The Nalychevo valley
Located in the picturesque valley of the Nalycheva River, the Nature
Park of the same name is the reservation of untouched nature. On
the territory of more than 300.000 hectares there are a lot of unique
places, which need special protection. The diversity of thermal
and cold mineral springs has always been attracting the tourists.
Only a few springs of the same chemical contents (arsenic, metaboric
acid, silicic acid) exist in the world.
 Stretching
like a horseshoe the Avacha-Koryakskaya and Zhupanovsko-Dzendzurskaya
volcanic chains are joined in the West by the volcanoes Kuhol and
Vershisky and form the reserve of Nalychevskie mineral waters. The
most popular became the Goryacherechenskiye, Zheltorechenskiye,
Talovskiye, and Krayevedcheskiye thermal springs, as well as the
Aagskie, Koryakskie, and Chistinskie narzan springs.
Park has wonderful mountain, tundra, and sea scenery views. The
microclimate of the Nalychevskaya River makes for the diversity
of flora and fauna. There are Erman’s birch-tree forests amazing
in their beauty.
The large flowered slipper from the Orchids family, included into
the list of rare plants of Russian Federation, can be also found
here.
From 33 species of mammals, inhabiting this territory, the biggest
one is a bear. A lot bears can be seen in the upper reaches of the
Nalychevaya River in summer in the period of salmon spawning and
berries ripening. The slopes of volcanoes and the rocks of Cape
Nalycheva are inhabited by snow-ram. 90 species of birds make their
nests in the park. Among them the birds from the List of rare species
of Russian Federation (the Red Book). Pacific plover, Settller’s
Sea Eagle, white-tailed eagle, merganser, golden eagle. The whole
number of bird species in the Nalychevo valley is 145.
The geographic position of the Nature Park allows to use its territory
as a zone of rest and recreation. Its southern boundary coincides
with the boundary of the vegetation belt of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski
and Yelizovo. On the territory of the Park there is a tourist resort
(administrative building) from which all the tours to springs and
to other sights of the valley usually start. Here is created the
center of the ecological education and tourism. It is named in honor
of the eldest tourist-scientist of Kamchatka local lore – Vladimir
Ivanovich Semyonov.
The Nalychevo valley has the status of the national park
and is considered to be the pearl in the crown of Kamchatka.
The Talovskie springs
The Talovskie springs (3 groups) are spread along the left bank
of the Vershinskaja river. The lower group of the springs located
in the southern slope at the hight of 15-20 m between the Shaibina
and the Vershinskaja valleys, deserves much attention. The waters
of the group with the temperature of 38°C have the high degree of
mineralization and as a result - sediments which have formed a long
terrace on the slope. Its upper part is covered with scarlet deposits
and is overgrown with multicolored algae. The greenery of the adjacent
forest and the color of the mineral deposits create a very effective
combination.
The Aagskie mineral springs
These springs are known as "the Aagskie narzany" and
are located at the foot of the extinct volcano - the Aag volcano.
The mineral springs area can be found on the bottom of a narrow
valley nearby a source of the Shumnaja river. Here among the boulders
coated with light mineral deposits, jets of cold water flow out.
Some of them are fountaining, others are operating in a pulsing
or in a quiet mode. The water tastes a bit acid, the scent of sulfur
is added. The picturesque way to the Aagskie springs is also worth
attention and is very attractive.
The Vershinskoe lake
This mountain lake is located 12 km apart from the central base
in the Nalychevo valley. Before your eyes you will see tundra framed
with the mountain ridges. You can admire yellow and pink rhododendrons
and also you will be lucky to find very rare plants registered in
the Red Book. 4-5 km apart there are cold mineral springs.
The Dzenzur volcano
The Dzenzur volcano is the group of volcanic formations of different
character. The center is the very destroyed Dzenzur with the height
up to 200 m and the crater, the diameter of which is about 1 km.
The bottom of the crater is mostly covered with glacier. Black ridges
of lava streams and extinct fumarole grounds coated with yellow
clay single out on its surface. Volcano eruptions are rare here.
The last eruption took place in the beginning of 1957 and manifested
in ash and gas outburst to the height of 1,5 km. Rather strong fumarole
is constantly active in the crater, well-known as the Verhne-Dzenzur
hot springs.
The helicopter itinerary is valid all the year round.
Trekking - July - September
Combined itinerary - by helicopter to the Nalychevo valley, back
- trekking, the validity - July - September.
A full day helicopter itinerary to the Nalychevo valley:
Breakfast
Transfer to the helicopter ground
Flight over the Avacha group of volcanoes
Excursion in the Nalychevo valley
Visiting the Nalychevo ecological center
Lunch
Bathing in thermal springs
Nature observation
Back to Petropavlovsk
A typical multiday program around the Nalychevo valley
Day 1.
Breakfast, transfer to the helicopter ground
Flight over the Avacha group of volcanoes,
Excursion in the Nalychevo valley,
Visiting the Nalychevo ecological center
Lunch
Bathing in thermal springs
Nature observation
Dinner
Night in tents or in the lodgings
Day 2.
Breakfast
Radial trekking to the Talovskie springs (12 km)
Lunch in the base of the Talovskie springs
Bathing in the thermal springs with natural mud applications
Rest
Nature observation, dinner, night in tents or in the lodgings
Day 3.
Breakfast
Radial trekking to the active fumarole crater on the Dzenzur volcano
(13 km - one way)
Picnic on the volcano
Back to the Talovskie springs
Dinner, rest, bathing in thermal springs
Night in tents or in the lodgings
Day 4.
Breakfast
Back to the central base in the Nalychevo valley
Lunch, rest, bathing in thermal springs
Promenade in the neighborhood
Salmon observation
Dinner, night in tents or in the lodgings
Day 5.
Breakfast
Radial trekking to the Vershinskoe lake
(12 km one way)
Flora and fauna observation
Lunch at the lake, rest
Trekking to the mineral springs (4-5 km)
Back to the central base in the Nalychevo valley
Dinner, bathing in thermal springs, night in tents or in the lodgings
Day 6.
Breakfast
Radial trekking to the Aagskie mineral springs
(18 km - one way)
Flora and fauna observation
Picnic, rest
Back to the central base
Dinner, rest, bathing in thermal springs
Night in tents or in the lodgings
Day 7.
Breakfast
Trekking to the Semenov's cordon via the Pinachevo pass (about 22
km)
Picnic on the way
Rest in the Semenov's cordon
Dinner, night in the cordon or in the tents
Day 8.
Breakfast
Trekking to the Pinachevo settlement (22 km)
Picnic on the way
Back to Petropavlovsk by bus
Back to the hotel
Dinner
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