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Northern Ring of Fire: Kuril Islands & Kamchatka

May be combined with Northern Ring of Fire: Aleutians & the Bering Sea

Summary

Clipper Cruise Hokkaido Japan Kuril Islands Kamchatka Peninsula Russia Cold War History Luxury Adventure Travel North Pacific Orca Whale Seabirds
Clipper Cruise Hokkaido Japan Kuril Islands Kamchatka Peninsula Russia Cold War History Luxury Adventure Travel North Pacific Orca Whale Seabirds
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Join us aboard the luxury expedition vessel Clipper Odyssey as we cruise north from Hokkaido, Japan, along the Kuril Island chain to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. History of the Cold War and Arctic explorers comes to life as we trace the Ring of Fire through the North Pacific. Spectacular scenery and an incredible array of wildlife—whales, seals, otters, and thousands of seabirds await along the deserted coves and anchorages of this seldom visited region.

Dates

June 10 – 23, 2009

Activities

Birding, Hiking, Natural history, Photography, Sightseeing, Zodiac cruises

Luxury Cruise Ship

Clipper Odyssey

Day by Day Itinerary

June 10 — 

USA

June 11 — 

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

June 12 — 

Sapporo

June 13 — 

Sapporo / Otaru / Embark Clipper Odyssey

June 14 — 

At Sea / Korsakov, Russia

June 15 — 

Korsakov / Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island

June 16 — 

Tyuleniy Island

June 17 — 

Broutona Island / Chirpoy Island / Brat Chirpoy, Kuril Islands

June 18 — 

Shimushir Island / Yankicha Island

June 19 — 

Srednego Islands / Matua Island

June 20 — 

Onekotan Island / Paramushir Island

June 21 — 

Atlasova / Kuril Strait

June 22 — 

Russkaya Bay, Kamchatka Peninsula

June 23 — 

Petropavlovsk / Disembark Clipper Odyssey

Reports From The Field

Fire & Ice: Japan to Kamchatka

Fire & Ice: Japan to Kamchatka
We boarded Zodiacs for a cruise among the basalt sea stacks, host to colonies of thick-billed murres, kittiwakes, and tufted puffins.