On the territory of the Network of Natural Parks «Volcanoes of Kamchatka», a winter route «to Avachinsky Volcano and Camel» extrusion has been opened, reports the press service of «Volcanoes of Kamchatka».
«There is a strict security regime on the tourist route — the movement of cars and other wheeled vehicles is prohibited. Visits are allowed on skis, snowshoes, snowmobile and snowcat», — the message says.
Currently, eight winter routes are open in the territories of the Natural Park Network. The rest will open later as soon as stable snow cover is established.
Avachinsky Volcano is located 30 km north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Its height is 2 thousand 741 m. Avachinsky is one of the most active volcanoes in the «home» group, as locals call them. It is extremely popular among tourists.
Network of natural parks «Volcanoes of Kamchatka» — six specially protected natural areas, on which there are 13 active and more than 100 extinct volcanoes. The most famous volcanoes are located here: Avachinsky, Mutnovsky, Gorely, Tolbachik and Klyuchevskoy. As well as thermal springs and the largest glaciers of the peninsula, fumaroles, lava fields, «dead» forest and alpine meadows, lakes and rivers, canyons, waterfalls and the Pacific coast. There are 20 winter and 27 summer tourist routes in the park.