Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park
Note there are roughly 2.85 DM to the pound sterling. I have used that as the exchange rate.
Accommodation (including 3 meals/day, hunt-master for every client, interpreter, transportation within the ground, preparation of trophies) 120-180 DM (£42 - £63) per day per person (depending of hunting ground)
Accompanying person staying, - 100 -130 DM (£35 - £45)
Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park, forest reserve not far from the city of Brest on the Polish border and 340 km (200 mls.) south-west of Minsk, is a unique combination of ancient fauna and flora. In total it is about 90,000 hectares (550 sq. mls). It was established in 1939, in 1992 UNESCO listed the park in World Heritage and in 1993 it was granted the status of a Biosphere Reserve.
It is unique and the largest primeval area of typical ancient forests. Remnants of ancient forest tracks from the 12th century route from the Baltic Sea to the Bug and Dnieper rivers still exist.
There are mixed and broad-leaved woods (more then 1000 oak trees from 300-700 years old, 450 year old ashes, 220 year old pines and 150 year old junipers. Meadows and water systems have been preserved in their natural state.
Flora and fauna are represented by great numbers of rare species of plants such as; silver fir, various species of oak, spruce, pine, hornbeam and ash. Animals such as the; wolf, European bison, noble deer, wild boar and there is a wealth of diversity of fish and birds.
There is a museum of nature located in the Reserve. Close to the hotel there are pens where visitors may see the animals from the Reserve such as; bison, deer, wild boar etc.
The National park can offer visitors transport, walking or horse riding for as many days as they wish. There are 3 hotels with a total of 212 beds and there are 4 comfortable guest houses situated in the forest with 22 beds available. There is a restaurant where you can taste the national dishes of game and meat.
On booking guests can be picked up at Minsk or Brest and there is ample parking for visitor's cars.
In the late Middle Ages the Pushcha was the favourite hunting area of Polish kings and Russian Tsars. Nevertheless, today there are more than 400 bison living there without a care, as well as 300 other species of animals and birds.
