Visit Karlovy Vary, the Czech Republic’s most important spa town. For centuries European notables came here for the healing powers of its waters.

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Duration 9.5 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: Spanish, German, English, Abkhazian, Italian
Optional audio guide: Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Highlights

Enjoy a walk through the town center and admire the spa colonnades
See Vřídlo Sprudel, the most famous of the geysers
Spend free time to explore at your own pace

Full description

Karlovy Vary is the best known spa town in the Czech Republic, and its history dates to the 14th century and the reign of Charles IV. The healing powers of the local springs enticed notables such as the Russian Tsar Peter the Great and the German poet Goethe. The spa town is also known for the production of world-renowned Moser crystal, Carlsbad porcelain, and the traditional Czech herb liqueur, Becherovka. On this full-day excursion from Prague you’ll enjoy a guided tour of the town center and marvel at the most famous geyser, Vřídlo Sprudel, gushing its mineral waters to a height of nearly 12 meters! After this you’ll be free to explore the town on your own.

Includes

Live guide or audio guide (depending on option selected)
Round-trip transportation from Prague

Lunch
Entrance fees
Hotel pick-up and drop off

Not suitable for

Wheelchair users

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned

Traveler requirements

You must bring your own headphones

Meeting point

Meeting point may vary depending on the option booked.

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What to bring

Comfortable shoes

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To qualify for student pricing you must have a valid ISIC card.

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Overall rating

4.1 /5

based on 39 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.1/5
Transportation
3.4/5
Value for money
3.9/5
Safety
4.2/5

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Nice day trip

The tour guide Tatjana did a very good job and took great care of the guests. It was a shame that we were not informed at the time of booking that the Moser glass factory was not open to visitors on Easter Monday. So we paid for a service that we did not receive. It also made the stay in Karlovy Vary a bit long.

April 24, 2019

Nice get-away with some cultural and local insights.

We had decided spontaneously for this trip just a day prior. Booking was excellent handled. Pick up and transfer to the starting point of the trip had some hurdles as a new, bigger bus needed to be organized which caused some frustration (not at us but the driver). So it took us quite some time to actually get started with the tour. Our group consisted of Spanish and Russian people plus some English folks like us. We had two guides with us. Guide-wise it was perfectly fine. We received plenty of information and our guide, Elena, was kind of cute too. The stop at the glass factory and the tour through their production facilities was impressive and hot. Hot because of the open ovens and liquid glass everywhere. Respect to their employees! Not the nicest work environment. After this we went to the centre of Karlovy Vary and discovered all nine of their Kolonades (hot and mineralized water sources). Again, sufficient background information not to get bored. We also had included a lunch.

June 9, 2017

October 26, 2019

From Prague: Karlovy Vary Full-Day Tour

From Prague: Karlovy Vary Full-Day Tour

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Nice day trip

Nice get-away with some cultural and local insights.