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Russian Far East Expeditions

Finally after years of planning and the success of our 2007 expediitons, our Russian Far East expeditions have been expanded
. Our Russian vessel and crew are in their home waters, they know it better than anybody else and because of that we have secured permits to visit Islands and coastal locations  that have previously and in some cases are still “off limits” to foreign registered vessels. 

There is only one word to describe this whole coastline – fascinating. 

It is fascinating in every respect. It has everything a person who enjoys genuine expedition and natural history travel expects. There is an abundance of both marine and terrestrial mammals including, Brown Bears, Polar Bears, Arctic Foxes, Reindeer & Big Horn sheep.  Marine mammals seen on last years expeditions included Walrus’s, Steller Sealions, Northern Fur Seals, Orca, Grey and Blue Whales. There is also a great diversity of both land and pelagic bird species. In early spring forms a natural corridor for migratory species moving north. The rich waters of the Pacific, and the Sea of Okhotsk support millions of seabirds, Yankicho Island, in the Kuril Chain, has one of the largest concentrations of seabirds anywhere in the world.  Wildflowers are abundant in the many different floral zones that are recognized across the region. The Kuril Islands and Kamchatkain landscape are dominated by the volcanic activity that has formed the region. Further north in Chukotka, the extensive taiga and tundra regions dominate the landscape. The human history of this region is as old as the indigenous peoples. Our expeditions explore their lifestyle, considers the influence of the Cossack peoples and the communist regime, and meet with the people who make this region their home today.

Russian Far East map ©