Czech Republic Tours

Arrangements for our trip through Prague, Vienna, and Budapest were somewhat involved, as we also made overnight trips to Cesky Krumlov in the South Czech Republic and Hallstatt, Austria. By providing drivers for each leg of these side trips, Zicasso’s travel team was especially helpful in avoiding much longer train itineraries to these locations.

Overall, our travel company was wonderful in providing numerous recommendations at each location, private guides in all five cities, and were very flexible with adjustments to the itinerary or hotel locations based on our preferences. Their communication throughout the process was wonderful.

Before contacting Zicasso, we had specific cities/sights we wanted to visit in central Europe. After contacting Zicasso, our travel agent was referred to us. During our initial conversation, he listened very carefully to what we had in mind, asked questions, and offered suggestions. He always responded timely to my texts/emails. Together, we created a 30-day itinerary visiting Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg, Český Krumlov, and Prague, which included several day trips to other cities/towns in the areas.

The accommodations in each location were comfortable, perfectly located, and had the amenities we specifically requested.

The guides arranged by our agent for all our private tours were very good. It was also nice that he was available by text/phone call throughout the entire trip.

The trip was well planned and exactly suited to our tastes.  Our travel agent was consultative, helpful and available.  We went from Prague to Vienna and then down to Italy and not only did we see everything we wanted to see but things we could not have even thought of like the gem of Cesky Krumlov.  It was a fantastic experience.

This is our 3rd Zicasso trip & from our initial conversation with Andrea discussing trip ideas -must-see destinations to  our final drive to the airport for our flight home, everything was perfectly planned, coordinated & organized. We had a general idea of what we wanted to do on our Croatia/Prague vacation, but the day trips, tours, & activities suggested by Andrea & her team (Nikola & Ivana) were the hi-lights of our 2 week vacation. Making dinner with Katarina in her families Croatian villa, dining in an abandoned medieval village on the island of Hvar at Konoba Stori Komi, & taking a boat ride to an oyster “farm” tasting them right from the sea were just a few of the hi-lights of our trip- all planned by our travel company.The drivers were timely, professional, & extremely courteous. Our guides were knowledgeable, informative, & always willing to assist in anyway possible. The boutique hotels we stayed in offered great service, friendly & helpful staff that offered great local dining suggestions & things we “must do” while in the area. Special thanks to Honza at Hotel Pod Vezi in Prague, & Velimir at Hotel More in Dubrovnik. Traveling during COVID presented a few wrinkles, but between hotel staff, drivers & guides they all helped to make us comfortable- they even arranged for COVID testing necessary for our return flight. Our guide (Zoran) stayed with us well beyond his tour day assignment & made calls to make sure we received our COVID test results in a timely fashion. Ivana from our travel company arranged for last minute transportation (due to the airline delaying a flight) so we could catch our connecting flight. 

Everyone from the travel company went above & beyond expectations to make our vacation most memorable. 

Zicasso’s travel company helped us plan and make land arrangements for our trip to Berlin, Prague, Chesky Krumlov, the Wachau Valley, Vienna, and Budapest. We had different needs for the areas we visited based on friends and family we planned to see, tour guide requests, accommodations we needed our travel agent to book, one place we wanted to book ourselves, and car and train transportation between destinations. The arrangements were not straightforward, but our travel agent was flexible. He came through and everything went beautifully as we navigated our itinerary. We had a fabulous time in Central Europe and are very appreciative of our travel team's efforts.

Most important to us was the quality of our tour guides, their knowledge of history and culture, storytelling abilities, and enjoyable personalities. Our agent delivered beautifully on our requests for outstanding tour guides, especially in Prague, the Wachau Valley, and Budapest. In Prague and Budapest, we had seven-hour walking tours that were truly wonderful and memorable.

Another of our agent’s strengths was recommending charming and comfortable boutique hotels. Highlight hotels he recommended were in Kreuzberg, Berlin, near our friend's home; the one in Prague with the adjacent, gorgeous, UNESCO World Heritage garden; and the one in Vienna.

Finally, our travel team remained available to us by text message throughout our trip, answering any questions that came up and being a fun travel partner throughout our travels.