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Excursion around Gus-Khrustalnoy will be incomplete without visiting the Meshchera National Park . The nature reserve is famous not only for its pristine nature, but also for the excellent conditions for tourists' rest . Start the acquaintance with the national park it is better to visit the tourist complex "Khrustalny", which is located right in the city, not far from other attractions of Gus-Khrustalny . There are several unique expositions on the territory of the complex: this is the largest one Vladimir Region, a collection of butterflies, an exhibition of beetles, lichens . In addition, here you can see a huge mock-up that exactly repeats the landscape and flora of the Meshchera National Park .

On the territory of the Meshchera National Park there is a unique local history complex, where you can see real Russian huts, baths, wells and other objects of antiquity of the 19-20th centuries. In addition, for tourists, animation programs with a national flavor are conducted here

In the tourist complex you can also decide on excursions and routes for closer acquaintance and rest in the Gus-Khrustalnoy Reserve . So if time permits, you can choose four- or five-day routes along the National Park "Meshchera", which include both walking, biking and bus trips through the territory of the reserve and its sights . During these trips you can stop at any time you like places and spend there as long as the soul desires . For the convenience of tourists Meschera National Park has 14 equipped areas where it is possible to arrange camping and live a couple of days in nature .

Meshchera National Park

If there is not much time to visit the reserve in the Vladimir region, you can choose short routes or, as they are called here, ecological trails. They are equipped with information stands, sculptures of animals that live in the park. By the way, there is even a trail dedicated to the most famous characters of Russian fairy tales. So, if you choose it, Baba-Yaga, Emelya, Ruslan and Lyudmila, Ivan Tsarevich and other fairy-tale heroes will meet you on the way.

In the territory of the Meshchera National Park in the village of Tasinsky (about 35 km from Gus- Khrustalnogo) there is a unique local history complex where you can see real Russian huts, baths, wells and other objects of antiquity of the 19-20th centuries under the open sky.

In addition, for tourists traditionally they carry out animation programs with national color. Festivities dedicated to Pancake week, Christmas and New Year's Day are held on a special scale in the local lore complex

Meschera National Park in Gus-Khrustalny is open all year round. Entrance to museums and exposition: from 20 RUB, for schoolchildren, students and pensioners: from 10 RUB. Excursion service from 100-150 RUB per person. Visiting of ecological trails is paid separately: from 30 RUB, for schoolchildren, students and pensioners: from 20 RUB, tour guide support will cost from 200-250 RUB per person. Bus tour of the reserve costs 300 RUB, for schoolchildren, students and pensioners: 200 RUB.

The Meschera National Park can be reached by bus "Moscow-Gus-Khrustalny" (it departs from Shchelkovskaya metro station). The travel time will take five hours.


All prices are for September 2014