It is important to know the reviews about Beltourist to all travelers who plan to use the services of this travel company. Currently, it is a leading tour operator in the Belarusian market, which specializes in bus tours, but at the same time develops in other sectors of this market. The company is ready to organize tours to 44 countries of the world, more than 22 thousand people have already used its services. It is important that the company operates not only in the territory of the union state, but also has its representative offices in the Russian Federation. In particular, in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
About company
There are more and more reviews about Beltourist in Russia every year, as tourists from Russia increasingly use the services of this company. Many willingly trust this tour operator, as it is a brand with a rich history, which is well known outside Belarus itself. The company has established itself as a reliable partner capable of providing any assistance in organizing travel.
Currently, the travel agency is a leader in the tourism market of Belarus, the company actively offers its services to Russians. The number of tourists from Russia who seek help from the Belturist travel agency is growing every year.
Due to the increased demand, the company office in 2017 appeared in Moscow. The company itself says that only real professionals work here, who provide full customer support at all stages, from the selection of the tour to the return of the client home. Belturist always emphasizes that they consider customer safety as the main thing in their work, comfort and convenience on vacation, and they do not forget that prices should remain affordable. Customer focus guarantees high quality service and low prices. These are the main goals that the company sets in its work.
Specialists guarantee that every client will be sure that they will receive only satisfaction from the trip and extremely positive emotions. Is this so in reality, we will try to figure it out, based on the reviews about the Belturist travel agency, which we give in this article.
Bus tours
Bus tours from Belturist are one of the main directions in the work of the company. The tour operator offers tourists to visit Croatia, Germany, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, France, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Italy, Belarus.
In the reviews of the Belturist travel agency , clients note that it is here that they are ready to provide the most diverse tour programs of completely different orientation and duration. Accordingly, their prices are very different.
In this article, we will talk about several typical offers from this company, which recently not only tourists from Belarus, but also Russia can take advantage.
Holidays in Croatia
Recently, Croatia has been popular with our tourists. In this country for relatively little money you can enjoy the warm sea, a favorable climate. In particular, the company offers to spend a vacation in Croatia by ordering a 12-day bus tour.
The journey begins with the arrival of a tourist group to Minsk, from where clients leave on the road at about five in the morning. In transit, they cross the territory of Belarus, Poland and Slovakia, and in the evening arrive in the Hungarian capital Budapest. It is supposed to check into a hotel and overnight.
The next day, a sightseeing tour of Budapest with a visit to the unique architectural complex "Fisherman's Bastion", the neo-Gothic parliament building, Matthias Church, which traditionally marries royal families, Varoshliget Central Park, Heroes Square. In the evening, the group gets on buses to make a night transfer to Croatia.
In the morning, tourists arrive in Klek. This is a village in the very south of Croatia, on the sea coast with nice beaches with a gentle entrance, bays of amazing beauty. Accommodation in bungalows in double rooms. Each has its own kitchen, fan, Wi-Fi. If necessary, check-in at a new hotel is possible at an additional cost.
Planned rest on the sea with the opportunity to go on an excursion to Mostar in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to rafting on mountain rivers, to ancient Dubrovnik, considered to be a visiting card of tourist Croatia. Together with Venice and Amsterdam, it is Dubrovnik that is considered one of the three most beautiful cities in Europe. It is surrounded by ramparts, on narrow and small streets there are many brilliant statues, one of the oldest pharmacies in the world in the monastery, the princely palace, and the Cathedral. In total, customers spend 8 days at sea, having the opportunity to visit the largest electronic music festival in Europe Ultra Music Festival for an additional fee.
After eviction from the bungalow, the group travels in transit through the territory of Croatia, Slovenia, Austria. At night, the bus arrives in Poland.
In Krakow check-in at the hotel. In the morning - a city tour with a visit to the royal castle, the main market of Sukiennitsa, Mariacki Church. If you wish, you can go shopping at the shopping center, which is within walking distance of the hotel. Late evening arrival in Belarus.
The tour price includes travel on a comfortable Euro-class bus, two nights at three stars hotels, two breakfasts, sightseeing tours in Budapest and Krakow, accommodation in Croatia for 8 days (7 nights). In addition, you will need to pay insurance, visa, entrance fees to museums and visits to other attractions. An excursion to Dubrovnik costs 30 euros per person (approximately 2300 rubles), to Korcula and Mostar - 25 euros each (about 1900 rubles). During the tour in July, you can visit the electronic music festival - the price of the ticket will depend on its category. Organization of rafting on a mountain river will cost 30 euros for a group of six people.
For 10 euros (about 760 rubles) you can additionally reserve the exact seat on the bus. Since 2018, a city tourist tax of 8 euros (about 600 rubles) for an adult, 4 (about 300 rubles) euros for a child aged 12 to 18 years has been in effect in Croatia.
No night crossings
Judging by the reviews of bus tours in Belturist, one of the main disadvantages of such trips is night crossings. The company provided for this moment, offering special tours in which there are no night crossings at all. For example, under such conditions, you can go to Germany, in particular, visit Dresden and Berlin.
Departure to Germany from Belarus (from Minsk or Brest) is planned. Departure from the Belarusian capital at 4 am, from Brest at 9:00. The tourist group overcomes the territory of Poland in transit, arriving in Germany.
In Dresden, the price includes breakfast, and then a sightseeing tour of the old part of the city, which is also called German Florence. Around you will be surrounded by amazing beauty Baroque architecture. A visit to the opera house on Theater Square, the Zwinger Palace, the Bruhl embankment, the Dresden Art Gallery is obligatory (its visit is paid separately, the ticket costs 20 euros - about one and a half thousand rubles).
In the evening, transfer to an overnight stay on the border of Germany and Poland, not far from Berlin. The day after breakfast, departure to the German capital. A bus and pedestrian tour awaits you with a tour of the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Wall, Museum Island, Alekanderplatts, a memorial to the Soviet soldiers who died during the storming of Berlin during World War II. After that, free time is planned. You can go to the famous Berlin Zoo, which is home to about 13 thousand species of animals, or to Potsdam - the prototype of Russian Peterhof and French Versailles.
The total duration of the tour is four days.
Event tourism
Event tourism is popular . For example, visiting the stage of the biathlon world cup, which takes place in the German Oberhof. In 2019, you can get on this tour from January 4 to 8, just during the New Year holidays.
On the first day, check into the apartment, free time, and by 16:15 organized departure for the men's sprint race at a distance of 10 kilometers. Then return to the place of residence and overnight.
On January 6 in the morning you can visit Dresden or Leipzig, and by 16:30 go to the women's sprint race for seven and a half kilometers.
January 7 is free time in the morning. At lunch, departure to the stadium, where the men's and women's pursuit races will take place. After moving to the hotel on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland. Overnight stay. Early the next morning, the bus leaves for Minsk, where it arrives late in the evening.
Air travel
In addition to bus tours, the company offers leisure, involving air travel. Belturist can organize your vacation on the most popular and rare routes. For example, to Abkhazia, Vietnam, Germany, Greece, Georgia, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, India, Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Poland, Thailand, Turkey, Montenegro, Croatia, Tunisia.
Fans of Europe can go to Austria, Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Finland, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Malta.
Fans of the exotic will enjoy their holidays in Argentina, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Maldives, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Fiji, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Japan.
If you are not afraid of many hours of flights, feel free to go to Cuba, China, Panama, the Seychelles, the USA, the Philippines, Jamaica.
Also with this travel agency you will see Asian countries such as Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Singapore.
For example, you can go to Turkey from Moscow in late November - early December for 18 thousand rubles with all-inclusive meals, but without the ability to choose a specific view from your room.
As an alternative example, let's talk about a vacation in Cambodia. The Belturist company is ready to organize a vacation in this country for 146 thousand rubles for two with a flight from Moscow to the resort city of Sihanoukville on the shore of the Gulf of Thailand. For that kind of money you can relax for seven nights, breakfast is included in the price of the tour.
Bus rental
According to Beltourist reviews, such a service as bus rental is popular. For example, it is in demand for organizing group trips to popular tourist places. Due to its own fleet, the company is able to significantly improve the quality of services provided. So now the service is provided - rent a bus with a driver.
Customers can rent four Setra 417HDH buses and two 60-seat Mercedes Turismo buses. This is the best option for a travel agency, organizing an exhibition, excursion, conference or other event, meeting colleagues or guests.
The buses of this tour operator have a number of obvious advantages. All vehicles have larger tanks, which can significantly reduce fuel consumption. All buses are as comfortable as possible, as they were originally designed for long journeys in Europe. They have increased luggage compartments, flexible terms of payment and rental. All drivers are professionals with significant experience traveling in Europe.
Location
Offers from this tour operator have long been interested in domestic travelers.
Belturist in the Russian capital is located at Raushskaya embankment, 4/5, room 344. The office is open daily on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 18:30.
In St. Petersburg, a representative office is opened at 1/4 Efimova Street, Building A, Blvd. 35, the territory of the business center "Sennaya, 4".
Customer Impressions
There are many positive reviews about the Belturist travel agency. Many note that the services of this company can be used even in those regions where there are no representative offices. Money for the ticket should be transferred through Sberbank, and all travel documents are sent to e-mail.
The company clearly and carefully fulfills all obligations. In advance agreed terms sends tickets, electronic voucher, insurance. So the rest succeeds.
In reviews of bus tours at Beltourist, travelers emphasize that many have certain concerns. Doubts arise due to the modest Moscow office, as well as the need to pay most of the tour when boarding the bus, and not in advance, as required by most companies.
As a result, the rest is successful. Tour guides and travel organizers from travel agencies create the most comfortable conditions, provide assistance in any matters, without showing any negative emotions.
Companies and long journeys work out. Tourists praise the rest in Egypt from Beltourist. In the reviews they write that even when buying a last-minute tour, they pay special attention to the client, helping to make their choice, explaining all the unclear points. After as quickly as possible draw up all the necessary documents that are necessary for a comfortable stay.
Negative
It should be admitted that there are quite a lot of negative reviews about Beltourist in Moscow and other cities. Some tourists emphasize that the trip organized by this tour operator turns out to be a complete disappointment in all the nuances: starting from the organization of the tour itself, ending with unjustified expectations.
Especially a lot of reviews about Beltourist.by are received about trips along the route Berlin - Paris - Amsterdam. Problems begin from the very beginning, when the departure time of the bus is delayed by more than an hour. Initially, tourists freeze and get wet in the rain. All this leads to negative reviews about the company Belturist.
The bus is comfortable and new, with Polish drivers. At the same time, he was regularly late everywhere, which was offset by a reduction in tourists' free time. As a result, instead of the six or eight hours promised for independent walks initially, no more than one or one and a half hours remain. This was only enough to visit the toilet, have a snack and frantically try to buy at least some souvenirs. Due to constant delays, according to tourists, in Amsterdam groups of travelers regularly arrive very late. The sightseeing tour itself turns out to be completely useless and uninteresting, since a large group is going to (about 60 people), which simply cannot fit on narrow sidewalks with heavy cyclist traffic. As a result, everyone tried not to get lost. And in the end, the bus regularly has to wait until three in the morning at McDonald's. An unpleasant conclusion to this trip was that the tourists were brought only to Brest, although initially the route was planned to the Belarusian capital. After they handed out train tickets - to the side seats in the reserved seat near the toilet. All this leads to disappointment and negative reviews about Belturist in St. Petersburg and other cities.