Excursion to Kokbulak gorge, Aksu Zhabagly nature reserve, Karatau mountains
Kokbulak is a picturesque mountain gorge, located in the Aksu Zhabagly Nature Reserve, Karatau mountains, the Almaty - Shymkent highway. The excursion to the gorge will take us one day, the path is not close and the route passes along a mountain road. A lot of different types of plants grow in the gorge, so if you are interested in plant species and study them, then you should definitely visit here. In spring, you can watch tulips bloom here; this is a new exotic type of tourism that is only gaining momentum in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is famous for its wildly growing tulips. We invite you to a spring tour to the Kokbulak gorge to watch the flowering of Kazakhstani tulips.
- Distance of the route:
140 km
- Season time:
May - September
- Best time:
June - August
- Group size:
not more 12 person
- Days & nights:
1 day
Tour itinerary:
Breakfast at guest house.
By the way we will visit Boroldai village, arriving to Boroldai river valley and Karatau mountains area, visiting beautiful Kokbulak gorge, 1 day excursion, lunch on the way. In Kokbulak gorge here we can find a lot of wild plants and beautiful nature, in Spring time here we can find Grieg and Kaufman tulips. Karatau mountains is the North side of Tien Shan mountains, all this massive consist of Boroldai, Small Karatau and Big Karatau. The number of endemic species and plant races reaches 9% of the world, this is one of the most endemic areas in the world.
This program has 2 variants including one night in tents camping. By additional request we can make special program.
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