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Shatsk Lakes are an ecologically clean and ideal place for a family holiday, especially with children.
It is incredibly beautiful and cozy here.
The popular and main attraction of the Volyn region is located in the Lyuboml and Shatsky districts.

The Shatsk Lakes represent a group of more than 30 lakes, which are an integral part of the Shatsk Natural National Park. The total territory of the reserve is 32,500 hectares.
The magnificent Lake Svityaz is rightfully considered the pearl of the national natural park.
The depth of the reservoir reaches more than 58 meters and is considered the largest lake in Ukraine; even the Sea of Azov is only 14 meters deep.
The water there is so clean that you can easily see the sandy bottom.

There are four recreation areas on the territory of the park - “Gryada”, “Svityaz”, “Gushove” and “Pesochnoye” tracts, where you can have a great time with friends and family.
You can stay in a boarding house, sanatorium, recreation center, private cottage or in a tent camp.

You and your children will not be bored; there is something to do on the Shatsk Lakes.
For lovers of active recreation, there are a lot of exciting excursions on kayaks, off-road vehicles, bicycles, yachts, diving and much more.
Those who prefer a quiet, relaxing holiday can take a walk through the pine forest to pick berries and mushrooms, walk along ecological and educational routes, or simply sunbathe on a snow-white beach.
And what kind of fishing is there!
The clear waters of the Shatsk lakes are home to over 31 species of fish (catfish, perch, carp, pike, crucian carp, loach, eel). Some lakes even contain crayfish, so avid fishermen will have something to do in their spare time.

The main vacation spots on the Shatsk Lakes:
Lake Svityaz – Shatsk village, Svityaz village, Pulmo village.
Pesochnoye Lake – Melniki and Gaivka villages.
Lake Pulemetskoye – village Pulemets.

Useful information and tips for tourists:

If you plan to spend your free time on the Shatsk Lakes in a tent, like we did, I recommend going to Lake Svityaz to the Forget-Me-Not tent camp
It is very cozy, quiet and clean, an ideal place to relax with children.
The territory is guarded, there is lighting, toilets, cozy gazebos, and small cafes.
You can enter the campground by car and choose any convenient place, lay out a tent and a fire.
Every evening, tent city employees walk around the territory and collect payments for places,
we paid 20 UAH for a car and 20 UAH for a tent.

Every day enterprising locals come here, selling donuts with different fillings, straws, fish, crayfish, milk, and pies.
When planning your vacation in the Forget-Me-Not tent camp, be sure to take several bottles of drinking water with you; there is water on the territory of the complex, but it is technical.
We took mosquito repellent, but we didn’t need it; there were no bloodsuckers here.
It is advisable to stock up on food in advance, especially meat.
In the village of Svityaz, opposite the beach, there is a market every day where you can buy anything.
I would like to note that the prices here are very different, this applies to both products and souvenirs.
Don’t hesitate to buy the product right away, walk around and ask the price.
The pricing policy here is not respected; whoever wants to sell it for whatever they want.
Let me give you an example: my husband wanted to buy smoked fish for beer, he looked at catfish, one seller’s price was 60 UAH and another 150 UAH.
There is absolutely no difference in the catfish, the same sizes, the same type of smoking, only the price is different.
And this is the situation with absolutely all products.

The whole family spent a week relaxing by the lake, and the impressions were wonderful, especially for the kids.
We rented bicycles, price 30 UAH/hour.
We overcame suspended obstacles, the price was 50 and 75 UAH.
We rented kayaks, price 60 UAH/1 hour, catamaran 100 UAH/1 hour.
If you wish, you can go kayaking to the island, which is located in the middle of the lake.
Two hours is enough for a leisurely walk around the island and on the way there and back.
There is nothing special on the island, deserted and many birds, but very beautiful.

Here you can try your hand at diving; you simply cannot find a better place for this extreme activity.
The water is so clean that the bottom of the lake is perfectly visible from 8 meters, even without any equipment.
In the sun, the sandy bottom literally shines, and schools of small fish swim at your feet.
With such crystal clear water, you don’t want to go ashore at all.
Here you can spend hours admiring the snow-white sandy serpentine bottom while watching the underwater inhabitants of the lake.

Anyone can rent a cozy yacht from which you will have a magnificent panorama of the surroundings of Lake Svityaz.

Our route:
We went on our summer vacation from the wonderful and cozy city of Volochisk (Khmelnitsky region). Having covered a huge mileage, I would like to note the quality of the road along our entire route in both directions.
If you rate the road on a 10-point scale, then I, as a driver, rate the Ukrainian road at 9 points. The road is super, a new road surface has been laid along most of our route, along such roads
Great fun to ride.

Shatsk Lakes is a whole protected area located in the very north-west of Ukraine, on the border with Poland and Belarus. Here, on the territory of the national natural park, among pine and mixed forests and swamps, there are more than 30 lakes. True, only a few of them are of interest for beach tourism and water recreation. First of all, this is Lake Svityaz - the deepest and largest lake in Ukraine (this is if you do not count the Black Sea estuaries as lakes), as well as lakes Pesochnoye and Pulemetskoye. MashaPasha were only on Lake Svityaz, the other lakes were only seen while passing through, so most of all here we will talk about it.

Rest on the Shatsk Lakes. View of the Shatskie Lakes boarding house. The boarding house has its own sandy beach and pier. There is also a rental of kayaks, catamarans and boats.

Lake Svityaz - water temperature, beaches

Lake Svityaz could well be called a sea. Its greatest depth is about 58 meters (it is deeper than the Sea of Azov), and its maximum length and width are 9.3 and 4.8 km. At its widest point, the other shore of the lake is practically invisible.

The water in Lake Svityaz is very clear, the visibility of the bottom is up to 8 meters deep (although Masha Pasha did not swim to such a depth, but near the shore the water was crystal clear). According to local residents, the water in the lake has a slight mineralization and has healing properties. According to our feelings, the water here is slightly alkaline.

The water in Lake Svityaz is very clear, but there are algae. Pier near the Shatskie Lakes boarding house.

Due to its location and climate, the water in the lake will be cool even in summer, the maximum water temperature is +21, +22 degrees in sunny weather. Although in shallow waters the water may warm up even more in the evening. The bottom is sandy, in places there are algae, but in good weather there are no waves here and the algae do not interfere much.

There are no large sandy beaches on the Shatsk Lakes. The beaches here are usually small, and in some places people even relax right on the grass near the lake shore. Although, this is not a problem, since the bottom of the lake is still sand. In the place where we were, Lake Svityaz was quite shallow; we had to walk several tens of meters to the depth. Children would love such shallow water. But for those who want to swim, this is not very convenient.

Sandy beach on Lake Svityaz near the village of Svityaz. The water is shallow, the bottom is sand. There are activities for children on the water.

How to get to Shatskie Lakes

You need to go to the village of Shatsk along the road; there is no other connection with the Shatsk Lakes. The nearest large city is Kovel (you can get there by train, for example, from Kyiv). Buses to the Shatsk Lakes depart from the Kovel bus station (its address: Lesi Ukrainki Boulevard, 42). Travel time from Kovel to Shatsk by car is a little over an hour. The regular bus takes longer. The price of a ticket for a bus or minibus is from 40 to 60 UAH. Also, minibuses to the Shatsk Lakes go from and. Driving time to the Shatsk Lakes by car from Lviv is about 4 hours. From Kyiv the trip will take about 7-8 hours (along the Warsaw highway).

Resorts of the Shatsk Lakes (recreation centers, hotels, houses)

You can relax on the Shatsk Lakes either as a savage (there are tent cities and campsites here) or as a civilized person in one of the local recreation centers or in a private house-hotel. The main vacation spots on Lake Svityaz are the villages of Shatsk, Svityaz, and Pulmo. On Lake Pesochnoe there are the villages of Melniki and Gaivka. The largest tourist complexes are the Shatskie Lakes boarding house and the Lesnaya Pesnya sanatorium. But many people prefer to relax in private houses and hotels.

Hotel Lago Casa is one of the best options for a holiday on the Shatsk Lakes.

Tent cities and campsites on the Shatsk Lakes - area of the village of Svityaz. Camping Forget-Me-not is located right in the forest. Be prepared to encounter mosquitoes here.

What to do on the Shatsk Lakes

There is no special infrastructure on the Shatsk Lakes. There are small shops and markets in the villages. In Shatsk there is a small supermarket "Nash Krai", a pizzeria, a cafe, and a branch of the New Post Office. The nearest big city is Kovel (as we already wrote, it is an hour away by car).

In addition to relaxing by the water, on the Shatsk Lakes you can engage in green tourism; there are two hiking routes: the Forest Song trail (length 5.6 km) laid between the Pesochnoe and Peremut lakes and the Svityazyanka trail (length 5.2 km. ) running along Lake Svityaz. Many people also go to the forest to pick berries and mushrooms; fishing will also be good here.

Shatsk lakes - recreation on the water. Svityaz village area - here you can rent a boat or catamaran.

MashaPasha warns: Your holiday on the Shatsk Lakes can be ruined by mosquitoes. This is a swampy region and there are a lot of mosquitoes here. Moreover, they fly not only at sunset, but even during the day (especially in the shade of trees). Therefore, if you really don’t like mosquitoes, gadflies and other flying insects, then it’s probably better not to come here.

The shore of Lake Svityaz - there are few beaches here, the grass goes right to the water itself. The water near the shore is shallow, you have to go to the depths.

Shatsk Lakes- a group of more than 30 lakes in the Lyuboml and Shatsky districts of the Volyn region, in the area between the Pripyat and Western Bug rivers.

The Shatsk lakes are located among forests in which a large number of sanatoriums and holiday camps have been built. To protect rare natural complexes in the Shatsk Lakes region, the Shatsk Natural National Park with an area of 32,500 hectares was created in 1983.

The territory where the lakes are located is called the Shatsk Lake District. The largest of the Shatsk lakes are Svityaz (27.5 km, the second largest natural reservoir in Ukraine after Lake Yalpug), Pulemetskoye Lake (16.3 km), Luki (6.8 km), Lyutsimir (4.3 km), Ostrovyanskoe lake (2.5 km), Crimean lake (1.44 km), Sand lake (1.86 km).

Lake Svityaz

The area of Lake Svityaz is 25.2 sq. km. The length of the lake is 9.3 km, the greatest width is 8 km. Maximum depth - 58.4 m. Volume about 180 million m?. Approximately in the middle of the lake there is an island with an area of about 7 hectares. The lake warms up well in the summer and, having clean water and a flat sandy bottom, is popular with vacationers.

The “Shatsky King” does not trust the thread of his life to any river. The lake is fed exclusively by underground springs. Even Baikal, into which more than 300 rivers flow, can envy such “recharge”. Svityaz is one of the deepest lakes not only in Ukraine: it is deeper than the Sea of Azov and the famous “sea eye of the Carpathians” - Sinevir, the famous Hungarian Balaton and the Polish Lake Snyardwy. In terms of area, Svityaz is second in Europe only to some lakes in the lower reaches of the Danube. Its waters are so clean and transparent that the bottom can be seen at a depth of eight meters.

The shores of the Shatsk lakes are low, flat, composed of sand, pebbles and biogenic material; There are wetlands. The lakes are fed by precipitation and groundwater, as well as by water exchange through canals that connect some lakes. In summer, the water in the lakes warms up well; in winter, the lakes freeze. Water mineralization is moderate or reduced, its value ranges from 75-125 to 200-250 mg/l. The color of the water varies from yellowish-green in shallow lakes to emerald green in deep lakes. The bottom is covered predominantly with sandy-silty sediments, peat and sapropelic silts.

In the Shatsk lakes there are perch, roach, pike, bream, crucian carp, korob, catfish, loach, eel, there are acclimatized species (for example, in lakes Svityaz, Pulemetsky and Crimean - Canadian catfish, in Pesochny - trout perch, in Pulemetsky - Chud whitefish, in Lucimir and Black Big Lake - pike perch and Amur carp). Most lakes are inhabited by crayfish. Near the lakes, fish farms have been created, for example, a pond-fish farm with a breeding farm “Ladynka”.

Shatsk Lake District is a plain within the Polesie Lowland. Its central part is characterized by the distribution of lacustrine karst basins, which were formed in Cretaceous deposits. The lakes, lying in the middle of swampy landscapes, arose as a result of the accumulation of aluvium and rising groundwater levels, provided that the territory was slightly sloping and there was no constant flow.

Shores Shatsky Lakes are nesting places for waterfowl (wild ducks and geese, swans, etc.). Most of the Shatsk lakes are part of the Shatsk Natural National Park; they are also the base for scientific research at Lviv University and the Lutsk Pedagogical Institute.

The nature around the Shatsk Lakes is stunning in its primitiveness. The photo shows a country road

This is our bread

Forbs

Field of medicinal chamomile

Red poppy

Shatsk lakes are a group of more than 30 lakes in the Lyuboml and Shatsk districts of the Volyn region, between the Pripyat and Western Bug rivers. The Shatsk lakes are located among forests in which a large number of sanatoriums and holiday camps have been built. To protect rare natural complexes in the Shatsk Lakes region, the Shatsk Natural National Park with an area of 32,500 hectares was created in 1983.

Geography

The territory where the lakes are located is called the Shatsk Lake District. The largest of the Shatsk lakes are Svityaz (27.5 km², the second largest natural reservoir in Ukraine after Lake Yalpug), Pulemetskoye Lake (16.3 km²), Luki (6.8 km²), Lyutsimir (4.3 km²), Ostrovyanskoe lake (2.5 km²), Crimean (1.44 km²), Sand Lake (1.86 km²).

Shatsk Lake District is a plain within the Polesie Lowland. Its central part is characterized by the distribution of lacustrine karst basins, which were formed in Cretaceous deposits. The lakes, lying in the middle of swampy landscapes, arose as a result of the accumulation of alluvium and rising groundwater levels, provided that the territory was slightly sloping and there was no constant flow.

In summer, the water in the lakes warms up well; in winter, the lakes freeze. Water mineralization is moderate or reduced, its value ranges from 75-125 to 200-250 mg/l. The color of the water varies from yellowish-green in shallow lakes to emerald green in deep lakes. The bottom is covered primarily with sandy-silt deposits, peat and sapropelic silts.

Natural world

In the Shatsk lakes there are perch, roach, pike, bream, crucian carp, korob, catfish, loach, eel, there are acclimatized species (for example, in lakes Svityaz, Pulemetsky and Crimean - Canadian catfish, in Pesochny - trout perch, in Pulemetsky - Chud whitefish, in Lucimir and Black Big Lake - pike perch and Amur carp). Crayfish live in a number of lakes. Near the lakes, fish farms have been created, for example, a pond-fish farm with a breeding farm “Ladynka”.

The fish in the lakes are mercilessly destroyed by the local population. Nets are located almost everywhere, especially in the spawning area. Poaching is rampant.

The shores of the Shatsk lakes are nesting places for waterfowl (wild ducks and geese, swans, etc.). Most of the Shatsk lakes are part of the Shatsk Natural National Park; they are also the base for scientific research at Lviv University and the Lutsk Pedagogical Institute.

The Shatsk lakes are located among forests in which a large number of bases and recreation camps have been built. To protect rare natural complexes in the Shatsk Lakes region, the Shatsk Natural National Park with an area of 32,500 hectares was created in 1983.

Geography

In summer, the water in the lakes warms up well; in winter, the lakes freeze. Water mineralization is moderate or reduced, its value ranges from 75-125 to 200-250 mg/dm³. The color of the water varies from yellowish-green in shallow lakes to emerald green in deep lakes. The bottom is covered predominantly with sandy-silty sediments, peat and sapropelic silts.

Natural world

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Literature

Peleshenko V.I., Zakrevsky D.V., Khilchevsky V.K. On the influence of drainage reclamation on the chemical composition of natural waters of the Shatsk natural subarea // Bulletin of the Kyiv University. Series: Geography. - 1978. - Vol. 20. - pp. 56-60.
Surface water resources of the USSR. Description of rivers and lakes and calculations of the main characteristics of their regime. - T. 6. Ukraine and Moldova. Vol. 1. Western Ukraine and Moldova (without the Dniester River basin). - L., Gidrometeoizdat, 1978. - 476–485 p. (Pulemetskoe (Pulmo), Luki (Luka), Ostrovskoe (Ostrovenskoe), Svityazskoe (Svityaz), Lucimer (Lutsimerzh))
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An excerpt characterizing the Shatsk Lakes

Napoleon, having cut up the armies, moves inland and misses several occasions of battle. In August he is in Smolensk and thinks only about how he can move on, although, as we now see, this movement forward is obviously detrimental for him.
The facts clearly show that neither Napoleon foresaw the danger in moving towards Moscow, nor Alexander and the Russian military leaders then thought about luring Napoleon, but thought about the opposite. The luring of Napoleon into the interior of the country did not happen according to anyone’s plan (no one believed in the possibility of this), but occurred from the most complex game of intrigues, goals, desires of people - participants in the war, who did not guess what should be, and what was the only salvation of Russia. Everything happens by accident. The armies are cut up at the start of the campaign. We are trying to unite them with the obvious goal of giving battle and holding off the enemy’s advance, but even in this desire to unite, avoiding battles with the strongest enemy and involuntarily retreating at an acute angle, we lead the French to Smolensk. But it’s not enough to say that we are retreating at an acute angle because the French are moving between both armies - this angle is becoming even sharper, and we are moving even further because Barclay de Tolly, an unpopular German, is hated by Bagration (who will become under his command ), and Bagration, commanding the 2nd Army, tries not to join Barclay for as long as possible, so as not to become under his command. Bagration does not join for a long time (although this is the main goal of all commanders) because it seems to him that he is putting his army in danger on this march and that it is most profitable for him to retreat to the left and south, harassing the enemy from the flank and rear and recruiting his army in Ukraine. But it seems that he came up with this because he did not want to obey the hated and junior German Barclay.
The emperor is with the army to inspire it, and his presence and lack of knowledge of what to decide on, and a huge number of advisers and plans destroy the energy of the 1st army’s actions, and the army retreats.
It is planned to stop at the Dris camp; but unexpectedly Paulucci, aiming to become commander-in-chief, influences Alexander with his energy, and Pfuel’s entire plan is abandoned, and the whole matter is entrusted to Barclay. But since Barclay does not inspire confidence, his power is limited.
The armies are fragmented, there is no unity of leadership, Barclay is not popular; but from this confusion, fragmentation and unpopularity of the German commander-in-chief, on the one hand, follows indecision and avoidance of battle (which could not be resisted if the armies were together and Barclay was not the commander), on the other hand, more and more indignation against the Germans and excitement of the patriotic spirit.
Finally, the sovereign leaves the army, and as the only and most convenient pretext for his departure, the idea is chosen that he needs to inspire the people in the capitals to initiate a people's war. And this trip of the sovereign and Moscow triples the strength of the Russian army.
The sovereign leaves the army in order not to hamper the unity of power of the commander-in-chief, and hopes that more decisive measures will be taken; but the position of the army command is even more confused and weakened. Bennigsen, the Grand Duke and a swarm of adjutant generals remain with the army in order to monitor the actions of the commander-in-chief and arouse him to energy, and Barclay, feeling even less free under the eyes of all these sovereign eyes, becomes even more careful for decisive actions and avoids battles.
Barclay stands for caution. The Tsarevich hints at treason and demands a general battle. Lyubomirsky, Branitsky, Wlotsky and the like are inflating all this noise so much that Barclay, under the pretext of delivering papers to the sovereign, sends the Poles as adjutant generals to St. Petersburg and enters into an open fight with Bennigsen and the Grand Duke.
In Smolensk, finally, no matter how Bagration wished it, the armies are united.
Bagration drives up in a carriage to the house occupied by Barclay. Barclay puts on a scarf, goes out to meet him and reports to the senior rank of Bagration. Bagration, in the struggle of generosity, despite the seniority of his rank, submits to Barclay; but, having submitted, she agrees with him even less. Bagration personally, by order of the sovereign, informs him. He writes to Arakcheev: “The will of my sovereign, I cannot do it together with the minister (Barclay). For God's sake, send me somewhere, even to command a regiment, but I can’t be here; and the entire main apartment is filled with Germans, so it’s impossible for a Russian to live, and there’s no point. I thought I was truly serving the sovereign and the fatherland, but in reality it turns out that I am serving Barclay. I admit, I don’t want to.” The swarm of Branitskys, Wintzingerodes and the like further poisons the relations of the commanders-in-chief, and even less unity emerges. They are planning to attack the French in front of Smolensk. A general is sent to inspect the position. This general, hating Barclay, goes to his friend, the corps commander, and, after sitting with him for a day, returns to Barclay and condemns on all counts the future battlefield, which he has not seen.

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