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Sightseeing Tours
To really get to grips with Bratislava, why not take a city tour on your first day to get your bearings, then a short excursion just outside Bratislava so that you can experiance some gorgeous countryside and stunning casltes.
| Tour | Schedule | Duration | Adults | Bratislava City Tour
| Tues to Friday 09.30 Sat 13.30 Sun 11.00
| 4 hours | £24pp | Start with a minibus tour that takes to see Bratislava‘s most prominent historic sights outside the Old Town. Visit the Bratislava Castle and enjoy the splendid panoramic views of the city.
Afterwards continue by minibus to visit the famous Dev�n Castle in the west of the city. A romantic ruin ever since it was blown up by Napoleon’s troops in 1809, Dev�n Castle offers breath-taking views of the neighbouring Austria, Vienna and on a clear day the peaks of the Alps. Back in the Old Town set off on foot with our guide to discover the major historic sights and savour the atmosphere of its narrow cobbled streets, quaint squares and cosy courtyards. | | Little Carpathians Tour | Saturday & Sunday @ 9am
| 5 hours
| £38pp | This historic tour explores the surroundings of Bratislava, typical for vineyards on the slopes of the Little Carpathians. This region is famous for wine production and traditional ceramics.
During the tour you visit local producers of ceramics, the Little Carpathian Museum in the wine-making town of Pezinok and you have the opportunity to sample local wines.
The highlight of this tour is the visit of the Kamen Castle (the Red Stone Castle), which ranks among the best preserved in Slovakia and boast the largest cellars in central Europe. | Communist Bratislava
| Monday only 9.30am
| 3 hours | £22 | Come and join us to discover the remainings of the not-so-distant Communist past of Bratislava. This tour, apart from other major highlights, shows you the famous and infamous architectural landmarks built between 1948-89.
The tour start in the fascinating Transport Museum, where you can see automobiles typical for this period and much more.
Learn how housing shortage was solved during the Communist times and you will visit the Petr�alka housing estate - the largest in the country, where a great number of Bratislavans live. |
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