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Your journey starts in Budweis. If you arrive by car, you can park comfortably not far from the hotel. Take time to stroll through the largest market square in Bohemia, treat yourself to the view from the Black Tower and enjoy a Budweiser from the barrel!.
Today you cycle partly flat along the Vltava to the UNESCO pearl of South Bohemia: Český Krumlov. A beautiful old town center and the second largest castle in the Czech Republic await you there - Český Krumlov Castle and Chateau. Enjoy your time in this unique place on the Vltava. Then cycle back to České Budějovice.
The route along the Vltava is flat and leads north to one of the most beautiful castles in Bohemia: Hluboká Castle, built in the Tudor style. In its almost 140 rooms you can admire rich collections of furniture, paintings, porcelain and weapons from different eras. Hluboká Castle is an imitation of Windsor Castle in England. After an extensive tour, your cycle route continues through many Bohemian villages to Tyn, a small, old town on the banks of the Vltava.
An interesting scenic stage awaits you today: you do not cycle directly along the Vltava today, but quite hilly at some distance and reach Tábor in the afternoon, the town of the Hussites, who founded a fortification with the biblical name here in 1420. Thanks to its rich history, architectural monuments and romantic landscape stretching along the Luznice River, Tábor is one of the most visited places in the Czech Republic. The preserved remains of the extensive fortifications and the picturesque corners of the old town are a reminder of its rich history at every turn. The old town is now a protected monument. The Hussite Museum in the late Gothic town hall is definitely worth a visit. In the center of the town is the oldest reservoir in Central Europe, called Jordán, which was created as early as 1492. On hot summer days, this is a wonderful place to end your cycle tour.
The cycle path leads through Bohemian landscapes on the ´Hussite´ route specially created for cyclists, where you will visit important places in the life of the famous church reformer Jan Hus, to Benesov. Shortly before Benesov, another highlight awaits you, the world-famous Konopiste Castle, where the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy, Archduke Ferdinand, whose murder in Sarajevo triggered the First World War, lived. Over 300,000 (!) Hunting trophies hang in the castle. Did you know that Konopiste is the most visited castle in Bohemia?
From Benesov, you cycle along many small roads to Karlstein, where the mighty castle once housed the king's crown jewels. Today, the castle is one of the biggest attractions in the Czech Republic. Halfway along the route, you cross the Vltava, which forms a reservoir here.
On the last day you cycle along the Berounka and Vltava rivers on a wonderfully quiet and flat route and finally reach the end and highlight of your trip - "Golden Prague". Take plenty of time for the cultural highlight and destination of this cycle tour! In Prague, literally every house, every square and every street corner invites you to stop and take in the sights. Prague enjoys the reputation of being one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is not for nothing that it has been given nicknames such as "Golden Prague", "Prague with a Hundred Towers" or "Crown of the World".
Unfortunately, your bike tour through South Bohemia comes to an end after breakfast. You can return to Budweis by transfer or by train, or you can start your journey home directly from Prague. Of course, you can also extend your stay in Prague, because this city has so much to offer that one day is hardly enough to visit it.
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Prices / Dates
Services / Info
- 7x overnight stay with breakfast
- Room with shower/bath/WC
- Luggage transport
- Tourist tax
- Detailed route description with maps as PDF
- GPX data on request
- 7-day hotline service
Below please find more information about your bike trip. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us by phone: 0049 - (0)6421-886890.
Arrival by train
Ceske Budejovice can be reached quite easily by train. There are through trains from Prague or, if you are traveling from southern Germany, from Linz.
Arrival by car
Please do not forget that you need a vignette for your car in the Czech Republic (approx. 13 euros, valid for 10 days) if you want to use the motorways. The vignettes can be bought at the border.
Parking facilities
You can park on a secured parking lot 1 km away from the hotel. The tranfer to this parliking lot will we organised after your arrival.
Condition of cycle paths
The bike routes lead over paved, low-traffic country roads. You cover around 40 - 60 km per day on flat or slightly hilly terrain.
Available rental bikes
There are 21- / 24- / 27-speed trekking bikes (ladies 'and gents' bikes) available. The rental bikes are fully equipped: lock, pannier, card holder, repair kit. 8-speed electric bikes can also be provided on request.
Information additional nights
You are welcome to spend additional nights in the Czech Republic before or after your trip. If you have booked half board or would like to use the rental bikes you have booked on these days, the price per person increases by:
Bike rental touring bike € 15.00 per additional day
Bike rental for an electric bike € 25.00 per additional day
If you have booked half board, the amount will probably also increase. Please indicate as a special request that the additional nights should also be booked with half board. The advertised price refers to bed and breakfast.
Currency
1 euro corresponds to approx. 25 Czech crowns (CZK - as of October 18, 2021). The safest way to exchange cash for Czech crowns (CZK / Kč) is in a bank. The fees here are around 2%. Another and usually cheaper option is to withdraw cash from ATMs: When withdrawing cash from an ATM with a cash card, the fee is based on the regulations of the bank in Germany. Withdrawals in the Czech Republic can be free of charge at partner banks or banks in the same group. Usually, however, there is a fee for the cash payment due to the currency conversion (from 1%, at least 3.50 euros). Information currency exchange Czech Republic
Extra note
Due to the current uncertain international markets, inflation and exchange rates, we reserve the right to adjust prices up to 20 days before the start of the booked trip. In the event of a significant price increase (> 8 % of the tour price), you can cancel the tour free of charge.
Extra costs - not included in the tour price
Any visitor's tax that may be incurred is not part of the tour price and must therefore be paid on site at the hotel.
7 days hotline service
Just in case the bike chain is broken, flooding makes it impossible to continue your tour or any other nasty surprise: you can reach us seven days a week and we will do anything to help you as fast as possible
Passport and visa requirements
For EU citizens, there are no special passport or visa requirements and no health formalities to be considered for this trip.
Travel insurance
The tour price already includes the statutory insolvency insurance. In addition, we recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance upon receipt of your travel confirmation in order to protect yourself against financial disadvantages in the event of travel cancellation, interruption of travel, illness or accident.
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Steffi Groß