Date :
Friday, May 28, 2021
The Republic of Belarus is an industrially developed country. There are more than 5,000 factories and plants. Several dozens of them offer tours to their production sites.
Food Industry
When you visit food industry enterprises you can not only get acquainted with the principles of their work but also learn the history of companies, receive gifts, and taste their products. For example, taking a tour to the Kommunarka Confectionery Factory, the visitors have the opportunity to see how everyone's favorite sweets are produced.
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We can't but mention the Alivaria Brewing Company. The tour begins in the historic building of the oldest production site, where you will be told about the brewing development from its very beginning to the present day. Moreover, you will see the entire production process with your own eyes and, of course, you will be able to taste the beer.
Light and Heavy Industry
The distinctive feature of industrial tourism to such sites is that many factories and plants conduct excursions free of charge. For example, SVITANAK Company in Zhodino. The tours to this factory are held irregularly, but during the tour, you will visit all the production units and see the process of making, painting, and sewing clothes for children and adults. It will also be interesting to visit the museum and the company store. You should also visit the Minsk Tractor Works.
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Foreign visitors often come here, so the guided tours are conducted in four languages: Russian, English, German, and Spanish.
Jewelry Industry
A visit to the ZORKA Jewelry Factory is a real fairy tale, which everyone would like to plunge into. There you will get acquainted with the jewelry-making technologies and see how to handle precious gems.
It is worth noting that there you will have the unique opportunity to take an ingot in your own hands. At the end of the tour, you will visit a showroom, where you can buy products made by the factory's designers at prices significantly lower than the market ones.
Glass Industry
You can plunge into this industry by visiting the most famous glass factory in Belarus — the Neman Glassworks. You will be explained how it works and see how glass is blown out without the help of any machines or devices. Tourists say that watching glass blowing process is a real aesthetic pleasure. And you can find many beautiful glass souvenirs in the glassworks museum.
Salt Industry
Very few people know that in Belarus there are places that remind Icelandic and Norwegian landscapes. So, travel companies are actively developing combined tours to JSC "Belaruskali" and the Mikashevichy Quarries. For example, you can visit salt heaps in Soligorsk, which would be the perfect location for making movies about unknown planets. You will also visit the largest in Europe granite quarry. You will be taken to the museum, workshop premises, the river port, and the observation deck over the abyss. You can walk down to the waterfalls and take unique photos.
Farms
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The history of the largest ostrich farm in the territory of Belarus and the CIS countries began in 2002 when Ostrich Ranch LLC was registered. Ostriches live here like in the wild. The tour lasts one hour, but during this time you can get acquainted with the life of these exotic animals. You can taste various drinks and dishes served in the Safari Cafe, which belongs to the farm, and buy ostrich fat cream and leather products as souvenirs in the local shop.
All over the world, industrial tourism is a modern and popular movement, but it is just onwards and upwards in our country. Therefore, the more we are interested in this issue, the faster new projects will be created!