Tour from Aksu-Zhabagly to Mashat Canyon.

Tourist routes on reserves of Kazakhstan.

«Boundlessness of the Possible attracts Human Mind knowing no rest»

Ju. N. Roerich.

Short description of a route of tour on canyons and rivers of reserve Aksu-Zhabagly:

Settlement Zhabagly - Kshi-Kaindy gorge - kanyon Aksu - settlements Kumisbastau - pass Irsu - settlement Irsu (Raevka) - cordon Dadabay - canyon Aksu - canyon Mashat - settlement Zhabagly.

Distance of route: 206 km.
Season: from April 1th till September, 30th.
Best time for excursion: April - August.
Advanced reservation: for 48 hours.
Duration of tour: 3 days, 2 nights.

Detailed program of automobile and foot tour in reserve Aksu-Zhabagly:

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1 Day. Reserve Aksu-Zhabagly, trip to canyon Aksu (46 km).

The first excursion in reserve Aksu-Zhabagly.
Transfer: settlement Zhabagly - settlement Eltai - settlement Iirsu - canyon Aksu (1620 m. a. s. l. around hunter cordon) (25 km).
Descent in canyon to the river Aksu borrows 30 - 40 minutes. Walk in vicinities of canyon, here we observe flora of canyon Aksu. Lunch in canyon.
Rise from canyon borrows from 1 up to 1, 5 hours.
Canyon of the river Aksu beautiful and picturesque corner of the nature of reserve. Returning in settlement Zhabagly. Dinner in the guest house and overnight.

2 Day. Reserve Aksu-Zhabagly. Walk on horses in gorge Kshi-Kaindy (24 km).

Breakfast. Transfer to the beginning of walk on horses in vicinities hotel «Asel» (5 km).
Horse riding walk: hotel "Asel" - field base small house botanist Kshi-Kaindy 1800 m. a. s. l. (7 km).
Lunch – lunch boxes on nature.
Botanical walk in vicinities of small house botanist, walk to falls on the river Kshi-Kaindy.
Returning to horses to hotel "Asel". Transfer to settlement Zhabagly. Dinner, overnight.

3 Day. Reserve Aksu-Zhabagly - canyon Mashat (136 km).

Breakfast. Transfer: settlement Zhabagly - settlement Turar Ryskulov (Vannovka) - settlement Kershetas - canyon Mashat (65 km).
Arrival in canyon Mashat, walks on vicinities of canyon, here we see Tulip berkariensis, tulipa greigii Regel, katran Seversev, Crambe kotschyana Boiss, Amygdalus spinosissima Bunge, an Allium karataviense Regel.
Transfer on plateau above canyon Mashat (3 km). Lunch.
Walks above canyon Mashat, here we meet tulip endemic which meets only in canyon Mashat - tulipa lemmersii, tulipa bifloriformis, tulipa greigii Regel. From edge of breakage opens beautiful kinds on canyon Mashat and mountains Talassky Alatau. Returning in settlement Zhabagly (68 km). Lunch.
The termination of the program in reserve Akmu-Zhabagly.