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BREST, 12 August (BelTA) - Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park has already been visited visa-free by tourists from 28 countries, BelTA learnt from head of the tourist department of the national park Oksana Bogaleisha.

Visa-free entry to Belovezhskaya Pushcha for foreigners was introduced in June 2015. Over the time more than 4,000 foreign tourists paid a visit to the national park via the border checkpoint Pererov-Bialowieza. Belovezhskaya Pushcha attracts tourists from Poland and Germany. Citizens of France, Lithuania, and Latvia also come there to see the beauty of the park. Among the park visitors are also representatives of exotic countries such as Indonesia, Morocco and the Philippines.

Foreign tourists can stay on the territory of Belovezhskaya Pushcha for the period of up to three days. Prior request is needed to cross the border. Tourists may cross the border on foot or by bike. “The majority opt for bicycle routes. Foreigners choose a visiting program independently and pay for it via the Internet. They mainly order a set of services which include an excursion around the park, museums of nature and ethnography, open-air cages with animals and Father Frost’s Residence,” Oksana Bogaleisha said.

In January-July 2016 the national park was visited by more than 210,000 people.