Taken by photographer, Denis Budkov, 33, the Plosky Tolbachik is one of a cluster of volcanoes located in the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia. After taking a lucky group of tourists to the crater of the flat volcano, the Russian photographer managed to get less than 300 metres away from the spurting jets of lava.

A group of tourists overlook the huge volcano crater. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

Smoke billows from the Plosky Tolbachik volcano. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

The underground entrance to the volcano resembles a scene from the latest Hobbit movie. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

A tourist stands on the edge of the fountain of lava. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

The Plosky Tolbachik volcano erupting. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

The molten lava from the Plosky Tolbachik volcano. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

The underground entrance to the volcano resembles a scene from the latest Hobbit movie. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

Smoke billows from the Plosky Tolbachik volcano. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

The underground entrance to the volcano resembles a scene from the latest Hobbit movie. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

The molten lava from the Plosky Tolbachik volcano. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

The team on route to the crater of the Plosky Tolbachik volcano. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

The molten lava from the Plosky Tolbachik volcano. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)

Edge of the crater volcano. (Photo by Denis Budkov/Caters News)
08 Jan 2014 10:46:00,
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