Trips with Children | Holiday Accommodation for Families

If you love toys and have visited the Toy Museum in Prague Castle already, it is high time for you to make a trip to Benátky nad Jizerou, a town located less than 50 km northeast of Prague. In the local chateau, on whose ground floor the toy museum is located, you can see historical exhibits from 1860 till 1945. Opened in 1999 the museum presents the largest collection of historical toys in the Czech Republic. Since the opening thousands of tourists from various countries have visited the museum. Despite the fact that the exhibition space was enlarged in 2004, it is still not sufficient and ma ...

Enjoy the time spent together with your children in the middle of beautiful nature at the Svatá Kateřina Resort located close to the town of Počátky about 130 km southeast of Prague. Let yourself be pampered during a massage, beauty procedure, manicure, and aroma bath or do yoga or pilates while the resort babysitters take care of your children. Enjoy yoga with your child or play tennis, football or petanque, go mushroom picking in the forests or paddle in an outdoor jacuzzi. There are indeed inexhaustible possibilities that the Svatá Kateřina Resort has to offer. You can rent various sports ...

Do you want to know how much a gold brick weighs and learn many other interesting things about this precious metal? Then visit the Jílové u Prahy Regional Museum that is located only 40 km south of the capital city and deals with the history of gold mining and processing not only in the Jílové u Prahy area. You will learn about the occurrence of gold in nature and its use in human life, about the areas of gold mining in the Czech Republic, medieval mining tools, gold panning (in summer months you can try gold panning in the museum courtyard), historical documents and maps, golden coins and ma ...

In a land far far away – in fact only some 120 km outside of Prague – is Perníková Chaloupka, a gingerbread house from the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, which is a must for all lovers of fairy tales. The Perníková Chaloupka Museum of Gingerbread and Fairytales, under the medieval Kunětická Hora castle near Pardubice and Hradec Králové, is located in a former hunting lodge from the end of the 19th century and offers attractions for both parents and children. While adults will be enthralled by the presentation of the history of gingerbread and gingerbread craftsmanship in the ...

Those who enjoy a little fright will certainly not be disappointed after they pay a visit to the Museum of Ghosts and Fairy Tales in Plzeň (Pilsen, also home of the famous Pilsner Urquell Brewery). The location of the museum itself is spooky, since the museum can be found in the cellar of a former pub from the 16th century which has been renovated into a hotel. The house is connected with many legends and tales and various mysterious creatures and ghosts. The museum itself will take its visitors to the world of fairy tales and magic from past times and will let them forget about their everyday ...

If you want to discover the secret life under the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic, visit the Plzeň historic underground tunnel network, which is one of the most famous symbols of this west Bohemian city. The labyrinth of corridors, cellars and wells started to be built under the city in the 14th century and so it is no wonder that it is connected with the history and present of Plzeň. The tour is long nearly 800 meters and visitors learn about the origin, history and function of the underground network whose total length under the city reaches some 20 km. Thanks to archeological fi ...

Fans of Western movies and the Old American Wild West will love the Western Town of Šiklův Mlýn located in the midst of the forests of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. Visitors will find wild horses, brave heroes, cowboys, Indians and outlaws alike. The Western Town, which is a true replica of similar towns from the times of the settling of the American West spreads over a picturesque valley of the Bobrůvka River in Zvole Nad Pernštejnem where you can easily get to from Prague on the D1 highway in the direction to Brno. Šiklův Mlýn is the largest open-air entertainment area in the Czech ...

Beroun, a small town south-west of Prague, has a lot to offer not only to children, but to  visitors of all ages. You can easily reach Beroun after about a 45-minute train ride from the center of Prague. From the Beroun railway station you can head to the picturesque main square in the center of town where farmer’s markets, pottery and other crafts markets and a range of events take place regularly. Husovo Square is also home to the local information center where you will get information on tourist attractions in the town and its surrounding areas. After a ten-minute walk from the ...

If you find yourself near Beroun or feel like visiting a modern aqua park with a wide range of services, head to Tipsport Laguna in Beroun. The aqua park includes a competition swimming pool with 6 lanes, recreational swimming pool with attractions, a pool for teaching children to swim and a paddling pool, as well as other attractions such as whirlpool, indoor and outdoor tube slides, saunas, steam, solarium, massages and more. Visitors can relax at an outdoor terrace or an adjoining restaurant. Whether you are an enthusiastic swimmer, like to relax in a whirlpool or steam bath or sunbathe, ...

The Dvůr Králové ZOO is the only zoo in the Czech Republic to offer an African Safari from May till the end of September. Take your family for a trip and take part in a safari-style ride amidst freely roaming animals – ungulates and birds – at the Dvůr Králové ZOO, which specializes in Africa and is the biggest breeder of African animals in Europe. At the zoo you can visit many pavilions and pens including the Carnivore Pavilion, where you will see predatory mammals mostly from Africa, one of the biggest aviaries in the Czech Republic, a bird forest which also houses the orangutans ...

A zoological garden is an ideal place for a trip with children. Do not hesitate to set off for the Liberec ZOO in northern Bohemia. The Liberec ZOO was founded in 1919, and is the oldest zoological garden in the territory of the former Czechoslovakia. With around 170 animal species bred in the zoo you will definitely enjoy a great day full of the diversity of Mother Nature. During the summer season a sightseeing train is in operation, while the Gibbon buffet is open all year long. Besides animals that are popular and commonly bred in zoos such as elephants, lions and giraffes the Liberec ZOO& ...

The Děčín Zoo in northern Bohemia was opened in 1949 in the beautiful area surrounded by a forest park on Pastýřská Stěna in the Bohemian Switzerland region. Throughout its six hectares you can see approximately 450 animals representing more than 150 species. Even though the Děčín Zoo belongs among the smaller zoological gardens in the Czech Republic, thanks to its forested location it is counted among the most beautiful, and presents an ideal destination for your next family trip. At first sight you will certainly fall in love with the resident grizzly bears in whose breeding the zoo ...

Explore the romantic Loučeň Chateau with its 11 labyrinths and mazes located in the large park of the chateau! The Loučeň Chateau, which you can easily reach from Prague by taking the highway in the direction of Mladá Boleslav, presents an ideal place to go if you are looking to learn something new, see something romantic and have some fun. You will be guided through the chateau by a costumed duchess or her valet. After an engaging presentation about life at the chateau some one hundred years ago you will set off for the spacious park with labyrinths and mazes, which is a big attraction and a ...

The Kladno Aqua Park, located some 25 kilometers northwest of Prague, offers fun-filled entertainment for those who love water and water attractions. Children and adults alike will enjoy the local swimming and massage pools, water slides and inline tube slides. The youngest visitors will certainly enjoy the children's corner. The Kladno Aquapark offers reasonable prices and discounted season tickets that can also be used in other sports facilities in Kladno. At Kladno Aqua Park you can test the Spacebowl adrenalin-filled water feature, designated for swimmers above 12 years of age, and have ...

The Plzeň Zoological and Botanical Garden is the second oldest zoo in the Czech Republic and one of the most visited tourist attractions in the Plzeň region. It is located about a 75-minute drive from Prague and represents an ideal place for a family trip with children in Plzěn. The Plzeň Zoo was first established in the Doudlevka Quarter near the Radbuza River in 1926. In 1963 it moved to its current location in Lochotín where it merged with the nearby botanical garden in 1981. The Plzeň Zoo has an area of 21 hectares, with various micro-climates, and since 1996 it has been transformed into a ...

The ENVI building, housing a giant aquarium in the center of Hradec Králové, was opened in 1998 and offers its visitors the possibility to get acquainted with tropical freshwater fish and the natural environment of the exotic tropics. In a giant freshwater aquarium there live more than 40 species of tropical fish occurring in fresh waters of South and Central America that float here in a tunnel above the visitors' heads. The aquarium weighing some 130 tons is home to more than 500 adult fish, some of which measure more than 90 cm in length. Before you get to the giant aquarium, in the first ...

About a five-minute walk from the Žleby Chateau there is a 130-hectare game park with unique White Elk. It also includes a smaller game park exhibit covering the area of 6 hectares which was established in 1998 with the aim of presenting these lovely blue-eyed White Elk and the history of falconry to the general public. Besides some 6 to 10 rare White Elk, visitors in the summer months can also see rare birds of prey and owls (such as Peregrine Falcons, Saker Falcons, Harris' Hawks, Long-Eared Owls, Eurasian Eagle Owls, Barn Owls), as well as water birds and animals belonging to the weasel ...

Liberec Karts, the biggest indoor go-kart circuit in northern Bohemia, offers fun and adrenalin both for children and adults. As the circuit is indoors you can visit all year long seven days a week, including holidays. Besides the 400-meter long track with long straight-aways designated for adults who like to drive at full speed, there is also a track for children from 6 years of age available at Liberec Karts. The safety of children is secured with quality integral helmets and so they can happily drive around in the go-karts which feature Honda GX 160 ccm engines, all the while being observed ...

If you find yourself in the area west of Rakovník and long for some adrenaline, visit the Sklárna Rope Course. However, do not forget to order your visit in advance if you want to have an instructor at your disposal who will also provide you with all the necessary climbing equipment. All visitors have to be at least 10 years old and measure at least 140 cm (4 feet 7 inches). You will need to change into suitable clothes, play several icebreaker games and learn how to secure each other against falling after which you can set off for a pirate boat made of ropes in the height of eight meters. ...

Located northeast of Prague and spreading over an area of just under 1 hectare, the Chleby Zoo in central Bohemia will welcome you with a friendly, almost family-like atmosphere. The goal of the zoo is to provide the best zoo experience to its visitors – to enable both children and adults alike to have close contact with animals and to educate them via information boards and lectures. The zoo was established in 1997 thanks to the zeal of its director, René Franěk, who found Chleby, close to Nymburk, to be the most suitable place to move his constantly expanding menagerie of exotic a ...

If you are looking for a day of fun and adrenalin with your children, set off for the bobsleigh track at the Klimeška sports ground in Kutná Hora. With its length of 1565 meters, the Kutná Hora Bobsleigh Track built in 2006 is the longest bobsleigh track in the Czech Republic and the second longest in Europe. It spreads uniquely across three slopes with a height difference of 42 meters. The track is comprised of two interconnected routes. The first part of the track is rather recreational with a lower height difference and less sharp turns. This route measures 750 m. The second part of the ...

The Koněprusy Caves in central Bohemia in the vicinity of Karlstejn and Krivoklat castles in the heart of the Český kras protected landscape area that is full of picturesque retreats and natural rock formations, are located only 30 km from Prague and present therefore an ideal destination for a family trip. The Koněprusy Caves were made accessible to the general public in 1959 and offer visitors a one-hour tour of two cave floors that were formed by water activity in calcite rocks, some of which are as old as 410 million years. The tour of the caves will take you through passageways and ...

If you prefer predatory animals and reptiles, then you will certainly love the Protivín Crocodile Zoo located close to Písek in southern Bohemia. Miroslav Procházka officially established the Protivín Crocodile Zoo, located in a historical farm building, in May 2008 on the basis of private breeding, and it was completed in 2012. Besides about twenty species of crocodiles, caymans and alligators you can also see a turtle, monitor lizards, gharial and other animals. The zoo breeds especially endangered and critically endangered species. Raising, isolating and quarantine vivaria are located on ...

The Janov nad Nisou Bobsleigh Track in the Jizerské Mountains near the Nisa River is an ideal destination all year long for those who like to spend their free time actively. In the middle of beautiful nature both children and adults will enjoy a great attraction and exciting experiences. Thanks to effective handbrakes the bobsleighs are easy to operate even for small children and everyone can choose their optimal speed and style. A peculiarity of the local track with 22 turns is the Carousel feature, where bobsleighs make a 450 degree turn. The total length of the track is 900 meters and its ...

Enjoy climbing in the treetops at the height of 5 to 9 meters above ground in the Sloup v Čechách Rope Course located 4 km away from Nový Bor in northern Bohemia. Rope climbing presents an unusual way to test one's physical and mental abilities and to shift the limits of your possibilities. In the Sloup v Čechách Rope Course there are two courses; a simpler yellow one that ends with a jump into a swing and an advanced blue one with a zip line. In both of them you have to overcome 11 obstacles. In the summer months you can combine a visit to the rope course with a dip in the local pond, located ...

The five-star eco-chic chateau hotel, Chateau Mcely,  the only one of its kind in the Czech Republic, is located in a picturesque village of Mcely less than one hour's drive northeast of Prague. This luxury hotel surrounded by a beautiful English park with its high quality of service, beautiful interiors and breathtaking setting will please even the most demanding of clients. The chateau was opened in 2006 after a meticulous reconstruction that was necessary in order to set the decaying building into operation. The chateau was built in the 17th century as a hunting lodge and later became ...

If you long to learn more about the historical production of traditional wooden toys, visit the Detoa Company's Museum of Wooden Toy Production, one of the last producers of wooden toys in Europe, located in the picturesque Jizerské Mountains in northern Bohemia. In the factory, which has been dealing with the production of wooden toys, beads and piano keyboards without interruption for more than 100 years, you can take part in an hour-long tour which will introduce to you the entire production process. You will be able to see historic machines and period toys, as well as contemporary produc ...