Hi Experts,
We are going to be in Prague for about 4 days; 2 adults and a toddler. We are travelling on a budget, so want to plan and invest money wisely on the sightseeing. One of the suggestions I found was to buy the Prague card that allows free admission to a bunch of sights in Prague city. The card is valid for 4 days and covers most popular attractions.
I feel this will be a good investment. Do you agree? Where can I buy this from once we arrive at Prague central station?
Most of the sites suggested doing day trips after a couple of days in Prague, but since we are on a budget, I looked at the tour companies and they are atleast $200-$300 for each tour. I would really just prefer not to spend that kind of money. Will we really be bored after a couple of days in Prague? Is there a trip that we can do without the aid of a tour company? Please keep in mind that we have a toddler with us.
Thank you in advance for all your helpful advise!!
Regards, P
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I don`t think you`ll get bored. Apart from the well known sites there are other noce places to go and have som family time like the zoo , letna park, vysehrad .... If you still want to take a day trip you can do it alone.
I`m not sure about the prague card. I think you won`t save much (if any) money
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http://livingprague.com/index.html
have a look at this website,lots of info there,it is maintained by an expat who has a young family and lives in the city.
Lots of free things to do in Prague and the public transport system is cheap and very easy to use.
I think a stroller/buggy might be needed for the toddler because Prague is %26quot;walking%26quot; city with many areas pedestrianised,if bringing a stroller bring the heaviest duty one you can as even the pavements are cobbled and are not the smoothest of rides.
several dayttrips can be organise on your own by using trains and buses,just put Day trips in the search function and you will get lots of info.
Most of the day trips I have done over the years have been BEER related so my advice might not be the best for you.
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Are you speaking about %26quot;Prague City Card%26quot;?
I think it%26#39;s not worth of EUR 34 as you won%26#39;t be able to visit all the mentioned places in several days. If you are museum fan - many of the mentioned museums belong to National Museum and could be covered by a 3-day card for NM buildings in Prague for CZK 200 (about EUR 7,80 in these days). www.nm.cz/sluzby-detail.php?f_id=31 (Tickets with 3-days-validation)
If you are able to visit all of the 60 mentioned places in 4 days this card is really advantageous - but who can visit 15 sights or museums in one day?
I recommend you to see web pages of sights you plan to visit, see the admission fees and then decide if any card would be advantageous or not - consider you won%26#39;t spend all the time in the museums and sights - you%26#39;ll also walk outside in the streets etc.
You can get inspired what to visit on the offical sites:
pis.cz/en/…you_mustnt_miss_out
czech.cz/en/…
czechtourism.com/eng/…index.html
www.praha.eu/jnp/en/visitors/index.html
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Art galleries in Prague are mentioned in this thread tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g274707-i96-k26906…
And some tips for one-day trips from Prague you can find for example here
czech.cz/en/culture/most-beautiful-sights-an…
czechtourism.com/eng/…index.html
tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g274707-i96-k25645…
tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g274707-i96-k24693…
tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g274707-i96-k27611…
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Thank you all, your insights really help. The links are most informative!!
Another question, can you recommend good eating places that serve pizza/pasta type food. We are mostly vegetarians and need some kid friendly options :-) Or will we be able to find such places easily in the city?
I will look into sights that I want to cover for sure and see if the Prague card is worth getting. We will carry a stroller with us through the trip so walking should be *ok*.
I really want to take my son to see some folk music and dance show, get a flvaor of the Czech culture, can anyone recommend something that people bring kids to? How much would it cost?
thanks again!
Regards, P
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Hi - we just returned from Prague yesterday with our family and had a great time.
Regarding Pizza / Pasta. We had been recommended %26quot;Ambiente%26quot; of which there are 3 or 4 of them, around the city. We went to the one on Revolutioni (on the edge of Old Town) right by the Rebublika metro station yesterday before flying home. Pizza and Pasta alike were great. There is an %26quot;all you can eat%26quot; Degustation or al la carte menu with a really good selection (and would be great for vegetarian). If I remember rightly there was a young children%26#39;s play area in the corner (it is quite a large restaurant and spacious), and there were other kids there dining at this place. Prices were moderate by Prague standards.
Hope that helps.
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Thank you; I appreciate the time you have taken to answer my questions...
Happy travels! Regards, P
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If you%26#39;re travelling on a budget, I%26#39;ve heard that this company offer a good free tour of the city.
There is a 3 hour free tour Prague (walking) that will show you all the main sites, and there is a 3 hour paid tour of the Castle which is very cheap.
http://www.neweuropetours.eu/
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my wife and i are vegetarian and live here .there are many pizza pasta places in prague with ambiente being one of the better .you should also look out for smazeny syr ..fried cheese ..order potatos separately and serve with tartare sauce .you pronounce it smajeny seer..hermelin is a camembert type cheese..
regarding tours ,just get a good guide book..and make it up as you go along ..
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Thanks for the additional inputs for the eating places. Very helpful. Regards, P
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