Minsk by night tour
A city tour Minsk by night is an interesting and unusual way to get familiar with the city. You have a wonderful possibility to visit the places of interest of the city, it’s main avenues, squares and streets and admire historical and modern buildings and monuments in the evening when they’re beautifully illuminated. Minsk is older than Moscow and St.Petersburg but it looks like a modern European city.
City tour Minsk by night: prices and description
- Duration – 3 hours
- A tour by car (1-3 persons) – €100 per group
- A tour by minibus (4-7 persons) – €140 per group
- Type of the tour – walking and driving
- The beginning and the end of the tour- any time and any address in Minsk
- A tour available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish
The itinerary of the sightseeing tour Minsk by night
You’ll drive in a comfortable car or minibus and will see how the city is transformed in the evening when the lights are on.The unique atmosphere will allow you to take a different look at its sights. Bright shop windows, shiny billboards, flickering garland decorations, luminous panels — all this multicolored fairy play of electric lights will create a solemn festive atmosphere. The program includes stops, during which you’ll have an opportunity to take pictures of the evening Minsk in all its glory.
What you`ll see during a sightseeing tour Minsk by night
The main and the most beautiful street of the city is Independence Avenue, it is a little bit more than 15 kilometers long. Each building here is like a palace that enchants Minsk residents and the guests of the capital. Here there is GUM department store, KGB building, Minsk Hotel, the Main Post Office, the National Bank and other attractions.
You will visit the Railway Station Square and see the railway station building and two imposing towers called the City Gates.
On the Independence Square you’ll see the Government House with a monument to Lenin at the main entrance, learn about Minsk metro and visit one of the most beautiful Roman Catholic churches in Belarus — the Church of Saints Simon and Helena. Our guide will tell you the legend of the Red Church constructed in the early XX century.
On October Square you will see two palaces — the Palace of the Republic and the Palace of the Culture of the Trade Unions, as well as a magnificent Alexander Square and the House of the Officers, built by architect Joseph Langbard.
Then you’ll visit the Freedom Square (Upper Town), where the Minsk City Hall and many other historical monuments are located. Here you’ll see: the Cathedral of Holy Spirit, the Roman Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gostiny Dvor, a complex of the former Uniate monasteries, hotels Monastyrsky and Europe, beautiful sculptural compositions.
You’ll drive to the very end of Pobediteley Avenue. Here are located: the Palace of Independence, a magnificent museum of the history of the Great Patriotic War, the largest park in the capital — the Victory Park, Sports Palace, Minsk Arena and other sports facilities.
Together with your guide, you’ll walk through the streets of one of the capital’s highlights — the Trinity Suburb. A historic district of the city has turned into a quiet place where Minsk residents and the guests of Minsk like to relax. And very close to the suburb is the Island of Courage and Sorrow — a monument to the Belarusian soldiers who died in Afghanistan at the end of the last century.
On the way to the Victory Square, you’ll make a short stop near an amazingly beautiful building of Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus — the only opera house and the largest theatre in Belarus located in Minsk.
Continuing the trip along the evening streets, you’ll see Yakub Kolas Square, the Children’s Railway, the Botanical Garden, the Academy of Sciences, as well as the largest church in the country — the Church of All Saints.
At the end of the sightseeing tour, you can enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the bright city taking a panoramic lift to the observation deck of the National Library.
Your guide will be happy to answer your questions and will do everything possible so that the city tour will remain in your memory for a long time.
Booking policy
Bookings are possible no later than 12 hours before the start of the tour. If you need to book a sightseeing tour Minsk by night later than the designated time, please contact us by phone.
We invite you to immerse yourselves into mysterious world of the main city of Belarus during Minsk by night sightseeing tour!
Also we invite you on a day trip to visit the most famous attractions of Belarus — Mir and Nesvizh castles tour.
1 - 3 PAX | 4 - 7 PAX | Duration | |
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Individual excursion | 100 € | 140 € | 3 hrs |