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In July 2015, Russian air carrier Yakutia Airlines inaugurates direct service between Anchorage, Alaska, and the city of Yakutsk, Russia. The new route to Yakutsk, which operates via established destination Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, is an extension of the airline's Alaska-Russian Far East Air Service which is now entering its fourth year..
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NEW EDITION:
KAMCHATKA EXPLORER MAGAZINE 2015 EDITION
Kamchatka Explorer Magazine. It provides an excellent overview of opportunities for adventure and relaxation on the peninsula.
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Quick Links at AirRussia.US
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YAKUTIA AIRLINES AIR CARGO SERVICE
ALASKA - KAMCHATKA
Yakutia Airlines offers air cargo service both East- and Westbound between Anchorage and Petropavlosk-Kamchatsky.
Click here
for details.
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THIS SUMMER
Discover UNESCO Treasures in Russia's Far East
Direct flights from Anchorage on Yakutia Airlines
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Discover some of the greatest UNESCO World Heritage sites
in Siberia and the Russian Far East, now accessible at your fingertips. With the resumption of Yakutia Airlines' direct flights from Alaska to Kamchatka and Yakutsk, these great places have become easy for American travelers to explore.
Kamchatka's Geysers and Volcanoes, the Lena Pillars, the Sikhote Alin range, Lake Baikal, and Wrangel Island are all breathtaking landscapes, preserved for their unique beauty and rich untouched ecological habitats.
KAMCHATKA VOLCANOES: Kamchatka, Russia's adventure travel capital, teems with wildlife l
ike brown bears, the Steller sea eagle, and the world's largest salmon, and its geysers and volcanoes form a UNESCO Heritage Site. The region contains over 300 volcanoes and calderas, 29 of them active.
The flight to Kamchatka continues on to Yakutsk, home to LENA PILLARS NATURE PARK. These picturesque cliffs reach up to 900 feet high and extend for miles along the Lena river.
Lena Pillars Nature Park. Photo: Bongiozzo
SIKHOTE-ALIN mountain range, located in Khabarovsk and Primorsky regions, is renowned for its unique wildlife. This unusual mix of taiga forest and subtropics is a home for endangered species like the Siberian tiger, Himalayan bear, and lynx.
LAKE BAIKAL, near Irkutsk, is the largest, deepest, and oldest freshwater lake in the world that needs no introduction and will be an experience of a lifetime for any traveler. It provides countless opportunities for outdoor activities, including fishing, kayaking, rafting, wildlife watching and more.
Baikal seal (nerpa) lives only in the waters of Lake Baikal.
Photo: Sergey Gabdurakhmanov
WRANGEL ISLAND: Located above the Arctic Circle, was declared a federally managed nature sanctuary in 1976, and it remains one of Russia's remotest pieces of protected wilderness. Wrangel Island is difficult to get to independently, so consider booking an expedition cruise run by Heritage Expeditions. Your adventure begins with a flight from Nome, Alaska to the remote port of Anadyr.
VIDEO: Animals Thrive on Pristine Wrangel Island
CONNECTIONS: If you plan to visit most of the UNESCO sites in the Russian Far East, consider connections from Yakutia Airlines' gateway cities of Yakutsk and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Read more...
For Alaska-Kamchatka-Yakutsk flights, schedule and fares,
visit our
TICKETS page.
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JAPAN - KAMCHATKA FLIGHTS
Finding Your Way around Narita Airport
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Photo: Passengers check-in at counter "T", courtesy of JATM
In 2015, Yakutia Airlines will resume seasonal nonstop service between Tokyo's Narita Airport and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky twice per week, every Wednesday and Saturday from July 15 to August 16, 2015. Flight time is approximately 3.5 hours. The flights will be operated using a Sukhoi Superjet 100.
Click HERE for detailed schedule.
Departures at Narita International Airport: Passengers check-in at counter "T" 2.5 hours prior to scheduled departure time. Yakutia Airlines' flights from Tokyo to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky depart from Terminal 2.
Click HERE to view the detailed map of Terminal 2. Passengers may check the status of their flight on the day of a scheduled arrival or departure by visiting
Narita International Airport website.
CONTACT US for booking details.
In addition to the Tokyo - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky service, Yakutia Airlines will be operating a broad spectrum of charter flights between major Japanese and Russian Far East cities during the summer of 2015.
Click HERE for more details.
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UNIQUE TOURS:
MAGADAN-YAKUTSK / YAKUTSK-MAGADAN
ROAD OF BONES
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With the resumption of direct flights between Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Magadan via Siberian Light Aviation, Magadan, one of the world's most isolated cities, becomes more accessible for American travelers. Consider exploring the famous Kolyma Highway that connects Magadan and Yakutsk, traversing the most desolate part of the Russian Far East. To start the tour in Yakutsk, travelers can use Yakutia Airlines' Anchorage-Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky-Yakutsk service or connect to Magadan from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to start a tour in Magadan.
The route has become the ultimate trip for adventure motorcyclists. Known as the Road of Bones, the road was constructed during the Stalinist era by Gulag inmates. After the fall of the USSR, the route was traveled by Western motorcyclists, including the team of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman (2004) during an around-the-world motorcycle journey which was depicted in a television series, book and DVD Long Way Round.
Local tour operators can also provide vans or trucks for transportation (capacity depends on number of passengers traveling in a group). Itineraries may vary depending on the number of travel days. Travelers may have an opportunity to see: sightseeing in Magadan/Yakutsk, multiple villages along the Kolyma highway, Gulag camps, ghost town of Kadykchan, multiple abandoned gold miners' settlements, wildlife, and more, and meet many interesting and resourceful people.
Traversing this infamous road will be a genuine challenge. It will take you through one of the remotest regions on earth, but will expose you to some of its most stunning scenery.
Contact us for reliable tour operators.
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SHARE YOUR STORY OR PHOTO AND WIN A BOOK ABOUT KAMCHATKA!
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California surfers Ketih Malloy and Dane Gudauskas relax during their surfing expedition to Kamchatka. Photo courtesy of Chris Burkard
Share a story or photo from your travels to Kamchatka or the Russian Far East
We would love to hear your stories and/or share your photos on our website AirRussia.US. In your stories tell us about the wildlife you saw, the project you worked, the friends you made, or provide some tips to first-time travelers. Let us know what sites are a "must."
If you have a photo from your travels to the Russian Far East, please share your favorite travel experience with us and include the date photo was taken, location and caption.
SEND YOUR STORY AND/OR YOUR PHOTOS HERE
Selected stories and photos will win a book "Land of Fire and Ice" by
Diana Gleadhill - see below (mailing is possible within North America)
 Land of Fire and Ice by Diana Gleadhill provides a firsthand look at the wonders of traveling to Kamchatka, and is the newest and the most comprehensive guidebook to Kamchatka written in English.
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TOUR OPERATORS FROM THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST ARE WANTED!
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The consolidator of adventure travel Intrepid Travel is seeking out operators from Eastern Russia, and Kamchatka in particular, to list on its website www.adventure.com. Click HERE to browse sample trips.
Those who are interested must have trips that are unique, diverse, and exciting; they must be able to communicate well in English, be excellent and timely communicators, demonstrate an understanding of international quality and safety standards; and be true professionals. In addition, tour operators must be able to provide high quality photos and permission to use them.
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YAKUTIA PHOTO CONTEST:
Submit Your Photos and Win Two Free Round Trip Air Tickets from Yakutsk to Anchorage!
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Photo: Swimming with fiends, Courtesy of participant Dmitry Ermolayev
InterPacific Aviation and Marketing Inc/AirRussia.US continues to accept photos dedicated to the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The contest is open to participants who are Yakutia residents.
We are looking for striking digital images to celebrate the people and nature of Yakutia. Examples of images include photos of wildlife, scenic beauty, festivals, city life, outdoor recreation in Yakutia (fishing, hiking, boating, etc), and more.
Submit your photos by June 15, 2015. Winner to be announced by June 30, 2015. The winner will receive two free round trip air tickets from Yakutsk to Anchorage on Yakutia Airlines.
For more information in Russian about the photo contest for Yakutia, please visit our website www.AirRussia.US
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THE RUSSIAN-AMERICAN PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
20TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL MEETING
7-8 October, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
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 MARK YOUR CALENDAR: 7-8 October, 2015, 20th Anniversary Annual Meeting Russian American Pacific Partnership (RAPP), Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Region, Russia. Registration details to be advised.
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