Private Prague Cold War Walking Tour
Explore the National Memorial which includes the Hall of the Red Army and visit the mausoleum that displayed the mummy of Klement Gottwald, first chairman of the KSC, the adjoining laboratory and temperature control center, and numerous sites that show the life of Prague under totalitarianism on this private 3-hour walking tour in Prague with an historian guide.
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10:00 am
3-hour guided, private walk of sites that illuminate the life of Prague under 40 years of totalitarianism in the company of a historian
What's included in Private Prague Cold War Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Pedestrian Tunnel Karlin-Zhizhkov
Walk through the pedestrian tunnel and observe the locked doors leading to nuclear bomb-shelter corridors build in the Cold War era and still maintained.
National Monument at Vitkov
National Monument commemorating the Czech and Slovak warriors of WWI. The Hall of the Soviet Soldier. The former mausoleum of the General Secretary and the Chairman of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, Klement Gottwald. The monument to Jan Zizka -- the third largest bronze equestrian statue in the world.
Prague TV tower - Zizkov Television Tower
Best view of the Brutalist style Zizkov Television Tower.
Inclusions
- Tram tickets
- Historian guide
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour involves a steep climb of 20 minutes up Vitkov Hill. If you have mobility issues, we suggest letting us know so that we can leave out Vitkov Hill and focus on other sites related to the Cold War in Prague.
- This tour involves a steep climb of 20 minutes up Vitkov Hill. If you have mobility issues, we suggest letting us know so that we can leave out Vitkov Hill and focus on other sites related to the Cold War in Prague.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Unless hotel pick up has been arranged, please meet your guide 15 minutes before start time at the default meeting point, Kostel Svaty Josef, Náměstí Republiky 1077/2, 110 00 Praha 1.
Meeting Points
- Please meet your guide outside Kostel Svaty Josef, Náměstí Republiky 1077/2, 110 00 Praha 1.
