News : A new excursion Granite quarry and salt mountains

An exclusive offer from the Belarusian excursion portal Ekskursii.by:
absolutely new bus and pedestrian theme excursion «Granite quarry and salt mountains»! You will be amazed by the size of Mikashevichy career and height of Soligorsk mountains.

Probably You have never thought about the fact that Mikashevichskie quarries - are the only place in Belarus, which is currently located a few meters below sea level. Granite quarry, along with the Belarusian «Maldives» (so-called chalk quarries), Belarusian attraction, which is worth seeing. It is striking in its size - currently its size is about 1900 meters wide and about 3000 meters long, and the production is deepened by as much as 130 meters. The view that opens from the top of the quarry is breathtaking - a huge terraced amphitheatre is cut along the perimeter by powerful steps-serpentines, and 45-ton BELAZ trucks, working in the depth of the quarry, seem to be grains of sand.

Soligorskie terricones can be compared to the surface of Mars. Consisting of worked-out rock, salt dumps create truly extraterrestrial landscapes on the territory of several hectares. Some of them reach a height of 120 meters (about 40 storey building)! Mountains appear on the horizon long before approaching the sites of mining management. Once you get closer you can consider the slopes of the slag heaps dug up by mountain streams, sometimes the jets of water directly out from the rocks. At times, they resemble wide canyons and are more like mountain rivers. And, of course, in order to fully feel the grandeur of the surrounding landscape, it is worth visiting!

More about the program of excursion «Granite quarry and salt mountains» You can on the Belarusian excursion portal Ekskursii.by, and booking of excursion is available right now.