Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Prague - Kutna Hora – Hradec Kralove.
We will start our trip meeting in the morning in Prague and we will drive for an hour east towards the UNESCO town of Kutna Hora. This town was called the jewel and the treasury of the country in its time. Today, the town retains its original atmosphere and paints a picture of the past. After a two-hour walk we come to the 14th century Cathedral of St. Barbara, and then we can explore the silver mines or visit a silver museum and wander around this beautiful town. In the afternoon we drive to Hradec Kralove for dinner and overnight in the stylish hotel U Kralovny Elisky
Overnight: Hradec Kralove
Terrain: flat
Meals: L, D
Day 2: Eastern Bohemia.
Today trip out of Hradec Kralove takes us to the north to see several sights and interesting towns in this part of the Czech Republic. We drive to town Smirice -- famous for a baroque chapel built by the architect Santini. Today’s walk starts here. We pass through Velichovky, a beautiful 19th century spa town specializing in the physiotherapy. We finish at Kuks, where we enjoy an “open air exhibition” of master Baroque sculptor Matyas Bernard Braun. He greatly influenced art in Bohemia and these are some of the best example of his work. We’ll visit this unique “natural” gallery with statues carved directly into stones. Afterwards we come back to Hradec Kralove.
Overnight: Hradec Kralove
Terrain: flat
Meals: B, L, D
Day 3: Chateau Opocno, Adrspach rocks.
We begin our day with a tour of Chateau Opocno, one of the architectural jewels of Renaissance Bohemia. Afterwards we drive to the sandstone rock formation called Adrspach Rocks. This landscape of natural skyscrapers has a labyrinth of passes and offers wonderful walks. The erosion of sandstone has turned blocks into bizarre shapes. Those with fanciful imaginations have named them accordingly and you will see stone “Lovers,” the “Mayor and Mayor's Wife,” “the Mountain Giant's Tooth,” and many more. In the late afternoon we arrive at Krkonose National Park, the highest mountain range in the Czech Republic.
Overnight: Pec pod Snežkou
Terrain: rolling
Meals: B, L, D
Day 4: Krkonose National Park.
Krkonose Mountains (Giant Mountains) form a natural border between the Czech Republic and Poland. The peaks are covered in spruce forests, rounded with age and cut by wide, shallow valleys. The highest mountain in the country is here: Snezka is approximately 5255’. In the morning we take a short drive to Pomezni Boudy where we start today’s hike towards Snezka. The hike will pass along the ridge, right on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. From the top of Snezka we can either take a cable car down or walk a steep trail to our destination, Pec pod Snezkou, sitting just 2500 feet beneath the peak.
Overnight: Pec pod Snezkou
Terrain: hilly
Meals: B, L, D
Day 5: Krkonose National Park.
Today’s hike will is one of the most beautiful in these mountains. It connects two well-known mountain resorts: Pec pod Snezkou and Špindlerv Mlyn. In the afternoon we transfer to Czech Paradise and the town of Jicin. This town serves as a base for most tourists coming to the Czech Paradise Natural Reserve.
Overnight: Jicin
Terrain: hilly
Meals: B, L, D
Day 6: Czech Paradise.
Cesky raj (Czech Paradise) offers extraordinary landscapes with characteristic sandstone rock towns, deep forests, wetlands, and diverse fauna and flora. This was the main reason for proclaiming the region the first protected area in the Czech Republic in 1955. This beautiful region northwest of Prague is very popular with local people as well as with tourists who like biking or hiking along romantic sandstone rock formations, old castles and the little villages of east Bohemia with typical folk architecture. We will do a full circle trip today hiking to Hruba Skala. Here we can sit on top of the sandstone rocks and enjoy incredible lookout points. Our walk takes us through the woods where we’ll see the hidden ruins of Valdstejn castle dating back to 13th century.
Overnight: Jicin
Terrain: rolling
Meals: B, L
Day 7: Czech Paradise - Prague.
Today we take a shorter walk in the Prachovske scaly, a labyrinth of sandstone pinnacles, caves and Passages. In the afternoon we drive back to Prague.
Terrain: rolling
Meals: B, L
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
This itinerary averages 2-6 hours of hiking per day on flat to hilly terrain. Inclusions: lodging 6 nights in 3-4 star properties, meals as indicated, van transportation; driver; English speaking guide; entrance fees. Itinerary is available for groups as small as 2 persons. Pricing varies depending on size of group. Hotels subject to availability.
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