EU 4: CZECH CULTURE AND CULINARY

7 nights/8 days , EU 4: CZECH CULTURE AND CULINARY

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

2x transfer from / to airport

7 x accommodation in a double room with breakfast buffet (hotel standard 3 *, 4 *, 5 * see below)

1x Prague sightseeing 3 hrs with an English speaking guide

1x excursion Karlovy Vary spa city with Moser crystal glass factory

1x excursion Dresden with boat trip 3 hrs with 3-course lunch

1x traditional evening – Folklore Garden dinner (4-course menu, live music, dancing) with pick up from the hotel

1x Excursion Melnik – transportation, entrance fee to the chateau, guide

1x Excursion Karlstejn – transportation, entrance fee to the castle, guide

1x Sochor farm cooking workshop and 5-course tasting menu

Travel office local representative assistance

24/7 assistance on the phone

All taxes

Optionally – not included

2x diner at the hotel – 3-course menu

1x lunch in Grandhotel Pupp Karlovy Vary, 3-course gourmet menu

1x wine tasting Melnik chateau

1x coffee and cake Eirscheck in Dresden

Any other excursions

 

 

 

 

 

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Food is a perfect way how to connect with a new culture. Culinary tours in or out of Prague are for our guest’s experience of authentic Czech excellent quality food and learn a bit Czech history and culture. Right now there is a food revolution taking place in the Czech Republic. New restaurants open their doors and Czech chefs are challenging old classic recipes and are breaking new grounds to show critics that the Czech Republic is a country to be reckoned and counted within the fine food and gourmet landscape.

DAY 1:   ARRIVAL PRAGUE

According to the flight schedule, meeting with the travel office local representative, transfer to the hotel, and check all points of your itinerary

DAY 2: BEST OF PRAGUE

The Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square, Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, and the Church of St. Nicholas are just some of the Prague icons you’ll see on this guided walking tour. Embark alongside your passionate guide who will tell you the whole story. Afternoon and evening at leisure time (optionally excursions). Dinner at Folklore garden  – a typical Czech restaurant „Cicovicky dvur“ for a traditional dinner consisting of a 4-course menu and unlimited consumption of beer, wine, and soft drinks. After dinner, you will be able to enjoy a folklore program with live music and dance. 

DAY 3: KARLOVY VARY, Moser Crystal Glass factory

1.5 hrs bus drive from Prague to Karlovy Vary. In the morning, you proceed on a city tour around Karlovy Vary, where you´ll see the famous Market Colonnade, the Thermal Spring Colonnade, and the Chateau Colonnade, as well as the old Russian style, built St. St. Peter’s Church, the St. Paul´s Church and the Maria Magdalene Church and the grandiose Emperor Spa Building. Lunch in grandiose Grandhotel Pupp.  Afternoon you´ll go on a sightseeing tour of the famous MOSER museum with the crystal glass factory on the outskirts of Karlovy Vary. Luxurious crystal glass souvenirs in the factory shop.

DAY 4:  MELNIK CASTLE, ROYAL SWEETS, and WINE TASTING

Mělník Chateau , the seat of the ancient noble family of the Princes of Lobkowicz. If you look into the landscape from the chateau terrace while enjoying a glass of our chateau wines and admiring the magnificent confluence of the two largest rivers of the Czech land, flowing through the romantic landscape, you will experience an unforgettable experience. After sightseeing of interiors, you can taste traditional sweets and chocolate in the chateau conditory, as same as visiting chateau wine cellars for local wine tasting.

DAY 5:  CASTLE KARLSTEJN, cooking workshop, and TASTING MENU WESTERN BOHEMIA

After breakfast, we will visit Karlstejn Castle. It is one of the most famous castles in the Czech Republic. Czech King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV had Karlstejn constructed in 1348 as a place of safekeeping for the royal treasures, especially the coronation jewels of the Holy Roman Empire. The drive is scenic as well. As we travel through a nature reserve, you can gaze at the forest, rivers, and villages. After the visit, we will move one more hour by bus to the south-west of the Czech republic to Nepomuk. After light refreshment, you can enjoy cooking courses to learn how to make Czech special dishes – knedliky ( dumplings) or walk-in juicy nature of Brdy to see the Sochor family bio farm.

Dinner at hotel U zeleného stromu in  Nepomuk, a 5-course tasting menu of typical Czech cuisine, with the possibility to complete the taste with fresh beer from famous local brewery Zlata krava

DAY 6:    DRESDEN with a boat trip

Our tour follows on the passenger boat on the Elbe river, embarking in village Hrensko. You will enjoy a unique magnificent view of Saxonian Switzerland National park for 3 hours. Lunch 3 courses on the board. Landing Dresden at 1 p.m. Dresden originated as a small fishing village, growing to become a spa and royal residence, to finally become the capital city of Saxony. The most important historical monuments are the Zwinger and Albertinum galleries, the Hofkirche and Frauenkirche churches, and the Semperoper opera house. During World War II, the city suffered a massive air raid that almost destroyed it entirely; however, it was reconstructed and rebuilt. We recommend visiting baroque Zwinger Palace, which lies in the city’s historical center and serves as a gallery housing works of art such as the Sistine Madonna and masterpieces by Rembrandt and other famous artists.  Free time in Dresden at leisure, with great opportunity to tase famous cake Eirscheck.

DAY 7:    FREE DAY at leisure in PRAGUE

shopping, beer SPA, or any of the optional trips

DAY 8:   DEPARTURE HOME

transfer to the airport according to your schedule

 

DATES AND PRICE

03.07.-10.07.2021

10.07.-17.07.2021

17.07.-24.07.2021

24.07.-31.07.2021

31.07.-07.08.2021

07.08.-14.08.2021

14.08.-21.08.2021

21.08.-28.08.2021

28.08.-04.09.2021

04.09.-11.09.2021

11.09.-18.09.2021

09.10.-16.10.2021

16.10.-23.10.2021

23.10.-30.10.2021

06.11.-13.11.2021

13.11.-20.11.2021

other dates on the request, all year round

PRICE INCLUDED

2x transfer from / to airport

7 x accommodation in a double room with breakfast buffet (hotel standard 3 *, 4 *, 5 * see below)

1x Prague sightseeing 3 hrs with English speaking guide

1x excursion Karlovy Vary spa city with Moser crystal glass factory

1x excursion Dresden with boat trip 3 hrs with 3-course lunch

1x traditional evening – Folklore Garden dinner (4-course menu, live music, dancing) with pick up from the hotel

1x Excursion Melnik – transportation, entrance fee to the chateau, guide

1x Excursion Karlstejn – transportation, entrance fee to the castle, guide

1x Sochor farm cooking workshop and 5-course tasting menu

Travel office local representative assistance

All taxes

Package in 3 * HOTEL

Package in 4 * HOTEL

Package in 5 * HOTEL

DISCOUNT FOR KIDS

kids 0-2 years with 2 adults free

kids 2- 12 years with 2 adults – 40% discount

OPTIONAL DAY TOURS