Getting here takes time and effort, and exploring the region even more so, but few visitors leave anything other than awestruck. Visitors to Kamchatka have traditionally been an intriguing mix of outdoorsy types and package tourists, both with deep pockets. Yet against all odds, Kamchatka has recently become viable for independent, relatively budget-conscious travellers. The capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, may be gritty, but it enjoys an incredible setting and has its share of easily accessible activities, including lift skiing into late May and some very doable volcano climbs.
Kamchatka may not be a budget destination yet, but no longer is it strictly the domain of tycoons. Industries include fish processing, shipbuilding and woodworking. Russia's only geothermal power station is on the peninsula. There is also some tourism, particularly in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, noted for its geysers.
The Russian explorer Atlasov visited Kamchatka in The region's exploration and development continued in the early 18th century under Tsar Peter I, while Russian conquest of the territory was complete by Heavy Russian colonisation occurred in the early 19th century. From to , Kamchatka formed part of the Far Eastern Territory.
The peninsula, subsequently part of the larger Kamchatka oblast region , now forms part of Kamchatka Territory, which includes offshore islands and areas of the mainland bordering the peninsula. Just give us a call on today, and prepare for the adventure of a lifetime!
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