Tour “Mini Valley of Geysers” (Dachnye springs). Waterfall “Vironika’s hair”

First stop of this excursion will be at the right side of Paratunka river. One of the most beautiful Vilyuchinsky volcano on the one hand and Vilyuchinsky waterfall (its height is 60m) on the other hand will be visible from this natural ground.

The road will give you a unique chance to enjoy extraordinary beauty of vicinity  if weather conditions are good and there is no fog. Constantly changing landscapes will amaze even the most experienced travelers.

After going up by car on a serpentine road, you will reach Vilyuchinsky pass and you find yourself over the clouds! You will have a feeling that the world is under your feet!

Then you will see covered with snow-white caps volcanoes, endless fields of golden or fuchsia rhododendron (depending on the date of the tour); snowdrift, which size will be bigger than the car you are driving in (except in August). We will go through alpine zone, where flower fields lie in front of surrounding volcanoes. Such views do amaze everybody, not only children and women! Photos, taken here, are very beautiful and colorful. 

We will definitely stop at place called “Mars field”. It looks like another planet. It is the very spot where lava, covered this place before, has broken. Usually it’s foggy here and the fog increases the feeling of unreality.

Having enjoyed all this nature magnificence, we'll go to Mutnovskaya geothermal electric station. You will have a light snacks here (tea, coffee, sandwiches, cookies). Everybody will aslo have a ration (a bottle of water and chocolate stick) to satisfy hunger during the ascending and trekking around Mini Valley of Geysers.

The ascending to the ground «Mini Valley of Geysers» is not rough and it is accessible for any age and training.

Ascending to the ground, we will find ourselves on fumarole field territory. Going around this unique place, we will be brought back for millions years ago! To the times when our Earth had been just born and everything was boiling and steaming, raging, giving the live and death at the same time. It will be possible to feel the Earth warm with your feet, to observe steam and gas jets and melting snowdrift cold jet unique merger. You will never forget these impressions and definitely want to come back.

Moving to waterfall “Vironika’s hair”

Hum of water will be a sign that we are close to the waterfall. When we reach viewpoint this sound will turn into howl. Tones of falling water fascinates literally, make your heart beats faster. Having too strong emotions, at first you do not notice girl’s silhouette, which can be seen through powerful water current. Her pose is very calm, her hands are on the knees, and it looks alive. It seems that ghost world is so close to you.

It is important:
Discipline: experienced driver and guides work on the route. Depending on objective reasons (bad weather, Ministry of Emergency Situation recommendations, any threat to life and health of tourists and so on.), guide has the right to change the direction of the route and schedule. In this case, made part of the route is considered to be done. Tourists are to follow safety devices and instructor’s commands.