Following the roads of kings

Minsk - Lida - Grodno - the Augustow Canal - Korobchitsy - Minsk

The length of the route: 600 km
Duration: 2 days/1 night
Sights: Lida Castle, church in Murovanka, the city-museum Grodno, Zamkovaya Gora, the Farny church, Museum of pharmacy, a synagogue,  the Augustow Canal, complex "Korobchitsy"
The first day 
09.00-11.00 Departure from Minsk to Lida (175 km)
Lida is proud of the most monumental castle in Belarus, built  seven hundred years ago (1323) by Grand Duke Gediminas.
11.00-13.00 excursion to Lida Castle and theatrical miniatures will allow you to immerse yourself in the fascinating depths of the past. Original treats and medieval games (archery and catapult, fitting on armor, fighting with knights, hoops) spice spectacle up.
13.00-14.00 Lunch at the restaurant in Lida
14.00-14.30 Transfer to Murovanka, where a unique church-fortress is preserved.
14.30-15.00 Overlook of the church
15.00-16.00 Transfer to Grodno
16.00-19.00 Sightseeing bus and walking tour to Grodno. The most monumental and precious church in Grodno - the Farny Church, which impress you with facade majesty and interior richness. Excursion to Zamkovaya Gora. Here you can find the oldest church in Belarus -  The Kalozha Church, built in the XII century.  Visit to the museum of pharmacy(possibly)
Check in the hotel in Grodno. Free time, wald down through Staryi Gorod, purchase of souvenirs, cafe.
The second day
09.00-10.00 Breakfast in a cafe of the hotel, check out from the hotel.
10.00-10.20 Transfer to the Augustow Canal
10.30-11.00 An interesting story of the Augustow Canal creation, which is a unique hydraulic structure of XIX century. The channel includes a series of locks and drawbridges, and is located in a protected area of UNESCO.
11.00-12.00 You will have an interesting trip on a boat on the Augustow Canal.
12.00-13.00 Lunch  at the restaurant in Grodno
13.00-13.30 Transfer to Korobchitsy (12 km)
13.30-16.30 Excursion to the complex. It is 16 hectares farmstead, stylized as Belarusian-Polish manor of the XIX century: with its picturesque buildings, ponds, landscapes. During a tour to the complex you will find a forge, house of woodcarver, gypsy caravans, picturesque garden gazebo. You will take a view of  the cages with animals (horses, ponies, ostriches, deer, nutria, peacocks, pheasants, wild boar ...), ride in a stagecoach. Free time.
17.00 Departure. Arrival in Minsk at 21.30-22.00

Дополнительно оплачивается

• certified guide services (from 200 €);
• accomodation at the hotel in Grodno ( from 20 € per person/per night with breakfast)
• organization of transfer on a shuttle bus / car if necessary; 
  
• catering, souvenirs;
• entrance tickets to churches, palaces, a boat trip on the Augustow Canal, visit to the Korobchitsy complex.

• "Korona Vitovta" 9 € per person.
• "Prostaya Gistoryya" 5 € per person.
• Interactive program "Hozyain Lidskogo zamka" -5.5 € per person.
• Excursion to the Pharmacy Museum (opens every day, opening hours: from 9.00 to 19.00) 4 € for 10 people.

• Excursion - 45 €
  
• Boat trip - 170 € up to 50 person (1.5 hour)

• Excursion - from 6 € per person