Recent polls showed that the second most popular country after Turkey, which the Russians were waiting for the resumption of flights was Belarus. However, the Russian authorities are in no hurry to remove restrictions. It seems that the opening of the border, which was waiting on 1 August, will once again not take place. The resumption of flights to Turkey has pleased not to all Russians, many simply can not afford to vacation abroad, as on the black sea coast of Russia, where prices are too bite. In such a situation, vacationers seek by all hook and crook to get in cheap Belarus to bypass the prohibitions.
Now the Russian border guards pass through the border only those Russians who come to Belarus for medical treatment, work or to the next of kin. Everyone else is waiting for the heave-Ho. But in the Belarusian health resorts this year vacationers to go not in a hurry, because local resorts have become a major hotbed of coronavirus in the country.
– This summer, the Russians have virtually no seats available full, although usually in July, we filled to capacity, – says the employee of one of the resorts in the resort village of Naroch. – People are afraid to go to our sanitariums due to the outbreak of coronavirus, which was in the spring, some resorts have contracted to one-third of vacationers. And, frankly, that time is now no protective measures against the virus, our guide does not accept. We have, for example, even no reference is not required except holiday card. The only thing that did was cancel the buffet, and no masks or boundary no. Just one infected – and again will flash, all sitting in the dining room, one pool swim… While cars with the Russian numbers in the local area is full. Mostly vacationers settle on camp sites, in farmsteads and private houses, but the border passing on health documents. Some resorts sell tours even for 2 or 3 days, it is all loophole and use it.
For crossing the border must present the license of the resort, the agreement and the receipt for payment of treatment. Limits no no, why Russian travellers book rooms in cheap resorts for a few days and calmly hit the “savages” to travel on Belarusian lakes and castles. Many do not bother to negotiations with resorts and directly appeal to numerous illegal guides that promise to take tourists across the border hidden paths.
the Problem is that upon return from Belarus to Russia must within three days to take the test for the coronavirus, explains Angelica from the Tula region. – Not everywhere it can be done for free, and paid for a family of four will cost a pretty penny. The cost of services PRvodnika is about 5 thousand rubles, about how to stay two days for a family in cheap motels, to spend money on test on arrival will not have to.
Drive using Windows Explorer in several ways. If you go to your car, then you just are bypass trails where there are no guards. Horseless campers bring their transport from different cities of Russia, including St. Petersburg and Moscow. Also offer this option: from Smolensk one driver taking you to the edge of the area, then you walk about a kilometer walk to the Belarusian taxi driver and go to the desired point on the meter.
“With a budget of 60-70 thousand for a family of 4 for two weeks, in the same Crimea or in the Caucasus you can only live in bloody hen house and to cook for themselves. In Belarus, for this money you can rent a spacious house at the hostel in the forest on the shore of the lake and with the food. And besides the money issue, relax in a secluded spot during a pandemic is much safer than crowded beaches. Therefore, it is not surprising that the people coming here to bypass the border”, – the Speedwell from Moscow region.
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