CZECH MAY TOURS
May
18-26, 2010
8
glorious days
Offered by Heritage Tours Inc.
4219 Thornhill,
St. Paul, MN 55127-7822 ( for different
tour versions )
This extensive – jam packed tour starts in Prague,
Czech Republic. I suggest you fly into Prague - May 17th the day before
the tour officially starts, so you can rest from your journey, and the bus
will pick everyone up from the same hotel. ( this is a option ) We have
reserved rooms in a hotel in the historic center for this option. We can
easily book you additional nights at the hotels – no problem. Major towns
and locations we visit below on the tour - are in bold.
You may now print your itinerary as a PDF file by
clicking here May Tour
May 18, Tuesday * Tour
officially starts at 9 AM - in the lobby of our Hotel in Central Prague*
AM 9 AM Depart from our pre-tour hotel in central Prague first for a
private tour of a Bohemian hand cut crystal factory.
PM Our next stop is Plzeň
– stop at the famous brewery, hit the gift shop, optional lunch (liquid ?)
and a walking tour of
the historic square. Check-in to our hotel in charming Domažlice –
dinner and optional walk.
May 19, Wednesday
AM Walking tour of historic Domažlice, visit the local museum, with
many kroje – folk costumes. It is also possible to
buy many folk items, costumes, etc. This town has many antique stores as
well !
PM Then to a museum of old
crafts, depart to Klatovy, walking tour of the historic center,
dinner in a local restaurant.
May 20, Thursday
AM Off to visit a historic working weaving mill, with traditional fabric.
Stop in Příbram for sightseeing or lunch.
PM Tour a local open air museum – see how your ancestors lived. Next to
the small village of Květuš for a
private event – to experience the life of
your ancestors - learn a folk craft, maybe how to make kolac! ( a pastry )
Village dinner feast, dancing, singing, fun ! Then depart to our very
modern hotel in Písek.
Optional stroll to see the oldest stone
bridge in Central Europe ( built about the year 1300 ).
May 21, Friday
AM Special Czech Breakfast stop at the small brewery in Protivín,
tour and tasting, then to the Czech-American
Emigration museum.
PM Then to České
Budějovice for a walking tour, free time. Next to Český
Krumlov for a walking tour, free time,
dinner in a fun medieval restaurant.
May 22, Saturday
AM Guided tour of the majestic Gothic Orlík castle. Most of the day
will be spent at the 15th Annual South
Bohemian Folklore Festival, where you will enjoy lots of dancing, music,
folk crafts and local people
celebrating their culture.
PM We will have a home cooked
dinner, at a private home, then back to the festival !
May 23, Sunday
AM Meet a local folk artist of historic wooden toys, then tour the museum
of South-Bohemian folk costumes
in Soběslav, free time for lunch.
PM Next off to historic
Tábor, where we will have a walking tour. Then off to Prague –
check-in to our hotel right
in the historic center. Dinner in a local restaurant. Optional evening
walk through the old town to Charles
bridge - when the lights of the city come on – magical !
May 24, Monday
AM Walking tour through the Prague Castle complex - the largest in the
world, lunch and continued sightseeing of
PM Karluv Most (Charles Bridge), and Stare Mesto
(Old Town) till about 3 PM, evening free - for concerts, etc
May 25, Tuesday
AM Today offers you many options - Visit Vysehrad, or Josefov
(Jewish Town) or any of the many other museums.
PM Or explore on your own, visit relatives, shop, etc. Wonderful farewell
evening dinner cruise on the Vltava river.
May 26, Wednesday
AM *Tour ends* with breakfast this morning, and a lifetime of good
memories !
You are free to keep traveling, ( Passion
play in Germany ? ) visit relatives, or return home.
The final itinerary will have more stops,
and much more detail. I do not publish this in advanced because we don’t want our
out-of-the-way places to be swamped with tourists. Our secret places are
for you - our valued guests.
PRICE FOR THIS WONDERFUL 8 DAY TRAVEL
EXPERENCE IS ONLY;
$ 2395.00* per-person sharing a double room. Single is $ 450 extra for a
single room.
You may charge your tour
deposit to your credit card, by phone or email. Or by personal check sent
in the mail.
To place a credit card tour deposit, call Mark at 651-426-1222 or at
1-888-427-8687
Please feel free to contact Mark, as he is on almost every tour, with any
tour questions you may have by :
email at : CStours@ymail.com or CStour@visi.com or by phone at ( 651)
426-1222
Tour price is based on double room
occupancy. ( most times it’s two beds in a room ) Single supplement price
is for a single room, with a single bed. Triple rooms are available too.
Tour price includes : Hotel rooms with private bath, in small select
superior class hotels ( 3 stars or above ). Almost all meals, every
breakfast, and most all evening meals, ( which are large ). Professional
driver, in a nice new 48 passenger modern air-conditioned motor coach -
( with LOTS of room to relax and spread out on all those empty seats, this
is a real luxury – as most tours will cram you in, every seat is full )
Or a smaller vehicle in case of a small group. This is a fully guided
tour, with a full time licensed local Czech guide. You will not be
left on your own - with no clue. ( unless you want to ) Your admission to
places and events, on the itinerary. Plus lots of entertainment, ( due
to our extensive expertise, almost all entertainment we have is exclusive
to Heritage Tours ) This is a Land only tour. Program is subject
to change, tour price based on currency exchange rates as of Nov. 1st,
2009. No two tours have ever been the same, each is unique and custom
designed around the local calendar of events. No one else will offer a
tour like ours, period Tour size is limited to around 10 – 20
people – again this is a real luxury, as many of my competitors
have 35 to 50 people on one tour. Tour space is held by
deposit only. *Listed tour price is by personal or bank check,
final payment can be made by credit card, and 4 % will be added to your
total for credit card fees. ( the 4 % is NOT added to your tour deposit )
You may charge your tour deposit to
your credit card, by phone or email. Or by personal check sent by postal
mail.
We add many things to our tour program in Europe and are only
satisfied when most people say I am too tired to
go on ! We don’t believe in playing games with tour prices, there will
be very few extras while you are on our tour.
Those very few
extras are: a. One meal a day, mostly lunches ( with two
BIG meals a day, its not missed by
most people) Beverages other than breakfast. b. Car, drivers,
translators, for family visits and personal reasons, and additional
services done by the genealogical service. c. An occasional
evening cultural program, or extra stops at places or events we come
across. d. Gratuities during the tour. e. Transportation
to / from Europe in Prague transfers to meet the start of
the tour.
For references please feel free to contact :
Elizabeth
Miller in NC (704) 364-4857 email,
emiller@vnet.net
Karen Helwig ( 262 ) 473-2187 in Wisc. email,
helwigr@cni-usa.com
Kathryn Betlach
(415) 479-8483 in Calif.
Gary Zabokrtsky ( 402 ) 729-2875 in Nebraska. email :
garyzab@alltel.net
Barb Bening ( 507
) 964-2739 in MN
Lisa Conrath email, ewm1573@yahoo.com
in SC.
Betsey McCalley (
319 ) 363-9163 in Iowa
Doreen
McKenny 952-941-0426 in MN
Doreenlouise@aol.com
Gerry Payette in
ILL. ( 708 ) 478-1247
Kathy Sigdestad in KY email :
kathysig@insightbb.com.
Marge Duffy in
MN email, Mduffy38@aol.com
Midge Robbeloth 920-426-8890 in Wisc.
LFACHE@aol.com
Carol & George
Bisek in MN Cbisek@hazelden.org
Pat & Dick Kutilek 402-393-7469 in Neb. email,
dpkutilek@cox.net
Susan Tesauro
in ILL 708-597-8822
Jan Jacobs 303-420-6442 in CO email :
jjacobs19@aol.com
Elaine Jones in
Neb email : ekathryn@cox.net
Our exclusive family history assistance: While on a Heritage
Tour if you are interested in locating your family’s roots, we can make
it happen. We take this mission VERY SERIOUSLY. Unlike others we
contact and search for your living relatives LONG before you depart for
Europe. We check in advance to make sure people know you are coming,
that the church will be open, that people will be home etc. All these
matters dealing with family history are handled by a professionally
licensed genealogical service, run by a Slovak-American married to a
Czech based in Prague. They work extensively in Central Europe. We
will contact your relatives, and you and they will decide how long your
visit will be, a evening, afternoon, a day ? As not everyone will speak
English, drive, or even have a car, we can help out with a car, van,
driver or translator if you request it, no problem ! ( at a additional
fee ) We will basically fill in with whatever you need to make your
family visit a roaring success ! Detailed information regarding this
service and much more, will be sent out to you – after you have
signed up for a tour.
This is a GREAT GENERAL TOUR, each day is plum full of
activities, your personal family history and visit is for you, the group
is not invited along. We will be very interested to hear about your
wonderful visit, but it’s your day to be spent with your family.
Don’t let the large paragraph above worry you if your not of Czech or
Slovak background. If your interest is just seeing a wonderful part of
Europe - enjoying a more in-depth experience, or extensive travelers
looking for a better travel experience – all have found our tours a
wonderful off the beaten path travel experience !
In the last few years we have had many non-Czech or Slovak background
people join us, as more of the world learns what a wonderful place
Central Europe really is. Including American Teachers and librarians
doing school projects, and American’s living in Europe full time. On
our last tour of 2006, we had 6 Australian’s and a lady from England
– two of the Australians were returning for their 2nd tour with us ! (
none of whom are of Czech or Slovak background, they had all heard
wonderful things about our tours – all the way down under ! )
You will meet many friends as we have over the last 18 years, it's less
like a tour and more like a family outing visiting friends.
Don’t miss your chance…………. Join us
for the trip of a lifetime in 2010!
