Czech Republic invites visitors to its cobble-stoned cities and towns with stunning, well-preserved architecture, a unique eerie presence of palpable history, and prices that are very friendly to the wallet.
Mystical Prague and charming Český Krumlov headline tours of Czech Republic
Tours of Czech Republic begin and end in Prague, where travellers enjoy city tours under the guidance of knowledgeable locals, who also lead tours in picturesque Český Krumlov. Czech Republic packages include half-day trips to Kutná Hora and its famed, eerily macabre Sedlec Ossuary, authentic dinners with polka and folkloric musical entertainment, included entry to Czech beer breweries and Český Krumlov castle, and cycling tours.
Travellers on tours of Czech Republic enjoy free time to explore towns independently, and can choose from optional excursions like Prague river cruises, nuclear bunker visits, Black Light Theatre and Ghost Walks. Along with all the activities on a Czech Republic tour package, tour leaders ensure your safety with valuable advice on how to avoid tourist traps like money exchange scams and overcharging taxis.
Czech Republic is a fascinating country with history and stunning cityscapes, but if that leaves you longing for more there are also packages combining Czech Republic with other parts of Eastern Europe and highlights of mainland Europe.
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Want a taste of that insider Czech Republic tourism knowledge we mentioned before? We have collected the best facts from real life tour guides. Impress them on tour with how much you already know.
- Though landlocked Czech Republic is often considered part of ‘Eastern Europe’, it is in fact fairly central in its position between Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland.
- Czech Republic’s longest river is the Vltava, commonly referred to as the national river as it runs along the Bohemian Forest and through most of the most important cities including Prague.
- The city of Terezín has a tragic history as home to the Theresienstadt concentration camp during WWII, where tens of thousands died and from where over 150,000 people were sent to their deaths at the Auschwitz-Birkenau and Treblinka extermination camps.
- The Velvet Revolution took place for a little over a month in 1989, and was the non-violent end to the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
- Czech Republic was formerly part of Czechoslovakia, before the peaceful dissolution into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.
- Some of Czech Republic’s most notable attractions include the castle and canals of Český Krumlov, the cobbled streets and spires in capital Prague, the cathedral, Sedlec Ossuary bone church and old silver mines in Kutná Hora, the beer breweries at Plzen and České Budějovice, the spa treatments in Karlovy Vary, and rock formations in Teplice National Park.
- Notable politicians and activists in Czech Republic’s history include dissident leader Václav Havel, government leader Alexander Dubcek, self-immolation protestor Jan Palach and reformer Jan Hun.
- The Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas is based on the life of Duke of Bohemia, Saint Wenceslas I.
- Football’s Petr Cech and Pavel Nedved, tennis’ Martina Navratilova and Ivan Lendl, and NHL’s Jaromír Jágr and Dominik Haše are all from Czech Republic.
- Some of Czech Republic’s most important cultural contributions include author Franz Kafta and his novel ‘The Metamorphosis’, director Miloš Forman, and composer Antonin Dvorak.
- Donald Trump’s first wife and mother of three of his children, Ivana Trump, was born in Czechoslovakia.
- Other famous Czechs include early geneticist Gregor Mendel and model Eva Herzigova.
- Czech Republicans are the world’s number one consumers of beer.
- Scenes from Mission Impossible, Casino Royale and XXX were filmed in Czech Republic.
- Some of Czech Republic’s most notable locally-produced products include Bohemian crystal and glass, and garnet jewellery.
Courtney Gahan is a serial expat, traveller and freelance writer who has bartered with Moroccan marketeers, seen the sun rise at Angkor Wat and elbowed her way through crowds on NYE in NYC
