Welcome to this 15-day tour visiting 12 unique World Heritage Sites The best of the Czech Republic: ”CZECH HERITAGE TOUR”
September 15 - 29, 2025
Prague • Kutná Hora • Zelená Hora • Litomyšl • Holašovice • Český Krumlov • Telč • Třebíč • Lednice-Valtice • Olomouc • Brno • Kroměříž • Mariánské Lázně • České Budějovice • Plzeň • Lidice • Glassworks in Nižbor and many in between
OVERNIGHTS IN
• PRAHA / PRAGUE 4 nights • PLZEŇ / PILSEN 2 nights • ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE 2 nights • BRNO 3 nights • LITOMYŠL 2 nights
DAILY TOUR PROGRAM
(B - breakfast; L - lunch; D - dinner)
Itinerary* “TRAVEL BOOK” with daily program > detailed schedule
information will be mailed to you approx. 1 month before departure
Day 1 - Monday 15
Depart your hometown and take an overnight flight across the Atlantic. Enjoy in-flight entertainment and meal service as you travel to start your vacation.
Day 2 – Saturday 28 (D) PRAHA - 1 night
The tour starts today from your hotel in PRAGUE. Begin your afternoon with a walking tour featuring the Old Town Square, enclosed by Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo-style buildings before viewing Týn Church and its magnificent towers, the unique Astronomical Clock, St. Nicholas Cathedral, and Old Town Hall. Continue to the 14th-century Charles Bridge, one of Prague's loveliest and most characteristic sights with its 16 arches and 30 statues. Tonight, join your fellow travelers for a WELCOME DINNER in the local restaurant.
Day 3 - Wednesday 17 (B, L) LITOMYŠL - 2 nights
AM, depart to KUTNÁ HORA - the 2nd largest town after Prague in the Middle Ages. Kutná Hora owed its prosperity to silver mining. We’ll tour the St. Barbara Cathedral a jewel in the crown of Gothic architecture. The unique All Saints' cemetery chapel located on the outskirts of the town is also worth exploring as it contains a crypt Ossuary with decorations made exclusively from human skulls and bones. PM, continue to our hotel.
Day 4 – Thursday 18 (B, L)
A tour of the town is scheduled for this morning following the visit to the monumental Italian Renaissance castle dating from the years 1567 - 1581. The buildings of the castle precincts are not only exceptional for their architectural refinement but have also inscribed themselves in history as the birthplace of the Czech national composer Bedřich Smetana. The castle theatre has been preserved entirely, including the original stage machinery and lighting equipment. The unique collection of stage decorations was created by Josef Platzer, the imperial court painter who worked for theatres in Vienna and Prague.
Day 5 – Friday 19 (B, L) BRNO - 3 nights
Start this morning with a trip to ZELENÁ HORA to visit another UNESCO site - the Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk. The church built in 1727, with many furnishings, is remarkable for its Gothicizing features and complex
symbolism, quite unusual for the time. The construction of the church is based on the geometry of a circle while constantly repeating the number five as a reference to Nepomuk's five stars. Those stars, according to a legend, appeared above his body when he had died. PM, continue to our hotel in BRNO. Guided city tour includes the Church of St. Jacob, Vegetable Market, and Cathedral of Ss. Peter & Paul; Spilberg Castle area, city center, and more.
Day 6- Saturday 20 (B, L)
Day trip to visit LEDNICE CHATEAU - The rich constructional development of the present Romantic building began as early as the Middle Ages. The present appearance of Lednice is a result of the Neo-Gothic reconstruction of 1846 - 1858. The rooms on the manor's ground floor stand out, namely due to the carved decorations. All the rooms are magnificent, but most of all the library, with its splendid stairs and imposing entrance hall with beautiful ceilings and lower facings of Turquoise, Red, and Blue Shows. PM, continue to tour VALTICE CHATEAU representing an excellent example of Baroque style. The stroll through the castle is a very pleasant experience. Several rooms and halls display extraordinarily rich decorations on the walls whose value is not diminished. The most beautiful of almost twenty interiors are the Mirror Hall, the picture gallery, the manor chapel, and the saloon of Prince Charles. These and several other rooms are decorated by magnificent ceiling paintings.
Day 7 – Sunday 21 (B, L)
After breakfast, we'll depart to KROMĚŘÍŽ. In 1777, this town, located in Central Moravia became the seat of the bishops of Olomouc. The splendid Kroměříž chateau and its beautiful gardens are considered an especially attractive and well-preserved example of Baroque palatial and garden design. They played an important role in the development of Central European Baroque architecture of gardens and palaces. Before our guided city tour of the adjoining
colonnade and beautiful gardens. PM, continue to OLOMOUC - The second largest city after Prague, in the period 1187-1641, the capital of Moravia. The residence of bishops since 1063, the first archbishop was installed in 1777. The most significant are the Cathedral of St. Wenceslas from 1109 and the Holy Trinity Column from 1716-1754. Guided city tour.
Day 8 – Monday 22 (B, L) ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE - 2 nights
Morning, depart to TŘEBÍČ for a visit to the Jewish Quarter which is one of the best preserved Jewish ghettos in Europe. The next stop will be in TELČ. The self-guided tour will take you to the long square lined with arcades and the Church of St. James from the 14th century. The Chateau complex is the most impressive architecture in the region. Free time for shopping. After lunch continue to ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE. Free time at leisure.
Day 9 – Tuesday 23 (B, L)
Guided city tour. In the city center of the town is a magnificent square, one of the largest in Europe. It is lined with Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque houses with arcades, and Samsonʼs Fountain in its center. PM trip to ČESKÝ KRUMLOV - the jewel of South Bohemia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site universally recognized as a unique remnant of historic urbanism. The old town preserves, virtually intact and still vital, an unparalleled ensemble of Gothic,
Renaissance, and Baroque structures. Among the attractions is the secondlargest castle complex in the Czech Republic. Guided city tour followed by free time for shopping Bohemian Garnets in the factory store, other souvenirs, or a chance to visit the chateau.
Day 10 - Wednesday 24 (B, L) PILSEN - 2 nights
After breakfast, we’ll depart to the most charming village of HOLAŠOVICE. The pride of this place is the wonderful Baroque farms set around the extensive village green, which even ensured the inclusion of Holašovice in the UNESCO World Heritage list. After a tour of the village, we’ll continue to PILSEN. PM city tour includes the city center, the “Thank you America!” monument dedicated to the George S. Patton - 3rd Army for the liberation of the
city in 1945, St. Bartholomew church, and other places. Rest of the day at leisure.
Day 11 – Thursday 25 (B, L)
AM we’ll depart to MARIÁNSKÉ LÁZNĚ - the second largest spa resort in the Czech Republic founded in the last century. Carefully arranged large parks, spa forests, specific architecture, and flourishing cultural and social life. Those are the features that characterize this beautiful town. Of the 140 mineral springs in the town, 39 are used for treating kidneys, respiratory and urinary disorders. Tour the Colonnade and view the “Singing Fountain” in front of the main colonnade. PM, return to PILSEN to tour the famous Pilsner Urquell Brewery. Free time at leisure.
Day 12 – Friday 26 (B, L) PRAHA - 3 nights
During your free time in the morning, you may shop for various souvenirs or you’ll have a chance to visit, the second largest Synagogue in Europe, the General George S. Patton Museum, the Brewery Museum, or any other sights. After lunch, we'll depart to visit RÜCKL Crystal Glassworks in NIŽBOR. You’ll witness the manufacturing of an extensive range of cut 24% leaded crystal in a wide variety of decorations from simple to extremely complex and decorations with gilt, hand painting, and sandblasting. Visiting the local shop store for bargain crystal shopping. Free time in PRAGUE at leisure.; you may also consider visiting the 1,000-year-old Hradčany Castle area, with the former Royal Palace, the imposing St. Vítus Cathedral, the colorful Golden Lane, and the other historical sites.
Day 13 – Saturday 27 (B, D)
Free day to discover more favorite sites or an Optional trip to: LIDICE to visit a Memorial dedicated to the people of the village killed by the Nazis. The evening is reserved for our most popular DINNER PARTY with a FOLK PROGRAM full of MUSIC,DANCE, and lots of FUN!
Day 14 – Sunday 28 (B)
Completely free day for shopping or visiting the other places of interest or visit your ancestral village - we can arrange for you an English speaking driver who will take you there.
Day 15 - Monday 29 (B)
After breakfast, your tour ends this morning leaving you with pleasant memories of a wonderful vacation.
*Subject to change
Itinerary* “TRAVEL BOOK” with daily program > detailed schedule information will be mailed to you approx. 1 month before departure
(B - Breakfast; L – Lunch; D - Dinner)
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TOUR INCLUDES
• Land transfers - Air-conditioned motor coach
• Clean and comfortable first-class hotel accommodation with private facilities
• Breakfasts & lunches or dinners as per itinerary
• All scheduled sightseeing & entrance fees, local taxes, music, parties & entertainment
• Escorted from the US by Czech native
• Professional, local English speaking Tour guides
• "Travel Book” and maps of the Czech Republic and Prague plus the information you need to know before you go & during the tour
NOT INCLUDED
x Group Airfare available (please ask us, we can assist)
x Travel Insurance (please ask us, we can assist)
x Porterage and gratuities
x Personal expenses
x Meals & beverages not mentioned in the program
x Anything not mentioned in the inclusions
TOUR RESERVATIONS DETAILS
Land tour price per person based on double occupancy: $3,895
Please ask for the Tour Registration Form
Book by: June 7 (if the place is still available) Past Due by: June 21, 2025