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Czech Republic Bicycle Tours:
1) Czech Greenways: Vienna Prague
2) Labe River Trail: Prague - Dresden
3) Moravian Trail:Mikulov - Roznov
4) Czech Gothic Trail: Brno - Prague
5) Sumava Mountains: Domazlice
Cesky Krumlov
6) Czech Amber Trail: Vienna - Cracow
7) Historical Battle Trail:
Mikulov Hradec Kralove
Czech Greenways:
Vienna Prague
(8 day, self-guided tour 960, guided tour 1290 )
As
yet, one of the great, undiscovered cycling trails in Central
Europe. This route is full of cultural and historical gems
including 6 UNESCO world heritage sites Schonbrunn palace in
Vienna, the chateaux of Valtice and Lednice, the renaissance
town square in Telc, the medieval town of Cesky Krumlov and the
rustic baroque village of Holasovice.
You will also cycle along the remnants of the Iron Curtain as
you follow the border area with Austria. You will be staying in
the best small towns along the way whose local pubs serve the
best beer in the world it could only be Czech beer!
Fully supported self-guided or guided bike tours with 3-4 star
hotel/pension accommodation. You can also Create-Your-Own
bicycle vacations along this route. We rate the tour as moderate
for recreational cyclists. As official partner to the
non-profit Greenways trails creation program, we contribute a
percentage of the cost of your tour to community development
projects and we are able to arrange meetings with local project
leaders, who can explain the uniqueness of their area.
Labe River Trail:
Prague Dresden
(8 day, self-guided tour 820, guided tour 1110 )
This
river valley tour follows the course of the Vltava and then the
Labe, the rivers linking the two important cultural cities of
Prague and Dresden. As well as seeing some important cultural
monuments, including the chateau at Melnik and the gothic houses
in Litomerice, you will cycle through incredible sandstone rock
formations as well as the UNESCO protected Elbe river valley in
Germany.
Fully supported self-guided or guided bike tours with 3-4 star
hotel/pension accommodation. You can also Create-Your-Own
bicycle vacations along this route. We rate the tour as easy
for beginner cyclists.
Moravian Trail:
Mikulov Roznov
(9 day, self-guided tour 1090, guided tour 1390 )
See
the best of Moravia in the southeastern Czech Republic - from
Mikulov, the Lednice-Valtice area and Cejkovice in the warm,
winegrowing region, to the UNESCO protected gardens of Komeriz
and the architectural heritage of Buchlov castle and Velehrad
monastery. To finish, ride through the breath-taking Beskydy
Mountains.
Fully supported self-guided or guided bike tours with 3-4 star
hotel/pension accommodation. You can also Create-Your-Own
bicycle vacations along this route. We rate the tour as moderate
to challenging for recreational / seasoned cyclists.
Czech Gothic Trail:
Brno - Prague
(9 day, self-guided tour 1090, guided tour 1390 )
Cycle
and see architectural gems in Central Moravia and Bohemia,
between two of the biggest Czech cities. Firstly the well
preserved, UNESCO protected, gothic church of St. Barbara in the
town of Kutna Hora, Pernstejn castle (probably the most
beautiful castle in the Czech Republic), Cesky Sternberk castle
and Santinis church of St. John of Nepomuk, protected by
UNESCO. Add to this picturesque, small towns with well
preserved, historical centers like Policka and Hlinsko.
Fully supported self-guided or guided bike tours with 3-4 star
hotel/pension accommodation. You can also Create-Your-Own
bicycle vacations along this route. We rate the tour as moderate
for recreational cyclists.
Sumava Mountains
Trail: Domazlice Cesky Krumlov
(8 day, self-guided tour 960, guided tour 1290 )
The
breath-taking nature of the Sumava Mountains in South Bohemia
lead to the area being designated as a National Park and a
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Cycling by small mountain towns and
villages and around the forested slopes of the largest mountain,
we show you the leaning tower in Domazlice as well as Vyssi Brod
monastery and the imposing Rozmberk castle. Finish in the UNESCO
protected, medieval town of Cesky Krumlov.
Fully supported self-guided or guided bike tours with 3-4 star
hotel/pension accommodation. You can also Create-Your-Own
bicycle vacations along this route. We rate the tour as
challenging for seasoned cyclists only.
Amber Trail: Vienna
Cracow
(10 day, self-guided tour 1190, guided tour 1490 )
This
cycle tour is an easier variant of our classic Budapest-Cracow
tour but still follows the ancient system of trade routes from
Austria to the Czech Republic to Poland. After riding through
the Lower Austrian and South Moravian wine regions you visit the
most beautiful cave system in the Czech Republic plus the
architectural wonder of Miles van der Rohe, Villa Tugendhet in
Brno. Riding on to Olomouc, containing a wealth of protected
monuments and to the Polish town and concentration camp Osvetim
(Auswitz), you finally end your tour in the UNESCO protected,
royal city of Cracow.
Fully supported self-guided or guided bike tours with 3-4 star
hotel/pension accommodation. You can also Create-Your-Own
bicycle vacations along this route. We rate the tour as
easy/moderate for beginner and recreational cyclists.
Historical Battle
Trail: Mikulov Hradec Kralove
(9 day, self-guided tour 1090, guided tour 1390 )
Cycle
on the old battlefields of two big battles. The largest of its
time, Slavkov (Austerlitz) in 1805 was a victory for Napoleons
outnumbered troops, while the second biggest battle of the 19th
century occurred outside of Hradec Kralove between Prussia and
Austria. As well as war memorials, cycle through the winegrowing
region of South Moravia and see the largest cave system in the
Czech Republic, and the UNESCO protected town of Litomysl.
Fully supported self-guided or guided bike tours with 3-4 star
hotel/pension accommodation. You can also Create-Your-Own
bicycle vacations along this route. We rate the tour as moderate
for recreational cyclists. |