Here the water of lakes and rivers is as black as coffee. The hot sun is getting closer, enveloping in its warmth. The shaky "earth" sways regularly underfoot with every step. The life of the inhabitants is in full swing, without breaking the secret silence. And in the distance, rugged lands stretch for tens of kilometers. It seems that this is a description of fantastic worlds? No! All this is the Polistovsky Reserve, the unimaginable landscapes of which you can see with your own eyes, having come here as a tourist.
Here you can visit various ecological trails accompanied by a guide. Hiking route "Plavnitskoe bog" will acquaint you with the structure of the bog system, its functions and inhabitants. The water route on motor boats "From swamps to the ocean" will take you along the water surface of rivers and lakes, along the banks of which cautious birds hide. On the hiking trail "The Way of the Mushrooms", moving through the forest thicket, you will see with your own eyes how forests are restored after human activity. And at the same time you can get acquainted with the most hardworking inhabitants in these parts - beavers, following the route "Beaver's Road". Walking on bogshoes will allow you to independently feel what it is like to move through the endless swamps. In autumn, you can plunge headlong into picking cranberries on the "Cranberry Tour", and after that you can also learn how to cook something tasty and traditional from the harvested crop only for Polistovsky villages.
After long walks in the protected nature, cozy guest houses and hot country cuisine are waiting for you, which good-natured local residents are ready to cook at your request and bring you to your table, as they say, in the heat of the day!
And if your strength is still running out and your soul requires new impressions, then welcome to excursions to local residents - friends of the reserve. They will happily guide you through the village, telling the story of noblemen, landowners and poets who once lived here and walked just as leisurely along the old village streets. After this walk, you can go to the restored school classroom of the 80s and again feel the atmosphere of Soviet times, picking up an old textbook and sitting at a desk. And for fans of extreme sports and driving with a breeze, we can offer a ride on a trolley, the owner of which will tell you a lot of unique information about the old days.
Come to Polistovsky Reserve for new unusual impressions!
