day 1

Departure from Minsk to the agro-tourism complex “Mukhovetskaya Kumora”. Here you will be offered various entertainment and thematic programs. In addition, there are water-cycling routes throughout the Kobrin district. All of them pass along the Mukhavets river. You will also have a unique opportunity to sail in a drakar (in other words, an small boat in the style of the early Middle Ages) on this river. During the sailing, they will tell you about the ancient water trade route “From the Varangians to the Greeks”, which took place along the river in the IX-XI centuries. A story about life, mythology, travels, discoveries of the Slavic and Scandinavian peoples.

Departure from “Mukhovetskaya Kumora”. On the way you will get acquainted with the history of numerous settlements located near the road, see the picturesque landscapes of Belarusian Polesie.

Arrival to Pinsk. Accommodation at the Pripyat hotel in the very center of the city.

Lunch.

Sightseeing bus-walking tour of Pinsk – the “capital of Polesie”, the ancient city among the wonderful landscapes of the Pina and Pripyat rivers. The city has been known since 1097, in terms of the preservation of architectural monuments, it takes second place in Belarus after Grodno. The appearance of the city center is formed by stone structures erected in the XVII-XVIII centuries – an ensemble of an ancient Franciscan monastery, a cathedral with an exquisite facade decoration and a magnificent organ, sculptural forms of a Jesuit collegium, Butrimovich’s palace. The city also preserved the buildings of the Dominican and Carmelite monasteries, the town hall. In the historical center of the city, near the city park, the full-flowing Pina River and one of the largest rivers of Belarus, the Pripyat, effectively connect and separate again.

A boat ride along the Pripyat River.

Free time, overnight in Pinsk.

day 2

Breakfast (buffet). Departure to Motol.

Tour of Motol. Motol is an agro-town located in the center of Polesie. This settlement is almost 600 years old. Motol is the birthplace of the first president of Israel, Haim Weizmann. And Motol is called the culinary capital of Polesie. Motol Museum of Folk Art contains a large number of exhibits representing the history of crafts, weaving, clothing, ceremonies, and folk traditions. The museum includes a windmill, which houses a bread museum. A tour of the museum and a concert and ceremonial program “living sound” allows you to immerse yourself in the culture of Polesie, and a tasting “Motalsky prysmakі” (meat treats) will enhance this impression.

Lunch.

Departure to Minsk.

The cost includes:

• hotel accommodation;
• travel by bus;
• food: breakfast;
• sailing on drakkar;
• sightseeing tour of Pinsk;
• boat ride on the Pine River;
• excursion to the Motolsky Museum of Folk Art;
• visiting the shops “Hot bread” and the famous Motol smoked products;

The cost doesn’t include:

• lunch;
• entry tickets;
• concert-ceremonial program “Live sound”;
• tasting “Motalskіya prysmakі” (meat treats).