Discover Wigry National Park in all its diversity in just one day. Why NOT? With the bicycle, railway, truck, boat or canoe with have the opportunity to watch Park from different perspectives.

the narrow-gauge railway

The narrow-gauge railway was built during the First World War, for the transport of timber to the sawmill in the village of Płociczno. In the spring of 2001 a 10-kilometre stretch of the railway was relinquished for the use of tourist transport in the area. Its way leads from Płociczno through the southern part of Wigry National Park. Along the railroad, in the most interesting places, by the shore of lake Wigry there are observation towers: Binduga, Powały, Bartny Dół. The train begins and ends its course in Płociczno. During the summer season tourists sit in open cars, during the remaining seasons in roofed and heated cars.

The narrow-gauge train runs everyday from June to August. It leaves at 10.00, 13.00, 16.00. Time of a ride, including stops is 2 hrs. 20 min. After a ride tourists can go to a restaurant and try regional dishes.
On tourists request a train trip can be followed by a horse chaise or a sleigh ride, a banquet with music, a bonfire or a banquet in cars of the train.

Prices of train rides:
Normal ticket: 20 PLN
Discount ticket for children under 4-2 PLN
Discount ticket for children under 15-14 PLN
Ticket for carriage of a bike: 8 PLN

Cruises on lake Wigry

Wigry it is an ideal place for smaller sailing boats. Silence, natural landscape and still relatively small number of boats make the lake attractive for sailors.

"Kameduła" ship's cruises on lake Wigry take place from May to October (in 2010 - from June). Main wharf is by a pier near the monastery in Wigry. Regular cruises take place every day at 10.00, 11.30,13.00, 14.30, 16.00. The ship can take up to 34 people. The cruise lasts 1 hour 10 minutes.

Tickets: 20 PLN, discount ticket: 15 PLN (children under 14), children under 5 free of charge.

This is a great adventure and very entertaining during which those participating can experience the wild beauty of Nature.

More:

• Other attractions
• Wandering around the Wigry National Park

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