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Tour to canyon Mashat.

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

Ju. N. Roerich.

The short description of a route of tour on canyons and the rivers of reserve Aksu-Zhabagly:

Settlement Zhabagly - settlement Kumisbastau - settlement Eltay - pass Irsu - settlement Irsu (Raevka) - cordon Aksu - 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 the tour: 3 days, 2 nights.

The 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).
Breakfast. The first excursion in reserve Aksu-Zhabagly. Transfer: settlement Zhabagly - settlement Eltai - settlement Iirsu - canyon Aksu (1620 meters above sea level 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 in the guest house.
2 Day. Reserve Aksu-Zhabagly. Walk on horses in gorge Kishi-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 Kishi-Kaindy 1800 meters above sea level (7 km). Lunch – lunch boxes.
Botanical walk in vicinities of small house botanist, walk to falls on the river Kishi-Kaindy. Returning to horses to hotel "Asel". Transfer to settlement Zhabagly. Dinner, overnight in the guest house.
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 Kaufman (Tulip Kaufmanovskii) (Tulipa kaufmanniana Regel), tulip Greigii (Tulipa greigii Regel), katran Kochi (Katran Seversev) (Crambe kotschyana Boiss), almonds thorny (Amygdalus spinosissima Bunge), an onions karatavskii (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 - tulip Lemers (Tulipa lemmersii), lozhnodvuhsvetkovyi tulip, tulip Greigii (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. Departure from settlement Zhabagly.

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Note:
Author program is Alexander Petrov. Copying and introduction - only from the sanction of the author - petrovsra@mail.ru

Alexander Petrov
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