Belovezhskaya Pushcha in Belarus. Prices, photos, reviews, how to get to the reserve

The case when expectation and reality did not coincide (

What do you imagine when you hear Belovezhskaya Pushcha? Personally, I - “The Reserved Chant, the commanded daaaaal”, a huge dense forest through which you walk, enjoy the fresh air and accidentally meet either a bison or an elk)

After all, we were told from childhood that this is the main Belarusian nature reserve, almost the best attraction in the country. Perhaps many people think so, but I have a completely different opinion. Unfortunately(

What do we actually have?

Most of the Pushcha is closed to the public, because... This is a border area, only a specially designated area is accessible to tourists. Something like this.

You drive up to the parking lot, leave your car, and go to the ticket office.

Prices for visiting

There is a lot of information, even too much, but the girls at the ticket office are polite and friendly, they help you find your way around the services.

Among the services offered:

• Enclosures with wild animals - 3 rubles per person.
• A visit to the Museum of Nature and the Museum of Folk Life - 3.50 rubles per person.
• Excursion to visit Santa Claus by bus, available all year round. With making wishes, round dances, jokes and gifts. 8.50 rubles per person.
• Others: tour guides, audio guides and others.

You can buy tickets only at the box office at the entrance, only for white. rubles You can pay in cash or by credit card.

Right there, near the entrance, there is a rental of bicycles and other vehicles (for example, sleds in winter).

There are several routes, cycling and walking. And they are all paid, they all have their own cost) Moreover, even if you ride your own bike or walk on your own feet.

And here are 2 things I don’t understand: 1) what is the reason for this payment, depreciation of asphalt or something? 2) the routes start at a decent distance from the main entrance. If, out of ignorance, you didn’t buy a ticket right away, then what, go back?)

Strange, very strange.

Enclosures with animals in Belovezhskaya Pushcha

A very sad sight. Maybe they look good in winter, but on a sunny summer day, when it’s +30 outside, it all looks like cruelty to animals. Bears were especially not spared(

The enclosures are really big, but not for the bears. But for some reason the trees were cut down, and the animals are sitting in the wasteland. This is how bison walk under the scorching sun.

And they sit on heaps of sand. I’m not a biologist and I could be wrong, but in my opinion, this bears little resemblance to the natural conditions familiar to bison.

The situation is similar with deer.

Red deer with huge antlers sit in a swamp.

The coolest, shady area is near the horses.

And here come the bears.

2 bears, in 2 small cages with bars. In the photo he climbs into a trough to cool off in the water - and guess what? There is practically no water there. Just to drink (I don’t understand why this is happening to them.

Leva liked everything, but the adults around him were somewhat puzzled by what they saw.

You can ride around the territory on a horse-drawn carriage or on a children's train.

It seems to me that the surest option for visiting the Pushcha is to ride one of the cycling routes, but on the other hand, if there is someone in your company who does not ride, there is not much entertainment for him.

Maybe it’s a good walk – I don’t rule out that possibility. But again, if someone in your company does not like or cannot walk for a long time, he will frankly have nothing to do.

The forest itself is incomparable, but the infrastructure and organization are confusing.

And nature is beautiful, there are no questions about nature.

Where to eat in Belovezhskaya Pushcha

On the territory national park There are several places where you can sit, relax and eat.

Not far from the enclosures there is a cafe “Forest Fairy Tale”. The prices are quite affordable, there is a large selection. But the guys work a little strangely) If there are a little more orders in the kitchen than usual, then panic reigns in the establishment, and no one is responsible for anything)

On the day we arrived, schoolchildren were being fed lunch in this cafe. A notice was posted at the entrance that the establishment was closed for special services. In fact, it turned out that everything works, only a) the waiter won’t come to you, go order it yourself; b) not all positions are available; c) wait 40 minutes for any dish.

As a result, we sat down to eat at the Sosny cafe.

I can’t say that it was super tasty, but rather filling. But all the food is edible, and I really liked the fruit drink.

There is another cafe on the estate of Father Frost. And I think there should be a few more in other places.

Souvenirs

There is no shortage of souvenirs.

There are many of them, they are different and quite inexpensive. Magnets, figurines, plates with bison, wild boars, bears and much more.

Similar tents are located between the central entrance and the enclosures.

Opening hours

• The cash desk is open from 9.00 to 18.00
• Bicycle rental - from 9.00 to 18.00
• Museum of Nature - from 9.00 to 18.00
• Residence of Father Frost - from 9.00 to 18.00, buses depart at 11:00, 13:30 and 16:00

How to get there

You need to get to the village of Kamenyuki.

It is located approximately 150 km from Brest. They come here Shuttle Buses, some of them drive right up to the gates of the national park, some don’t, but you don’t have to walk from the station more than a kilometer. The schedule can be viewed on the website ticketbus.by.

The distance from Minsk is about 360 km, you can only get there by your own transport, the road is good.

Hotels in Belovezhskaya Pushcha

There are good accommodation options in and around the national park. You can search for them on various resources.

Belovezhskaya Pushcha is the visiting card of Belarus. One of the main places to visit when visiting this country. Belovezhskaya Pushcha occupies a lot of space on the map of Belarus.

The ancient primeval forest is known all over the world for its gigantic bison, centuries-old trees, and the diversity of flora and fauna. This is one of the places where you can plunge into a magical, enchanting world, where fairy tales and legends have been born since time immemorial.

The Belovezhskaya Pushcha Nature Reserve is located on the territory of two states: Poland and Belarus. In the Republic of Belarus it lies in two regions: Grodno and Brest, and occupies three districts: Svisloch, Ruzhansky and Kamenets.

There are a huge number of ancient plants in the forest area. Their average age is about eighty years. But you can also find oak trees that are over three hundred years old! Dozens of species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and hundreds of insect species live in the Pushcha.

Very rich flora. Many plants that grow on the territory of the Pushcha are listed in the Red Book. There are no natural lakes in the forest; there are many artificial reservoirs made by human hands.

In Belovezhskaya Pushcha, the forest has been preserved untouched - the same as it was many centuries ago. These types of plants and animals could previously be found throughout Europe. But the forest there was cut down as a result of thoughtless human economic activity. Therefore, it is worth coming to the reserve to see what nature was like many hundreds of years ago.

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Belovezhskaya Pushcha has the status of a national park, which is included in the list world heritage UNESCO. The creation of a reserve is a huge step for the conservation of the flora and fauna of our planet. The country is very proud of its nature reserve and allocates enough funds to finance it.

History of the Pushcha

Belovezhskaya Pushcha was first mentioned in chronicles in the nine hundred years of our era. Here Grand Duke Vladimir Monomakh hunted for roe deer, deer, wild boars and other wild animals. Then a fortress was built here, which was called the Kamenets Vezha (tower). It has survived to this day and is located in the regional center of the Brest region, the city of Kamenets. It was from this that the name of the Pushcha came. Initially the tower was white.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when riots and civil wars raged in Belarus, rebels gathered here. The Pushcha was a place of refuge for them to discuss further plans and the progress of the rebellion.

The forest suffered from the fact that trees were cut down en masse and animals were killed. Unfortunately, some species of flora and fauna have disappeared from the face of the earth forever. Some animals are listed in the Red Book.

During the Great Patriotic War, partisans hid in the Pushcha. There were partisan bases here; they lived in entire detachments along with their wives and children.

On December 8, 1991, it was on the territory of the Pushcha that the decision was made to create the CIS.

There is a very popular song performed by VIA “Pesnyary” under the direction of Vladimir Mulyavin “Belovezhskaya Pushcha”. There the Pushcha is called “a protected distance” and “our parental shelter.” This is true.

Belovezhskaya Pushcha is described very interestingly in the book by Vladimir Korotkevich “The Land under White Wings” and in the novel by the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz “The Flood”.

Bison of the reserve

The most powerful animal of Belovezhskaya Pushcha is the bison. He is rightfully considered the owner of the forest. This beast weighs about a ton and reaches three meters in length. Due to the fact that hunting for bison used to be very popular, these animals were practically wiped off the face of the earth. Their numbers have become catastrophically small. There were several dozen of them left by the beginning of the twentieth century. Hunting for bison was a profitable and uncomplicated business. These animals are quite peaceful and are never the first to attack humans. They have valuable fur.

In the forties, after the war, people began to work closely on restoring the number of bison. On the territory of the Pushcha, their original habitat, a nursery was created where the bison were settled. Now the situation has improved.

In the Pushcha, bison can be seen in huge enclosures. They come to feed together with other animals: moose, deer, roe deer. There are smaller mammals: wolf, fox, squirrel, badger, raccoon, marten, hare. All these animals can be seen in their natural habitat.

Tourist complex

Do you want to see Belovezhskaya Pushcha and relax there? To do this, it is better to come to the village of Kamenyuki, which is located near the city of Kamenets in the Brest region, where the tourist complex is located. There is a hotel for tourists, several cafes, animal enclosures, a nature museum and... the estate of the Belarusian Father Frost. Now let's take a closer look at each of these objects.

Hotel

Located on the territory of the complex. It’s very good to wake up in the morning to the singing of birds, breathe in the air of a virgin forest, and before breakfast watch the bison come to feed. But renting a room there is quite expensive. It would be better to stay at a hotel in the village of Kamenyuki, which is located two kilometers from the tourist complex. Or rent housing in the city of Kamenets itself.

Cafe

The main feature of the cafeterias on the territory of the Pushcha is that you can order Pushchanka there. This is a strong seventy-proof alcoholic drink. Simply put, vodka, which is made at a factory near Pushcha. Charka Pushchanka is very popular among tourists. Some even buy several bottles and take them with them as a souvenir.

Museum of Nature

Unique place. There are a lot of interesting installations with stuffed animals, primitive people, and their ancient dwellings.

You can learn about the history of the Pushcha and animal species. The guide will tell you about what animals and birds eat and how they live.

The museum contains herbariums and photographs of rare plants. Here you can also hear many stories and legends associated with Belovezhskaya Pushcha.

Father Frost's estate

Grandfather Frost lives in the very heart of Belovezhskaya Pushcha. He has large estate, many servants. The estate was opened on December sixteenth, 2003. You can get there by bus or bicycle. Santa Claus lives ten kilometers from the entrance to the tourist complex.

There is a cafeteria at Grandfather’s estate where you can warm up in winter by drinking Pushchanka and tasting the original Belarusian dish - potato pancakes. Fairy assistants greet arriving guests. They also give tours for guests. On the estate there are many installations, statues and figures made by talented wood carvers. These are, for example, statues of the twelve months. Tourists love to take pictures with their birth month. There are fairy-tale characters: the frog princess, the bun, the fox and the crane, Baba Yaga, Koschey.

There is an apiary with bees, figures of the fairy-tale snow white and the seven dwarfs. All this is made of wood by the best craftsmen of Belarus.

Frost lives in a two-story mansion. The Snow Maiden's house is much smaller. Grandfather Frost welcomes guests in his house all year round. He has four outfits: a linen suit and a straw hat save Grandfather from the summer heat, a warm fur coat and hat keep him warm in winter. In Grandfather's mansion there is a large wooden bed on which there are seven pillows. The same number of days in a week. In the center of the house there is a throne room, where, under the light of light bulbs, there is a carved throne made of several types of wood. The top of its back is decorated with two pine martens, and the armrests represent the heads of horses with developing manes. The legs of the throne are made in the shape of a horse's hooves.

Grandfather Frost has many guests. He meets everyone on the threshold of his mansion and wishes them a good day. True, for him to leave his house, Grandfather needs to be called loudly.

Unlike the children's favorite Father Frost, who can be visited all year round, the Snow Maiden appears on the estate only in winter. It is believed that if you look into the Snow Maiden’s house, women will become more beautiful, men will become stronger, and children will become healthier.

To the left of the entrance you can look into the Kagorta house. This is Baba Yaga's younger sister. She knows a lot about medicinal herbs, knows how to prepare infusions and decoctions, and heal diseases.

Available on the estate fairy card Russia and Belarus. The map shows the places of residence of various wizards of both countries, who united to create magic and goodness together.

The arrow nearby indicates the distances to the magical residences of the friends of the Belarusian Father Frost. As well as a map of the estate itself with signs.

A huge spruce tree grows in the center of the estate. For the New Year it is decorated with lights, toys and garlands. IN winter time she is guarded by Mother Winter. In summer the Forest Fairy wanders here.

It is very interesting to look into the small house next to the mansion of Father Frost. This is Skarbnitsa. Here stands Grandfather's throne, a chest, and the table at which he works. Letters and drawings from children from all over Belarus are also stored here. If you wish, you can write a letter to Grandfather Frost right there. You can even sit on the throne, hold the magic staff and make a wish.

Behind Skarbnitsa there is a museum of folk life. Here you can see wicker baskets, utensils, a loom, a stupa, and other household items of ancient times. They are all covered with frost because Mother Winter touched them.

There is a Magic Mill in a fairy-tale estate that will grind and destroy all your bad thoughts, deeds, and actions. She will erase them into dust and sand. That's why you can see sandbags inside the mill.

The estate will be interesting not only for children, but also for adults. You can come here in summer, winter, spring and autumn. There is wonderful air, beautiful views, an interesting program. An organized tourist complex allows you not to worry about food and accommodation.

Cycling is popular among tourists. The tourist complex has bicycle rentals and neat bicycle paths. Don't forget to take your camera with you. There will be many wonderful shots for your archive.

On the territory of Father Frost's estate there are several souvenir shops where you can buy magical items: bast shoes, horseshoes, postcards, chocolate for good luck.

Watch a film about Belovezhskaya Pushcha:

Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Documentary

How to get there?

The distance from Minsk to the Pushcha is about four hundred kilometers. You can get there personal transport. Free parking is provided on the territory of the Pushcha.

Minibus taxi goes to Kamenyuki, buses also go here.

In winter, it is best to call in advance to make hotel reservations. Here you can Buy tickets for your trip

It is also better to sign up for a tour in advance. After all, there are a lot of people who want to provide themselves with a New Year’s mood.

Belovezhskaya Pushcha is compared to Sherwood Forest, where Robin Hood lived. It’s great that a piece of the past with an area of ​​more than eighty thousand hectares has been preserved on earth! Therefore, you must visit here at least once in your life to see everything with your own eyes.

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Or how we met Santa Claus in the primeval forests of the Motherland

Chapter 1. Flora and fauna of Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Terrible secrets of the primeval forest.

The bison is a large, shaggy-haired cow. This cow weighs approximately 600-800 kg. But this particular bull in the photo weighed 1200 kg. This is one of the first 5 bison that were brought to the Pushcha from Poland after the Great Patriotic War. It successfully reproduced there. And now we have 312 bison in Belarus. And if they multiply any more, they will devour the Pushcha. Therefore, they are now being actively exported to other friendly countries....5 zubriks will soon leave for Moldova.

But there are no bears in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Back in the day, when there were few bison and they were on the verge of extinction, vile bears drove them onto the ice of the lake in winter and the bison, like large cows on ice, simply crashed. Significantly superior in strength to bison, bears killed them with one blow to the back. Therefore, hunting bears in the Pushcha has always been permitted, and at present there are only two bears left there - Misha and Masha, who were sleeping peacefully in the enclosures while we were looking at them.

When does a deer grow antlers?

No, that's wrong. A deer grows antlers in its second year of life. And they don’t grow straight away into bones, but into fluffy ones. Such super cool velor horns. And every year a horn grows on them. That is, the age of a deer or elk = the number of antler shoots + 1. However, there are exceptions to the rule. Starting from a certain period of aging (for each individual), the number of processes decreases in reverse direction. So an old moose is a bald moose.

Females do not grow horns. They get much more. I was “placed” by the antlers in this angle to take pictures with the deer.

Well, let's move on to storks. It turns out that storks are not swans at all. T But a stork man doesn’t care at all who he lives with. Returning from the south to his nest, a male stork may meet there a completely different female stork, and not his wife. A scandal cannot be avoided, however. The missus arrives later (well, she was delayed..) and what she sees is treason and betrayal. The male stork leaves the nest and gives the ladies the opportunity to find out for themselves this piquant question - who will live with him... It all ends sadly - one of the storks is forced to leave the nest and her stork. It's good if there are no casualties. And the stork takes it for granted.

Women storks are generally cruel birds...U Nothing will work out between a white stork and a black one, because the white lady simply doesn’t understand what the black one wants from her? That is, love, courtship and all that stuff for God’s sake, but they don’t know how to make children. Learn the materiel, as they say.

Beavers. Beavers are kind, as you know. But in the advertisement we are shown a seemingly terminally ill beaver at the end of his days. In life, beavers have yellow, even yellow-brown teeth, and the darker they are, the stronger and more valuable they are for the beaver. but when white spots appear on them, this is a dental disease, which is naturally extremely undesirable for a beaver.

Wolves are not uncommon in Pushcha. A wolf differs from a dog fundamentally in that its tail is always tucked between its legs and never curled.

There are no less interesting birds in Belovezhskaya Pushcha - black grouse and wood grouse. I think many people know why is a capercaillie called a capercaillie - he is completely deaf when he sings his mating songs, and it’s not for nothing that he is deaf - he sings disgustingly. That is, it’s good for him, but for everyone else... And when he sings like this, you can remove him from the tree with your bare hands, which hunters have always used. So about the morals of these birds. They can mate with each other, although the birds are completely different. And their offspring are called the unflattering word mezhnyak. And this mezhnyak is barren in pursuit of multi-colored storks.

Foxes are the most arrogant and dirty animals, among the inhabitants of the forest. Literally. They never clean their holes and, excuse me, poop where they eat. Unlike badgers. Those cleanest animals, and often they clean up after the foxes their own holes that the foxes have occupied.

The raccoon dog is our Belarusian opossum. Just a little bit - she immediately pretends to be dead, and if you kick her, so to speak... to check her deadness... she jumps up and runs away with a wild squeal...

Lynxes have wide paws so they can run through the snow without falling through, and a small heart so they don’t have to run after their prey for a long time. Either right away or never is their motto. If it was not possible to grab it right away, then the lynx may simply die while catching up with it, which it certainly does not want, and the prey is released on its own.

Among the nocturnal inhabitants there are, of course, bats of all different varieties.... As you know, bats navigate using ultrasound. This was established through animal cruelty- first they were blindfolded... and they all oriented themselves perfectly... Then they tied their noses... and at least they had something... And then they got to their ears... I can’t guarantee the purity of this experiment... still according to I’m telling you from memory... but nevertheless, as a result, they found out that they are guided by ultrasound... Everyone also probably knows that our cauldrons often get tangled in their hair... And all because hair does not reflect ultrasound... And then scientists found out that white color also does not reflect ultrasound. And I somehow felt creepy in this museum. Blondes should not go into caves with mice. Especially for blondes :)

All kinds of reptiles, insects and plants simply flood the Pushcha. You still can’t tell about them all... but I must say they are impressive....

Chapter 2. Belarusian Santa Claus.

So, let's move on to the second part of our journey - meeting with Santa Claus.

This official residence Santa Claus. There are four of them officially registered on earth, so to speak - Santa Claus lives in Lapland; in Alaska we must assume the same; Russian Father Frost lives in Veliky Ustyug; and ours is in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Also Santa Claus. Well, it’s clear that grandpa alone can’t cope. There are four of them... but it doesn’t matter :)

Electrical elements of the Residence

That's what he is!!! Summer! Talked to us. I wished you all the best and fulfillment of all your desires. The children gave him their letters directly into his hands! Overall it was actually pretty cool. Actually for real. And then we went for a walk around his property. The real world of a fairy tale. It was truly magical to meet the REAL SANTA CLAUS!

Vitalik was lucky - he found his frog princess. And an amazing tree is black alder. This is the only tree that sheds green leaves in the fall!

And also on the way

A mill that you had to touch and it would grind all the bad deeds done during the year, and the gnomes would then take them far into the forest. And if you then behave well, then this evil will never return to you. Teremki, Dwarfs and Snow White and other fairy tale heroes - there were a lot of them! The pond where the frog princess lives. Magic well. And then we came across a clearing of twelve months. You had to touch your month and make a wish - it would definitely come true.

Fraternization with dwarves. High five!

Emelina pike

Ilya made a wish at the snowball. It will definitely come true

The Little Humpbacked Horse

These gnomes love mushrooms...

Minor saxophonist

Magic pond where the Frog Princess lives

Around the Christmas tree... gnomes are also no strangers to progress

Buratino of course on Tortilla

New fairy tales. Ilya and the wolf. Fury is wooden and in the flesh

New fairy tales. Masha, Sasha and the bear

Golden comb cockerel

Just a gnome

Good old tales - Anfisa

February is the second brother month. You had to touch your month and make a wish

The Frog Princess in person. Men kiss her to find their other half

Here she is! Beautiful mega-tree of the country! Only in summer. Round dances are held around it in winter and the most famous song about New Year and a Christmas tree for hundreds of children. Song - “A Christmas tree was born in the forest!” By the way, in 2006 I turned 101 years old. And the words were written to her by an unknown school librarian from some village... I don’t remember anymore. And the music was composed much later.

She is very tall, and most importantly....real....and beautiful....you could wring your neck to see the top. 40 meters. Attention - THE HIGHEST LIVING EUROPEAN TREE. She is 120 years old!!! There was also something to see around the tree.

There is also “Skarbnitsa” is a repository of gifts, as well as letters, drawings, photographs and crafts sent by children to Santa Claus. And this is us sitting in the chair of Santa Claus while grandfather is away. This office also houses the Santa Claus Museum, which contains antiques.

A very beautiful flower bed near Skarbnitsa

There is a museum of antiquities in Grandfather's office. Stupa for your attention!

In Grandfather's chair. And around - all the children's gifts to Santa Claus

There was also the Snow Maiden's house there. Only the Snow Maiden does not live there. And she was not there. She only comes in winter. But we found out who her father is))))).... The snowman is her father. Mom unknown

Chapter 3. Live wild animals.

And then we went to the enclosures to look at the same wild animals that we were told about in the museum. It turned out that they are not wild at all. The bison were really far away, the bears were sleeping, and some of them didn’t come out of their holes either. But many did not refuse to eat.

Warned - wild animals! Let's go to the enclosures.

Animals reproduce well in the Pushcha. Young shoots

Bison are the kings of the forest. Waiting to be sent to Moldova

A four-year-old deer snatched a carrot from my hands

No one refused to eat. The moose ate some bread

We had a great trip and had a great time. There is amazing nature there. The air is clean there. I saw the real Santa Claus. I made wishes and I already want to go there in winter - for the New Year.

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How to get there?

You can get to the Pushcha by car - focus on the agricultural town of Kamenyuki, adjacent to the Pushcha. From Minsk, drive along the M1 highway until the turn to Zhabinka (P7), then to the city of Kamenets and the village of Kamenyuki along P83.

If you're going public transport, get to Brest, and from there a minibus leaves from the bus station several times a day straight to the main entrance to the Pushcha and a bus. You can buy tickets. The price is BYN 3.8 - 4.27, travel time is one and a half hours. Right at the main entrance to the Pushcha you can buy all the tickets you need and rent a bicycle.

Where to live?

If you want to give yourself a real vacation and complete forest relaxation, get ready to hang out in the Pushcha for several days.

If you want closer communication with nature, you can rent a vacation spot on the shores of lakes Plyanta, Lava and Pererovskoye - it will cost BYN 16 per day. In the national park you can rent tents, rugs and sleeping bags for an overnight stay for BYN 2-4. All details.

Two more options if you want to stay in Kamenets and see Belaya Vezha at the same time.

What else is there to see nearby?

Spend a couple of days in cozy Brest, explore thoroughly, arrange forays into interesting cities nearby - . In Kobrin, look at the churches, the estate and stroll along the green embankment of the Mukhavets River, and in Kamenets pay tribute to the very White Vezha, which gave the name to the forest, even though it is not actually white. Now in Vezha local history museum, and you can also climb to its top and admire the surroundings.