Theme tours

Unesco and cultural heritage tours

Central Europe is a area with long history and deep traditions. Therefore it is rich in culturalheritage and many of the monuments have been entered into the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage.
If your group is focused on history, we will be most happy to design a tailor-made tour for you visiting some of the cultural sites of your interest.

 

 

LET US INVITE YOU TO:

• tour of castles with an accompanying program (concerts, medieval feasts, craft fairs...)
• tour of chateaux with many historical artefacts, such as paintings, sculptures, furniture, hunting trophies, etc.
• well-preserved historical towns that were lucky to escape the destruction of World Word II
• folk architecture tour ? the most distinct elements of the rural environment come from the baroque period. It is also very interesting to discover the differences between the villages and architecture in former German regions (in Sudetenland) and in the Czech regions
• churches: Romanesque rotundas, Gothic cathedrals, Baroque temples, or modern 20th century churches ? the country is scattered by thousands of churches ? it is unusual to find a village without at least a small chapel
• a tour of modern architecture ? famous early 20th century cubist and functionalist houses, new technologies of the 60?s, or the comeback of the world architecture at the dawn of the 21st century...
• an encounter with folk traditions: some of them are slowly dying out, but many others survive, especially in Moravia? we will take you to real carnivals, pig-feasts, the grape harvest or teach you how to prepare Easter or Christmas traditional meals
• a Czech arts discovery tour (theatre, literature, fine arts, music...)

Because there are many UNESCO Sites, we can arrange for you special tour, up only your demands and requests. It is not possible to see everything, but the most interesting you will find in our ?THE MOST FAVOURITE TOURS?, including prices.

SPA AND WELLNESS TOURS

The Czech Republic is famous for it´s spa tradition that has evolved thanks to favourable natural conditions. Moreover, nowadays most of the hotels dispose of high quality wellness centres. We will help you to organize a relaxing rejuvenating tour for your clients. The Czech spas are mostly to be found around natural thermal and mineral springs, sometimes appearing in the form of gases and muds. As in the rest of Europe, from the original strictly medical purpose only afterwards the recreationand rejuvenating function of spas evolved.
Hungary has one of the most important thermal spring culture in Europe. The country boasts no less than 1,500 spas, typically featuring Roman, Greek and Turkish architecture. Some of the most sumptuous thermal resorts include the Széchenyi Medicinal Bath, Gellért Baths, Lukács Baths, and Margaret Island. Hungary also has 450 public baths. Nowadays the trend shows that bath operators are modernizing their facilities and expanding the services offered.

Come to refresh yourself, relax and clear your mind, using special packages from 3 days to 3 weeks stay. Apart from the procedures you will be able to admire the lavish architecture and cultural events of many spa towns restored to their original splendour. We recommend a combination of a spa stay with exploring the charming towns such as Prague, Vienna or Budapest.

OUR SPA AND WELLNESS TOURS FEATURE:

• accommodation in comfortable hotels allowing your clients to focus on their own body and mind
• wide range of spa treatments and wellness procedures: baths, massages, wraps and pack treatments, drinking cures, inhalation treatments, kryo-, magneto- or electrotherapy...
• high standard of medical care
• customized itinerary and interesting accompanying program

MOST IMPORTANT CZECH SPAS

• Mineral water spas: the famous western Bohemia spa triangle: Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and Františkovy Lázně; Luhačovice in central Moravia, Poděbrady, Teplice and others.
• Mud spas: to the south the cities of Bechyně and Třeboň, to the east Lázně Bohdaneč, Lázně Bělohrad, Velichovky, and others.
• Climate spas: Jeseník and Lipová ? Lázně in the Jeseníky Mountains in Northern Moravia, Lázně Kynžvart in Western Bohemia
• others: e.g. the worlds first radon spa in Jáchymov

MOST IMPORTANT HUNGARY SPAS

• Budapest, Eger, Esztergom, Szeged or Visegrád

THE MOST FAVOURITE PACKAGE:

10 nights in Karlovy Vary - world famous spa, 4* hotel + 3 nights in Prague, 4* hotel

• 7x Overnight stays in double room in 4* hotel in Karlovy Vary
• 7x Half board (breakfast ? and dinner buffet)
• 1x Balneologist investigation
• 12 Spa procedures*
• Free use of SKYLAND (Spa with pool, whirpool, 3 saunas, bar, relaxation area, terrace)
• Incl. Bathrobe and slippers
• English guided city tour in Karlovy Vary, including the visit of world famous glassworks Moser!
• 3x Overnights in amazing Prague, 4* hotel in downtown, including breakfasts
• All-day city tour with english speaking guide, including lunch during river cruise!
• Incl. Tourist tax and VAT
• Price from 1.790 Euro (depending on the season an availibility of capacity)

You can select from the programs focused on:

• Avoidance of stress from an extensive workload and relaxation and rest thereafter
• Regeneration after uncomplicated operations and acute inflammations
• Reduction of weight (overweight) and adoption of basic rules of the healthy life style
• Easement of chronic signs of the civilization diseases
• Cure of locomotor system illnesses
• Cure of and prevention against diabetes
• Easement of signs of cellulitis, reinforcement of muscles and forming the posture
• Cleaning the organism from harmful substances and the organism regeneration

ACTIVE AND ADVENTURE TOURS

Thanks to our long time experience with active and adventure tours we are proud to offer you the best possible sport, active and adventure packages. Find out below what we offer, or mail us your request and we will design a tailor made itinerary that will perfectly suit you.

BIKING IN CENTRAL EUROPE

Seeing the world from the seat of a bicycle is one of the most wonderful ways to see the world. Thanks to the rolling-hill profile and to a favourable climate that is protected from the winds, cycling is becoming more and more popular in the area of Central Europe. There are a lot of special bicycle pathes, which pass through historical towns and beautiful natural sceneries. For your group we will organize the hiring of bicycles, experienced guides, a service base camp and an interesting route.

HIKING AND CLIMBING THE CZECH MOUNTAINS

Surrounded by a ring of mountains perfectly detectable even on satellite pictures, the Czech Republic is a paradise for mountain hikers. Do not expect wild Alpine summits covered with glaciers or via ferrata. Instead of those, charming wooded mountains, deep valleys, great observation points, or traditional architecture awaits you.
The Czech Republic is also famous for its rock climbing tradition ? most popularly in challenging sandstone and limestone climbing areas.

CANOEING AND WATER SPORTS

The very traditional pastime of the Czechs, canoeing, is an integral part of our culture. Whether you are looking for a few days spent in nature, or a short one-day break from Prague?s sightseeing, canoeing on the rivers Vltava, Sázava, Lužnice and others is not only a sporting but also a cultural experience not to be missed.
On special occasions rafting is also possible, whereas dragon boating in the centre of Prague is a unique experience.

FISHING AND HUNTING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Full of emotions and adrenaline, sustainable fishing and hunting trips allow you to combine your hobby with getting in touch with Czech nature. Sport fishing has a long tradition here and it focuses on trout, predator (pike, catfish) and non-predator (carp) fish.
We will take care of arranging all the necessary permits and equipment.

HIGH ROPES COURSES, ADRENALIN ACTIVITIES

Ideal as a bonus to your program if you are looking for an experience of a life-time. We offer high ropes courses as well as other adrenalin activities, such as paintball, zorbing, hot air balooning, parachute jumping, bungee jumping, mushering, fresh water diving, etc. Ideal for larger groups.

SKIING IN CENTRAL EUROPE
Alps, which are situated in Austria, Germany and Switzerland are the ideal place to spend your vacation focusing on skiing and winter sports. Many of ski resorts with excellent facilities and services than any desire to satisfy your clients. Of course there is quality accommodation, culinary experiences in the form of local gastronomy and ski instructor on the slopes.
Most of the mountains in the Czech Republic are usually covered with snow from December to March. The majority of them offer good conditions for downhill skiing, but cross country skiing is especially great here. For your winter holiday there are many related activities available, such as dog sledging, bob sledging, snow shoes, snow games, etc.

THE MOST FAVOURITE PACKAGE:

7 nights in Zillertal Valley ? one of the most popular ski-resort in Europe, skiing with instructor + 2 nights in Vienna ? exploring the capital city of Austria

• Transfer from Vienna airport to hotel in Zillertal Valley
• 7x Overnight stays in double room in 4* hotel in Zillertal Valley
• 7x Half board (breakfast ? and dinner buffet)
• 7-days ski-pass, including enter to all ski destinations in the valley
• Free usage of the hotel wellness center
• Assistance of the ski instructor during all stay in ski resort
• Transfer to hotel in Vienna
• 2x Overnight stays in double room in 4* hotel in Vienna, including breafasts
• All-day city tour with english speaking guide
• Transfer to Vienna airport
• Incl. Tourist tax and VAT
• Price from 1.870 Euro (depending on season and availibility of capacity)

Golf Tours

Golf has become one of the fastest growing sports in Czech Republic. There are almost 90 golf courses here and new ones are being built every year in all parts of the country. If you do not want to travel far you can easily stay in the capital of Prague and enjoy top golf experience in the vicinity.
We offer complex travel services for golf players or incentive and leisure groups aiming to play golf in the Czech Republic. We will find the right golf course for you, do all the paperwork, arrange for accommodation, transfers and all the details you might need. We can even arrange a private tournament for you.
More about golf courses in Czech Rebublic you will find out on our website www.eliteservice.cz

COUNTRYSIDE TOURS

The area of Central Europe has been inhabited and cultivated for centuries and most of it has been transformed by the hand of man. However, there are still many beautiful areas, until now mostly untouched by our civilization. Your clients will be enchanted by picturesque sceneries, deep forests, wide meadows and a slightly rolling landscape.
There are many National Parks, some of them covering the mountain regions, some are in the sandstone towers area and others covering the fluvial environments. Apart from those there are many other Protected Landscape Areas, mostly in mountainous, fluvial, sandstone or limestone regions.
There are many ways how to organize your travel:

AGROTURISM, HOLIDAY ON A FARM

You can visit or stay at farms that concentrate on eco-farming and the production of organic food. You will go mushrooming in the forests, fly your hand-made paper kite in the wind, and bake potatoes in hot ashes for dinner. In the end you will be rewarded with a quiet and peaceful ambiance.

HIKING AND TREKKING TRIPS

The Czech network of marked tourist paths is arguably the best and the most dense one in the world. You can find the paths in the lowlands as well as in the highest mountains.

WINTER SPORTS

Winter sport resorts are located in most mountain towns, the most famous ones being those in the Giant Mountains. Possible activities are downhill and cross-country skiing, ice skating, sledging or ice hockey playing.

Please contact us to enquire.

GASTRONOMY TOURS

Taste your way through Europe! Learning about a country through its culinary arts is one of travel?s principle pleasures. Food is a tangible reflection of geography, history, and culture; there are few more pleasurable ways to become well acquainted with a country than through its gastronomy.

The Central European table

Fish from the Danube, hearty soups, stuffed peppers and cabbage leaves, innumerable types of dumplings, and pastries filled with poppy seeds or cheese will tempt you in Poland and Slovakia. Hungary, renowned for its goulash and paprika-based dishes, has dozens of other specialties to try. If you?re in the Czech Republic at Christmas time, feast on the traditional Christmas meal of carp and potato salad. And what about when it comes to Czech beer or Tokaj wine!

THE MOST FAVOURITE TOUR

WINE TOUR -VIENNA, WEINVIERTEL, SOUTH MORAVIA, BUDAPEST, EGER, TOKAJ

This private luxury tour features the best of Central Europe with a focus on the countries? centuries-old winemaking tradition. It includes tasting of unusual local varieties and private touring at leading wine estates in the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary?s most renowned viticultural regions, as well as cultural touring Vienna, Znojmo and Budapest and beautiful traditional villages throughout the countries.
The history of vineyards in Central Europe goes back all the way to the first century AD when the Roman soldiers entered this region for the first time. Thanks to a favourable climate the northernmost located vineyards in the whole world were created here. Local wines are of growing popularity, winning many awards recently. Each sub-region produces specific and unmistakable types of wine. Arguably, the king among them is the Eger-Tokaj Wine Region ? a UNESCO World Heritage region listed for its long history of wine production.

Itinerary overview:

Day 1: Vienna (A)
Arrival to Vienna
Transfer to hotel. Afternoon walking sightseeing. Dinner onboard Duna River restaurant

Day 2: Weinviertel (A)
Private transfer to the biggest Austrian wine-growing region - Weinviertel. Light cycling trip along the vineyards and picturesque villages with tasting en route. Accommodation at local Bed and Breakfast.

Day 3: Znojmo (CZ)
Former royal town Znojmo boasts ancient history and the oldest Romanesque rotunda in the Czech Republic. It lies in the heart of wine growing region. Go down several steps to a cellar, where it is possible to get to know and experience precious moments of culinary wine pleasure and visit to the wine shop ?U Jasneho krize"

Day 4: Mikulov (CZ)
Morning free at leisure. Afternoon transfer to Budapest via another important town - Mikulov where we will see the largest wine barrel in Central Europe, and a look at the activities of Vino Mikulov, especially the old-fashioned sparkling wine-making facility.

Day 5: Budapest (H)
Half-day private tour with one of Hungary?s most knowledgeable guides and experience our favourite places and activities. Browse local food and antique markets, explore the Castle District and take a tour of Buda?s most exclusive residential districts. Afternoon at leisure - relax while experiencing the local bathing culture in the city?s most prominent thermal bath or take your free time for shopping.

Day 6: Budapest ? Eger ? Tokaj (H)
Private transfer to the Eger-Tokaj Wine Region?UNESCO conferred World Heritage status on the area for its long history of wine production. In addition to tasting the local wines, tour the cultural highlights of Eger, such as the medieval castle, Turkish minaret and Baroque palaces. Continue to Tokaj to sample aszu, Hungary?s ?wine of kings? to celebrate your final evening.
Day 7: Depart from Budapest (H)

Private transfer back to Budapest Airport to catch your plane back home.

Price from 1.590 Euro, including all taxes and VAT.

SPECIAL TOURS

We are also ready to organize any tour theme on your customer?s wishes. Wishes can be very specific and our team will do everything possible to ensure that your clients are satisfied and coming back home with unforgettable experiences.

Among the special tour that we have organized is for example rides by the old steam engines! This tours are possible only in specific dates from May to October.

One of our products is also a complete implementation honeymoon or directly organizing weddings in Czech Republic. We arrange complete wedding service. More information on our website.