9 hours
the general duration time includes many long and short stops on the way, passages on local trains or vehicle
42 km
the distance means cycle route, which is mapped around green areas and cycle paths or, seldom, along roadsides and sidewalks
no public tours
the tour is available for private booking only
private tour in Belarusian:
270 / 340 / 410 BYN per
1-3 / 4-9 / 10-15 persons
the price for the private tour in Belarusian, including tour guide’s service, his/her travelling expenses, an organisation of the tour, excluding bike rental and other tourist’s probable travelling expenses
private tour:
490 / 560 / 630 BYN per
1-3 / 4-9 / 10-15 persons
the price for the private tour in English, Polish, French, Russian, including tour guide’s service, his/her travelling expenses, an organisation of the tour, excluding bike rental and other tourist’s probable travelling expenses
bike rental ≈ 20 BYN
exact bicycle hire charge depends on the tour duration, the delivery details; you can use any bike you want for our tours
This is a golden classic of Belarusian tourism. This is an expressive and spectacular schoolbook of history of Belarus unfolded on a picturesque field: from ancient fortress of Iziaslaŭ and Rahnieda deported here by Vladimir, great duke of Kiev, until production departments of famous enterprises of Belarus. The small town of Zaslaŭje absorbed whole dramatic nature and contrariety of the Belarusian context. Town's railway station with symbolic name "Belarus" was situated just on a state border between Poland and USSR in 1921-1939. In the period a number of pillboxes were constructed here from both sides. They still attract travellers by their dark loopholes and mossy concrete walls. During the last thousand years Zaslaŭje was baring its defensive constructions many times. They could only change their direction: ramparts of Hliabovičs' castle of XVI cent., a fortified protestant church in Gothic-Renaissance style, ramparts of an ancient settlement of the X cent. They still cut the space by their majestic skylines. Spirit and praying were inside of them all the time: a spire of Roman catholic Virgin Mary's Birth church of XVIII cent., worships of Dominican brothers in the Sapiehas' castle, confessions of the Arian priest Symon Budny at the market square, the veiling of princess Rahnieda (wife of Vladimir of Kiev), divine service of modern orthodox Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslaŭje. The praying got the town much upper than bows and cannons shooting... And just near the praying there was working days noise: at a wooden mill, in a smithy, at Pšezdzieckis' manufactures, in modern industrial departments of textile and food industry. In addition to Zaslaŭje's hills and valleys we'll visit Ratamka town with its famous horse-riding sport centre. For afters Minsk sea could be, which makes all the Minskers to smile happily and to repeat wind's and wave's whisper: long live youth!..
- local trains tickets or escort vehicle
- museums entrance fees and tour guide service (at option)
- horse-riding sport centre entrance fee, tour guiding, horse riding (at option)
- bicycle rental & delivery (if needed)
Sites:
- Zaslaŭje: railway station "Belarus", ramparts of an ancient settlement of X cent., old housing, monument of Iziaslaŭ and Rahnieda, Roman catholic Virgin Mary's Birth church of XVIII cent., market square with Lenin's monument and prince Iziaslaŭ's monument, ramparts of Hliabovičs' castle of XVI cent., former Calvinist Cathedral of XVI cent.;
- museums of the history and culture museum-reserve "Zaslaŭje" (at option): local history museum, Pillbox museum, ethnographic complex "Mill" (a steam mill of the beginning of ХХ cent., a smithy, a barn, carter's house), Children’s museum of myths and forests;
- Ratamka: Republican Centre of Olympic training for Equestrian Sports and Horse Breeding (walking tour with possibility to ride a horse), st. Peter and Paul church;
- Minsk sea;