Meals: 4 «buffet breakfast» in the Hotel, 1 lunch in the Berezinsky biosphere reserve
Excursions:Minsk sightseeing tour with animation, Excursion to the Berezinsky biosphere reserve, Pedestrian walk along the ecological path, Visiting cages with wild animals
Certified guide services
PRICEfrom 415 EUR per 1 person
BELARUS: ANCIENT CRAFTS AND ETHNIC CUISINE
DAY 1
Arrival to MINSK.
Transfer to the Hotel (upon request). Check-in Hotel.
Free time.
Overnight stay in Minsk.
DAY 2
Breakfast in restaurant of the Hotel («buffet breakfast»).
Evening Minsk sightseeing tour (~3.5 hours). You will see the most valuable architectural monuments of the city: Cathedral Orthodox and Catholic Churches of the ХVII-XVIII centuries; St. Peter and St. Paul's Church of the beginning of ХVII century and the "Red" Church; the oldest street Nemiga which started its way from the Minsk castle, and the picturesque Upper Town. The historic centre of Minsk - the Upper Town - attracts the visitors by its unique atmosphere of the past which is felt in its old buildings and on its narrow streets where museums, cafes and restaurants, boutiques and sculptures are located. You will walk on silent paved small streets of the Trinity suburb and can render a memory tribute to soldiers internationalists on Island of Tears. During the tour you will see the pearl of Minsk - the building of the National Library, formed in the shape of a diamond.
You will visit Zamchische, places of the basis of ancient Minsk, will visit on Svoboda Square, from where went Minsk stone and where it to the sky lifted the towers and domes.
In the Old Town you can see the animation in szlachta style.
Return to the Hotel.
Free time.
Overnight stay in Minsk.
DAY 3
Breakfast in restaurant of the Hotel («buffet breakfast»).
Drive to NESVIZH(~ 120 km).
Excursion to the Berezinsky biosphere reserve (~9 hours). Transfer to the reserve (~120 km, 1.5 hours). The Berezinsky biosphere reserve -(www.berezinsky.by/en) is a real pearl of Europe natural heritage. It is a real model of natural environment, one of very few undisturbed corners of European part of the southern taiga. The reserve is part of the global network of UNESCO biosphere reserves.
The guests of the reserve will visit the Nature Museum (45 minutes), where they can admire the natural world of Nature reserve with all its complex interrelations. Using a variety of techniques: paintings, animal models, light stained glass windows, the atmosphere in the museum gives an idea of the most beautiful places of the reserve.
Pedestrian walk along the ecological path (hiking) ~ 2,5 hours. The route does not exceed 3.5 km and includes 12 stops. During the walk you will have a fascinating meeting with a mysterious Bolotnik, active funny games, riddles and contests, pleasant prizes. On the ecological path you can see a lot of birds, plants and animals listed in the Red Book of Belarus, to estimate the scale of the priceless natural treasure of the reserve - extensive marshes. The largest predator of untouched wild forests - the brown bear. The territory of the Berezinsky Reserve serves as the core of the bear population, where the density of this beast is the highest in Belarus. There are up to three dozen of bears and you can see the traces of these animals, and if you are lucky, the animals themselves.
Visiting cages with wild animals.
Return to Minsk (~ 4 p.m.). Free time.
Overnight stay in Minsk.
DAY 4
Breakfast in restaurant of the Hotel («buffet breakfast»).
Free time.
Overnight stay in Minsk.
DAY 5
Breakfast in restaurant of the Hotel («buffet breakfast»).
Check-out.
Transfer to the National Airport Minsk-2 (upon request).
