Karlstejn Castle: Stunning Half Day Tour from Prague

Explore the stunning Karlstejn Castle, a high Gothic castle founded in 1348 by Czech King Charles IV. Discover its rich history and breathtaking views on this half-day tour from Prague.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Karlstejn Castle - Interiors visit
  • Karlštejn - Kalrstejn village
What's Included
  • Expert-led castle tour.
  • Castle entrance included.
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
Additional Information

On this journey, you’ll get to explore Karlstejn Castle, a remarkable Gothic stronghold in the Czech Republic that was established in 1348. This fortress, commissioned by Czech King and Roman Emperor Charles IV, served as a secure storage location for royal treasures, notably, Charles’s assembly of sacred artifacts and the crowning jewels of the Roman Empire. The castle sits enchantingly amidst lush forests, a stone’s throw away from the capital.

The castle’s location is atop a hill, approximately a 2 km walk from the parking area.

  • Shared tour (transfer) is provided in a small group in compliance with all hygienic regulations on health protection such as disinfection of cars before each trip, observance of distances during the trip and in the places visited, disinfectants for use by clients.
  • Clients must have covered noses and mouths (facemask or scarf) and have gloves (they can be needed in some cases).
  • Private option trip with guide and driver is for up to 6 participants.
  • Reservation for shared option may be cancelled or rescheduled if the minimum group size (4) is not met.
  • Not recommended for travelers with walking problems
Location
Revoluční 767/25
Revoluční
Meeting point is in office of Gray Line Prague Revolucni 25, Prague 1, Palace Vltava. Please come 15 minute before the start (8:45 am)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Patrick_s
Sep 7, 2019
Historic and important site - Some tours on Viator dont go INSIDE the castle. That is a mistake. Grey Lines gets you to the castle and inside to enjoy its magnificence. Trust Viktor and his team. He is native Czech and is customer focused. You can count on him.
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Wolverinejoe1981
Oct 16, 2023
Nice castle tour - Started off slow as the driver was 20 minutes late in arriving due to local traffic. Only eight participants on the tour so we went in a mini van. The van was comfortable enough. Driver was friendly and made up some time getting us there. When we arrived, is about a 1-1.5 kilometer walk uphill to the castle. You can take a cab most of the way, but we all chose to walk. Once there, we were given a guided tour of the castle, which was quite informative. Castle is nice enough but not grand by any means if you have seen many castles. Nice view over the countryside and village below made for good pictures. Overall good place to visit and tour took about five hours total (not four).
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Keerbee
Jun 22, 2019
Disorganized company but our driver was really nice - We reached the meeting point about 10 minutes before the agreed upon time. The lady responsible for dispatching the people to the multiple tours seemed confused and disorganized. We were a bit worried about our tripl. However, our drive took charge and once we left, about 30 minutes late because of all that confusion, everything was great. He was really nice and made sur that we were comfortable. Overall, we enjoyed our trip but it could have been more organized. I would not book with Grey Line again but I would like to thank our driver Allen (not sure that's how he writes his name haha) for his professionalism. He really is the reason this review is not lower.
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Klara
Oct 7, 2019
Never again - Usualy have great experience with viator joined few tours in different countries ... this time 4.9. it was really poor,badly organised, even we went with owner and was just three of us, late departure, poor english, comment everything around the route not connection with Karlštejn or time of Karl IV, in Karlštejn first was his breakfast,and working calls, tried to push us do earlier tour in czech language with audio reason was he need to be back in Prague at 2o'clock, didn't offer us choises of tours in castle ( it was not clean what our tm ticket included) didn't order us money back...REALLY DISSAPOINTED
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