If you only have 5 days, stick to one city and maybe do some daytrips. I’d go for Prague (unless it’s high season) or Krakow.

Just saw that you’re going in july – both Prague and Budapest are going to be unpleasantly crowded at that time. I assume the same goes for Vienna. Krakow should be a bit more bearable.

hi seraphim,

Thank u for your advise, I just need to know when it comes to day trip where would be good to go from prague and also which hotel would be the best place to stay which is central of prague with an affordable price

may

aimi,

As far as places to stay in Prague. If you are looking for a "hotel" try www.travelcook.com. Tomas Mrnavy runs the site and can hook u up with a decent priced local place (but not cheap).

For hostels, the "Clown & Bard" in Zizkov isn’t bad at all, and I like the neighborhood (Zizkov) as I lived there for some time. Also if you want really cheap, there is a dorm called Kolej Jarov located near the end of Tram #9, near stop Chemlenice. When I was there it was about 5 USD per room, no joke. You can prob. google it and find it. Bear in mind it’s a 35 min tram ride, but since Prague has night trams, it’s not a bad deal!

As far as day trips from Prague, you could do:

Karlovy Vary (Spa Town, sort of boring, but beautiful)
Cesky Krumlov (Very pretty Medieval town, maybe a bit far with connections)
Karljstein Castle (very close, neat castle)
Terezienstadt (Concentration Camp)

-A

hey auher,

Thanks for the reply, I was just wandering wat would be a cheap and nice hotel as my parents are coming with me so i dont really want hostel for them to leave in but a really nice and central located hotel…..love to hear from u or anyone….

may

i also wanted to know is there like a night train from prague to budapest and is it better to get it or should i just scrap it and just stay in prague and travel on its outskirts as i was thinking of goin on the 22nd july on the night train to budapest and stay there till 25 where i fly off…..

love to hear from anyone

I personally like Prague a lot more than Budapest, so I’d spend the time there with daytrips, but it wouldn’t be bad to go via Night Train to Budapest either, it’s a personal choice!!

As far as hotel, check out that website I posted, www.travelcook.com. Then email Tomas Mrnavy who is on that site. Basically you can tell him what you want to pay, when you are coming and he will help you find something great. I’ve stayed in the Biskupskvy Dum and Metamorphisis on his site. But he has specials that change all the time, so shoot him an email.

How much are you and your parents wanting to pay per night?

Where would you like to be located?

My website’s section on Prague breaks down some of this stuff, www.freewebtown.com/…

Best!

-A

Another good daytrip from Prague is Kutna Hora, mainly for the ossuary.

Yepp, Seraph’s right, the Ossuary (Bone Church?) is pretty impressive. I forgot about that one for sure.

There’s also tons of great smaller lesser visited towns in Czech that would be good to see. Telc is one that comes to mind, very pretty! It really depends on your preferences for city vs. country, but I would be sure to spend at least some time in the "countryside" besides Prague, to give you a true view of the city. Plus it’s going to be crowded when you are there, esp. in Prague, and you’ll want to get away from the tourist hordes!

-A

hey seraphim and auther,

you two have been such great help i think i will just stay put at prague and not take the hassle of going to budapest….i am also planning my trip around spain and portugal and was just wandering would there be anyone u two know who can guide me on my planning and stuff,,,,,anyway love to hear from u two soon

regards
may

also about guided tours in prague ..have u guys gone on any or is it better to explore on my own to save cost….and also excursion to the countryside as said before would there be like a tour that takes u around or is better to go on our own….love to hear from u

may

I’d explore Prague on your own for sure!!! That’s the most fun of it. If you want a historical perspective on something specific though, like maybe the Velvet Revolution, a tour could be interesting for sure.

As far as Spain or Port., I haven’t been to either ;( But I’m sure someone on here has.

Hey, have a great trip!!

-A

There’s something to be said for a good walking tour to make you familiar with the city, but after that it’s most fun to explore on your own. I can’t recommend any tours for Prague though, since the first time I visited (12 year ago) was on an exchange project so we had our own private guide.

Check out www.inyourpocket.com – they have a lot of info online, and you can buy the Prague guide when you’re there. It may be available in hostels, or check some bookstores. I haven’t used the one for Prague, but they usually have lots of good info, and are much more up to date than the larger, more expensive guidebooks.