At 09:00 we will start the morning of the third day with a hearty breakfast, and in an hour, we will leave for Golovnin Volcano by car. This is a medium difficulty route.
To reach the lakes Kipyashee and Goryachee we will drive for 42 km, after which we will have a hike for 7 km along a trail. And it will be just 2.5~3 hours of the most breathtaking views.
We will be passing though thickets of East Asia bamboo called Sasa kurilensis, and Siberian dwarf pines. We will stop for 2 hours in the caldera which is a volcanic cauldron (it is 4 km wide in case of Golovin with the ridge of 541 m in height). At the bottom you will sea craters and domes. The two craters are the two lakes – Goryachee and Kipyashee.
It is forbidden to swim in Lake Kipyashee (Boiling). Mud pools, hot steam eruptions and springs are too dangerous. But in Lake Goryechee (Hot) it is not only possible to swim, it is necessary to swim there!
From the top you may take amazing panoramic pictures.
In the evening we will go back to the hotel and have a dinner in the café.