Visas no longer required to cross Polish-Belarusian border in Puszcza Białowieska

Tourists who want to visit Białowieża Forest (Puszcza Białowieska) located in both Poland and Belarus, may now do so without applying for visas due to regulations implemented by Belarus. As many as 30 Polish visitors crossed the border freely on Friday, the media reported. In order to be able to visit the forest and stay there up to three days without a visa, a registration at http://npbp.brest.by is required. Visitors may walk and travel by bicycle only. Białowieża is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain. The forest is home to 800 European bison, Europe's heaviest land animal.