We’ve got seven great ideas for you on a weekend family trip that will keep everyone entertained. Whether you’re walking in the countryside, touring a castle or chateau, a safari or a carnival celebration, enjoy your time together.
Carnival in Kladno
The town of Kladno in Central Bohemia invites you to a traditional carnival celebration on Saturday, March 5. An afternoon full of fun and good food and drink awaits you. Everything will break at 2pm at the local theater and there will be a horde of masks and a carnival procession where you can follow the mysterious story of butcher Vařburt. The event will be closed with a concert by the popular music group Kladno, Ampion. Workshops will be prepared not only for children, so you can make your own masks on the spot.
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Welcome spring on safari
Until Sunday, March 20, you can look forward to guided tours of the zoo and safari park in Dvůr Králové. During them, you will literally face a giraffe, rhino, lemur or zebra. The tours have no pre-determined routes, the guides of those who are interested are always finding out what interests them the most and putting together a tailor-made program. In addition, a prize competition will be included with each tour. The guided safari tour is free as part of the safari park ticket and departs Tuesdays and Fridays at 13:30 from the main box office.
Take a trip in secret
Are you running out of ideas for a nature trip with your kids? You can find lots of ideas for longer walks and walks, which you can take at any time of the year and will keep everyone entertained, on the velkadobrodruzstvi.cz website. The so-called journey with secrets for the whole family was prepared by the action mother of three, and along the route you can always look forward to a number of tasks and puzzles, where young and old alike will have fun and learn. How does it work? You choose a trip that interests you, you pay a symbolic fee by transfer and then you simply download everything you need – the route of the trip and the original scenario of what awaits you, along with children’s maps, refills and other practical information . Some trips are available for free, such as Behind Napoleon’s Sleigh, Cimrman and the Robber Knight to Letohrad or To the Castle, to First Republic villas and around the dam to Liberec.
First tour of Sternberk Kastil Castle
On Saturday, March 5, after the winter break, the gates of the ternberk Castle in the Olomouc Region, near Nízký Jeseník, will reopen. During March you can come and see the castle every Saturday, the tour will always run from 10am to 3pm. You can choose from two visitor circuits, namely the “Noble Representative Room” and “Life in the Noble Residence.” Of course, it is possible to pass both circuits, as they follow each other smoothly. An interesting attraction is that each tour will end in the kitchen of the Liechtenstein castle, where snacks will be prepared for you.
Fairy tale tour of the castle
The popular fairy tale tour with the Countess of the Central Bohemian palace in Mníšek pod Brdy will last all weekend, namely Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th March. Children from the age of three will enjoy the adventurous journey through the castle. What can they look forward to? Komtesa will take them to a mysterious dungeon, where they will see, among other things, fairies, but also demons. They will also meet other fairy tale creatures – Snow White, Cinderella, dragons or dwarves. At the end of the tour, you will all see a collection of little princesses and princes, and there will also be an art studio where not only children can perform artistically. You can buy tickets online and it is ideal to book in advance.
Travel to Prague Airport
If you and your kids are interested in the world of airplanes and everything around them, take them to Prague’s Václav Havel Airport, where the guided excursion lasts until March 27. During the tour you will see the operation of airports in the area, you will have the opportunity to see airlines that have chosen Prague as their destination and new types of aircraft, including large cargo engines. Weather permitting, you can get off the bus and watch it take off and land just meters from the runway. From the guides you will learn a lot of interesting information about aircraft and air traffic, they will also explain exactly how passengers are handled and what services the airport provides. The journey starts at Terminal 2.
Easter Exhibition in luknov
Watch for the upcoming spring holidays and visit the luknov palace for the Easter exhibition. It will last here until the end of April and will bring your kids closer to Czech magical traditions. You’ll see, among other things, the largest collection of prints for the Easter lamb, beautiful ceramics and pottery from the early 19th century to the present day. The exhibition also includes a show of women’s handkerchiefs with knitted lace, and of course there will be original painted Easter eggs, which are very small works of art. You will get acquainted with various techniques for decorating Easter eggs.
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