Excursion to Krasnaya Gorka (Shubaykyzyl) for Greig's Tulips -
Krasnaya Gorka is a mountainous hill located on Mount Kokbulak in the Karatau mountain range. The hill also has the Kazakh name Shubaykyzyl. Since 1977, this area has been protected by the Aksu-Zhabagly National Park and adjoins the main territory of the national park. Greig's tulip, the rarest and most beautiful wild tulip in Kazakhstan, grows here.
How to get there and visit -
Shubaykyzyl, or Krasnaya Gorka, is located in the Turkestan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The southern slopes of Mount Kokbulak and Sartur form the border of the Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve. The main landmark here is the village of Kulan, 1 kilometer from Kulan to Krasnaya Gorka. The distance from Zhabagly to Krasnaya Gorka is 30 kilometers. Greig's Tulips on Krasnaya Gorka
Every spring, the beautiful Greig's Tulip, a wild, multicolored tulip, blooms on Shubaykyzyl Hill. The entire hill is covered in tulips, with a density of 50 flowers per square meter. It's incredibly beautiful at this time of year. People who have visited this place say it feels like a fairytale upon arrival, which is why it's also called Fairytale Hill or Tulip Hill.
Tourist Information
To see the tulips, visit this place in April, when the tulips begin blooming, from early April to mid-April. This is where the tulips bloom en masse, and the hill is also an elevated area offering a stunning panorama of the surrounding countryside. The nature here is incredibly beautiful, and during the blooming season, everything here is awash with a variety of colors.
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