Tour
Kyrgyzstan Photo Tour: Demoiselle Cranes and Apricot Blossom
Outside protected areasby Miksture
An eight-day April photo tour around Lake Issyk-Kul timed for roosting and migrating demoiselle cranes and blooming apricot orchards, with mountain birds of the Tien Shan and the red sandstone of Jeti-Oguz.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Michael Westerbjerg Andersen
- Route
- Starts and ends in Bishkek
- Visits
- Karakol, Jeti-Oguz, Tamga and Bokonbaevo
- Length
- 8 days
- Group size
- Up to 8 people
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, open
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Apr
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Bishkek time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 08:35– | 17:08– | 9h 23m9 h 23 min | 26° |
| Feb | 08:04– | 17:53– | 10h 33m10 h 33 min | 35° |
| Mar | 07:19– | 18:30– | 11h 53m11 h 53 min | 45° |
| AprIn season | 06:25– | 19:06– | 13h 23m13 h 23 min | 57° |
| May | 05:44– | 19:37– | 14h 38m14 h 38 min | 66° |
| Jun | 05:28– | 19:59– | 15h 20m15 h 20 min | 70° |
| Jul | 05:41– | 19:57– | 15h 2m15 h 2 min | 69° |
| Aug | 06:12– | 19:25– | 13h 57m13 h 57 min | 61° |
| Sep | 06:45– | 18:35– | 12h 31m12 h 31 min | 50° |
| Oct | 07:19– | 17:41– | 11h 5m11 h 5 min | 39° |
| Nov | 07:58– | 16:56– | 9h 45m9 h 45 min | 29° |
| Dec | 08:31– | 16:42– | 9h 3m9 h 3 min | 24° |