Charming Czechia

Let's go with the flow and spend four days sightseeing and walking by some truly beautiful rivers and lakes in Moravia within Czech Republic often referred to as Czechia!

We shall be staying in Brno which is a really wonderful destination full of fabulous architecture, statues and quirky sculptures plus much culture and many bars and restaurants.

If you wish you may choose to travel a day or two early or later and combine a visit to Prague or Vienna.

Please book accommodation for four nights in Brno within easy reach of the train station and also book suggested flights now available :

Friday Ryanair
5.50am Stansted to Brno

Tuesday Ryanair
5.10pm Brno to Stansted

There is also an outbound flight on Thursday 16th April if you wish to arrive early.

When you have booked your flights and accommodation please put a comment on the event page.

All walks likely to be between 7 and 10 miles in length and travel is by local bus or train.

Likely itinerary :

Friday
afternoon

Meet 12.45pm Mendel Square for tram no 1 from Mendlovo Namesti at 1.16pm or at 1.23pm to Pristaviste.

We shall walk to Pristaviste Bystrc and depending on ferry timetable and availability we shall either :

take ferry to Viveri Castle

followed by walk by lake and river to Brno zoo

Bus back to Brno

Or

walk around the lake to Viveri Castle and then take a bus back to Brno

evening
Old City

Saturday

Flixbus - book in advance :

Meet by 9am

Brno Benesova

Outbound 9.15am to 11am

Inbound 3pm to 4.55pm

Visit to historical UNESCO town of Telc and lakes walk

We have booked 3 tables of 6 for 7.30pm at Atelier Bar and Bistro in Brno.
Table monitors are Alex, Helen and myself.

Sunday

Flixbus - book in advance :

Meet by 9am

Brno Benesova

Outbound 9.15am to 10.20am

Inbound 3.50pm to 4.55pm

Visit to historical UNESCO town of Trebic walk by Jihlava River

At 5pm some of us will seek out Erin's Irish Bar in Brno to watch Manchester City v Arsenal

Monday

Meet as from 9.45am at Mendel Square to book ubers by 10am

Borac to Nedvedice via Doubravnik River Svratka
3 to 4 hours walk

Bus and tram or ubers back to Brno

Tuesday morning

Spilberk Castle followed by Cathedral of St Peter and Paul

Or

Villa Tugendhat

Or

Moravia Karst Caves visit

Meetup fee £40 payable in advance by bank transfer ( season ticket holders : £30 ).

Meetup fees to be paid by end of March.

You should be able to walk 2.5 miles per hour and have adequate and appropriate insurance for this type of activity.

Walking and hiking in the Great Outdoors presents certain low level risks and by rsvping to this trip you agree to undertake such risks.

You must stay with the group at all times during the walk as it puts too much pressure on the group if people wander off.

If you make arrangements with others for restaurants or taxis you should honour it.

Only post photos of others with their consent.

My no 07714250849