Belovezhskaya Pushcha

Belovezhskaya Pushcha

visiting the last European bisons and primeval forest
Belovezhskaya Pushcha - visiting the last European bisons and primeval forest

Location: 

Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, 225063, Belarus

Duration: 

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Journey: 

The Soviet heritage

personal highlights

  1. Bialowieza Forest: large biosphere reserve in Polandinfo-icon and Belarusinfo-icon
  2. The National Park: pretty large cages with interesting inscriptions
  3. The Museum: beautiful exhibition, with weak English translation
  4. The Bisons: lovely animals, but way smaller than expected (USAinfo-icon)
  5. UNESCO: last and largest remaining primeval forest of Europeinfo-icon!

image sources

  1. Beautiful Bison @ National Park
  2. The White Tower @ Kamyenyets
  3. Group of Deer @ National Park
  4. Visitors Instructions @ National Park
  5. Hunting Painting @ Parks Museum

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