Samursky National Park
Liana forest on the Samur delta and high Caucasus peaks in Dagestan
The Samur delta holds the only large liana forests in Russia, with oak, hornbeam and white poplar on flat ground beside the Caspian Sea. A second sector climbs the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus past alpine meadows to glaciers and Mount Bazardüzü.
Things to do
- On footWalk the Samur liana forest on the delta
- WildlifeWatch waterfowl and near-water birds on the coastal lakes and lagoons in winter
- On footHike the alpine and subalpine steppe meadows below 3,000 metres in the Shalbuzdag sector
- Try thisHead for Mount Shalbuzdag (4,142 metres) across the scree and bare rock above the meadows
Also worth seeing
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Mount Bazardüzü
Reaches 4,466 metres in the Bazardyuzi-Shalbuzdag highlands. - 3
Mount Shalbuzdag
A 4,142-metre peak above the alpine meadows of the mountain sector.