The map of Kronotsky National Park

   It was Russian scientist and explorer Stepan P.Krasheninnikov who first described at 18th century the gusting boiling springs he met in the southern part of Kamchatka. But only in 1941 Geyser's Valley was descovered and described by soviet scientist Tatiana I.Ustinova. "The sleeping beauty" was hiden from many descoverers by the growths of gigantic herbs, cedar and alder trunks which were closely interwoven.
   Now the Valley of Geysers is a spcially protected area, included in Kronotsky State Biospheric Reserve, only tourist groups can visit the place. The wooden floorings for hiking tours are specially constructed for them here. The Valley stretchs along Geyser River for about 3 km. There are over 40 geysers of different kinds here. The phenomen of the geysers is as beautyful as rare. Big geysers are located only in Island, in the Yellowstone Park of the USA and in New Zealand, some small geysers - in California, Japan, and in the Tibet. But there is hardly a place in the world where such a variety of magnificent gusting springs can be found in so small a compass as in the Valley of Geysers.

Watching geyser's eruption.

Office of the Geyser Valley administration.