NEXT UP! WINTER SNOW TRACKING,BELARUS 2023

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SNOW TRACKING, BELARUS

Destination: Naliboki Forest

Duration: 8 days  

Dates:   27th jan - 5th feb 2023

Group Size 6-8 people: places still available

Age: 18+

Cost: 1050 euro pp 

This package is fully guided and includes accommodation, meals and activities.Excluding: flight to Vilnius, bus taxi to Lida, Belarus and travel insurance.  Flights from Amsterdam to Vilnius start around 110 euros return.  

• Important: Travel route has opened up via Vilnius, Lithuania to make this trip possible again for 2023!!! Land entry permitted for foreign travellers via the land border with Lithuania.

This is truly the trip of a lifetime immersed in Naliboki's winter wilderness. I am so very pleased that travel is possible again to this part of the region. The income generated from such trips enables the continued program of research to take place at Naust eco station. 

Snow cover and winter conditions not only offer the best viewing possibilities for wildlife but also allow us a unique and intimate opportunity to trail right behind Europe’s top predators the Grey wolf and European lynx.Being both Soft footed animals their trails are tough to follow for most of the year. However in snow their secret lives are revealed before our eyes. Deep ecology can be observed such as kill sites, denning areas, group dynamics and interspecies connections and at the end of the trail is the opportunity to see the animal itself. On this 8 day trip safari guide Kristian de la Riva and local guide and zoologist Vadim Sidorovich will take you adventuring on cross country skis and show-shoes into the heartland of the forest to not only trail Europes top predators but also to experience an intact ecosystem that boosts the full spectrum of European fauna. From the mighty European Bison to moose, brown bears, wolves, lynx, red deer, konik pony, beavers, otters, raccoon dogs, golden & white tailed eagles, the list goes on and on. All this animal life is supported by the complex forest mosaic of Naliboki. On this trip we will also learn about the interconnectedness of such an ecosystem and via the art of tracking and trailing we will begin to build a stronger connection to the natural world around us. Its powerful stuff!

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:· 

- Snow track wolf, Lynx and European Bison 

· Learn about the stars, the soil and understand the processes that underpin the ecology of any natural habitat. 

· Sleepouts and cooking around camp fires in the snow (weather permitting)

· Assist Vadim (our local host and guide) in crucial conservation research centred around predator populations within Naliboki forest. We will snowtrack wolves and lynx using GPS to monitor predator distribution patterns.  This contributes to essential ongoing research that informs species protection programs across Europe.

· Experience the intimacy of nature in solo sit spot sessions and connect to nature in a way you may have thought was not possible.

· After a days tracking we return to the forest Lodge to warm up in Vadim's homemade log Sauna! Which is an experience of a lifetime

This trip is based on walking and cross country skiing within remote wilderness areas so a good level of fitness is required. Wild camping is also scheduled on the itinerary however this is not a bushcraft experience rather an engagement with natures intricate networks and your own relationship to it

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For all bookings & enquiries please contact: europeanwalkingsafari@gmail.com