Czech Republic small group trips

May, June and September give warm days and fewer crowds. July and August are hot and busy, which is why we visit Prague Castle, Schönbrunn and Melk at opening. The trip runs from April to October, when the Wachau boats and the Český Krumlov castle tours operate.

Answer for Central Europe: Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Budapest

Moderately. City days mean about 8 to 12 km on foot, often on cobbles, with climbs to Prague Castle, the Gloriette and Castle Hill. You lift your own case onto four trains, with help. Each long day has an easier version, and you can sit out any afternoon visit.

Answer for Central Europe: Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Budapest

A room of your own is from CAD 595 more, about 17 percent of the trip price, and it is the same standard and location as the twin rooms. If you would like to share, ask when you book and we will try to match you with another solo guest of the same gender.

Answer for Central Europe: Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Budapest

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests. That is small enough to board a train together without a scramble, fit around one table at lunch and hear the guide in a crowded castle courtyard. Most trips on this route run with up to 16 or 18.

Answer for Central Europe: Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Budapest

Choose a start date and request to book. We confirm your place within 24 hours, and no payment is taken when you send the request. The small group starts from CAD 3,495 per person sharing, with taxes included.

Answer for Central Europe: Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Budapest

Not if you hold a Canadian, US, UK or Australian passport: all four countries are in the Schengen area, which allows visa-free stays of up to 90 days in any 180. Your fingerprints and photo are recorded at your first entry, and ETIAS pre-travel authorisation is not yet in operation; we confirm at booking whether it applies.

Answer for Central Europe: Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Budapest

Solo travellers pay the same trip price plus a single supplement of about CAD 545 for a room of your own every night. The supplement is shown before you request to book, with nothing added later, and you join the same table, van and rafts as everyone else.

Answer for Czech Republic: Prague, Český Krumlov and the Moravian wine country

Not if you hold a Canadian, US, UK or Australian passport: all three countries are in the Schengen area, which allows visa-free stays of up to 90 days in any 180. Check the current status of the EU's Entry/Exit System and ETIAS authorisation before you travel; we remind you when we confirm.

Answer for Prague, Vienna and Budapest, with Český Krumlov and the Wachau

Yes, about CAD 435 for your own room for all four nights, shown before you request to book. It is the hotel's cost of a room for one, not a penalty. Solo travellers are a large part of our small groups and are seated and treated like everyone else.

Answer for Prague: one hotel, the castle at opening, Kutná Hora and Karlštejn

Not if you hold a Canadian, US, UK or Australian passport: all five countries are in the Schengen area, which allows visa-free stays of up to 90 days in any 180. Your fingerprints and photo are recorded at your first entry, and ETIAS pre-travel authorisation is not yet in operation; we confirm at booking whether it applies.

Answer for Eastern Europe: Berlin, Kraków, Prague, Vienna and Budapest