5 days program for groups focused on beer in Prague.

Day 1:

We pick up the guests in the airport and drive to the hotel. Depending on the time of arrival we arrange a short city walk/orientation tour. We will visit the Old Town Square, the Jewish Area and the Charles Bridge. On the tour we will have two Pilsner Urquells in a beer hall close to the Charles Bridge. If it is lunch time this beer hall serves typical, Czech courses like soup, goulash etc.

In the evening we walk to U Medvidku - By the bears, which is a micro brewery, restaurant and beer hall, where we will enjoy a traditional dinner and have some Budweiser beers. With full stomachs there will be an excursion in the brewery to see the process of brewing beer. First the guide will deliver a small lecture of app. 30 min. We will inform about the brewing process, where the malt is heated up to 65-75 degrees in the big copper vessels, then the hops are added, this gives the bitter taste to the beer, and finally the yeast is added, too. The yeast converts the sugar from the malt into alcohol. We will also tell about some of the biggest breweries like Pilsner Urguell and Budweiser. Not least we will entertain the guests about the very special traditions and rules in the local pubs outside the centrum of Prague and finally we will disclose why the Czechs are the heaviest beer drinkers in the world. After the lecture we go to the big copper vessels, where the malt is boiled. They are placed in the midlle of the restaurant. We will have the chance to see, smell and taste the ingredients for the tasty beer. Then we come to the fermentation cellar to see how the yeast makes the beer bubble with fine, white foam. At the end we will se the lager tanks, too.

Day 2:

After breakfast our bus will drive us to Velké Popovice for a vist in the Kozel Brewery (the one with the goat). We will have an excursion in the brewery, which is part of the Pilsner company. We will watch all parts of the brewing process - the boiling of the malt, the fermentation and the lagering in this big brewery. Not least we will come to filling station, too. Of course we will then taste of one or two of the fine Kozel beers from the brewery. It could be the sweet, dark one, which many tourists like After the excursion we go for lunch in the brewery´s own restaurant, of course we will have more beer there. We return to Pague in the middle of the afternoon.

Late afternoon we meet again and walk to the river Moldau for a two hour boat trip. We start with an aperitif, followed by a big buffet, consisting of hot and cold dishes, fruit, cheese and cake for dessert. One drink is included, but of course you can buy more beers on board.

On the trip we will pass a lock and later we will sail around in the center, close to the Charles Bridge and the Prague Castle. We will have a spectaculor look on many of the most interesting monuments, seen form the water side. After the boat trip the guide can recommend you some of the more special and interesting bars in the center of Prague.

Day 3:

The most of the day is for your own disposal. You can spent the day in some of Pragues more than 50 micro breweries, most of them offer beer tastings. We meet late in the afternoon and go by public transportation to a part of Prague called Žižkov. It is a neighbourhood, which was earlier mainly inhabited by workers. Today it is one of the places in Europe with the biggest concentration of local bars. We will taste a long row of different beers and visit four very different places. We will start in a bar, where they serve beer from smaller breweries around the country. They order only one barrel of each kind of beer, so when it is empty they get another beer from another brewery. This means that we never know in advance, what we can offer the guests. There are eight different beers on the tap and we will taste two of them. It could be IPA, wheat, light, semi dark, dark or just a lager. Then we go to the bar U Vystřelenýho oka - The shot out eye!!!. This is one of the most special ad traditional bars in Prague, especially if it comes the interior and the decoration. You should not miss to go to the toilet - you will never forget that. Next stop is a micro brewery, where they normally serve a light, a dark and a smoked beer. We end up in a bar/restaurant for dinner. We offer soup of the day, followed by another big meat plate, consisting of hot and sweet chicken legs, smoked spareribs, sausages and meat loaf, the side dishes are only bread and salat. Free consumption of four different beers.

Day 4:

First part of the day for your own disposal. In the middle of the day we go to Beer Museum, which is placed in the Old Town. In the museum you will find everything connected to beer. There are posters informing about the history of beer, from the very start in Mesopotamia in the 10. century B.C. unitil today. The brewing process will be explained and illustrated. There are a lot of interesting statistics, as well as a small film about the production of malt and hops. You will also see the tools, which were earlier used for tapping the beer in the bars. It will be explained why Czech beer probably is the best in the world.

After the visit in the exhibition halls there will be a beer tasting in the basement, where the two small rooms are furnished respectively as a bar in the 19. century and as a bar during communism. You will have four small beers from minor breweries outside Prague. The visit will last app. one hour.

Day 5:

Maybe there will be time for some more beers before we go to the airport for departure.

Additional information:

Within the last decades a lot of micro breweries have opened, we can easily go there. The most famous is of course U fleků, which has been operating since 1499. This is really a tourist trap, but is serves fantastic home made black beer. Another example is the monastery brewery, close to Prague castle. Maybe we could got to Pivovarsky Dum - the Brew House, close to the center, too.

If you prefer to go to the Budweiser brewery , which is placed in České Budějovice a couple of hours drive south of Prague or Pilsner Urquell in Pilsen a little bit more than one hours drive west of Prague, this will of course be possible, too.

On board the bus or during dinners we will give some small lectures about the Czech history in the 20th century, Czech religion, Czech language, the Christmas dinner, having carp, the spilt up of Czechoslovakia in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the political situation, and not least information about the social system concerning maternity leave, education system, salaries, taxes, rent, unemployment rate, health system and retirement.

5 days program for groups focused on the Elbe with Dresden and Prague

Day 1:

Airport arrival, one hour transfer to hotel Lev in Lovosice.

3-course dinner in the hotel incl. one drink.

Day 2:

Before noon we drive a short way to the cosy, small town of Litoměřice. We will have a short city tour, starting on the central square, where we will explain about the the underground corridors just under the square. From there we will have a short walk to the cathedral and the residence of the bishop. We will talk about Czech religion. Then we go bach to the square for a cup of coffee in one of the nice cafés.

After that we enter the bus and go to the village Žernoseky to visit a nice, small wine castle, which originates from the 13. century. Wine is grown on 31 hectares – especially white wine, as we are pretty far to the north. We will be shown around in the old, original wine cellars. On the tour we go up hill, because the wine cellars are built into a hill. On the tour we will se the enormous barrels made from oak wood, some of them are still in use. We will pass the chapel, where the monks earlier held the Masses. Finally we come to a several km long natural ventilation shaft, which still today cool down the cellars.

Then we go to one of the saloons in the castle to enjoy a two-course lunch accompanied by a wine casting. We will have six different wines from the castle, mostly white wines, as 80 pct of the production is white wine. We will probably also try some red wine. After lunch it is possible to buy the wines in the wine shop.

We will be back in the hotel in the middle of the afternoon.

3-course dinner in the hotel incl. one drink.

Day 3:

Early in the morning we drive to Dečin and go on board on the boat to sail to Bad Schandau in Germany. The tour will last almost two hours and we will serve you coffee and cake. We will pass impressing and beautiful forests and cliffs in the Bohemian Switzerland. In Bad Schandau we go by the bus to Dresden, which is also called the Firenze of the Elbe. In Dresden we will make a short city walk in the Old Town, among others we will pass the Frauenkirche, the Zwinger and the Semper-opera. Then we offer you lunch in a very nice middle age restaurant. Finally there will be some free time in Dresden until we drive back to the hotel.

3-course dinner in the hotel incl. one drink.

Day 4:

After breakfast we go to Duchcov to visit the fine castle, which is mainly known because Casanova lived there for the last 13 years of his life. The castle was built by a famous Czech noble family, Waldstejn. First part of the tour in the castle will tell us about the family and we will see many pieces of art, hunting weapons, music instruments and porcelain. Not least there are a lot of curiosities, collected in foreign countries by different members of the family. In the second part of the exhibition we will visit the rooms of the charmeur, crook and spy Casanova. He had spent his fortune, so he accepted the offer to be a librarian in the castle. He was pretty bored, so he had plenty of time to write his extensive, romantic memoires.

Then we go to Teplice to the micro brewery Monopol. First we will we have a show around to see where the malt is boiled and sugar set free, then we go the basement with the fermentation vessels, where the sugar is converted into alcohol. We will also visit the lagertanks, where the beer matures, and the small filling station. We will show you the ingredients for the beer, too.

Then it is time to have a two-course lunch in the brewery restaurant, this includes of course a couple of samples of the tasty beer.

3-course dinner in the hotel incl. one drink.

Day 5:

After breakfast we go to Prague to have a city tour in the Old Town. We will pass the Old Town Square with the famous Astronomical Clock, the Jewish Area with the Old Cemetary and the Charles Bridge. Finally we will have a two hour boat trip on Moldau. This includes an aperitiv, a big buffet and a drink. We will sail under the Charles Bridge and have a nice view of the Prague Castle and numerous other nice buildings.

Transfer to the airport.

Additional information:

Other possible excursions: The Skoda factories, Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) or Hřensko.

On board the bus or during dinners we will give some small lectures about the Czech history in the 20th century, Czech religion, Czech language, the Christmas dinner, having carp, the spilt up of Czechoslovakia in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the political situation, and not least information about the social system concerning maternity leave, education system, salaries, taxes, rent, unemployment rate, health system and retirement.

5 days program for groups with Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) and Prague.

• Accomodation in a 4 star spa hotel.
• Half pension in the hotel, breakfast and dinner.
• 3 treatments: bubble bath, bath with herbs and full body massage.

Day 1:

Arrival to the hotel.

Dinner in the hotel.

Day 2:

After breakfast we will make a two hour city walk. We will walk to the nearby colonnade. On the tour we will pass many of the most interesting sights in Karlovy Vary. Close to our hotel is hotel Termal placed. Every year there is held a big film festival. It is a tradition to invite one of the greatest American actors to join the festival. Then we pass many of the big palaces and spa hotels, and the 12 health giving sources, too, where you will have the oppoutunity to taste the healthy water after you have bought one of the traditional porcellan cups. The most famous one is named Vřidlo and it gushes to a height of 12 metres.

The tour ends at the famous hotel Pupp, where scenes to a James Bond movie were shot. Then we return to the hotel. On the tour we will pass many of the houses were renown people have been lodging, let us mention the most famous bohemian king and German-Roman Emperor Charles 4th from the 14th century, the last Austrian-Hungarian emperor Franz Josef, an English king, Goethe and many of the biggest composers.

In the afternoon we will vist the Becherovka Muzeum. We have a short walk to the muzeum where we start with an excursion. Becherovka is the Czech nation drink, a mixture between schnaps and liqueur. It holds 38% alkohol and is as well sweet as strong. It was brewed for the first time in 1907, and today it is owned by the french company Pernod Ricard. On the excursion we will learn about the history of the company and see posters and objects connected to the company. We will be explained the brewing process as well as three of the ingredients – herbs will be revealed, but not all of the 30 herbs, because the receipt is secret. Finally we will see an interesting film about the company and taste three of their products.

Day 3:

In the morning we drive to Pilsen, where we start with an excursion in the famous Pilsner Urquell brewery. This brewery is the biggest in the Czech Republic with a yearly production of 11 million hectoliters in the whole company, 6 millions are brewed in the brewery in Pilsen. The excursion takes about 100 minutes and we will start with some general information about the brewery. Then we enter the brewery´s own bus and drive to the filling station, which is one of the most modern in Europe. We continue with a film about the history of the company and not least the brewing process. Then will will learn about, taste and smell some of the ingredients to the tasty beer, water, malt, hops and yeast. After that we enter the new brewery hall from 2004, where the malt is boiled and where the first copper vessel from 1842 is exhibited. Finally we will se fotos and objects from the first years after the brewery was founded.

On the last stop on the visit we will go to the historical lager cellar with a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius. Down there we will taste a speciality, an unfilthered and unpasteurized Pilsner Urquel, which has been fermented and lagered in the old oak vessels. After the visit in the brewery, which is placed in the center of Pilsen, we will have lunch in a restaurant and finally some free time around the central square, before we drive back to the hotel.

Dinner in the hotel.

Day 4:

After breakfast we drive to Becov nad Teplou to visit the castle in this small town. We will have an excursion in the historic buildings, which are built in Gotic, Renaissance and Baroque style. The climax of the visit is the St. Maurus` reliquary, that has a very interesting history. It was made around 1225 and during WW2 it was hidden under the floor of the castle chapel to prohibit the Germans to get hold of it. Later it was forgotten until 1985, when it was retrieved in a very bad condition. After 11 years of reconstruction it has since 2002 been exhibited in the castle. There will be time for a stroll in the castle garden before we enjoy lunch in a restaurant nearby.

Dinner in the hotel.

Day 5:

After breakfast we go to Prague to make a city walk in the Old Town. We will pass the Old Town Square with the famous Astronomical Clock, the Jewish Area with the Old Cemetary and the Charles Bridge. Finally we will have a two hour boat trip on Moldau. This includes an aperitiv, a big buffet and a drink. We will sail under the Charles Bridge and have a nice view of the Prague Castle and numerous other nice buildings.

Transfer to the airport.

Additional information:

On board the bus or during dinners we will give some small lectures about the Czech history in the 20th century, Czech religion, Czech language, the Christmas dinner, having carp, the spilt up of Czechoslovakia in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the political situation, and not least information about the social system concerning maternity leave, education system, salaries, taxes, rent, unemployment rate, health system and retirement.

5 days program for groups in Český Krumlov and Prague.

Day 1:

From Prague we drive a couple of hours to Český Krumlov, which is after Prague undoubtedly the second most attractive town in the Czech Republic. After arrival we will have dinner and a drink in the hotel.

We will make a short walk in the vicinity of the hotel to get oriented about where the hotel is placed in the center of town.

Český Krumlov is on the UNESCO-list. The river Moldau curves through the Old Town, which is full of small, narrow streets with a lot of cosy bars and restaurants.

Day 2:

We will make a short stroll to the central square and go on to the castle, which is the second largest in the Czech Republic. It dates back to around 1250, and for ages three of the most famous noble families, the Rosenbergs, the Eggenbergs and the Schwarzenbergs have been the owners. Today the state is the owner. We will make two excursions in the castle. On the first one we will see the impressing interior in Baroque and Renaissance style. We will go through the Castle Chapel and see the Golden Horse Carriage and the Mascerade Hall. The second excursion brings us to the best kept Baroque style theatre in Europe, which is placed in the 5th court yard. We will be shown stage scenery, costumes and props, machinery for replacing the scenes and equipment for imitating sounds of a storm.

The evening is on your own.

Day 3:

We drive to the nearby town of Třebon´, which is famous for breeding carps.

First we will have an excursion in the town brewery. We will see how the malt is boiled and the sugar is separated from the malt and later during fermentation converted into alcohol. We will see, too, the other parts in this modern brewery and also the filling station. Finally we will of course taste the nice beer.

After that we will have lunch in a local fish restaurant. The dishes can be fish or meat. The traditional Czech Christmas dinner consists of fish soup and fried carp with potato salad.

Třebon´ is the `carp capital`, because for centuries carps have been breeded there. The fish ponds are placed right in the middle of the town. You will have some free time to visit these ponds, until we drive back to the hotel.

The evening is on your own.

Day 4:

We have about one hour drive to Linz in Austria. On the central square we will enter one of the steepest trams in the world, Pöstlingbergbahn, and ride with it to the top of the hill. There we take another tram, the Grottenbahn and drive into a fanciful world of fairy tales, consisting of fabulous monsters, dworfs, witches, dragons etc. After this thrilling experience we will enjoy lunch with a drink in a restaurant on top of the hill, and then take the tram down hill to the center for some free time, until we drive back til the hotel.

Dinner in a restaurant in the evening.

Day 5:

After breakfast we go to Prague to have a city walk in the Old Town. We will pass the Old Town Square with the famous Astronomical Clock, the Jewish Area with the Old Cemetary and the Charles Bridge. Finally we will have a two hour boat trip on Moldau. This includes an aperitiv, a big buffet and a drink. We will sail under the Charles Bridge and have a nice view of the Prague Castle and numerous other nice buildings.

Transfer to the airport.

Additional information:

Other possible excursions could be the Budweiser brewery in České Budejovice, nuclear power plant Temelín, UNESCO protected village Holášovice, UNESCO protected castle Hluboka or UNESCO protected town Telč.

On board the bus or during dinners we will give some small lectures about the Czech history in the 20th century, Czech religion, Czech language, the Christmas dinner, having carp, the spilt up of Czechoslovakia in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the political situation, and not least information about the social system concerning maternity leave, education system, salaries, taxes, rent, unemployment rate, health system and retirement.

5 days program for groups with opera in Prague.

See the program for the tour to Prague.

In two or three of the evenings the evening activity will be switched with operas in some of Prague`s three impressing opera houses and theatres. You can choose between many different high quality operas. It could be one of the traditionel operas by e.g. Mozart, Verdi etc., or it could be one of the two big Czech composers Dvořak or Smetana or something not so well-know. But you can be pretty sure that the stage setting is interesting, colourful and often untraditional.

6 days program for Lovosice and Prague.

Day 1:

Airport arrival, one hour transfer to hotel Lev in Lovosice.

3 course dinner in the hotel incl. one drink.

Day 2:

Before noon we drive a short way to the cosy, small town of Litoměřice. We will have a short city tour, starting on the central square, where we will explain about the the underground corridors just under the square. From there we will have a short walk to the cathedral and the residence of the bishop. We will talk about Czech religion. Then we go bach to the square for a cup of coffee in one of the nice cafés.

After that we enter the bus and go to the village Žernoseky to visit a nice, small wine castle, which originates from the 13. century. Wine is grown on 31 hectares – especially white wine, as we are so far to the north. We will be shown around in the old, original wine cellars. On the tour we go up hill, because the wine cellars are built into a hill. On the tour we will se the enormous barrels made from oak wood, some of them are still in use. We will pass the chapel, where the monks earlier held the Masses. Finally we come to a several km long natural ventilation shaft, which still today cools down the cellars.

Then we go to one of the saloons in the castle to enjoy a two-course lunch accompanied by a wine casting. We will have six different wines from the castle, mostly white wines, as 80 pct of the production is white wine. We will probably also try some red wine. After lunch it is possible to buy the wines in the wine shop.

We will be back in the hotel in the middle of the afternoon.

3 course dinner in the hotel incl. one drink.

Day 3:

After breakfast we go to Duchcov to visit the fine castle, which is mainly known because Casanove lived there for the last 13 years of his life. The castle was built by a famous Czech noble family, Waldstejn. First part of the tour in the castle will tell us about the family and we will see many pieces of art, hunting weapons, music instruments and porcelain. Not least there are a lot of curiosities, collected in foreign countries by different members of the family. In the second part of the exhibition we will visit the rooms of the charmeur, crook and spy Casanova. He had spent his fortune, so he accepted the offer to be a librarian in the castle. He was pretty bored, so he had plenty of time to write his extensive, romantic memoires.

Then we go to Teplice to the micro brewery Monopol. First we will we have a show around to see where the malt is boiled and sugar set free, then we go the basement with the fermentation vessels, where the sugar is converted into alcohol. We will also visit the lagertanks, where the beer matures, and the small filling station. We will show you the ingredients for the beer, too.

Then it is time to have a two-course lunch in the brewery restaurant, this includes of course a couple of samples of the the tasty beer.

3 course dinner in the hotel incl. one drink.

Day 4:

After breakfast we go by the bus to Prague. After check in in the hotel we make a city tour in the Old and the New Town. We will visit the Wenceslaus Square and tell the story about the 68-uprising with Dubček and Jan Palach, who burned himself to death. Then we go to a `hidden` monastery garden and monastery church. After that we will go to the Old Town Square to see the famous Astrological Clock, the Jewish Quarter with the Old Cemetary and the Charles Bridge. During the walk we will make a break for a cup of coffee or lunch.

Late in the afternoon we will meet in the hotel and walk to the river Moldau for a two hour boattrip. We start with the Czech national drink Becherovka, followed by a big buffet with hot and cold dished, cheese fruit and cake for dessert, one drink included.

After the buffet you can go to the sun roof of the boat to enjoy the nice view of the Charles Bridge, the Prague Castle and several other nice building along the river. The guide will tell about some of the most interesting sites.

Day 5:

We meet before noon to go by bus, public transportation or the historical veteran tram to the Prague Castle, which is the biggest in Europe, so the visit will last a couple of hours. We will go into the St. Vitus Cathedral, the old Royal Castle, the St Georges Church and not least the Golden Lane with the cosy, small houses, which are built into the castle wall. From the castle we will go down the stairs to the Little Side to enjoy lunch including one drink in a nice restaurant.

The theme for the evening will be the world famous Czech beer. We will start in a local bar for a beer or two. Enjoying the beer the guide will inform about brewing process, beer types, the famous breweries Pilsner Urquell and Budweiser and the traditions in the locals bars outside the center of Prague. After that we will walk to Novoměstsky pivovar – the New Town Brewery, which is also a restaurant with 350 seats. We will enjoy a very big meat plate, consisting of many kinds of meat and rich side dished f. ex. the typical dumplings. Unlimited consumption of the brewery´s own golden or dark beer. After the dinner the guide will show you around in the brewery. We will start at the big copper vessels where the malt in boiled and sugar set free. Here the hops are added, too. On the same spot we will see, smell and taste some of the ingredients to the beer, hops and malt. Then we go to the fermentation room, where the sugar is converted into alcohol. It is quite unique, that we are allowed to go into this room and see the fermentation vessels and the beer with foam on the top. Finally we will se the lager tanks, too.

Day 6:

Transfer to the airport.

Other possible excursions from Lovosice: Boattrip from Decin to Bad Schandau in Germany followed by a visit in Dresden, the Skoda factories, Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) or Hřensko. In Prague Folklore show or bus trip to Kutna Hora.

Additional information:

On board the bus or during dinners we will give some small lectures about the Czech history in the 20th century, Czech religion, Czech language, the Christmas dinner, having carp, the spilt up of Czechoslovakia in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the political situation, and not least information about the social system concerning maternity leave, education system, salaries, taxes, rent, unemployment rate, health system and retirement.

6 days in Karlovy Vary and Prague.

Three days in a spa hotel in Karlovy Vary and three days in Prague.

Day 1:

Arrival to the hotel in Karlovy Vary.

Dinner in the hotel.

Day 2:

Before noon we will make a two hour city walk. We will walk to the nearby colonnade. On the tour we will pass many of the most interesting sights in Karlovy Vary. Close to our hotel is hotel Termal placed. Every year there is held a big film festival. It is a tradition to invite one of the greatest American actors to join the festival. Then we pass many of the big palaces and spa hotels, and the 12 health giving sources, too, where you will have the oppoutunity to taste the healthy water after you have bought one of the traditional porcellan cups. The most famous one is named Vřidlo and it gushes to a height of 12 metres. The tour ends at the famous hotel Pupp, where scenes to a James Bond movie were shot. Then we return to the hotel. On the tour we will pass many of the houses were renown people have been lodging, let us mention the most famous bohemian king and German-Roman Emperor Charles 4th from the 14th century, the last Austrian-Hungarian emperor Franz Josef, an English king, Goethe and many of the biggest composers.

In the afternoon we will vist the Becherovka Muzeum. We have a short walk to the muzeum where we start with an excursion. Becherovka is the Czech nation drink, a mixture between schnaps and liqueur. It holds 38% alkohol and is as well sweet as strong. It was brewed for the first time in 1907, and today it is owned by the french company Pernod Ricard. On the excursion we will learn about the history of the company and see posters and objects connected to the company. We will be explained the brewing process as well as three of the ingredients – herbs will be revealed, but not all of the 30 herbs, because the receipt is secret. Finally we will see an interesting film about the company and taste three of their products.

Day 3:

After breakfast we drive to Becov nad Teplou to visit the castle in this small town. We will have an excursion in the historic buildings, which are built in Gotic, Renaissance and Baroque style. The climax of the visit is the St. Maurus` reliquary, that has a very interesting history. It was made around 1225 and during WW2 it was hidden under the floor of the castle chapel to prohibit the Germans to get hold of it. Later it was forgotten until 1985, when it was retrieved in a very bad condition. After 11 years of reconstruction it has since 2002 been exhibited in the castle.

There will be time for a stroll in the castle garden before we enjoy lunch in a restaurant nearby.

Dinner in the hotel.

Day 4:

After breakfast we go by the bus to Prague. After check in in the hotel we make a city tour in the Old and the New Town. We will visit the Wenceslaus Square and tell the story about the 68-uprising with Dubček and Jan Palach, who burned himself to death. Then we go to a `hidden` monastery garden and monastery church. After that we will go to the Old Town Square to see the famous Astrological Clock, the Jewish Quarter with the Old Cemetary and the Charles Bridge. During the walk we will make a break for a cup of coffee or lunch.

Late in the afternoon we will meet in the hotel and walk to the river Moldau for a two hour boattrip. We start with the Czech national drink Becherovka, followed by a big buffet with hot and cold dished, cheese fruit and cake for dessert, one drink included.

After the buffet you can go to the sun roof of the boat to enjoy the nice view of the Charles Bridge, the Prague Castle and several other nice building along the river. The guide will tell about some of the most interesting sites.

Day 5:

We meet before noon to go by bus, public transportation or the historical veteran tram to the Prague Castle, which is the biggest in Europe, so the visit will last a couple of hours. We will go into the St. Vitus Cathedral, the old Royal Castle, the St Georges Church and not least the Golden Lane with the cosy, small houses, which are built into the castle wall. From the castle we will go down the stairs to the Little Side to enjoy lunch including one drink in a nice restaurant.

The theme for the evening will be the world famous Czech beer. We will start in a local bar for a beer or two. Enjoying the beer the guide will inform about brewing process, beer types, the famous breweries Pilsner Urquell and Budweiser and the traditions in the locals bars outside the center of Prague. After that we will walk to Novoměstsky pivovar – the New Town Brewery, which is also a restaurant with 350 seats. We will enjoy a very big meat plate, consisting of many kinds of meat and rich side dished f. ex. the typical dumplings. Unlimited consumption of the brewery´s own golden or dark beer. After the dinner the guide will show you around in the brewery. We will start at the big copper vessels where the malt in boiled and sugar set free. Here the hops are added, too. On the same spot we will see, smell and taste some of the ingredients to the beer, hops and malt. Then we go to the fermentation room, where the sugar is converted into alcohol. It is quite unique, that we are allowed to go into this room and see the fermentation vessels and the beer with foam on the top. Finally we will se the lager tanks, too.

Day 6:

Transfer to the airport.

Additional information:

Other possible excursions from Karlovy Vary: Visit in Pilsen in Pilsner Urquell, the biggest brewery in the Czech Republic. In Prague Folklore show or bus trip to Kutna Hora.

On board the bus or during dinners we will give some small lectures about the Czech history in the 20th century, Czech religion, Czech language, the Christmas dinner, having carp, the spilt up of Czechoslovakia in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the political situation, and not least information about the social system concerning maternity leave, education system, salaries, taxes, rent, unemployment rate, health system and retirement.

6 days program for Český Krumlov and Prague.

Day 1:

From Prague we drive a couple of hours to Český Krumlov, which is after Prague undoubtedly the second most attractive town in the Czech Republic.

After arrival we will have dinner and a drink in the hotel.

We will make a short walk in the vicinity of the hotel to get oriented about where the hotel is placed in the center of town.

Český Krumlov is on the UNESCO-list. The river Moldau curves through the Old Town, which is full of small, narrow streets with a lot of cosy bars and restaurants.

Day 2:

We will make a short stroll to the central square and go on to the castle, which is the second largest in the Czech Republic. It dates back to around 1250, and for ages three of the most famous noble families, the Rosenbergs, the Eggenbergs and the Schwarzenbergs have been the owners. Today the state is the owner. We will make two excursions in the castle. On the first one we will see the impressing interior in Baroque and Renaissance style. We will go through the Castle Chapel and see the Golden Horse Carriage and the Mascerade Hall. The second excursion brings us to the best kept Baroque style theatre in Europe, which is placed in the 5th court yard. We will be shown stage scenery, costumes and props, machinery for replacing the scenes and equipment for imitating sounds of a storm.

The evening is on your own.

Day 3:

We drive to the nearby town of Třebon´, which is famous for breeding carps.

First we will have an excursion in the town brewery. We will see how the malt is boiled and the sugar is separated from the malt and later during fermentation converted into alcohol. We will see, too, the other parts in this modern brewery and also the filling station. Finally we will of course taste the nice beer.

After that we will have lunch in a local fish restaurant. The dishes can be fish or meat. The traditional Czech Christmas dinner consists of fish soup and fried carp with potato salad.

Třebon´ is the `carp capital`, because for centuries carps have been breeded there. The fish ponds are placed right in the middle of the town. You will have some free time to visit these ponds, until we drive back to the hotel.

The evening is on your own.

Day 4:

After breakfast we go by the bus to Prague. After check in in the hotel we make a city tour in the Old and the New Town. We will visit the Wenceslaus Square and tell the story about the 1968-uprising with Dubček and Jan Palach, who burned himself to death. Then we go to a `hidden` monastery garden and monastery church. After that we will go to the Old Town Square to see the famous Astrological Clock, the Jewish Quarter with the Old Cemetary and the Charles Bridge. During the walk we will make a break for a cup of coffee or lunch.

Late in the afternoon we will meet in the hotel and walk to the river Moldau for a two hour boattrip. We start with the Czech national drink Becherovka, followed by a big buffet with hot and cold dished, cheese fruit and cake for dessert, one drink included.

After the buffet you can go to the sun roof of the boat to enjoy the nice view of the Charles Bridge, the Prague Castle and several other nice building along the river. The guide will tell about some of the most interesting sites.

Day 5:

We meet before noon to go by bus, public transportation or the historical veteran tram to the Prague Castle, which is the biggest in Europe, so the visit will last a couple of hours. We will go into the St. Vitus Cathedral, the old Royal Castle, the St Georges Church and not least the Golden Lane with the cosy, small houses, which are built into the castle wall. From the castle we will go down the stairs to the Little Side to enjoy lunch including one drink in a nice restaurant.

The theme for the evening will be the world famous Czech beer. We will start in a local bar for a beer or two. Enjoying the beer the guide will inform about brewing process, beer types, the famous breweries Pilsner Urquell and Budweiser and the traditions in the locals bars outside the center of Prague. After that we will walk to Novoměstsky pivovar – the New Town Brewery, which is also a restaurant with 350 seats. We will enjoy a very big meat plate, consisting of many kinds of meat and rich side dished f. ex. the typical dumplings. Unlimited consumption of the brewery´s own golden or dark beer. After the dinner the guide will show you around in the brewery. We will start at the big copper vessels where the malt in boiled and sugar set free. Here the hops are added, too. On the same spot we will see, smell and taste some of the ingredients to the beer, hops and malt. Then we go to the fermentation room, where the sugar is converted into alcohol. It is quite unique, that we are allowed to go into this room and see the fermentation vessels and the beer with foam on the top. Finally we will se the lager tanks, too.

Day 6:

Transfer to the airport.

Additional information:

Other possible excursions from Český Krumlov: Visit in Linz in Austria or to one of the UNESCO protected towns Hluboka, Telč or Holášovice. In Prague Folklore Show or bus trip to Kutna Hora.

On board the bus or during dinners we will give some small lectures about the Czech history in the 20th century, Czech religion, Czech language, the Christmas dinner, having carp, the spilt up of Czechoslovakia in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the political situation, and not least information about the social system concerning maternity leave, education system, salaries, taxes, rent, unemployment rate, health system and retirement.

5 days program for groups in Prague.

Day 1:

Arrival to the hotel. Before or after the check in in the hotel depending on the arrival time we will do a short oriention walk to let the guests know where the hotel is situated and where the most interesting sites are.

3 course dinner incl. one drink in a restaurant.

Day 2:

After breakfast we make a four hour city tour on foot in the Old and the New Town. We will visit the Wenceslaus Square and tell the story about the 68-uprising with Dubček and Jan Palach, who burned himself to death. Then we go to a `hidden` monastery garden and monastery church. After that we will go to the Old Town Square to see the famous Astrological Clock, the Jewish Quarter with the Old Cemetary and the Charles Bridge. During the walk we will make a break for a cup of coffee or lunch.

Late in the afternoon we will meet in the hotel and walk to the river Moldau for a two hour boattrip. We start with the Czech national drink Becherovka, followed by a big buffet with hot and cold dished, cheese fruit and cake for dessert, one drink included.

After the buffet you can go to the sun roof of the boat to enjoy the nice view of the Charles Bridge, the Prague Castle and several other nice building along the river. The guide will tell about some of the most interesting sites.

Day 3:

We meet before noon to go by bus, public transportation or the historical veteran tram to the Prague Castle, which is the biggest in Europe, so the visit will last a couple of hours. We will go into the St. Vitus Cathedral, the old Royal Castle, the St Georges Church and not least the Golden Lane with the cosy, small houses, which are built into the castle wall. From the castle we will go down the stairs to the Little Side to enjoy lunch including one drink in a nice restaurant.

In the evening we walk to U Medvidku - By the bears, which is a micro brewery, restaurant and beer hall, where we will enjoy a traditional dinner and have some Budweiser beers. With full stomachs there will be an excursion in the brewery to see the process of brewing beer. First the guide will deliver a small lecture of app. 30 min. We will inform about the brewing process, where the malt is heated up to 65-75 degrees in the big copper vessels, then the hops are added, this gives the bitter taste to the beer, and finally the yeast is added, too. The yeast converts the sugar from the malt into alcohol. We will also tell about some of the biggest breweries like Pilsner Urguell and Budweiser. Not least we will entertain the guests about the very special traditions and rules in the local pubs outside the centrum of Prague and finally we will disclose why the Czechs are the heaviest beer drinkers in the world. After the lecture we go to the big copper vessels, where the malt is boiled. They are placed in the midlle of the restaurant. We will have the chance to see, smell and taste the ingredients for the tasty beer. Then we come to the fermentation cellar to see how the yeast makes the beer bubble with fine, white foam. At the end we will se the lager tanks, too.

Day 4:

Before noon we go by bus to the cosy, small town of Litoměřice. We will have a short city tour, starting on the central square, where we will explain about the the underground corridors just under the square. From there we will have a short walk to the cathedral and the residence of the bishop. We will talk about Czech religion. Then we go bach to the square for a cup of coffee in one of the nice cafés.

After that we enter the bus and go to the village Žernoseky to visit a nice, small wine castle, which originates from the 13. century. Wine is grown on 31 hectares – especially white wine, as we are so far to the north. We will be shown around in the old, original wine cellars. On the tour we go up hill, because the wine cellars are built into a hill. On the tour we will se the enormous barrels made from oak wood, some of them are still in use. We will pass the chapel, where the monks earlier held the Masses. Finally we come to a several km long natural ventilation shaft, which still today cools down the cellars.

Then we go to one of the saloons in the castle to enjoy a two-course lunch accompanied by a wine tasting. We will have six different wines from the castle, mostly white wines, as 80 pct of the production is white wine. We will probably also try some red wine. After lunch it is possible to buy the wines in the wine shop. We will be back in the hotel late in the afternoon.

3 course dinner in a restaurant incl. one drink.

Day 5:

This day you can spent on your own until departure.

Additional information:

Other possible excursions could be the Skoda factories, Theresienstadt or Kutná Hora.

Other arrangaments in the evening could be folklore evening or theatre evening with opera or black/light-theatre.

On board the bus or during dinners we will give some small lectures about the Czech history in the 20th century, Czech religion, Czech language, the Christmas dinner, having carp, the spilt up of Czechoslovakia in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the political situation, and not least information about the social system concerning maternity leave, education system, salaries, taxes, rent, unemployment rate, health system and retirement.

4-day active program in the Krkonose mountains (Spindleruv-Mlyn and surroundings).

Spindl (Spindleruv-Mlyn) is located 2 hours drive from Prague. The area is an obvious opportunity for a school trip, where nature and active content are at the fore, and where the trip can also have cultural purposes. In winter, the area is used for skiing holidays and the rest of the year for active holidays. The area offers many activities such as summer bobsledding, rappelling, climbing, rafting, mountain biking, off-road scooters, paintball and much more.

As for sports activities, there is the opportunity to play handball, basketball, floorball and volleyball in a modern hall 25 km from Spindl), and 12 km from Spindl, a football facility with six football pitches is offered, one of which has heated grass while the other two are artificial grass, which makes it possible to play all year round. The remaining three pitches are with regular grass and are often only used as practice pitches.

Regarding activities: The group will receive information about safety rules before each activity. During each sporting activity, professional instructors and guides will be present.

During dinner each evening the chief guide will introduce the next days programme, weather forecast and adjust the time of the activities if necessary.

Day 1:

The group arrives in their own bus to Theresienstadt in the morning

07.30-08.30 Breakfast at Parkhotel.

09.30-11.30 Tour of Theresienstadt with a Danish-speaking guide. The round trip lasts 2 hours.

After the tour, the group continues to the Krkonose mountains and checks into Hotel Lenka in Spindl.

14.00-15.30 The group is accommodated at Hotel Lenka, which is a lovely 3* hotel. After accommodation, lunch is taken. During lunch, the chief guide for the activities comes and introduces himself and goes over the program with the group leader.

16.00-18.00 Activity: Summer bobsled

18.00-19.00 Dinner at Hotel Lenka.

Day 2:

07.30-08.30 Breakfast at Hotel Lenka.

09.30-12.00 Activity: Downhill scooter.

12.30-13.30 Lunch at Hotel Lenka or packed lunches at the activity.

14.00-17.00 Activity: Group I: Monkey Park (high / low ropes) or Downhill scooters.

18.00-19.00 Dinner at Hotel Lenka.

Day 3:

07.30-08.30 Breakfast at Hotel Lenka.

09.30-12.00 Activity: Group I: Rappelling + Zipline

12.30-13.30 Packed lunches at the activity.

14.00-17.00 Activity: Mountain bike 1) easy 2) medium

18.00-19.00 Dinner at Hotel Lenka. During dinner, the chief guide will evaluate with the leader of the group.

Day 4:

07.00-10.00 Breakfast at Hotel Lenka and check out.

12.00-18.00 Tour of Prague

18.00-? Departure from Prague

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