Hiking and horse riding in incredible Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve private day tour from Shymkent

Aksu Canyon is a 15 km long and 500m deep canyon in Kazakhstan. It is situated in the north-west of the Tian Shan mountain range 200 km north-east of Tashkent. It has an alpine character with nearby mountains reaching over 4000m.

The Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve is the oldest nature reserve in Central Asia. It is located in the southern province of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It covers the north-western mountain chains of the Tian Shan.

The Kishi-Kaindy tract, translated from the Kazakh language, means “big birches”. Flowing down from the mountains, the Kishi-Kaindy stream breaks off as a waterfall and then flows into the Zhabagly river. This unique place is located on the territory of the Aksu-Dzhabaglinsky reserve. This is the most famous nature reserve in Central Asia. It was created in 1926, its area has been increasing all the time, and now it is 132.6 thousand hectares. It is located on the Talasskiy Alatau, Ugam and Maidantal ridges, in the western part of the Tien Shan. The name of the reserve is formed from the names of its two largest rivers - Aksu and Zhabagly. Kishi - Kaindy is one of the easily accessible places of the reserve, the length of the route is 7 km one way. The excursion road winds along the slope along the Zhabagly River. A beautiful panorama of the valley opens from it. On one side, the shiny ribbon of Zhabagly is visible, from below the wind periodically brings its noise. On the other, there are high snowy peaks that beckon to you.

Şymkent, known until 1993 as Chimkent; Russian: Чимкент, romanized: Čimkent, is a city in Kazakhstan. It is near the border with Uzbekistan. It is one of three Kazakh cities which have the status equal to that of a region.