Budget Accommodation in Belarus
There are no youth hostels in Belarus so hotels and
private apartment rentals are the only options. Staying in a hotel at
least one night is a good idea as you'll have to register your visa. Expect
to pay more for accommodation as a foreigner.
A Travellers Budget for Belarus
Buying fresh fruit and veg from street vendors is cheaper,
and tastier, than buying them from a shop. Buses are cheaper and more
frequent to travel between towns but the trains are pretty inexpensive
too and have great views, try the route from Minsk to Brest or back. Allow
about USD50 per day.
Cheap Activities for Budget Travellers
-Go to the Ballet, it costs next to nothing and is said
to be as good as you'd find in somewhere like Moscow.
-Check out the Kupalye festival in July or the Music Festival at the end
of November
-Visit the Museum of the Great Patriotic War for some brutal realism
-The Brest Fortress has free admission, it was here that the locals held
off the invading Germans for a month in 1941.
-Have a wander past the KGB headquarters in Minsk
-Walk along Minsk's main thoroughfare, Praspekt Francyska Skaryny, to
get a feel for the old USSR and Stalin's vision.
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