Belarus

Belarus is a country in Eastern Europe with great tourist potential. Unfortunately, very few Western people know that in Belarus there are a lot of interesting places for recreation and tourism. Belarus, as a country situated on the way from Europe to Russia, is a very attractive region for the tourists. Belarusian nature, national parks, the most famous of which is Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Braslavskiye crystal-clear lakes, medieval castles - all this can be found here, in Belarus. Belarusian travel companies are ready to offer you hunting and fishing tours, ecological and historical tourism.

You have an opportunity to live directly in the Belarussian forest, guest lodges and hotels located in the ecological areas of Belarus. Recreation in Belarus means traveling and living in a wide range of picturesque places such as Lake Naroch, Lake Braslav near the town of Vitebsk, Berezinsky reserve and Nalibokskaya Pushcha. Belarus, as a landlocked country, is forced to look for additional incentives to attract tourists to the country. Therefore, here has recently started to develop ecotourism and agritourism. Several major tour operators propose recreation in Belarussian farmsteads.

Tourists have the opportunity to rent a real Belarussian hut with stove, bath, on the bank of a quiet river. In the farmsteads there many options for recreation to choose from: the gathering of berries, horseback riding, fishing, hunting, excursions through historical places. There are farmsteads in which the everyday life of Belarusians is fully restored as it was a hundred years ago. And there are entire estate complexes, which offer to its visitors an extensive entertainment program including tasting of home-distilled vodka, learning folk crafts, and visiting museum of antique cars. The best-known estate complex in Belarus, which is most visited by the foreign guests, is Dudutki situated on the outskirts of Minsk, near the village of Ptich. Today you can also book a Belarussian estate on the Internet, on sites holiday.by and greenbelarus.com