Czechia Tours and Travel

Day 1 – Prague

• Arrival in Prague at your own convenience and transfer to our centrally located hotel.
• Meet at 6pm in the hotel lobby for a pre-tour meeting with your guides before going out for dinner and drinks in one of our favourite places.
• Overnight in Prague.

Day 2 – Prague 

• Breakfast in our hotel.
• Then, we will delve into the history of communism, hear Cold War stories, and learn about the largest statue of Stalin ever built, as well as the former headquarters of the communist secret police.
• Next, the tour takes us to Prague’s largest nuclear bunker, built in the 1950s to accommodate up to 5,000 people.
• The tour concludes at the nuclear bunker museum, showcasing Cold War exhibits and a unique gas mask workshop.
• Traditional and savory lunch.

Afternoon

• In the afternoon we visit the stunning old town with the town hall and astronomical clock, the Charles bridge, the Prague castle, and a few more classical sites.
• Did you know there is a bridge in Prague nicknamed “Bridge of Intelligentsia”? This bridge was built by all the educated people who were fired from their positions (lawyers, priests, doctors, philosophers…). We will have a closer look at it, too.
• Traditional dinner in the city centre, where we will have the most amazing pork, dumplings (Knedel), and Sauerkraut. Complete with Svíčková, a famous sauce from Czech cuisine, made from root vegetables and heavy cream.
• Overnight at our hotel.

Day 3 – Prague

• Breakfast in our hotel.
• In the morning, we will visit the museum of communism. It focuses particularly on the totalitarian regime that ruled the country from the February putsch in 1948 until the Velvet Revolution in 1989 and different aspects of life during that time.
• Discover the WW2 Museum in Prague – A fascinating military museum and memorial to resistance. Discover Prague’s rich history at the Cathedral of St. Cyril and Methodius, featuring these extraordinary sites. The museum’s centrepiece revolves around the Anthropoid Operation, which played an important role in the story of Prague and Czechoslovak WW2 history.
• Late lunch.
• Free time in the afternoon to enjoy the vibrant and historic city of Prague, with a long story of science, innovation, architecture, and art.
• Traditional dinner in the city centre.
• Overnight at our hotel.

Day 4- Brno

• Early breakfast and ~2h transfer to Brno in our private minivan. It is the second largest city in the Czech Republic and sits in the region of South Moravia. Communism persisted in Brno until the fall of the USSR. During the Velvet Revolution in 1989, Czechoslovakia was peacefully dissolved, and Brno then integrated with the Czech Republic.
• We will visit the medieval Špilberk Castle which houses a city museum, gardens and a former prison with vaulted tunnels. Originally constructed in the 13th century as a fortress, Spilberk Castle was transformed into a prison by the late 1700s, becoming notorious as the harshest prison in Europe and housing political prisoners of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. During World War I, it held Austrian dissidents, and in World War II, the Nazis used it to imprison Czech patriots who opposed the Third Reich.
• Lunch with Czech cuisine.
• Another site to pay a visit is the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, featuring baroque altars, a 14th-century statue of the Madonna and Child, and amazing city views from its steeple. We will also make sure to take a closer look at the freedom square in Brno as well.
• The tour will conclude in the afternoon in Brno, with a last coffee and cake, and we offer transport back to Prague for those in need. A night in Brno is definitely recommended though.

From here you can continue to Poland with us, or join one of our other tours in Eastern Europe like Slovakia, Hungary, or the Baltic countries or venture further on by yourself.