MIR Corporation Travel's video: Rafting the Bystraya River in Siberia s Wild Kamchatka

Dubbed the “Wild, Wild East,” Kamchatka Peninsula on Russia’s east coast (http://goo.gl/uwNGy3 ) is a relatively unknown and uncommon travel destination of volcanoes, geysers, and wild rivers, with abundant fishing and wildlife. MIR travelers can arrange a thrilling rafting trip along the Bystraya River, second-longest on Kamchatka Peninsula, and teeming with salmon and rainbow trout. Another option is MIR’s small group tour, “Remote Russia: Yakutia & Kamchatka" (https://goo.gl/Xr4T7R), where travelers explore this spectacular volcanic promontory and its rugged landscape by cross-country vehicle and helicopter, viewing volcanoes and geysers and meeting indigenous people along the way. Off limits to foreigners during Soviet times, Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the world’s wildest natural settings. The tour also explores Yakutia, where more than 40% of the land sits above the Arctic Circle. This is the land of mammoths, diamonds, UNESCO-listed 650-feet-tall Lena Pillars, and Yakutsk – the world's largest city built on permafrost. * Read MIR's story by Jake Smith, "Pristine Kamchatka: Bears, Bubbling Geysers, and the Bystraya River:" https://goo.gl/K5Af6m * Read MIR’s story on Kamchatka’s volcanic "Ring of Fire:" https://goo.gl/VH4iXL * Learn more about MIR’s group tours and custom, private journeys to Russia, Siberia & the Russian Far East: https://goo.gl/rl8YVC ______________________ SUBSCRIBE: MIR's YouTube channel, MIRCorpTravel: http://goo.gl/I0zCIM ______________________ CONTACT: MIR Corporation – http://www.mircorp.com Destination Specialists since 1986 Small Group Tours • Rail Journeys by Private Train • Custom, Private Trips • Siberia & Western Russia • Central Asia & Silk Road • South Caucasus 1-800-424-7289 _____________________ CREDITS: * Video and photo credits: MIR’s Jake Smith, using a Canon mirrorless camera; shot on Siberia's Kamchatka Peninsula in August 2016. * Video thumbnail photo: Jake Smith. * Endslate photos: Martin Klimenta, Jake Smith. * Video story created and edited by Helen Holter.