Helicopter excursion to the Kuril lake
Helicopter excursion to the Kuril lake
Kuril lake is one of the largest spawning ground for wild salmon not only on the peninsula, but all over the world. A lot of rivers and streams flow into the lake, but only Ozernaya river flows from it. On this river, connecting Kuril lake with the Okhotsk sea, red salmon goes to spawn. When the fish goes up against the flow, the water in the river literally boils. Grand spectacle! The number of salmon, going into the lake for spawning, in some years up to several million individuals.
Such fish abundance, of course, attracts bears to the shores. Normally a bear will avoid each other, but during the salmon spawning they gather at the lake together. At the same time, you can observe up to 20 individuals of the largest subspecies of brown bears in the world.
Bears on Kuril lake are very busy with their cares and almost do not pay attention to the people. So you can see the most interesting details of personal life of a bear.
Near the lake there is an observation tower, from where you can easily observe the bears feast - fishing. The territory of the excursion camp, where tourists are accommodated, is fenced with an electric fence for security purposes.