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Six nights at the private Steelhead riverside residence let guests fish in pairs with local guides, practise fly-casting or watch the migration through an underwater camera, without moving hotels between river days. A planned helicopter excursion to volcanic landscapes and hot springs adds another scale of Kamchatka, while the final afternoon on the Pacific coast brings the programme back to the sea where the salmon’s journey began.",[19,22,25,28,31,34,37,40,43],{"label":20,"value":21},"Season","Late August–first half of September · coho salmon run",{"label":23,"value":24},"Duration","9 days \u002F 8 nights",{"label":26,"value":27},"Format","Private group · 14 guests",{"label":29,"value":30},"Route","Yelizovo → Paratunka → Zhupanova River → Volcanic Kamchatka → Khalaktyrsky Beach → Yelizovo",{"label":32,"value":33},"Airports","Yelizovo \u002F Yelizovo",{"label":35,"value":36},"Rhythm","Six consecutive river nights, guided fishing and one volcanic day",{"label":38,"value":39},"Physical activity","Low to moderate · Small boats and riverbanks; wading and surfing by choice",{"label":41,"value":42},"Best suited to","Experienced or first-time anglers who value individual guidance and a settled riverside base",{"label":44,"value":45},"Est. price per person","$42,000",[47,56,65,74,83,92,101,110,119],{"title":48,"text":49,"experience":50,"arrangements":51,"images":52},"Arrival Among Kamchatka’s Volcanoes","Guests settle in Paratunka before the river-focused part of the journey.","Welcome dinner and briefing by the BBT leader and fishing specialist on the season’s coho movement.","Reserved cars from Yelizovo to Kamchatka Chalet 5★; thermal pool and rest by choice.",[53],{"src":54,"alt":55},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fkamchatka-the-great-salmon-run\u002Fday-1\u002F1.jpg","Fishing guides and travellers talking over dinner in a wooden lodge",{"title":57,"text":58,"experience":59,"arrangements":60,"images":61},"Helicopter to the Zhupanova","A direct flight reaches a remote fishing river without an overland expedition.","Approximately 35-minute helicopter journey to Steelhead residence; first introduction to boats, tackle and casting.","Seven separate riverside houses shared by pairs; restaurant, lounge and wood-fired banya; first evening casts.",[62],{"src":63,"alt":64},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fkamchatka-the-great-salmon-run\u002Fday-2\u002F1.jpg","Mi-8 helicopter flying over the braided channels of the Zhupanova River",{"title":66,"text":67,"experience":68,"arrangements":69,"images":70},"Fishing in Pairs","A local fishing guide adapts each river outing to the ability of two guests.","Motorboat fishing on selected Zhupanova sections; tackle and techniques for beginners, independent fishing for experienced anglers.","Prepared riverside lunch; option to continue fishing or return early to the residence.",[71],{"src":72,"alt":73},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fkamchatka-the-great-salmon-run\u002Fday-3\u002F1.jpg","Angler casting from a riverboat as a guide and a traveller watch",{"title":75,"text":76,"experience":77,"arrangements":78,"images":79},"Following the Coho Run","A day devoted to watching the returning fish gives context to the previous day’s fishing.","Naturalist-led observation at permitted spawning stretches; underwater-camera views without entering the spawning ground.","Riverboat travel through runs and quieter channels; optional short fishing session after lunch.",[80],{"src":81,"alt":82},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fkamchatka-the-great-salmon-run\u002Fday-4\u002F1.jpg","Guide and traveller filming salmon with an underwater camera on a pole",{"title":84,"text":85,"experience":86,"arrangements":87,"images":88},"Fly-Fishing and Siberian Banya","Technical practice in the morning gives way to recovery beside the river.","Individual instruction in fly-casting and artificial lures, adapted to different experience levels.","Wood-fired Russian banya with trained bath masters, herbal tea and an evening meal at the residence.",[89],{"src":90,"alt":91},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fkamchatka-the-great-salmon-run\u002Fday-5\u002F1.jpg","Instructor teaching a traveller to fly-fish on a pebble bank",{"title":93,"text":94,"experience":95,"arrangements":96,"images":97},"Volcanoes and Thermal Springs","A planned helicopter day opens a different view of Kamchatka between the river outings.","Flight towards the Klyuchevskaya volcano group, an agreed landing for a short walk, and the Kizimen area’s natural hot springs, subject to aviation access.","Prepared changing area, hot drinks and lunch; return flight to the Zhupanova residence.",[98],{"src":99,"alt":100},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fkamchatka-the-great-salmon-run\u002Fday-6\u002F1.jpg","Travellers walking from a Mi-8 helicopter below a snow-capped volcano",{"title":102,"text":103,"experience":104,"arrangements":105,"images":106},"Your River, Your Pace","The final river day allows guests to return to the activity they found most rewarding.","Choice of guided fishing, further fly-casting tuition, coho observation or remaining at the residence.","Private chef-prepared outdoor dinner on the riverbank; review of images and underwater footage.",[107],{"src":108,"alt":109},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fkamchatka-the-great-salmon-run\u002Fday-7\u002F1.jpg","Chef serving dinner to travellers at a table on the riverbank at sunset",{"title":111,"text":112,"experience":113,"arrangements":114,"images":115},"The Pacific Black-Sand Coast","The journey returns to the ocean after six nights in the river landscape.","Flight back to Paratunka; 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