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Prague & the north — 5 days (Kutna Hora, Hrensko, Pravcicka, Cesky Krumlov & Sumava)

4.4(17 reviews)8 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Eight days by train, with the castle at opening. Five days in Prague and Bohemian Switzerland without the long run south to Krumlov.

Old Mule Routes
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Eight days by train, with the castle at opening
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Charles BridgeEight days in Czechia rather than through it — Prague, a sandstone arch on the German border, and the Vltava in the south.
  • Prague CastleThe Old Jewish Cemetery has around twelve thousand stones and perhaps a hundred thousand burials — the community was confined and buried…
  • St Barbara's ChurchSedlec is decorated with the bones of perhaps forty thousand people.
  • Kamenice gorgeThe gorge is walked partly by flat-bottomed punt, poled by a boatman who tells the same jokes he told your parents.
  • Pravčická bránaTwenty-six metres across and you cannot walk on it — the arch was closed to feet in 1982 because the sandstone was wearing.
  • Český KrumlovThe town sits inside a tight meander of the Vltava, which is why it is shaped the way it is and why it never expanded.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 7 nights accommodation as listed: hostel, homestay or tent, shared
  • Guesthouses inside both old towns rather than outside them
Transport
  • Shared airport transfer both ways
  • All internal transport as listed: coach, train or shared jeep
  • All rail, which reaches everything on this itinerary
Meals
  • Meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 15
Activities
  • Prague Castle, Jewish Museum, Sedlec and the Krumlov baroque theatre
Permits & fees
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • The Kamenice gorge punt

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Flights to Prague
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Most meals
  • Upgrades from shared transport to private
  • Walking on the Pravčická arch, which has been closed to feet since 1982
  • Photography inside Sedlec, which is banned
  • Most lunches

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Prague Hostel

Hostel

Days 1–3

Hrensko Hostel

Hostel

Days 4, 5

Cesky Krumlov Hostel

Hostel

Days 6, 7

What you'll eat

7 breakfasts and 5 dinners across 8 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 4, 5, 6, 7
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–8

12 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Old Mule Routes
4.4 (17)

Based in Porto

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 17 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.4/5
Guide
4.4/5
Itinerary
4.1/5
Transport
4.2/5
Accommodation
4.3/5
Tour operator
4.2/5
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Ananya Gupta – Kochi2026-02-08 · Verified booking

Czechia done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Worth every rupee.

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Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Aditi Rao – Mumbai2026-02-08 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Would send friends their way.

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Daniel Okafor – Melbourne2026-02-08 · Verified booking

Czechia done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Worth every rupee.

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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Elena Petrova – Dublin2026-02-08 · Verified booking

Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.

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Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Carla Mendes – Toronto2025-07-31 · Verified booking

Czechia done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed. Solid operator.

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Yuki Tanaka – Zurich2025-07-31 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. No hesitation recommending them.

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Karan Shah – Hyderabad2025-07-31 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Would send friends their way.

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Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Sofia Marchetti – Auckland2025-07-31 · Verified booking

Well paced over 8 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Solid operator.

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