Bohemia Czech Special (BC)

& Zoigl Land

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Phone +49-(0)2157 810558 (Germany)

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Tour Outline

This amazing 10-day Bohemia Czech Beer Tour takes us from Germany’s Zoigl Land and on into the Czech region of Čechy (Bohemia), where we visit and stay overnight in Plzeň (Pilsen), Prague and Český Budĕjovice (Budweis). Along the way we see some of the Czech Republic’s amazing micro-breweries, this tour really is a contrast between large and small breweries!

We also travel through some stunning areas including the remote Sumava region of Czech Republic as well as visiting 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites-Prague, Český Krumlov as well as Bamberg.

The tour then goes into the Bayerischer Wald (Bavarian forest) and Oberpfälzer Wald (Palatinate Forest) and then on to Franconia and Franconian Switzerland. We have 2 nights in Bamberg with our final night in Bad Windsheim before the tour ends in Frankfurt.

The tour is 10-days in duration.

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Tour Itinerary From €2150.00 pp/10-days

Day 1-Smoked Breakfast, Kulmbach and Zoigl Land

After we pick you up from Frankfurt airport, we head straight down the Autobahn and our first stop of the tour in the village of Schlüsselfeld where we can have some breakfast and our first tour beer ( a smoked beer) at the Sternbräu (Scheubel) brewery. We should have the chance to meet the brewer as well, nice guy!

We then head on and visit the Kulmbacher Brewery Museum where we can have a look around as well as some beer and of course lunch.

Today is Zoigl day, we have around 15 pubs located nearby! We then have a Zoigl Crawl where we look for which Zoigl houses still have this unfiltered beer on, normally served directly from the lagering tanks in the cellar! This is an amazing opportunity to savour the beers from another of the world’s most unique brewing region. Enjoy the evening, we will eat at one of the Zoigl houses, great food!

Overnight- Zum Weisen Schwanne, Windischeschenbach

Day 2-Into Czech, The Original Pils

We start the day with a pleasant 30 minute drive through the mountains and onto the German/Czech Border at Rosvadov/Waldhaus where we can get a quick photo.

We are now in Česká Republika (Czech Republic) and the Šumava region (Bohemian Forest) of the country. We get to Pzeňský Prazdroj Pivovar at around 11am after about another hours drive through the Czech Republic where we find ourselves in the industrial city of Plzeň (Pilsen) and of course at the famous Pzeňský Prazdroj or in German Pilsener Urquell (original) brewery. After an early check-in, we can have a spot of lunch and some unfiltered Pilsner at the Na Parkánu pub/brewery museum, the brewery tap of the brewery.

We will have time to walk around the entrance to this famous brewery, soak up the atmosphere before we start our tour at 1230! We are where Pilsner beer started and the world’s first clear golden beer was produced, the rest is history!

Maybe we can meet up later for some beer and food.

Overnight– Hotel Roudna or Rango, Pilsen (CZ)

Day 3-Prague

After the tour we then join the Czech motorway network and then head to Prague. After checking into our hotel on the river, we have only around a 10-15 minute walk from the old town or we can catch a tram to Charles Bridge and all the Prague sights.

The rest of the evening is free to explore Prague or we can stay together and have a beer and some food together.

Overnight– Hotel Kampa Garden***, Prague (CZ)

Day 4-Prague

After a lazy breakfast, the rest of day is yours to explore Prague. Bier-Mania! will be doing a guided walk, however if you wish to look around on your own then feel free, we meet up later for some food and beer in any case. Have a good day.

Overnight– Hotel Kampa Garden***, Prague (CZ)

Day 5-Zvikov Castle, Country Breweries & Budĕjovický Budvar Pivovar

After breakfast we leave Prague and head out to the Zvíkov Brewery Guesthouse, we should have the chance to see Zvikov Castle before we have some food and beer at this incredible place, great atmosphere, micro-brewery, good food and of course. After crossing the Vltava river, we arrive in the small hamlet of Dražiè and the brewery of Lipan Pivovar. This is an amazing micro-brewery housed in a former distillery and brewing some of the best beer around! We should have the chance to meet the young master brewer and of course have a few of his products! Gem of a place and little known outside Czech.

Next stop is the world famous Budweiser brewery- Budĕjovický Budvar Pivovar, we are now in the real one! The brewery has an excellent visitors centre complete with 3-D film! This is followed by a brewery tour by arrangement. After an early check-in into our gorgeous hotel, the Maly Pivovar, located just off the main square we then have the rest of the afternoon to see some of Budweis. The hotel is actually owned by the Budweis brewery.

Later we meet at the Budvar Beer House, an excellent place to have our evening meal next to our hotel and a few pints of the local Budweiser Budvar beer. Delicious!

Overnight- Maly Pivovar****, Budweis (Czech Republic

Day 6-Cesky Krumlov, The Sumava & Bavarian Forest

We should arrive in the gorgeous Ceské Krumlov, another UNESCO World Heritage site on the River Vltava late morning before lunchtime. A great place with it’s own castle, medieval old town and of course the ubiquitous flock of Japanese tourists! Let’s start with the Eggenberg brewery and some great unfiltered beer and a spot of lunch, the brewery is pretty typical of a Czech brewery, great place and great beer.

After lunch, we will then have the opportunity of some free time looking around the castle and the old town, this really is a must-see town. There are even a couple of bears at the castle, yes really! We then drive along the border with Czech and to our hotel for the night, the Brauerei-Gasthof Eck in the small village of Böbrach. We should arrive in Eck at around 4pm and after check-in and after maybe a quick welcoming beer we can then have a look at the Böbrach Schapps Museum which is attached to the back of the brewery guest house. Cheers!

We then have the evening to have some excellent Bavarian food, some beer brewed on the premises and maybe even a sauna. Sleep well!

Overnight– Eck Braueriegasthof, Böbrach (Germany)

Day 7-Fränkische Schweiz (Swiss Franconia) & Country Breweries

First stop is the monastery of Weisenhohe, another great church and a rustic Stuberln (=cosy, wood lined room designed for merriment!) where we can sample the excellent beers they brew. By now you will be seeing the link between religion and beer....

We then head onto Frau Hofmann‘s brewery and restaurant to have some lunch and some of her excellent Lagerbier, some of the best beer in Germany! Before we check into our hotel in Pottenstein, we can have a quick stop at Burg Rabenstein for an excellent view of the valley. After maybe some beers or free time at Huffeissen Brauereigasthof and Mager Brauereigasthof we meet up later for some food at Gasthof Goldene Krone.

Overnight– Gasthof Goldene Krone, Pottenstein

Day 8-Bayreuth and Baroque Bamberg

First stop today is the largest brewery museum in the world, the Maisel‘s Brewery and Cooperage Museum in Wagner‘s home town of Bayreuth. An amazing tour of this 1880s steam brewery, the efforts our forefathers went to to produce beer may... The tour ends with a couple of glasses of the world class Maisel‘s Weizen, lovely!

We get onto the Autobahn and head to our lunch stop at Will brewery in the village of Schederndorf or maybe if the weather is good, the beer garden at Kulmbach Brewery Museum.

After the visiting the monastery at Vierzehheiligen and of course maybe a beer, we then head onto Bamberg where we will be spending the next 2 nights.

Later we can take a trip up to maybe the Greifenklau or one of the other beer gardens up on Stephansberg, depending on the weather!

Overnight– Hotel Europa*** , Bamberg

Day 9-Smokin Baroque Bamberg

Today we get straight out into Bamberg and get ourselves up to Michaelsberg for a great view and ‚maybe‘ a well earned beer!

We then have some lunch in maybe Klosterbräu, and then you can either stay with us or go off on your own! We will be going to Bamberg’s other brewery pubs, Schlenkerla, Spezial, Fässla and maybe Ambräusianum. So we can say we have had the beer from all of Bamberg’s breweries, we can have a Kaiserdom beer later in the evening when we have a ’typical’ Bavarian meal at Swarg Indian restaurant! After 5 days of schnitzel you will be surprised how good an Indian tastes!

Overnight– Hotel Europa*** , Bamberg

Day 10
End tour, Frankfurt

Unfortunately for you the tour has come to end and we drop you off at Frankfurt airport (or designated drop-off). Hope to see you soon!