Transcript - you must have a passport, a visa and all the necessary documents; - you must know the language of the country where.

- you must have a passport, a visa
and all the necessary documents;
- you must know the language of
the country where you are;
- you must have a map of the
place where you are;
How to get by air?
The National Airport Minsk is the major international
airport in Belarus. There are flights to other airports in
other towns, though they are not that large-scale. The
Minsk airport is located some 50 km (30 miles) from
Minsk. The airport facilities include a bank and exchange
office, a post office, a taxi service, a nursery, several
restaurants, bars, duty-free shops (for departures only).
To get to the city from the airport you basically have three
options – to take a bus (~€1), take a taxi (~€20) or rent a
car. Buses depart every hour from 7 am to 10.30 pm. Buses
arrive in Minsk to the Central Bus Terminal (which is next
to the Central Rail Terminal). Taxis are available at the
airport every time there are arrivals. A car rental office is at
the arrivals terminal.
The Visa
• The foreigner can enter the Republic of
Belarus and leave the Republic of Belarus
with the valid passport or other document
replacing it, intended for trip abroad and
given by the corresponding body of the state
of a civil accessory or usual residence of the
foreigner or the International organization
in case visa of the Republic of Belarus is
available.
Visas to entrance to the Republic of Belarus
are being issued by Diplomatic
Representative Offices and Consular
Departments of the Republic of Belarus
abroad, and also Consular Centre of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in «the National
Airport Minsk »
• The Consular Centre of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs «the National Airport Minsk
» works round the clock. Visas in Consular
Centre are being drawn up, as a rule, to the
foreign citizens arriving from the states
where there are no Overseas Departments of
the Republic of Belarus. The visas issued by
the Consular Centre of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs are urgent. Consular fees in
double size are being collected for them
(contact phone of Consular Department of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - (00 375 17
2792058
For receipt of the visa it is necessary to submit
the original invitation from the Belarusian
inviting party. The Belarusian organization, the
person permanently residing on the territory of
the Republic of Belarus (in this case the
invitation should be registered in the Department
on Citizenship and Migration at the place of
residence), and the tourist organization which
has the license for carrying out the International
tourist activity can act as the inviting party.
How much do visas cost?
• Concerning the foreign citizens who
are drawing up the visas in the
Consular Centre at the National
Airport " Minsk " the following
tariffs operate:
• The countries of the European
Community – USD 60
• The Great Britain, Hungary,
Bulgaria, Israel – USD 60
• China – USD 60
• The USA – USD 180
Money
• The Belarusian currency is called "rubel" though Russian
variant of the name "ruble" can be (and is) used with
relation to Belarusian money.
• Currently there are notes ranging from 1 to 50,000 rubles.
No coins are used in Belarus for circulation. Only a small
amount of commemorative coins is produced.
.
• For the use in metro there are special plastic cards
and tokens. Smart cards (plastic cards with
microchips) are used for public payphones.
• There are not many vending machines in Belarus
and if there is one – it would accept paper notes
(as do coffee machines at many commercial
centers) or tokens will be sold somewhere at a
nearby newspaper stand or other small retailer.
There are numerous currency exchange
offices in Belarusian cities to change
foreign currency to Belarusian rubles and
back. Normally there should be no
problems with exchanging US dollars
WHERE TO STAY IN SLONIM
• Location: City centre
• Located in Slonim city centre. 4 floors. 28 rooms.
Room types: 1 suite, standard single and double
rooms.
• Distance from: Slonim railway station - 2 km;
Slonim bus station - 2 km.
• Services: Round-the-clock service. Cafe
• PAYMENT METHODS: Credit cards of Visa
and Eurocard/Mastercard. Bank transfer to our
account. Cash
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Average July
temperatures range
from +17 C to +18.5
C, January
temperatures vary
from -8 C to -4.5 C.
The period with
temperatures above
zero lasts about 230263 days
WHEN TO COME?
In general, the best time to visit is May
September, when the day temperatures
are in the 70s-90s F/23-35 C, and nights
are in the 50s-70s F/10-23 C. Spring and
early fall, however, are unpredictable;
snow flurries and temperatures in the
mid 20s F/-5 C are possible as late as
May or as early as September.
About 70% of yearly
precipitation falls on the warm
period.
WELCOME TO SLONIM!!!