Self-Guided

Self-Guided: Daily: April 12 to September 27, 2010
Guided tours available for parties of 6 or more

Self-Guided: €1679

Day 1: Prague Arrival day
This day begins with a welcome at the airport, then transfer to hotel and accommodation. This day we will devote to discovering the magic places of Prague. We recommend visiting of the UNESCO historical centre of the city and following that we will prepare a welcome dinner in a restaurant.

Day 2: Prague - Karlstejn - Pribram 77 km/47 miles
Our first cycle tour leads from our Prague hotel to the famous castle Karlstejn. After an optional visit of Karlstejn, another part of our first cycle tour to a former miner city of Pribram is awaiting us. Once we have put us up, we can set out on a visit of the famous place of pilgrimage Holy Mountain.

Day 3: Pribram - Zvikovske Podhradi 61 km/38 miles
From Pribram, we will go to Orlik dam in the morning - one of the dams of a Vltava-river cascade system, which also protects Prague against floods. The dam is 33km/22 miles long and we will go alongside it to reach 500m long Zdakovsky bridge, which with its one span is one of the biggest bridges in the world. We can also visit a romantic water castle Orlik here. In the afternoon, we will leave for Zvikovske Podhradi & a Zvikov castle at a junction of the river Vltava and the river Otava. We will be accommodated there. Optional visit of Zvikov castle is recommended.

Day 4: Zvikovske Podhradi - Pisek 28 km/17 miles
Today we will ride from Zvikov through the romantic landscape and forests into a smaller town Pisek. Pisek City was founded on the banks of the river Otava Czech kings in the 13th century. From this period also comes his biggest sight - the oldest stone bridge in the Czech Republic, which is older than the Charles Bridge in Prague. Thanks to the gold-gold mining Otava Pisek is soon became an important commercial center. This romantic city, still called the city students, after 1989 blossomed into beauty. Houses, parks and monuments are all newly revised and creates an unforgettable atmosphere for tourists, well-being and relaxation.

Day 5: Pisek - Hluboka - Ceske Budejovice 53 km/33 miles
From Pisek, we will set out on a route to Hluboka chateaux, also called the Pearl of Southern Bohemia. After optional visit of the chateaux we will finish today’s route in Ceske Budejovice, a city of the famous brewery Budvar / Budweiser and a unique historical monument from 1825 - the first and biggest horse railroads in Europe, which once connected Austrian city of Linz and Ceske Budejovice. After a dinner with Budvar beer, we definitely recommend you to enjoy a romantic evening walk round the city center.

Day 6: Ceske Budejovice - Cesky Krumlov 28 km/17 miles
We will say goodbye to Ceske Budejovice and will go through a beautiful landscape us to Cesky Krumlov - a last UNESCO place in the Bohemia. We will spend here unforgettable moments walking through historical lanes; we can visit the chateaux and its tower, a museum of medieval torture tools and many other interesting things.

Day 7: Cesky Krumlov - Trebon 57 km/35 miles
Another route will take us from Cesky krumlov through the landscape of ponds to a spa city of Trebon. We will spend here some relaxing moments in the historical centre - urban listed preserve - and can also visit a chateau and its romantic garden. You may also wish to purchase a spa procedure in a local spa.

Day 8: Trebon - Jindrichuv Hradec 52 km/34 miles
We are leaving Trebon and are looking forward to the city of Jindrichuv Hradec. Its well-kept historical centre will fascinate us with its picturesqueness and we will certainly be tempted by a visit of a museum and the biggest mechanical Bethlehem in the world. Or a visit of one of the biggest chateauxs in Czechia?

Day 9: Jindrichuv Hradec - Slavonice 47 km/29 miles
We will say goodbye to Jindrichuv Hradec and will go through a beautiful landscape of a national park called the Czech Canada. We will pass by a ruin of Landstejn castle and will come to Slavonice - another historical centre and city at a border of three lands - Bohemia, Moravia and Austria. After the accommodation and relaxation we can visit a wine cellar in the evening.

Day 10: Slavonice - Vranov nad Dyjí 47 km/29 miles
Today we will continue through a beautiful landscape of a national park called the Czech Canada to Vranov nad Dyji. This small town with a castle, which are the first mention already in the 11th century is our last stop in the Czech Republic. After accommodation can visit the romantic castle or enjoy a pleasant stroll to the Vranov dam.

Day 11: Vranov nad Dyji - Horn (Austria) 40 km/25 miles
We have passed the last night in the Czech Republic and will continue into the first Austrian city - Horn. Path leads us beautiful wooded landscape Podyjí National Park, then over the border crossing into Austria and then a National Park Thayatal. We spend the first night in Austria and we look forward to the next tour, which takes us into the first romantic city on the Danube - Krems.

Day 12: Horn - Krems 53 km/33 miles
In the morning we leave Horn. Our first stop is the Castle Rosenburg - the romantic castle on the river Kamp. We definitely recommend a visit to the castle, then it is already passing through the valley of the river Kamp in Krems. Krems is one of the oldest towns in Austria, whose history is more ancient than a thousand years. The historical center of Krems is one of the most beautiful in Europe and in 2000 it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Day 13: Krems - Vienna 80 km/50 miles
This day’s route is not difficult, it will lead us alongside the river Danube; we will have a short break in a picturesque city of Klosterneuburg and then will hit the road to the capital of Austria. We will arrive in Vienna late afternoon and therefore we have time to visit only if it extends to our program for one day. We will accommodate and dine with a subsequent walk through nocturnal Vienna.

Day 14: Departure
Depart after breakfast. Transfer to Vienna airport included.

Optional Car/Van transfers:
Prague - Karlstejn 35 km / 22 miles
Vranov nad Dyji - Krems 93 km / 58 miles

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