Belarus Travel Forum

Hello everyone
I will be travelling to Minsk,Belarus in two weeks on a business trips. Any recommendations from fellow VTs about hotels/restaurants and spare time?
Thank you in advance for your help!
Massimo

I am thinking of going to the 2010 Euromeet in Krakow.

Whilst in Poland, I am thinking of nipping over to Belarus and going to Krivoshin, (Krzywoszyn) to the village where my Father was born and lived. I would like to see the place my Father felt that he could never return to. Who knows, there may be the odd relative still there.

Tinterweb information of this little town/village is very limited with reports of anything from 500 to 1800 people living there.
O course, there are no VT members living there and nobody as been to visit it either.

I will hire a car and drive there;
So, does anybody have any idea how far Krivoshin is from Krakow or Brest?

Thank you for any information.

I am thinking of going to the 2010 Euromeet in Krakow.

Whilst in Poland, I am thinking of nipping over to Belarus and going to Krivoshin, (Krzywoszyn) to the village where my Father was born and lived. I would like to see the place my Father felt that he could never return to. Who knows, there may be the odd relative still there.

Tinterweb information of this little town/village is very limited with reports of anything from 500 to 1800 people living there.
O course, there are no VT members living there and nobody as been to visit it either.

I will hire a car and drive there;
So, does anybody have any idea how far Krivoshin is from Krakow or Brest?

Thank you for any information.

Hi all,

I ve found this web site for accomodation in minsk and they seem allright.
i just wonder if someone has used them in the past before, in order to get some feedback etc?

any tips ?
many many thnaks
marino2000

After trying to gather some intelligence from internet I decided to post a question here. I am sure that some of you live in Belarus, and in Minsk in particular and some have already visited Belarus. We are planning a trip to Minsk in June and need some info on living conditions, accommodations, hostels et cetera. How much shall we budget for food?
Do we have to stay in expensive hotels if we are EU citizens ? Is cheaper accommodation available and safe? What are obligations of a person inviting us?
Could somebody help?

Where can I buy a webcam in Minsk ?

Dear All,

What are the natural wonders that can been seen in Belarus or Belarus neighborhood, like: hot sulphur springs, hot ground, maybe volcanoic areas, or any other strange natural phenomena.

I would like to wander about the countryside of Ukraine and Belarus, and during such travels we always seek natural phenomenas.

Regards,
Pawel

I plan to visit Belarus, staying in Minsk and Brest, probably several nights in each, during March this year.
While I know that I can apply for a visa at the Belarus Embassy in London, I need a letter of invitation, but I do not know where I am staying yet and want to avoid 'tourist agencies' and terrible inflated prices and fees for accommodation and a letter.
Does anyone have any advice or can help me at all?? Please?

hi, i am from spain, i will be in minsk for four days in february
i`m looking for an apartament for 3 persons, and a goog guide for misk nightlife. i also would like to ski, is it posible?
thanks

My wife and I will be going to Minsk in March (12,13,14) and are looking for a non-professional, local person, to be our guide for a day or so. We are easy going people and want to get oriented to the city, perhaps ride the metro, go to lunch or dinner (I buy). I would be glad to pay someone a very fair price to be our guide. Of course you would need to speak a little English! Any takers...)
thx
ray

Going to visit 2 girls we hosted from the village if anyone has any info on the area I would be most gratfull. Also if any info on the Goryn Hotel in Stolin. Not sure if we will stay there for a night or not? Thank you. Hilda

Hi! I'd like to meet people from Belarus, does anyone know a Belarussian chatroom easy to use which doesn't need any special registration and where you nomally can find people to talk with?
thanks in advance

Hello,
I'm going to Minsk from 28Dec to 8 Jan. There I already have two friends, but I'd like to meet anyone else who wants to join for a beer (or coffe :-)
So write me!

Hi

My family plan to visit relatives in Vitebsk summer 2009 and i'm looking for the cheapest route. We've used Belavia in the past and although convenient, we'd like to do it on the cheap. Riga looks the closest, but i don't see any trains from Riga to Vitebsk? It's possible we can get picked up if we can get a bus over the border, i think it's roughly 300 miles. Any suggestions with Buses or trains, part or full journey would be great. I was looking at Poland -> Minsk -> Vitebsk, but it looks like a long journey.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ross

My wife and I have been supporting a Belarussian family for over 12 years now and she has stayed with us in England 6 times now but always arranged through one of the Chernobyl Charities.

As she is now 22 years old, she will be staying with my family and I for 10 days over the Christmas period.

After a lot of hassle we have booked a return flight and are now putting together the paperwork required for her to get a tourist visa for a private visit to Britain.

Part of this requires copies of my family bank statements, payslips, mortgage agreement, copies of letters received from her, copies of phone bills proving we talk on the phone etc...very complicated.

The final piece of paperwork required is an invitation from me. Obviously this could be written many different ways and we have no reason to put anything other than the truth.

However, I would be grateful if anyone could advise the sort of layout the visa dept in Belarus expect and the sort of info it needs to contain.

I have been looking for examples of layouts on the web without any joy so any advice or guidance with the type of layout and contents would be very much appreciated.


Kind regards


Mark & Susanne

Hi guys! I need some help!!! Could you please tell me if is any jazz venues in Belarus or jazz festivals. Tried to look it up on internet but couldn't find any jazz clubs names/websites or info about jazz music in Belarus
Thank you

Hi,all VTiers!
Hope this catch you all while laughing,esp.who they are in
Belarus!
I am planning to Visit Russia,during my comming summer holidays!
(Aug.01-14,2008)and was wondering,if it be any chance to visit
Belarus,too!
may I receive some information about accomodations,foods and so on
in Belarus?What about ,,Must Sees,,in Belarus!?
Yours,
Mike

Hi,
I am planning a trip through Poland, Belarus and Russia and just have a few questions. I already have a visa for Russia so I was planning on getting the 48 hour transit visa for Belarus. With the visa for Belarus is it a total of 48 hours given from the time of entry or is it just one day to enter and one day to leave. for example if I arrived at 11pm on the 3rd of November would I have until 11pm on the 5th November or would I simply have the 3rd and 4th as days permitted.
I am getting the overnight train from Minsk to Moscow departing on the 4th November and it crosses the border from Belarus to Russia at 00:31 on the 5th. Does this mean that because I will be in Belarus territory on the 5th I will only be able to get the visa for the 4th and the 5th?
I want to get the Warsaw to Minsk Train which departs at 20:44 and arrives in Minsk at 8:01 the following morning. Does anyone know what time it will cross the border from Poland to Belarus? I am hoping it is after midnight, that way I can get on the train on the 3rd, arrive in Belarus on the 4th and I will be covered by the transit visa for the 4th and the 5th.
Does anyone know of a website where I can purchase a ticket for the train between Warsaw and Belarus, so far I have come across a number of sites which have the time table but not a booking facility.
Finally, if I require a tourist visa for my stay, does anyone know of any websites that will produce a tourist voucher for me?
Thanks.

Hello! I'd like to know if there is a public trasport by bus between international airport in MInsk and train station? If there is a bus...where is the bus stop near the airport, and time scheduled...
I have try to read in the forum info about this but i have not found...
Good day from Giorgio

im planning a vacation to belarus with some friends from pakistan and afghanistan. i know and understand that i will need an invitation (which i can get from any travel agencies) in order to get a visa at minsk 2 airport (which information i get from most belarus travel agencies websites), that they can provide and submit all the nessarry documents (with some amount for their services). there is a flight that fly from pakistan - abu dhabi - n direct to belarus. my question is,is there any restriction to a pakistan n afghanistan passport holder to obtain visa to enter belarus? i need a solid information on this b'coz i don't wanna go on with fake dreams and waste money on bookings when at last, the immigration on airport deny me n deport me back. please help me, thank you.

dear friendi am planning to visit belarus with few off my friends and i lkie to know is there any restriction for pakistan and afghanistan nationalitys visit to belarus thats all and thank you.

I will be arriving in Minsk on October 15 at 5 PM and originally thought of staying at a hotel near the airport and then leaving early in the morning for Grodno which is my final destination for one week. However, I now am aware that the World Cup begins on October 15 so getting a hotel room may be difficult. I have also looked at a train schedule and see that there are no trains which leave for Grodno early in the day but about 4 pm and then at about 9 pm which rides through the night. I have a few questions. 1. If the train takes between 6 and 7 hours, how long would a car with a driver take? 2. Are there buses leaving from Minsk to Grodno on a more regular schedule and how long should the bus take?
3. Are there hotels at Minsk airport or am I better off staying in town? Thanks in advance for any responses.

I would like to know how long I will take with a taxi or with a bus from Airport to the HILTON Congers Centar ?
How much I have to pay for taxy and how much for bus ?

Thank you for your answer !

hi

does anyone know if theres bag storage/locker facilities at the rail station, or anywhere in the city?

Also, is it ok to sleep at the airport, on the floor?

cheers

hello all
i will be in minsk in 18 of september , i will stay for 2 weeks
and i want to rent a cheap apartment not very in center
maybe in the last station of the metro
can anyone help me ? and what about the prices
with all my thanks for everyone
sincerly joseph

Hi)

I come in Warszava by plane. Then I need to catch something (bus or train) to go in Minsk. Should I reserve the tickets or there is no problems with places and I'll can do it right there???

Thank you so much for all advances!

Are there storage lockers for luggage at the Brest railway station?

Hello,

Can anyone recommend a centrally-located apartment for one person from 6-11 August? Dates are slightly flexible.

Thanks.

Hello,

Can anyone recommend a centrally-located apartment for one person from 6-11 August? Dates are slightly flexible.

Thanks.

Hello,

My friends and I will be visiting Minsk for 5 nights over New Year. 29 Dec 08 - 02 Jan 09.

We will be after accomodation with 5 beds. A centrally located apartment would be ideal. Can you recomend any apartments or hotels please?

All the apartments I've seen on the web so far have only had 1,2 or 3 beds.

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks,

Jim