Bieszczady Mountain Tour (8 days)

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Poland, Sanok	Poland, Solina

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Warsaw Bieszczady National Park Lesko Sanok Solina Warsaw

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Bieszczady is a mountain range in southeastern part of Poland on a border with Slovakia and Ukraine. This is the wildest part of Poland with the highest peak Tarnica (1346 m). The most beautiful part of the mountain range is protected by the Bieszczady National Park and belongs to the Eastern Carpathian UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Besides mountains other tourist attractions are Solina artificial lake and a narrow gauge railway, as well as historical orthodox churches.

Day
1

Saturday

Arrival to Warsaw; welcome dinner.

Day
2

Sunday

Transfer to Bieszczady Mountain; trip in horse carriages through the Bieszczady forest; dinner.

Day
3

Monday

Walking Tour
Guided walk and hike through the Bieszczady National Park: Smerek - Polonina Wetlinska - Berehy Gorne (about 6 h); stop in the highest situated mountain hostel in Bieszczady (1232 m) on Polonina Wetlinska; dinner.

Day
4

Tuesday

Train Tour
Ride in a narrow gauge railway through the forest, one of the biggest attraction of Bieszczady region; transfer to Lesko, picturesque village called "the gate of Bieszczady", visit to the 14th century Castle of the House of Kmit, "the Lesko stone", the synagogue and the Jewish cemetery; dinner.

Day
5

Wednesday

Walking Tour
Ustrzyki Gorne - Szeroki Wierch - Tarnica - Halicz - Rozsypaniec - Bukowska Pass - Wolowate (about 8 h); guided walk along one of the most scenic routes in Bieszczady mountain, on the Ukraine border, up to Tarnica (1346 m) - the highest peak of Bieszczady range mountain; dinner.

Day
6

Thursday

Folklore Tour + Rafting
Visit to Sanok Open-Air Village Museum - the biggest heritage park in Poland presenting the largest number of historical buildings and folk architecture of the different ethnic groups; rafting on San River; regional dinner by bonfire with a variety of traditional dishes.

Day
7