Travel on horses by the nature of reserve Aksu-Zhabagly.

"If once you will start to travel, will be always dear to call you. She conducts from the house in the world,  Full of charm and secrets"

Graham Stefen. 1916 Through Russian Central Asia.

The short description of a route of excursion in natural boundary Taldybulak of reserve Aksu-Zhabagly:

Settlement Zhabagly – gorge Taldybulak - settlement Zhabagly.

Distance of route: 22 km.
Season: from April 1th till September, 30th.
 Best time for excursion: April - August.
Advanced reservation: for 48 hours.
Duration of the tour: 1 day.

The detailed program of an excursion trip in vicinities of reserve Aksu-Zhabagly:

Tourist travel in Aksu-Zhabagly reserve.

Transfer: settlement Zhabagly - the beginning of gorge Tadybulak (3 km). Walk in vicinities of gorge Taldybulak (8 km), here we observe flora and fauna of reserve Aksu-Zhabagly.
 Walk can be on horses or on foot on foothills and the bottom belt of mountains. The part of a track passes on a mountain steppe zone and further proceeds on a bottom of gorge Taldybulak.
On a track it is possible to meet Tien-Shan a bear, the Siberian mountain goat, (Capreolus capreolus) roe deer. And also birds: bilious porridge, (Emberiza calandra caesia) common (corn) bunting, a nightingale, (Cinclus) white dipper, black-headed (Remiz), paradise flycatcher, etc.
Valleys of the rivers and river - one more landscape of mountains Tien-Shan. Along the rivers and river, the mountain deciduous wood named flood-plain forest grows. The basic tree in this area is a willow. She in a combination to set of bushes forms impassable thrickets along coast. From other trees apple-tree Siversa, a bird cherry, a skeleton Caucasian - an iron tree, from bushes - a dogrose, sea-buckthorn berries and a honeysuckle is interesting.
Very indicative is flood-plain forest in natural boundary Taldybulak. Taldybulak is a deep stream at northern borders of reserve. The track passes along coast of a stream, sometimes crossing a stream and slowly rises upwards to pass.
Among these trees and bushes grow typical for hard grassy a plant. In the early spring it Corydalis ledebouriana, Eranthis longistipitata, Leontice alberti and certainly Tulipa bifloriformis, Tulipa Turkestanica, Tulip Kaufmanniana and Tulipa Greigii. In the summer here it is possible to meet Dactylorhiza umbrosa, Cortusa turkestanica, Dictamnus angustifolius, allocating radio oils which pairs in hot weather burn a blue flame and more set of other colors interesting and beautiful.
On Taldybulak to a track it is possible to meet and set of birds, among which Myophonus caeruleus, Terpsihpone paradisi, Cinclus cinclus, Remiz coronatus, Turdus viscivorus. Are usual here both Lanius minor and L. schach, Motacilla cinerea, Emberiza bruniceps, E.buchanani and E.stewardi. Sometimes on a track meet Capra sibirica, and on slopes of gorge Ursus arctos. A lunch. Returning in settlement Zhabagly.

Note:
The author program is Alexander Petrov. Copying and introduction - only from the sanction of the author - petrovsra@mail.ru The material for excursion is given by Evgeniy Belousov. http://www.aksuinn.com

Alexander Petrov
photos.