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The Christmas flavor of Minsk and Grodno tour, 3.01-6.01.2025
Our first trip to Belarus.
We stayed at the Planeta Hotel in Minsk.
Number three. Of course, just to spend the night will do. But the dining room, it's definitely not a restaurant, it's just awful. Remnants of Soviet restaurant luxury. Mirrored ceiling, shabby chandeliers and music, such cheerful pop music. Awful. The tablecloths are dubiously clean. The food is also three-fold. It's not appetizing. I was told that everything in Belarus is very tasty. Well, definitely not in this hotel. I ate because I needed to eat something, it wasn't appetizing. There is powdered milk in the coffee machine!
I didn't like the Minsk city tour.
Maybe it's the weather or the guide. We had lunch at the cafe of the First shopping center. A modest lunch, barely warm soup, bread with two slices per person. Then there was a concert. Freedom Square, the concert hall of the Church of the Holy Spirit. They promised an organ. Yes, he was, but only a little. There was a violin, accordion, piano.. In short, 20 minutes in total and at once.
The next day, a trip to Dudutki.
Quite interesting. It's really great for kids. But in the warmer months. And the lunch was good. Hot.I recommend
Then drive to Lida Castle. Interesting. But I think it's much more interesting there in the summer. We arrived in Grodno. And this is the first city where the Christmas flavor is felt. It's a very nice city, loved by its residents. They saw more there than in previous cities. Hotels in Neman. A simple, modern room. Spacious, clean. Windows to the courtyard. The restaurant is just lovely. Everything is cozy, clean, and delicious. It also seems to have three stars, but the difference is huge. Dinner and breakfast at 10/10 . The only place where there were delicious sausages made from minced meat!meat.
The guide was wonderful, he talked a lot. Very interesting.
On the way from Grodno to Minsk, our bus broke down. There was no escort with us, only the driver. We were picked up by another bus with tourists. We drove standing up, most of the way. So far, we have not heard any apologies or any reaction from the tour operator. Yes, we're not late, but we need to apologize!. We're on vacation, so I don't need any extra hassle.
To summarize. I will go to Belarus again, but not with this tour operator.
I returned from a trip to Royal Grodno, I liked almost everything. On departure to Kossovo and Ruzhany there was a guide Tatyana Yatsevich, for two days in Grodno - Dmitry Monich, excellent support of the group, a competent story, I really liked it.
There was a guide for a sightseeing tour of Minsk- Shpet (unfortunately I did not find her data on the Viapol website) this tour was not very pleasant.
Of the minuses: there was a hotel replacement in Grodno (they didn't even reply to my letter about it), as that change is usually agreed upon under the contract.
When returning from Grodno to Minsk, the air conditioning did not work on the bus, the group came to a very hot bus cabin before leaving, the return spoiled the whole trip very much.
Excellent tour operator! They will always professionally select a tour for every taste and budget. Convenient location. Reasonable prices. The service is at a high level. I definitely recommend it!