Belarus — Land of Castles

A 7-day cultural and educational sightseeing tour with accommodation at a 4–5-star hotel in Minsk.

Duration: 7 days / 6 nights. Accommodation: Minsk, 4–5-star hotel (city center). Tour type: sightseeing, historical and cultural. Target audience: individual tourists and groups, international tourists, VIP groups, history and architecture enthusiasts.

Day 1. Minsk — Capital of Belarus

Day theme: History and modernity

Arrival in Minsk

• Welcome at Minsk National Airport / railway station
• Individual or group transfer
• Hotel check-in at 4–5-star hotel (from 2:00 PM)

Lunch (hotel restaurant or city restaurant) (paid separately in basic package)

City sightseeing tour of Minsk:

• Independence Avenue
• Square of Freedom
• Town Hall
• Upper Town
• Trinity Suburb
• National Library (exterior view)

Dinner (paid separately in basic package)

Free time

Overnight in Minsk

Day 2. Mir and Nesvizh — Pearls of Belarusian Architecture

Day theme: Radziwiłł Heritage (UNESCO)

Breakfast

Departure to Mir (100 km)

Tour of Mir Castle (UNESCO):

• Castle complex from the 16th–17th centuries
• Towers and defensive walls
• Interior exhibitions
• Radziwiłł Chapel-Mausoleum

Transfer to Nesvizh

Lunch (paid separately in basic package)

Tour of Nesvizh Palace and Park Ensemble (UNESCO):

• Radziwiłł Palace
• State rooms
• Landscape park
• Farny Church — Mausoleum of the Radziwiłł family

Return to Minsk

Dinner (paid separately in basic package)

Overnight accommodation

Day 3. Lida — Grodno

Day theme: Defensive castles of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Breakfast

Departure to Lida

Tour of Lida Castle (14th century):

• History of Prince Gediminas
• Medieval fortifications
• Chivalric culture

Transfer to Grodno

Lunch (paid separately in basic package)

City sightseeing tour of Grodno:

• Old and New Castles
• Kholodska Church
• Soviet Square
• Historic center

Hotel accommodation in Grodno

Dinner (paid separately in basic package)

Overnight accommodation

Day 4. Grodno — Krevo — Golshany

Day theme: Romance and mysteries of the Middle Ages

Breakfast

Transfer to Krevo

Inspection of Krevo Castle ruins:

• Site of the signing of the Krevo Union
• One of the oldest stone castles in Belarus

Transfer to Golshany

Lunch (paid separately in basic package)

Tour of Golshany Castle:

• Sapieha Palace
• Legends and mystical stories
• Renaissance and Baroque architecture

Return to Grodno

Dinner (paid separately in basic package)

Overnight accommodation

Day 5. Novogrudok — Cradle of Statehood

Day theme: Beginning of the history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Breakfast

Departure to Novogrudok

Tour of Novogrudok Castle:

• Ruins of the princely castle
• Panorama of the city

Museum visits:

• Adam Mickiewicz House-Museum
• Transfiguration Church

Lunch (paid separately in basic package)

Free time

Dinner (paid separately in basic package)

Overnight accommodation at a Novogrudok hotel / agro-estate

Day 6. Brest Region — Palaces and Estates

Day theme: Aristocratic Belarus

Breakfast

Transfer to Ruzhany

Tour of Ruzhany Palace Complex:

• Sapieha family residence
• Restored palace elements

Lunch (paid separately in basic package)

Transfer to Kossovo

Visit to Kossovo Puslowski Palace (optional):

• Neo-Gothic residence
• History of noble families

Return to Minsk

Dinner (paid separately in basic package)

• National cuisine
• Presentation of commemorative souvenirs from BelDiscovery LLC

Overnight accommodation

Day 7. Departure

Breakfast

Room checkout

Transfer to airport / railway station

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS:

• Medieval dinner in the castle
• Knight show
• Local beverage tasting
• VIP escort