exploring on the rim of the Pacific Ocean | 17 days
Kamchatka is known as the ‘land of fire and ice’. This voyage from Otaru, Japan to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia explores the Commander Islands, the Kuril Islands and the Kamchatka Peninsula. Learn about the intriguing history and spectacular wildlife of this area where the seas are rich with many species of seabirds and cetaceans.
Ship: Heritage Adventurer
When: Normally one departure annually in June
Guide price: Please ask
Option: Look out for future voyages combining the Kurils with Japan on Sylvia Earle . Normally one departure annually August/September. Please ask for prices.
Important note: As a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, these voyages are suspended until further notice. We continue to watch the situation carefully and will issue updates accordingly.
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“Once again thank you very much for yet another wonderful trip to the Arctic. Memories from this trip have surpassed some of those of previous visits to this part of the world. The whole voyage provided me (and fellow passengers) the chance to see a part of the Arctic seen by few people and experience the vastness of the Northern Sea Route and the challenges it presents in the future”.
Peter Wright, The Northern Sea Route and Wrangel Island
“This was a wonderful trip. Getting there and back was slightly trying, not because of the airlines (both Transaero and Yakutia were good) but because of the length of the flights, the hassle of boarding, stopping over in Irkutsk on the way back, and of course the time changes (3 hours London/Moscow, nearly 9 hours Moscow/Petropavlovsk, and the reverse on the way back. The voyage itself was splendid. There were some early starts and late finishes, a few rather optimistic ‘dry landings’ from zodiacs (I always wore rubber wellingtons and always needed them) and one optimistic ‘walk’ through a pass between bays which involved ploughing through deep/very deep snow for about a mile while on a slope most of the way. But we took these in our stride. We saw tons of wildlife – literally; at least two dozen whales, more than 5,000 hauled-out walruses, about 50 sea-lions, dozens of seals, and at least 15 brown bears. We were successful in finding the spoon-billed sandpiper, and the scientific element of the trip was both enlightening and exciting.”
Chris Meader, In Bering’s wake, in search of the spoon-billed sandpiper