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Tours of the City A Guide to the Capital ‘The Silver Line Through Golden Prague’ guidebook, part of the Silver Line orientation system project (tel: (02) 7400 6565 or 6363; e‐mail: info@admen.cz; ), is now available for Kè159 from Information Service Prague Offices (see Tourist Information) and bookshops. Linking with the guidebook are numerous silver arrows, placed on curbs throughout the tourist sections of the city, enabling tourists to plan an individual walking tour program, which is also linked to the metro stations. A number of companies offer excellent walking tours of Prague, some with themes such as ghosts, Kafka and legends. Most charge approximately Kè300 for a two‐hour tour. Leaflets are available at all tourist information service locations (see Tourist Information). Most tours start from beneath the Astrological Clock in the Old Town Square. Guides will hold up an umbrella of some colour so that people joining the tour can locate them. Prague Walks, Nezamyslova 7, Prague 2 (tel: (02) 6121 4603; e‐mail: pwalks@comp.cz; ), offers scheduled themed walks, including the one‐and‐a‐half hour ‘Modern Walk: Life in Communism, Life Today’ (Kè300), the one‐hour ‘Ghost Tour’ (Kè300) and the three‐hour ‘Literary Pub Walk’ (Kè300). Departure points vary depending on the tour but is usually underneath the Astronomical Clock in the Old Town Square or a nearby tram or metro station. Guides speak English, French, German, Russian and Spanish. The company also arranges personal guides for individual tours. Pragotur Guides Centre, Staromìstské námìstí 1, Prague 1 (tel: (02) 2448 2562; fax: (02) 2448 2380; e‐mail: guides.pis@volny.cz), also provides qualified guides who speak all European languages. City Walks (tel: (02) 2224 4531; ) provides a number of walking tours, as well as bicycle and boat tours. Daily Walks of Prague (tel: (02) 8191 7642; ) and Prague Travel Ltd (tel: (02) 2251 6064; ) both offer a number of walks. Wittmann Tours (tel: (02) 2225 2472; ) specialises in tours of Jewish interest, both in the city and further afield. Bus Tours Prague Sightseeing Tours (tel: (02) 2231 4661; e‐mail: pstours@pstours.cz; ) depart from Námìstí Republiky and terminate in the city centre – free pick up from most four‐star hotels can also be arranged. The ‘Grand City Tour’, which takes in all the major sights and includes a walking tour, takes three and a half hours and costs Kè620. The ‘Getting Acquainted By Bus Tour’ whips tourists around all the major sites – such as the National Museum, Wenceslas Square and the Hradèany Castle district – in two hours, for Kè390. All tours are in English and other major European languages on request. Bus tours of Prague and other tourist locations are also available through Best Tour (tel: (02) 8481 4141; ; ) offers three special boat tours. A cruise on the Vltava River with lunch and music costs Kè750, taking passengers under the Charles Bridge on this two‐and‐a‐half‐hour trip. The two‐hour cruise on the Vltava River with coffee and cake is cheaper, at Kè490, travelling past the Prague Castle District and Lesser Town. The ‘Prague by Night Tour’, costing Kè1290, is three hours of onboard dining and cruising, before a one‐hour coach trip to Prague’s most beautiful squares. All tours depart by coach from Námìstí Republiky. Fiacres (horse‐drawn taxis of the pre‐car era) offer tours of the centre of the Old Town. Fiacres are found along the west side of the Old Town Square and tours of 20 minutes cost approximately Kè600. 3 Old Timers (tel: (0608 519 333; ) and Old Timer History Trip (tel: 0607 112 559; ) offer the newest tours in Prague, in beautifully restored cars from the great age of Czech motoring, which took place between the two World Wars. Drivers are suitably attired in 1930s costumes. A 20‐minute tour costs Kè900 for one or two passengers or Kè1300 for three or four passengers. |