There is an optional field trip provided for the participants to Sumava National Park, crossing to the Bayerische Wald National Park in Germany. [Please note that the border crossing might imply visa requirements for some participants]

The field trip will take 2 days. Participants will depart from Prague on Friday May 29th and return on Saturday May 30th.

We are now able to offer this package at the greatly reduced price of 95 Euro/ Person.

This special price applies to the first 30 bookings, so please confirm your interest as soon as possible and in any event by 20th May.

(Normal price 132 Euro / Person)

In order to book the trip please send an email to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Itinerary

Friday May 29

09:00 Departing from Prague

13:00 Starting the field trip at Bucina (Sumava National Park) on the frontier between Czech Republic and Germany and spending 5-6 hours in the field. Comparison of different management of mountains ecosystems (spruce forest, peat bogs, peta spruce forest), in the Siebeinstenkopf and Moldau Quelle areas.

18:30 Bus will pick up participants in Bucina 

20:00 Arrival to hotel in Zelezna Ruda (accommodation, dinner)

Evening program will include presentation of common Czech and German projects, involving explanation of the Wild Heart of Europe initiative, studies of lynx and deer, peat bog restoration and discussion of alternative approaches of intervention management.

Saturday May 30

07:30 Breakfast in hotel

08:30 Short bus transport of 30 minutes to visit the renown "House of Wilderness" information centre in Bayerischer Wald National Park in Bavaria.

There will be a short field walk, examining fragments of old growths in Frankenstein area (mixed mountain forests) 

Packed Lunch will be provided by the hotel

16:00 Return to Prague 

The package includes:

• transfer by luxury bus from Prague to Sumava National Park
• onboard presentations by our leaders
• buffet lunch on 29th May
• afternoon excursion to Bucina, with 5-6 hours in the field
• evening buffet dinner
• accommodation in single room for one night at 3 star Hotel Horizont
• breakfast in a buffet style
• morning excursion to the renown "House of Wilderness" centre in Bavaria
• lunch package on 30th May
• guides from the National Park
• return to Prague by 16:00 on 30th May

The trip will only be organised if there is a minimum of 30 participants. Maximum capacity is 60 places.

Accommodation

Wellness Hotel Horizont*** Zelezna Ruda

The Wellness Hotel Horizont is situated on the southern slope of Pancir Hill, 1,100m above sea level, in a protected area of the Sumava region on the border with the Sumava National Park.

All 101 rooms are equipped with bath/WC, TV/SAT, telephone. At your disposal is also wellness centre with sauna, Romanian spa, many kinds of massages, fitness centre and swimming pool.

www.horizont.sumava.net

In 1991, a large part of the Sumava mountain range situated along the South West frontier of the Czech Republic with Germany and Austria, was decreed a National Park, considered the highest legal measure of natural protection in the country.

Covering an area of 69 030 hectares, the Sumava NP is the largest among the three national parks in the Czech Republic. Nevertheless, together with the area of 13 000 hectares of the neighbouring Bavarian Forest NP (since 1970), the Sumava NP covers about 1/3 of the total area of the Sumava Mountains and the Bavarian Forest, forming together the largest forest complex in Central Europe.

Due to its situation within densely populated Central Europe, its relatively high biodiversity value and its rich water resources, the Sumava NP is often referred to as the "Green Roof of Europe". Its international significance is ever-increasing.

From the first proposals for protecting Sumava as a natural park in 1911, followed by Professor Komárek s appeal in 1946, and by other attempts in 1968 - 1969, and later in the 80s, it took a long time to achieve the establishment of the Sumava NP.

The Sumava NP includes most of valuable natural phenomena of the Sumava mountains requiring strict protection such as glacial lakes and remnants of primeval forests.

The bus will take you from the Powder Tower to the Vltava River where an air-conditioned pleasure boat awaits you. You will receive a welcome aperitif, while a cold and hot buffet with a wide choice of dishes will be available.

Accompanied by pleasant music, you will be taken on a three hours cruise along the Vltava river, offering fantastic views of the river, lined by well-lit historic monuments. You will then be taken on a short bus tour of other romantic places in Golden Prague.

The tour ends on Republic Square (duration 4 hrs).

Organized by company Prague Sightseeing Tours, so if you are interested in participating the tour please contact

Prague Sightseeing Tours directly at +420 222 314 661 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it