Package III – Czech Highlights– 7 nights/8 days
This tour is a private tour just for you and can be chosen for any dates and class of hotel. Since the Czech castles are closed on Mondays, we may have to switch days to accommodate the opening times. The “Musical Event” will be offered during one of the days – choosing the best available during your stay.
Enjoy unpacking only once during your tour. Stay in the same hotel throughout and keep the same professional, local guide. Your private sightseeing takes you to different places each day and returns you to Prague for overnight. No group tours!
Included in your tour:
- Private arrival & departure transfer from and to the airport or train station
- 7 breakfasts
- 7 nights accommodations of 3, 4 or 5* quality
- Evening cruise on the river with dinner
- Private Prague Overview Tour with your own guide (entrance fee to the tower included)
- Group tours including all entrance fees to:
- Cesky Krumlov
- Karlovy Vary
- Karlstejn or Konopiste
- Terezin Memorial or Kutna Hora
- All taxes
Not included:
Personal items, meals mentioned as not included, customary gratuity to the guide and driver
Itinerary:
The sequence of visited sites will depend on the dates you choose due to holidays and closed days fo the sites.
1. day – arrive Prague and be transferred to your hotel in the city center.
2. day – Prague
Full warm and cold breakfast buffet every day. After breakfast, depart on your walking tour of Prague Overview. Your guide will meet you in the lobby and take you on your tour. Visit the Prague Castle, St. Vitus cathedral, walk through the Wallenstein Garden, across the famous Charles Bridge built in 1357, through the Jewish Quarter to the Old Town Square and up the Astronomical Tower (elevator – fee included) for a magnificant view.
Afternoon free.
3. day – Prague- full day to explore on your own.
Breakfast is in the hotel.
Dinner is on a boat on the Vltava (Moldau River). Enjoy the illuminated scenary during your cruise.
4. day – Prague– Kutna Hora or Terezin Memorial – Prague
You will be asked to make a choice between these 2 great sites.
Kutna Hora - visit this silver town with an Ossuary – a church decorated with human bones, the St. Barbara cathedral which was to rival St. Vitus in Prague and the Royal Mint where coins were minted in the past.
Terezin is a small town located approximately a 45 minute drive north of Prague. It was built as a fortress to house soldiers and protect Praguefrom invasions from the north. It was never used as such however its fortified walls and a garrison area made it a grimly suitable location for a concentration camp. During the Nazi occupation of the Czech part of Czechoslovakiain World War II, the Small Fortress of Terezin was turned into a Gestapo prison and the Great Fort - the town of Terezin- a Jewish ghetto and a transit station to death camps in the east such as Auschwitzin Poland. Many people died here due to malnutrition, disease and overwork. For others it was an interim station before they were sent on to an extermination camp. Its' sad and cruel history is preserved in this memorial today. We drive out to the town and visit the Museum, where besides being able to read about the history and see the photographs, we will see a film about the activities there. We also visit the crematorium and the actual Small Fortress where the prisoners were held, tortured and often executed. We go into the cells, the hospital, the grounds and more.
5. day – Prague– Cesky Krumlov – Prague
Breakfast is in the hotel
This small picturesque city is situated on the banks of the Vltava River(Moldau) in Southern Bohemia and is about a 2 hour drive from Prague. The town was built around a 13th century castle with gothic, renaissance and baroque elements. It is an outstanding example of a small central European medieval town whose architectural heritage has remained intact thanks to its peaceful evolution over more than five centuries. After you leave Prague, you are driven south to the town of Český Krumlov. Our walking tour of the town includes a tour of the Castle that used to belong to the rich and influential Rosenberg family where we visit the still beautifully furnished interior rooms. You may even see the ghost of the “White Lady” that supposedly still haunts these walls! After an extensive visit , you can have lunch in the city center. After lunch you have ample time to stroll around and shop for handmade items, crystal, antiques or the many art objects offered. In the early afternoon we drive back to Prague. Český Krumlov is one of UNESCO World Heritage sights.
6. day – Prague– Karlovy Vary– Prague
Breakfast is in the hotel.
Karlovy Vary, better known by its German name, Karlsbad, is the most famous Bohemian spa. It was named for the Bohemian king and German and Holy Roman emperor Charles (Karl) IV who allegedly found the springs in 1358 during a hunting expedition. In the 19th century, royalty came here from all over Europefor treatment. The city is located about a 2 hours scenic drive west of Prague. On arrival in Karlovy Vary, your guide takes you on a walk along the “Park Colonnade” and the river “Tepla”. There are over 60 mineral springs ranging from 10oC to 73.6oC (50oF - 165oF). 13 of these springs are located along our route and you can sample them all, if you like. Depending on your level of walking ability, you can take a hike up the mountain to spectacular views of the city, visit the beautiful Russian Orthodox Church of Peter and Paul, the baroque churchof St. Maria Magdalene and more. Have lunch in one of the many restaurants right on the Tepla River.
7. day – Prague– Konopiste Castle– Prague (Karlstejn can be substituted.)
Breakfast is in the hotel.
The origins of this medieval castle are shrouded in mystery, however, it is generally believed that it was first built in the 14th century. It has gone through countless renovations with the last one being the most extensive. It was Archduke Ferdinand d’Este, the successor to the Hapsburg throne, that gave it this last makeover. Until his assassination in Sarajevoon 28th of June, 1914, which is generally seen as the catalyst that started WWI, he lived here with his lovely wife Sophie and their children. The castle has become a museum for the art object that he and his family collected over centuries. The castle is located approximately one hours drive south of Praguein a pristine, woody area, near the town of Benešov. During your tour you will see antique furnishings, paintings, tapestry, hunting trophies and much more. The castle bears are also waiting for your visit.
8. day – Departure transfer
Breakfast is in the hotel.
After breakfast, your driver will take you to the airport for departure.
Have a great flight home!
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