11 May 2024
Cesky Krumlov is absolutely beautiful. If you like walking cobbled streets and going into various artisan shops, with great hand made items or different shops from Prague shops, this is a must. the castle views are also fantastic, and watching people pass you by on rafts, while you have lunch and drink by the river.
Down side is, it is 3 hour drive. We left at 9, our driver while very knowledgeable, spoke with monotone voice, that was hard to kept interested. We arrived at 12. Brief intro walk to show meeting point. We had 3 hours by yourself to explore, but went too quick, to wander old town and have lunch. We then had an hour tour of castle, with local guide, which though interesting went a bit too much into painting details etc on the walls. Would just have preferred, talk about what room we were passing through, and a bit of info. This meant that we were rushed to take photos and appreciate the views from the castle. got back to bus, for long drive back to Prague. Long day.
2 pick up points in Prague, wasted time in the traffic in the morning, considering walking distance they were relatively close to one another. be better just the one , and to start tour at 8am for more time in Cesky Krumlov.