Arrive Minsk
Met at the airport and driven in. A short evening walk through the Upper Town so you have your bearings, then dinner near the hotel. Nothing scheduled after nine.
Belarus
The Founding Route
Minsk, Mir, Nesvizh and the pushcha
The route this company was built on, refined across nine years of running it. Two UNESCO castles, the last primeval forest in Europe, and a capital that surprises everyone.
Suits
- A first trip to the region
- Travellers who want castles without a coach
- Anyone with five days and no wish to rush
Day by day
Minsk, on foot
Independence Avenue end to end with a historian who can explain why a city looks like this, the Island of Tears, and the National Library at dusk for the view. Afternoon free.
Mir and Nesvizh
Both castles in one long, well-paced day — Mir in the morning before the coaches, lunch in the Nesvizh park, and the Radziwiłł palace in the afternoon light. Back in Minsk by seven.
Belavezhskaya Pushcha
Early start for the bison enclosure with a park biologist, then the primeval forest itself. Overnight inside the park.
Brest
The fortress in the morning, when it is quiet enough to be what it is. The old town in the afternoon, and the lamplighter’s round after dark.
Return and depart
Train or car back to Minsk with time for anything you noted on day two, then the airport.
What's included
- All accommodation as listed, with daily breakfast
- All internal transfers by private, air-conditioned car with a professional driver
- Licensed English-speaking guide for every sightseeing day (Russian on request)
- All entrance fees named in the day-by-day
- A single named trip designer, reachable by WhatsApp for the whole journey
- 24/7 on-trip support line covering your time zone
Not included
- International flights, unless the journey says otherwise
- Visas, visa fees and travel insurance (we prepare the paperwork; the fees are yours)
- Lunches and dinners other than those named
- Anything personal — minibar, laundry, spa, tips
- Optional experiences marked as add-ons