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Strochitsy Open-Air Museum - Ganka Estate
(conducted in Russian, audio guides in English in the museums)
It's an unusual trip around Belarusian village of the 19th century and visit of the modern estate showing us old Belarusian traditions…

The tour price includes:
    • Comfortable coach travel
    • Audio guides in the museums (if available)
    • All entrance tickets
    • Retro-band Performance
    • Traditional lunch
    • Viapol souvenirs
TOUR PROGRAMME
We'll begin this wonderful day with the visit of the Strochitsy Museum of folk architecture and rural lifestyle (www.etna.by). It's an open-air museum where different elements of Belarusian culture are demonstrated with the help of wood buildings from different places of our country. The interactive excursion will show you the Uniate Church of the 18th century, large public barn, roadside chapel. You'll have a chance to see a village school, old tavern, wind mills of the 19th century, smithery… The house of a beekeeper will surprise you by the tasting of honey. The most significant objects of the complex are various types of rural farmsteads - domestic and household buildings. You will definitely not go back without lovely pictures taken in the background of this spectacular scenery!

From there we head for "Ganka" Estate - the most famous agro-estate in Belarus (www.gankahutor.com) located in Volozhin District. You'll have a chance to emerge into the atmosphere of a Belarusian house run by the real Belarusian Family. You'll be met by the owner of the house with traditional "Bread-and-salt" treating and listen to the fascinating story about the estate and agricultural tourism in Belarus. Stylishly-furnished estate is a kind of a small museum of folk material culture, there is a collection of old traditional household items evoking memories of childhood and youth… There is a picturesque lake, a ropes park, a beegarden… By the way there was a border between the Soviet Union and Poland in 1921-1939! You'll be invited to lunch consisting of dishes of our national cuisine and the real show will start! Family music band will perform the greatest Belarusian and world hits - we promise you'll be impressed! And that's not the end yet - you'll be taught to dance Belarusian dances! Tired but happy you'll taste our Belarusian herbal tea and dessert…
Price per person:
 AdultChild

Price per person

25 EUR
145 BYN
24 EUR
135 BYN

Duration: 600 km, 15 h