Sightseeing Tours
Special tours have been arranged exclusively for the Delegates and Accompanying persons. All tours will leave from the U Hájků Congress Centre. Booking in advance is recommended, on-site availability cannot be guaranteed.
Please note that Accompanying person fee includes one FREE half-day tour – please choose during the registration process either Prague Castle Tour or Boat Cruise with Coffee and Cake. A day tour to Konopiste Castle with Lunch is also included in Accompanying person fee; do not forget to register if you want to participate. Thank you.
A minimum number of participants is 15. The deadline for application is August 10, 2010. Congress Secretariat reserves the right to cancel the tour for which a minimum number of participants have not registered. In this case another tour will be offered or a refund will be paid after the congress.
How to Register for Tours
Prague Castle Tour
Date: Wednesday September 8, 2010
Time: 13:00 - 16:30
Price per person: 38 EUR
Price includes: Admission to the Prague Castle circle B and St. Vitus Cathedral, English speaking guide, 1 transfer
This half-day sightseeing tour to Prague Castle - the seat of the Czech President, includes admission to the Old Royal Palace and Vladislav Hall, which was the seat of former Bohemian kings, and to St Vitus Cathedral which originated from the 14th century. You will see St George’s Basilica, the Royal Garden and Golden Lane whose famous inhabitants included the writer Franz Kafka. You will have the opportunity to admire a variety of architectural styles showing the progress of European architecture throughout the centuries.
Boat Cruise with Coffee and Cake
Date: Wednesday September 8, 2010
Time: 13:00 - 16:00
Price per person: 38 EUR
Price includes: Short sightseeing during the transfer, 50-minute boat cruise, refreshments, English speaking guide, 1 transfer
This tour offers you the opportunity to observe Prague from the deck of a boat. The river cruise calms the psyche, evoking a romantic atmosphere and reviving one’s fantasies. During the cruise you will have the opportunity to admire Prague’s cultural, historical and architectural jewels such as Vysehrad Castle - the former seat of medieval Czech Kings, the National Theatre - the most important and lasting symbol of Czech culture and national spirit, Palace Zofin, Lichtenstejnsky Palace with its colonnade in Art-Nouveau style – unique in Europe, the Charles Bridge and, as well, the unmistakable, unforgettable panorama of Prague Castle for which Prague has become so well-known.
Having taken in all the history, you can further enjoy the tour by relaxing
over coffee and cake, and some music on the river under the ancient
stone abutments of Charles Bridge.
Prague´s Jewish Ghetto
Date: Wednesday September 8, 2010
Time: 13:00 - 17:00
Price per person: 55 EUR
Price includes: Admission to areass of the Jewish Quarter and Old New Synagogue, English speaking guide, 1 transfer
This half-day walking tour will take you to the historical heart of the city – the Old Town, which was settled more than 1000 years ago. The tour begins on the Old Town Square with beautiful houses, palaces and churches of various architectonic styles and a famous astronomical clock. The tour continues to the Jewish Quarter. The story of Prague’s Jewish community can be traced back to the middle of the 10th century. This tour will visit the evocative Old Jewish Cemetery, which dates from the 15th century, Europe’s oldest Synagogue – the Gothic style Old-New Synagogue, the High Synagogue, the Town Hall, the Pinkas Synagogue and the Ceremonial Hall with its collection
of children´s art from the Terezin concentration camp.
Konopiště Castle with Lunch
Date: Thursday September 9, 2010
Time: 8:30 - 15:00
Price includes: Admission to the Konopiste Chateau circle I or II, English speaking guide, transportation, lunch
Price per person: 74 EUR
This half-day tour to the romantic Konopiste Chateau takes you 40 kilometres (27 miles) south of Prague. The Chateau was built in the late 13th century in the style of a French Fortress. The last private owner Archduke Franz Ferdinand d´Este, the successor to the Austrian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914.
The chateau is situated in a lovely park and contains extensive collections of historical weapons, furnishings, late-Gothic Sculptures, paintings, rare tapestries and innumerable hunting trophies.
Cancellations, Changes and Refunds
Please inform the Congress Secretariat of any amendments or cancellations in writing by fax (+420 284 001 448) or e-mail. Telephone amendments will not be accepted. The appropriate refunds will be made after the Congress.
The following cancellation conditions apply to the cancellation of social events & tours:
Cancellation before & on August 2, 2010 full refund less a handling fee of 15 EUR
Cancellation from August 3, 2010 no refund