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Kamchatka Adventure Travel & Photography Tour
Adventure Travel Tours
Have you ever heard of Kamchatka, Russia? Not many people have. It’s cold. It’s isolated. It’s not your typical travel destination.
Which is exactly why it’s the perfect place for us to go!
My wife Anna & I will be co-leading our first adventure travel & photography tour, an extraordinary expedition to the remote Russian peninsula of Kamchatka near Siberia.
Kamchatka is home to unspoiled nature, thick boreal forests, huge volcanos, hardly any people, and very few roads. This is a truly off-the-beaten path travel destination.
We’ll be venturing into rugged Russian wilderness, traveling hundreds of miles by snowmobile, to live with indigenous Even reindeer herders while learning about their way of life.
Reindeer Herding in Russia
Living Off the Land
Nomadic Reindeer Herding
For the Even people, life revolves around the nomadic herding of domesticated reindeer for meat, supplemented with hunting, fishing and animal-trapping.
Along with their Eastern Orthodox faith, they also practice Shamanism.
Nomadic reindeer herding is a tradition that goes back centuries, but it’s also a dying profession. Younger generations are no longer interested in following the footsteps of their parents.
If older generations can’t pass their knowledge on, the practice could die along with them.
Which is why our trip to live with and learn from the Even people in Kamchatka will be an especially unique travel experience.
Eat Traditional Food
Traveling by Snowmobile
A Difficult Journey
This isn’t your typical group tour. Conditions will difficult. It will be cold. Life in North Eastern Russia is harsh. We’ll be camping in the wilderness some nights, living in yurts, and traveling by snowmobile for days.
There are no supermarkets out here. No Starbucks. No luxury hotels. The reindeer are an important source of food for these people, not pets. So… just a little warning that this trip probably isn’t for everyone.
This is the real deal though — true off-the-grid adventure travel. However if you’re the type of traveler who’s always up for a challenge (like me!), I promise it will be one hell of a journey!
A rugged travel expedition unlike anything else you’ve probably done before, one you’ll be sharing stories about with family & friends for years to come.
Live with Local People
One of Kamchatka’s Volcanoes
Trip Highlights
Traveling by 4×4 bus and snowmobile to reach the Even reindeer herders. Local homestay experience with locals in a mixture of cabins and yurts. Winter wilderness camping. Bartering for reindeer meat.
Watching, participating, and photographing daily life of the Even people. Getting to know a foreign culture.
Visiting natural hot-springs. Photographing active volcanoes from a distance. For those who want to, we may charter a helicopter for a scenic flight over a volcano.
Adventure On the Edge of Siberia
Practice Your Travel Photography
Travel Photography Tips
While you don’t need to be interested in travel photography to join us, I will certainly be sharing all my favorite travel photography tips & tricks during our adventure together.
Learn how I prepare my gear, which settings I use, how to tell a story with your photography, and special post-processing techniques to make your images really stand out.
Whether you’re packing a DSLR or a point & shoot camera, I’ll try to teach you something new and help you improve your travel photography to get the best images possible from our adventure!
When Is It?
March 18th – 31st, 2018
How Much Does It Cost?
$2,900 USD
What’s Included: Food, accommodation, camping gear, local transportation, snowmobiles, and most activities during the tour.
What’s Not Included: International flights to and from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. Cold weather clothing. A possible scenic helicopter flight over local volcanoes. You’ll also be required to have your own travel insurance (I recommend World Nomads).
Join Us In Kamchatka!
If you really want to get into the heart of a destination, meet local people, experience traditional culture, and explore a remote wilderness destination that doesn’t see much tourism, than this is the trip for you.
I’d love to have you join us on this wild adventure travel expedition into the Russian wilderness! Click below for more details about the itinerary and sign up before all the spots are filled up…
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Bonus Video! Kamchatka Experience
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This is a post from The Expert Vagabond adventure blog.
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