Prague to Pilsen and Pilsner Urquell Brewery One-Day Trip
Description
Choose one of our excellent tour options tailored to your needs and interests: 6-hour: Pilsen’s Old Town Choose this option to discover highlights of Pilsen’s Old Town. Includes tickets to the Cathedral of St Bartholomew. 8-hour: Pilsen’s Old Town & Pilsner Urquell Brewery Choose this option to discover highlights of Pilsen’s Old Town. Includes tickets to the Cathedral of St Bartholomew and a guided tour and beer tasting at the Pilsner Urquell Brewery. 8-hour: Pilsen’s Old Town & Pilsner Urquell Brewery Choose this option to discover highlights of Pilsen’s Old Town. Includes tickets to the Cathedral of St Bartholomew and a guided tour and beer tasting at the Pilsner Urquell Brewery. 8-hour: Pilsen’s Old Town & Pilsner Urquell Brewery Choose this option to discover highlights of Pilsen’s Old Town. Includes tickets to the Cathedral of St Bartholomew and a guided tour and beer tasting at the Pilsner Urquell Brewery.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Discover the best selected highlights of Pilsen’s Old Town.Upon arrival, a Local Guide will take you on a private tour of the city, its landmarks, monuments and hidden gems.
Explore the Republic Square (Náměstí Republiky), the heart of the city, and listen to local history, legends and fairytales, like the one about Spejbl and Hurvínek. Admire the colorful Gothic and Renaissance-style historical buildings, unique fountains and monuments
The magnificent Cathedral of St Bartholomew, which has the tallest spire in all of Czech Republic. Entrance tickets to this 13th-century Gothic cathedral are included in the itinerary so you can see its beautiful stained-glass windows, Renaissance paintings, argillite sculpture of the Pilsner Madonna and a pseudo-Gothic altar.
Another point of interest will be the Great Synagogue, which is the second largest synagogue in Europe, built in the unique Moorish-Romanesque style in 1893.
You will also see the smaller Old Synagogue, the J.K. Tyl Theater (Divadlo Josefa Kajetána Tyla), the Municipal Commons, the Study and Research Library and the Museum of West Bohemia.
The historic Pilsner Urquell Brewery, where you'll find the iconic Pivovar Gate, a symbol of the world-famous Pilsner Urquell lager. Enjoy free time after the guided tour to try original Pilsner beer at a local restaurant or do some souvenir shopping in the city! Learn all about the Czech beer that inspired more than ⅔ of the world’s beer and see the exhibition of beer ingredients, brewhouses, brewery cellar and the bottle filling facility. The highlight of this original experience will be tasting unfiltered beer from oak lager barrels! Enjoy the best Czech beer straight from the tap!
During this short car trip from Prague to the city of Pilsen you can enjoy the comfort of private transportation, as we will arrange a 5-Star Driver and a clean, air-conditioned vehicle exclusively for your group.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Private transport with pickup and drop-off at your accommodation in Prague
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair accessible
- Please check your email the day before the tour to receive important information.
- Please note that the number of attractions depends on the selected option. Tickets for the official tour and beer tasting at the Pilsner Urquell Brewery are not included in the basic 6-hour option.
- During the tour, lunch can be arranged on your request.
- St Bartholomew Cathedral has limited opening hours from April to September: Wednesday – Saturday at 10.00 am-4:00 pm; and from October to December: Wednesday – Friday at 10.00 am-4:00 pm. Tours inside may be limited due to scheduled events, such as the daily, Sunday and holiday masses. On the days when it's not possible to visit the cathedral interiors, the guide will offer an alternative attraction such as a visit to the observation deck in the cathedral tower.
- The 8-hour option includes tickets for the official tour of the Pilsner Urquell Brewery. Please note that other participants can join your group at the brewery. Private tours of this attraction can be arranged for groups larger than 15 people, however, due to the limited number of guides this cannot always be guaranteed.
- The Pilsner Urquell Brewery tour includes a tasting of Pilsner Urquell (0.3l) which is intended solely for visitors 18 years of age or above.
- We will arrange private transfers in a standard car (sedan) for groups of 1-4 people, and in a large van for groups of 5 people and more. If you're traveling in a smaller group but want to travel in a more spacious car, we recommend booking a tour for 5 people to take advantage of the van transport.
- Alcoholic drinks only for 18+
