Hiking
All of the trails in Białowieża National Park are available for hiking.
Cycling
Within the Hwoźna Protective District marked trails are available for cycling. Visiting the Strict Protection Area within Orłówka Protective District on bike is possible only with a permit issued by the Director of Białowieża National Park and with a ticket including additional bike-charge.
Cart, Sleight and horseback ridding
It is allowed to enter the Strict Protection Area within Orłówka Protective District (formerly called “Strict Reserve”) on single-horse carriages with a permit issued by Director of The Białowieża National Park, and admission fee paid.
On the area of Hwoźna Protective District it is allowed to ride a horse, cart or sleight only on Wolf’s Trail and black trail. Every trip should be submitted to the Head Forester (Andrzej Karczewski, Office +48 85 68 58 744, Mobile + 48 600-455-702).
Water sports
Canoeing and using other water sport equipment, and swimming in the Narewka river and ponds in the Palace Park within the territory of Białowieża National Park are forbidden. Ones who are keen on water sports are very welcome to join canoeing trip down the Narewka river outside the National Park, so as visiting Siemianówka Reservoir (37 km North from Białowieża).
Fishing
It is permitted to fish by the ponds and by the Narewka river after buying the proper license in the ticket counter of Nature and Forest Museum, or in the main cashier of National Park. Anglers are required to keep the limit of fish and the protective dimensions according to the Polish Anglers Association rules.
Dogs and other pets
Visiting the Park with dogs
Dogs and other pets are allowed to be brought into the Hwoźna Protective District, and the Palace Park only when carried on leash and with muzzle. It is forbidden to bring dogs in to the European Bison Show Reserve and the Strictly Protected Area.
General regulations
• for the safety reasons it is forbidden to stay in the forest neither during storms, heavy winds nor at night;
• it is strongly forbidden to catch, capture, or kill wild animals, collect or destroy bird eggs, collect antlers, destroy nests, dens, and other shelters and places of reproduction of wild animals;
• during the visit in the Białowieża National Park it is forbidden to:
- roam away from the paths, destroy trees, shrubs, or forest undergrowth;
- leave litter;
- disturb the silence;
- use fire.
Orłówka Protective District
Individual visitors and organized tourist groups are allowed to visit the Strict Protection Area taking an unmarked path named “To the Oak of Jagiełło”. However, assistance of a professional tour-guide licensed by the Białowieża National Park is obligatory. Guided group may be up to 10 people.
During intense snow melting, and heavy rainfalls visiting the Strict Protection Area might be limited.
Hwoźna Protective District
Individual tourist can visit this area without a guide. Groups of more than 20 are required to be accompanied by a licensed guide.
European Bison Show Reserve
The Reserve is open for individual visitors and organized groups, still there is no obligation of renting professional tour-guide. Please remember, that all of animals, also ones which are kept in breeding reserve need peace and silence. For your own safety and good of the animals it is forbidden to:
- walk out of the track,
- climb on a fence,
- feed or touch animals,
- disturb the silence,
- visit the Reserve with dogs or other animals,
- leave litter,
- damage or destroy any plants.
The Palace Park
is open for visitors free of charge. You do not need a guide to visit it.
The Nature and Forest Museum
The permanent exhibition is accessible for individual visitors so as organized groups, visitors are led by a professional tour-guide licensed by Director of BNP, or are using the audio-guide (available in Polish, English, German and Russian)
Tour of the permanent exhibition takes about one hour.
In every exhibition room it is forbidden to drink or eat, use fire, to leave the tour group without any reason, using a mobile phone, seating on barriers of dioramas and touching exhibits (without clear consent of the Curator of the Museum).
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