Practical tips
The boardwalk is about a kilometre long; there and back with the crossings takes 1.5–2 hours. In spring and early summer it is a paradise for birdwatchers — bring binoculars and insect repellent.
Queues form at the platforms at busy times, so arrive early at weekends. There is a viewing tower above the valley at Waniewo.
How to get there and practical info
- Distance
- About 30 km from Białystok (Waniewo)
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Best time
- April to October, in the morning
- Bring
- Binoculars and insect repellent
Other sights in Białystok
Straight-line distances from „Narew National Park — Waniewo–Śliwno boardwalk" — calculated from real coordinates. By road it is often further.
Tykocin — Great Synagogue and castleA small town on the Narew with one of Poland's most beautiful synagogues and a rebuil
~15 km as the crow flies
St Roch's ChurchA modernist gem on the hill at the end of Lipowa Street — a national Monument of History.
~23 km as the crow flies
St Nicholas Orthodox CathedralThe Orthodox cathedral on Lipowa Street — golden domes and an interior full of icons.
~24 km as the crow flies
Podlasie Opera and PhilharmonicThe largest stage in north-eastern Poland — opera, musicals and concerts, plus an open-air
~24 km as the crow flies
Kościuszko Square and town hallA triangular square with the rebuilt town hall — now the Podlasie Museum — and café garden
~24 km as the crow flies
Cathedral of the Assumption (Old Parish Church)Two churches in one: a 17th-century parish church and the neo-Gothic basilica built onto i
~24 km as the crow flies
Branicki Palace and gardensThe Versailles of Podlasie — the Hetman's baroque residence with French gardens open
~24 km as the crow flies
Ludwik Zamenhof CentreAn exhibition about the multicultural city in which Esperanto was born.
~25 km as the crow flies
Siberian Memorial MuseumA modern museum about deportations to Siberia — one of Poland's most important histor
~25 km as the crow flies
Supraśl — monastery and Icon MuseumA spa town in the Knyszyn Forest with a monastery, Icon Museum, kayaks and a river beach.
~38 km as the crow flies
Kruszyniany — Tatar mosqueAn 18th-century wooden mosque and cemetery of the Polish Tatars — plus Tatar cuisine.
~68 km as the crow flies
Where to stay nearby
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