WEEKEND AT THE BIALOWIESKI FOREST (for individual clients):
The region of Bia³owie¿a has a multi-cultural population, and is a place of outstanding natural beauty, full of exotic borderland landscapes and a little-known traditional eastern folklore. The wooden housed villages are as beautiful as the most picturesque parts of the Podhale region and are unique and distinctive. There is a characteristic mixture of nationalities in the area; Belarusian is sometimes heard on the streets, in the shops, or in the even more beautiful fireside songs sang in the forest or during Orthodox religious services. The cosy Bia³owieski Hotel, which is located right at the heart of Puszcza Bia³a offers a comfortable stay at a reasonable price. It is located in the wildest Eastern corner of Bia³owie¿a, just 1,200 metres from Poland’s border with Byelorussia. We offer comfort, peace and quiet, and a high standard of service. The perfect setting for a family weekend break.
Something for the soul
A trip to Miejsca Mocy (Place of cosmic forces)
Miejsce Mocy – A place associated with a tribal cult from the early middle ages
A trip to the Nature Reserve
The Bia³owieski National Park has an area of 5316 hectares which is made up of – a nature reserve (4747 hectares), its protected zone (248 hectares), Bia³owie¿a Palacial Park (49 hectares), a Bison Rearing Centre with a breeding reservation (244 hectares) and a Bison show reserve (28 hectares). The most attractive part of the reservation is the large variety of forested landscapes and a huge number of enormous trees. Here we can find every kind of forest gathering to be seen in Puszcza Bia³owieska. And with a little bit of luck you may see the Bison, King of Puszcza – living free (with around 300 on the terrain of Puszcza)
A visit to the Nature Museum
The exhibition at the museum presents the events of Puszcza Bia³owieska and the traditional livelihoods of its inhabitants in historical episodes. The natural geography of Puszcza is also presented, as well as protected species of bird and animals which live in Puszcza.
Plan of the trip
• After breakfast, we set off from the Bia³owieski Hotel stocked up with a picnic hamper and a travel bag (by car or by bike) to Miejsca Mocy
• Recharged with positive energy we set off (with a guide) to visit the Nature reserve (unspoiled by human interference).
• A visit to the nature museum – here we are awed by breathtaking views from the observational tower where we can marvel at the surrounding Bia³owieska clearings and the Puszcza landscape.
The trip lasts for about 6 hours and covers a distance of around 25 kilometres.
• After the trip we return to the hotel for dinner - a veritable feast which will satisfy the largest appetite. Regional specialities - kartacia, special soup made from mushrooms eaten during the Christmas eve supper, a special cold cut similar to ham, a special cake made by pouring dough onto a stick over a fire and forming a round layer cake.
• After dinner, free-time – horse riding, 2 saunas (dry and steam), Jacuzzi with the dual effect of light and hydro-massage, billiards, table tennis.
A map of Puszcza Bia³owieska with cycle routes available at the hotel reception.
Something for the body
Canoeing along the Narewka River and a bike ride around Puszcza Bialowiezy
The alder lined Narewka River – flowing through picturesque meadows overgrown with reeds and rushes. Rafting on the Narewka is an amazing experience. The “Bia³owieska Forest” is as valuable among our forests as the Wawel castle is among other national monuments. The old patina forest is many centuries old with several hundred year old oaks, lime trees, elms, pines, and spruces growing in the national park. These trees are witnesses to Polish history and its many great events.
Plan of the trip
• After breakfast we set off from the Bia³owieski Hotel in the direction of the river which is about 350m away supplied with a picnic hamper.
• A hotel microbus will transport canoes and we will canoe downstream (about 1 hour). Bikes await us where our canoeing trip comes to an end.
The cycle route – The Palacial Park – The Bison Display Reservation – Old Bia³owieski (The Royal Oak and Lithuanian Dukes trail) – Hotel Bia³owieski (a 5 hour trip of approximately 19km).
After the trip we return to the hotel for dinner where a veritable feast which will satisfy the largest appetite awaits us. Regional specialities – kartacia, special soup made from mushrooms eaten during the Christmas eve supper, a special cold cut similar to ham, cake
• After dinner, free time – horse riding, 2 saunas (dry and steam), Jacuzzi with the dual effect of light and hydro-massage, billiards, table tennis.
