Top Prague Day Trips - page 3

Great full day excursion that gives you a nice overview of the Saxony region of Germany. I was promptly picked up around 7:45 am. Warren was a great guide. He provided snacks and also brought umbrellas for us to use just in case. After driving about an hour was stopped at a gas station for bathroom/coffee and then after another hour of driving we arrived in Dresden. Dresden is definitely worth seeing but its rather small city center makes it ideal for an excursion like this as opposed to staying there overnight. Warren gave us a roughly 1 hour long walking tour of the city and then gave us around 90 minutes to explore at our own pace. I would have liked a little more free roam time here but overall this was a nice stop and Dresden is worth visiting. After Dresden we had lunch at a restaurant in Pirna, a smaller Saxon town about 20 minutes outside of Dresden. The restaurant was quite good and I liked how we were able to place our food orders on our way there to make everything more time efficient. We briefly checked out the cute city center of Pirna before heading over to the Bastei Bridge. It took 20-30 minutes to get to Bastei Bridge from Pirna. Warren gave us a nice tour and background of the bridge. He took us to multiple viewpoints which provide amazing views of the bridge and the mountains. This is a beautiful national park and the bridge connecting the rocks is very cool - definitely worth seeing. Overall we spent probably 90 minutes at the national park/bridge. After that we returned to Prague. Again, the drive took about two hours and we stopped at a gas station around halfway there to use the bathroom and get snacks/coffee. We made it back to Prague around 5:30 PM. Overall I appreciated the variety of this excursion - big city (Dresden), local food, small town (Pirna), and then nature and history with the bridge and national park. I would definitely recommend this excursion.

Our guide Martin was excellent. If you have the option to request him, Martin is a must. He is very knowledgeable, helpful, polite, and friendly. He made sure we were all comfortable through the trip. He was very interactive with everyone in our group. His knowledge of the sights and culture is second to none. Thank you again Martin!!!!

Our tour guide, Nicole, was very informative and knowledgeable concerning the history of the people of the palace. She had a great sense of humour and very patient as so crowded. Thoroughly enjoyed our tour, other than so crowded, no time to enjoy the beauty of the palace within.