Discover
with your Pénichette
the Mazurian Lakes in Poland and have
a unique experience in this beautiful,
savage and natural region. You will
pass by small cities and villages like
Gizycko, Wegorzewo, Szthnort, Zielony
Gaj, Ryn, Mikolajki, Okartowo, Pisz,
Rucina, Ogonki, Rydzewo, Ruciane and
Wierzba.
In
North-East Poland, close to the Russian
enclave of Kaliningrad, Mazuria,
the “land of a thousand lakes”,
stretches from South to North, a network
of lakes, canals and rivers fringed
by great forests of pine, oak and silver
birch. A nature-lover’s paradise,
the whole area boasts a rich fauna:
lynx, deer, bison, wolves, wild boar,
beavers as well as a wide range of
birds, such as swans, cormorants and
grey herons.
Leave
on board a Pénichette® and
discover the wild and protected countryside.
Cruise on many lakes connected by various
canals or rivers. Visit the ruins of
the castles of Gizycko, Worgorzeno
or Ryn. Select on the map below the
area “Lakes Mazurie". You
will obtain all information about our
base in Mikolajki and our routes suggestions
to prepare your next boating holidays.
You will also be able to make a virtual
visit of your cruise on board a Pénichette® by
watching our reports and pictures.
Hiring without a licence
Good news:
Due to a new regulation, since 1st
July 2010 a boating license
is no longer required for our boats
in Poland!
FISHING
Fishing in the Lagoon of Venice doesn't
require a fishing licence. For all
the rivers a fishing licence is required.
Ordering a fishing licence is complicated.
Please contact the base of Chioggia
for details.
ADVICE FOR NAVIGATION
In Poland, a navigation licence is
obligatory. The signs that are in force
are the international ones: lateral,
cardinal or isolated danger. A good
pair of binoculars is really useful.
Navigation is allowed from sunrise
until one hour after the sun has gone
down. Use of the waterways is free.
You have to pay to go through the locks
(there are only two in the system)
Prices in 2010: 7am-4pm: 6 Zloty, 4-7pm
12 Zloty. The Polish navigable system
is a network of lakes connected by
quite short canals (5 kms maximum).
In general you are not allowed to moor
on these canals but the instructions
are quite clear. The lakes are sometimes
quite deep (50 metres).
Crossing
the ‘Sniardwy’ Lake
is forbidden if the wind is stronger
than force 3. A voluntary work service
assures thesecurity on the lakes. In
Poland you are allowed to drop anchor,
but not on the navigation channel.
Sometimes in high season, there can
be a lot of traffic (small motorboats,
taxis, scooters, sailing boats). The
professionals always have the priority.
It is not advised to spend the night
at anchor in the middle of the lakes
because the weather can be very changeable.
On the other hand, contrary to the
German lakes, it is authorized and
even advised to go and drop anchor
in the areas where the water is shallower
such as the reed-beds. In the ports,
the price is, in general, based on
the number of bollards that are used.
It is therefore preferable to moor
the back of the boat to the quay.
Suggested
Cruises in Mazurian Lakes
Navigation
not advised on the lake at Sniardwi in
wind superior to Force 3. Departure days
: Saturdays. Locks are open every day.
Cruises -
Lacs de Mazurie Out and
Back Mikolajki -
1 week - Mikolajki, Gizycko, Wegorzewo,
Szthnort, Zielony Gaj, Ryn, Mikolajki Length
of Cruise : 110
Km , 4 h / day
Cruises - Lacs de Mazurie Out and Back
Mikolajki -
1 week - Mikolajki, Zielony Gaj, Ryn,
Mikolajki, Okartowo, Pisz, Rucina, Mikolajki. Length
of Cruise: 100
Km, 4 h / day
Cruises - Lacs de Mazurie Out and Back
Mikolajki -
2 weeks - Mikolajki, Gizycko, Ogonki,
Wegorzewo, Szthnort, Rydzewo, Ryn, Mikolajki,
Ruciane, Pisz, Okartowo, Wierzba, Mikolajki. Length
of Cruise: 200
Km, 4 h / day
