Weekend getaways from Minsk by car: 12 ideas for two days
Saturday-and-Sunday trips 80–370 km from Minsk: what to see, where to stay at a campsite and how far it is. Built from CAMPLY sights and campsites, not from someone else's lists.
Weekend getaways from Minsk by car: 12 two-day trips 80–370 km from the city. Each has its main sights close together, the straight-line distance from the city and a campsite within 30 km for the night. Sights are picked by the CAMPLY attractions ranking, campsites by ratings; the planner turns any idea into a day-by-day route.
- Updated 15 October
- 80–370 km from Minsk
Within 150 km
Doable as a day trip, no overnight stop needed.
Mir
Mir Castle Complex
87 km from MinskNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Sergey Sebelev · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Нясвіж
Nesvizh Castle
95 km from MinskNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Dmitry Gerasimov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Narach
Narač · Svir Lake · Narachanski National Park
118 km from MinskStay: Avtokemping «Naroch»Photo: Zedlik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Мірацічы
Sviciaź Lake · Navahrudak Castle
120 km from MinskStay: By LakePhoto: Ttzhmuliukina · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
150–300 km
With an overnight stop: the nearby campsite is on each card.
Жылічы
Bulhak Palace in Žyličy · Kozieł-Pakleŭski manor in Krasny Bierah
163 km from MinskNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Andrey Kukharenko from Gomel, Belarus · CC BY 2.0 · source
Navapolatsk
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Polotsk · Convent of Saint Euphrosyne in Polack
192 km from MinskNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the map
Kosava
Kosava Castle · Ruzhany Palace · Museum-Estate of Tadevuš Kasciuška
205 km from MinskNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Оксана Кирсанова · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Hrodna
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Grodno · Old Grodno Castle · Palace and park complex of Valovich · New Grodno Castle · and 3 more
246 km from MinskStay: Piknik-baza «Veles»
Ціхаволя
Białowieża Forest · Viskuli
272 km from MinskStay: U MichałaPhoto: Henryk Kotowski at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Smolensk
Gnezdovo · Assumption Cathedral in Smolensk · Smolensk Kremlin · Katyn Polish War Cemetery
297 km from MinskStay: TeleshiPhoto: Алена Хрычева · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
300–400 km
Leave on Friday evening or early on Saturday.
What every idea has
What to see
Places from the attractions ranking, not a random list: the main one comes first.
Where to stay
The best-rated campsite within 30 km; tent pitches and rest areas are on the map.
How far
Distance from the city centre; the planner works out the road and driving time.
Plan the route
The planner turns an idea into a day-by-day route with overnight stops that you can edit and save.