Private Prague Cold War Walking Tour

Prague, Czech Republic

3 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Among Prague’s medieval and Baroque splendor, it can be hard to get a sense of the Czech capital’s more recent past. On this private half-day walking tour, your guide focuses on the city's Cold War years, uncovering the oppression and hardships that occurred. See the National Monument’s Soviet statuary and former presidential mausoleum, visit the John Lennon Wall, and explore Wenceslas Square, the scene of many uprisings, among other places.

Receive personalized attention on an intimate private tour
See important communist-era landmarks and learn about daily life
Explore Wenceslas Square, the epicenter of the 1989 Velvet Revolution
Tram tickets are included so you won't need to fumble for change

What's Included

Historian guide
Tram tickets

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

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 point

Náměstí Republiky 1077/2, Nové Město, 110 00 Praha-Praha 1, Czechia
Please meet your guide outside Kostel Svaty Josef, Náměstí Republiky 1077/2, 110 00 Praha 1.

End point

Prague, Czechia

Itinerary

Meet your historian guide in central Prague and begin your 3-hour private walking tour of the city’s Soviet-era sites. As you walk, learn about the former Czechoslovakia’s time under communist rule from 1948 to 1989. Hear snippets about life in the Soviet-controlled state, and view some of the key locations of the era.

Head for the National Monument on Vitkov Hill, and see the statues and decorative friezes of the Hall of the Red Army, designed to honor the Soviet soldiers killed during World War II in Eastern Europe.

Visit the mausoleum that once displayed the mummified body of Klement Gottwald, Czechoslovakia’s president from 1948 to 1953, and peek into the laboratory and temperature-control center, where staff endeavoured to maintain the embalmed body. Then, climb the memorial to absorb sweeping views over the city, including the Old Town, and famous Žižkov Television Tower on the horizon.

Next, head into the city center to see some of the sites that reflect people’s daily lives under communist rule and the oppression of the Cold War period. View Letna Hill, where one of the world’s largest statues of Josef Stalin once glared down over the city, and stop at the John Lennon Wall, where those wanting Western-style freedom painted graffiti messages of hope and revolution.

Finally, walk around Wenceslas Square, the scene of several Czech demonstrations during the late 20th century. Hear how Warsaw Pact tanks converged here to crush the 1968 Prague Spring, ending an 8-month period when freedom of speech and an independent press were allowed to blossom.

See the monuments to brave Czech protestors, and learn about the events that took place here in 1989, ultimately carving out what’s known as the Velvet Revolution that ended communist rule.

Pedestrian Tunnel Karlin-Zhizhkov

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

National Monument at Vitkov

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Prague TV tower - Zizkov Television Tower

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Wenceslas Square

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Upside-Down Statue of King Wenceslas Riding a Dead Horse

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level

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.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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