1.Canyon Turgen
2.Small Almaty Canyon
3.Big Almaty Canyon
4.Oi Zhailyau Mountains (160km, west of Almaty)
5.Aksu-Jabaglinski Reserve ( r/w station Tulkubas, Chimkent region)
6.River Ily "Drawen rocks" (110 km, north of Almaty)
Butterflies
Route №3 Big Almaty Canyon
1st Day: Almaty-antiflood dam in the Big Almaty Canyon. Stop at the
entrance to canyon. Rivers of Big Almatinka. Observation (1hour) of butterflies
living in the belt of mixed forests (Maculinea arion, M. Alcon, Scolitantides
orion, Meliteae arduinna, Vacciniina fergana, Erebia turanica, Nymphalis
interposita and etc. Next station near to 1st HES. White wood belt 1800-1900m (1
hour). Observation of Parnassius mnemosyne, Parnassius apollo, Melitaea ala, M
fergana, Coenonympha mahometana, M minerva, Libythea celtis and etc. Steep
upward slope to Almaty lake around 2500m. Supper and shelter for the night in a
cottage. 2nd Day: Walt to the vicinity of lake after the breakfast. Observation of
subalpine butterflies Boloria hegemone, Erebia melanops, Parnassiua tianshanicus,
Euphedryas alexandrina, Eumedonia persephatta, Plebejus idas, Thersamonolycaena
splendens and etc. Return to dinner and rest in the vicinity of camp. Supper. 3rd Day: Hike beyond the lake in alpine belt
Botanic tour
Tour.4. Oi Jailyau Mountains. (165km, west of Almaty)
Season: May
Duration of the tour: 4 days. 1st Day: Almaty- Degeres Pass (90km) Acquaintance with endemic plants (Tulipa
kolpakovskyi, Reum maximovichi and etc.) Dinner and Supper. Shelter for the
night. 2nd Day: Degeres Pass-Oi Jailyau Mountains (75km). Excursion around the
camp, 2 hours. (Paeonia) Shelter for the night. 3rd Day: Excursion in Oi Jailyau range. Tulipa greigii, Stubendorfia
tschuiliensis, Paeonia hybrida and etc. Return and shelter for the night. 4th Day: Oi Jailyau mountains - Almaty. Reat and dinner on
malkomovo-reomurevih meadows.
Butterflies
Route5. Aksu-Jabaglinski reserve
Season: ean of May-June
Duration of the tour: 8 days
1st Day: Almaty-Aksu-Jabaglinski reserve trip in the morning (450km) by
the evening village Zhabagli (main farmstead of reserve). 2nd Day: Excursion to the Canyon of River Aksu or to Tildi Bulak Pass. 3rd Day: Transfer to Small Kaindi Canyon. Shelter for the night near the
house of scientific workers. Acquaintance with butterflies of middle mountains (Lasiommata
menava, Thersamonia solskyi, Coenonympha nolckeni and etc.) Shelter for the
night near the house of scientific workers. 4th Day: Excursion in Kshi Kaindi Pass (around 3100m). Observation of
changing with the height butterflies. (Colias romanovi, Colias draconis,
Melitaea sultanensis and etc.)
Shelter for the night near the house of Scientific workers. 5th Day: Trensfer to science house in Ulken Kaindi Canyon. During the
rout observation of more than 30 species of butterflies. Night near the house. 6th Day: Excursion in Ulken Kaindi Pass (3000m). Acquaintance with alpine
fauna of butterflies (Parnassius delphius namaganus, P. Actius, P. Maximinus,
and etc.) 7th Day: Return to the main farmstead of reserve. Shelter for the night. 8th Day: Aksu-Jabaglinski reserve-Almaty.