Budejovice (Budweis) - Prague

Your journey starts in Budweis. If you arrive by car, you can park comfortably not far from the hotel. Take time to stroll through the largest market square in Bohemia, treat yourself to the view from the Black Tower and enjoy a Budweiser from the barrel!.

Today you cycle partly flat along the Vltava to the UNESCO pearl of South Bohemia: Český Krumlov. A beautiful old town center and the second largest castle in the Czech Republic await you there - Český Krumlov Castle and Chateau. Enjoy your time in this unique place on the Vltava. Then cycle back to České Budějovice.

Along the Vltava River, the route first heads north on a flat stretch to one of the most beautiful castles in Bohemia: Hluboká Castle, built in the Tudor style. In its almost 140 rooms you can marvel at rich collections of furniture, paintings, porcelain and weapons from different eras. Hluboká Castle is an imitation of Windsor Castle in England. After an extensive tour, your cycle route continues through many Roman villages to Tyn, a small, old town on the banks of the Vltava. After Tyn, you cycle a little away from the Vltava through the beautiful but hilly landscape to the historic town of Bechyne.

An interesting scenic stage awaits you today: you do not cycle directly along the Vltava today, but quite hilly at some distance and reach Tábor in the afternoon, the town of the Hussites, who founded a fortification with the biblical name here in 1420. Thanks to its rich history, architectural monuments and romantic landscape stretching along the Luznice River, Tábor is one of the most visited places in the Czech Republic. The preserved remains of the extensive fortifications and the picturesque corners of the old town are a reminder of its rich history at every turn. The old town is now a protected monument. The Hussite Museum in the late Gothic town hall is definitely worth a visit. In the center of the town is the oldest reservoir in Central Europe, called Jordán, which was created as early as 1492. On hot summer days, this is a wonderful place to end your cycle tour.

The cycle path leads through Bohemian landscapes on the ´Hussite´ route specially created for cyclists, where you will visit important places in the life of the famous church reformer Jan Hus, to Benesov. Shortly before Benesov, another highlight awaits you, the world-famous Konopiste Castle, where the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy, Archduke Ferdinand, whose murder in Sarajevo triggered the First World War, lived. Over 300,000 (!) Hunting trophies hang in the castle. Did you know that Konopiste is the most visited castle in Bohemia?

From Benešov, your cycle tour takes you along numerous narrow roads to Karlštejn, where the imposing castle once guarded the royal crown jewels. Today, the fortress is one of the most important sights in the Czech Republic. About halfway along the route, you cross the Vltava, which is dammed to form a reservoir at this point.

On the last day you cycle along the Berounka and Vltava rivers on a wonderfully quiet and flat route and finally reach the end and highlight of your trip - "Golden Prague". Take plenty of time for the cultural highlight and destination of this cycle tour! In Prague, literally every house, every square and every street corner invites you to stop and take in the sights. Prague enjoys the reputation of being one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is not for nothing that it has been given nicknames such as "Golden Prague", "Prague with a Hundred Towers" or "Crown of the World".

Unfortunately, your bike tour through South Bohemia comes to an end after breakfast. You can return to Budweis by transfer or by train, or you can start your journey home directly from Prague. Of course, you can also extend your stay in Prague, because this city has so much to offer that one day is hardly enough to visit it.