Mesmerized by the hills spewing 'white smoke' as beautiful as a fairyland in birch

The vast country of Russia has countless beautiful scenes that make tourists remember. In addition to the famous landscapes, you definitely should not miss the place which is considered as one of the 7 natural wonders in the country of birch. That is the Geysers River valley.

Geysers in the Geysers River valley.

The Valley of the Geysers, also known as the Valley of the Geysers, was discovered in 1941. It is considered one of the most remarkable geographical discoveries of the 20th century. Members of the Area Kronotsky nature reserve, in the remote Far East of Russia, on the coast of the Kamchatka peninsula, discovered this area during an expedition.

Picturesque natural wonder

The geyser valley is the "field" with the second largest concentration of geysers on Earth, after Yellowstone (USA). About 90 of these geysers can be as hot as 480 degrees F (248 degrees C), surrounded by lush vegetation, many hot springs.

With a length of 6km and a width of 4km, it is recognized as one of the 7 natural wonders of Russia.

It is very diverse with not only the expression of different ecosystems but also the climate. The Geysers River valley is located 40km from the Pacific Ocean and the elevation varies from 600 to 1400 meters above sea level. Rainfall amounts to about 2,000mm per year. This is the basic element that forms snow layers up to several meters thick.

In winter, the air is not too harsh, there is no intense frost. Winter lasts about 180 days. At the beginning of November, the first layer of snow covers the territory, and the snow melts only near the end of June. In snowy winters, the thickness of the snow cover can be up to 6 meters. The temperature of the Geysernaya River is 24-28С.

Geysernaya river water temperature drops to 16-18С because of spring flood and snow melt.

Spring there is much shorter and lasts from 56 to 77 days a year. The first thaw patches only happened there in May. Geysernaya river water temperature drops to 16-18С because of spring flood and snow melt.

Summer in this valley as well as in the entire Kamchatka peninsula passes quickly in 60-90 days. At that time, the whole valley was often surrounded by fog. However, when the weather is clear, the wonderful ecology of the valley will open before your eyes.

Summer in this valley also passes quickly in 60-90 days.

When autumn (dry and short) comes, the valley is covered with bright layers of paint. The average daily temperature becomes lower when it snows.

An eye-opening journey

Since the early 1990s, the Geysernaya River and the Geyser Valley have been open to visitors. Every year more than 3,500 tourists visit this place. The number continues to increase over the years.

Unlike Yellowstone, the Geysers River Valley does not have parking for 1,000 cars. There are no cars here because there is no road.

The only way is to travel by helicopter.

Once in the valley, visitors can walk to visit the main geysers along pre-marked safe paths.

According to the regulations of the area management, the excursion route along the valley lasts about 1.5 hours and along the way you will see the ruins of the 2007 landslide, Lake Geysernoye, the most complex geyser named 'Vitrazh' and many other geysers. They all have names like Fontan, Dvoynoy, Nepostoyanny, Aver'evsky, Bolshoy, Velikan, Vrata Ada, Golyboy and Krugly and many others.

In the journey to explore the valley, the most wonderful thing is to see firsthand the giant geysers erupting. A large amount of water from the ground poured into the air about 30m, creating steam waves 300m high. These eruptions usually last about 2 minutes.

From the helicopter, visitors can observe the whole picturesque valley with white, magical smoke rising. White steaming geysers surround the valley, next to the winding river at the foot of the hill.

The best time to visit this place is from July to September.

The ideal time to visit the Geysers river valley is from July to September. At that time, the daytime temperature is only about 20 degrees, the weather is mild, suitable for hiking, camping, exploring. Valley.