My husband and I will be in Prague in October for 3 days. Should we take a walking tour? Can anyone recommend one? Also where should we eat and what should we see?
Posted by
Winston Salem, NC, USA
36 posts
I'm to be in Prague 5 days this September and plan to visit Karlstejn Castle with either City Discovery Tours or Isango; I'm going to take a train to Kutna Hora and ramble about the town on my own, though I hope to meet others at the hostel I'll be staying in.
Terezin is a former concentration camp not far from Prague that makes an interesting, though somber, day trip. As for eating, I plan to stick mostly with vegetarian establishments or picnicking off foods purchased in grocery stores, as the Czech diet seems
to be heavy on pork, and I don't eat it. Hope this helps you out!
Posted by
Chicago
2876 posts
We used Praguewalker on RS's recommendation and had an excellent and fun walking tour with our guide, Gabriela.
Posted by
Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
290 posts
Be sure to visit the Jewish quarter-a fascinating walk that you can do on your own. Buy the ticket that includes all 7 sights. Rick covers it well in his Easten Europe guidebook.
Posted by
Bannockburn, IL
27 posts
Re Prague Jewish Qtr Tours. We just returned from Prague.
There are a LOT of visitors right now. Not sure how October will be. However because we only had 2 days and one was dedicated to Terezin (outside of the city) I felt we needed to have an organized walking tour vs us making our way around the various museums, parts of town highlights etc. I was afraid we would not see enough. We decided on a morning Jewish Qtr Tour. There are really many companies that have a focus on the Jewish quarter and also will cover Prague highlights: Wittman, Milk and Honey, Precious Legacy tours etc.
The point that I wanted to make however is that when we were there (July 27-30) the lines to get into the Jewish quarter sites were very crowded, long lines. Crowded inside. The tour operator had our admission prepaid as part of the ticket and we went right in to the sites. I rather liked that and it helped us save time as we covered as much of the City as we could in one long day. But you obviously pay a bit more for that benefit and the benefit of a guide,
Also, I liked the audio guide for the Prague Castle BUT it has to be returned to the spot where rented as they hold your license for security. As the Castle is long and most is downhill, it is very tiring to trudge back Up the hill to the front entry of the castle grounds to return audio guide, then walk back to the end point. If you like to rent audio guides then I would try to find an audio rental location somewhat closer to the middle of the grounds. Or save your money on the audio guide, read the room descriptions provided and then rent the audio guide for the Lobkowicz Palace located toward end point of the Castle grounds. Rick recommended the Lobkowiz Palace and it looked very interesting. But I was too tired at that point. next time!