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Things to do in Bratislava, Bratislava Region: The Best Historical & Heritage Tours
Stare Mesto, the Old Town of Slovakia's capital, whisks visitors back a few centuries as they wander cobblestone streets, admire the Baroque architecture, enjoy summer and Christmas concerts at Old Town Hall and while away time at cafes and restaurants. Venture beyond for more sites, including the 15th-century hrad (castle) with its treasury and history and music museums, the Slovak National Theater and the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Slovak National Gallery, housed in an 18th-century palace.
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1. Bratislava Private Day Trip from Vienna
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Visit Bratislava with us – it’s only 30 miles (60 km) away from Vienna! See the main sights and learn about Slovakia's communist past!
Inclusions: Private tour, Accompaniment by friendly, professional driver, Comprehensive city tour with local expert guide, Transport by private vehicle, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities
Reviewed By angelacQ4101TK
I met our guide at Tourist Info Wien (right off the U1 line at Karlsplatz stop). He explained a lot of helpful history to us on the ride over and then had us watch a short documentary of the concentration camp on iPads in the van which was very wise. We got to Mauthausen with a greater and more In-depth understanding of what took place there which made our visit more meaningful. When we arrived we were given audio guides and a map and allowed to wander the camp and it’s museum on our own for a few hours before reconvening. It was pretty desolate aside from a few school groups visiting. Our tour guide was great and even drove us down into the granite quarry so that we could see it up close. We went to lunch at a nice but casual sit down restaurant that served Austrian cuisine. Overall worth the money and I highly recommend this tour.
2. Private Day Trip to Banska Stiavnica Unesco Site
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Private tour to Banska Stiavnica, Unesco site. This tour gives you a chance to know a town hidden in Stiavnicke hills. A magical atmosphere is present in this UNESCO gem practically in every corner. Walking through narrow historical streets. Peaceful and definitely addicting. Learnabout the rich mining history of this town.
Inclusions: Round-trip private transfer, Driver/guide, Hotel pick-up, Parking Fees, Mineral water
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Entrance tickets (New & Old castle), Gratuities
Reviewed By Excursion783060
We had a private tour with Best Slovakia Tours and it was amazing. Peter and Jane are informative and very reliable and professional. We loved Slovakia and plan to return soon. I highly recommend Best Slovakia Tours!
3. Devin Castle Tour with Currant Wine Tasting
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Interested in history and wine tasting? Excellent! These impressive ruins have amazing surroundings, rich history and are easily reachable from the city center by car in 30 minutes. For photography lovers this is a place that simply must be added to your collection. The guided tour starts with the Devin Castle tour. Enjoy with us a place, where from one point you will see: two countries, two rivers meeting and the ruins of a castle that was blown up by Napoleon’s army. After the castle tour, your next stop will be the cozy local wine tavern “Viecha Sv. Urbana v Devíne”, situated just a few minutes walk from the castle, you will experience the traditional taste of currant wine, so typical for this location.
Inclusions: Wine tasting, Professional guide, Hotel Pickup, Car, van or minibus transportation, Entry fee to Devin Castle
Exclusions: Lunch
Reviewed By 184pedrog
Defo I will book again. We did 3 tours and all was great experience. The staff was amazing and always to help in anything.
4. Bratislava by Night Tour
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Bratislava is presented as the city of the delicious cuisine and good wine. This tour will show you Bratislava during the evening, when the colors of the town are changed from the daily light. You will see the main dominant of Bratislava, Bratislava castle in all its beauty. From the castle is unique view on night colorful Bratislava. You will get deep knowledge about the history of Slovakia from ancient times to nowdays, when Bratislava has become the 5th richest region of European Union.
Inclusions: Professional tour guide, Entrance fee to UFO tower, Drink at UFO tower
Exclusions: Hotel pick – up, Hotel drop off
Reviewed By Henryk F
We took this city tour which takes approx 90 min incl. 2 stops at the monument and the castle, 10 or 12 languages are covered and a lot of historical facts are given during the tour. I can definetly recommend this tour
5. PRIVATE GRAND CITY TOUR IN BRATISLAVA with Devin Castle
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
This Tour will present Bratislava as a whole, with its extensive historical core. The tour is combined and the first half of the sightseeing is on foot and the second is panorama city tour by car. This excursion will give you a complete picture of Bratislava and it will shows you also the Bratislava second castle Devin, located on the border of three countries and on the border of two rivers.
Inclusions: hotel pick – up & drop off, professional tour guide, air-conditioned vehicle, Discount coupon of 20% to UFO observation deck
Exclusions: entrance fees
Reviewed By Henryk F
We took this city tour which takes approx 90 min incl. 2 stops at the monument and the castle, 10 or 12 languages are covered and a lot of historical facts are given during the tour. I can definetly recommend this tour
6. Devin Castle Tour with Wine Tasting
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Wine tour in Bratislava with a visit of the iconic Devín castle, proudly standing above the Danube and Morava rivers. Tour combines old as well as recent history with authentic wine tasting at a local producer (3 hours).If you are looking to expand your knowledge about Slovak wine and experience something different, this wine Tasting offers you an amazing experience.
Inclusions: Entrance fees, Wine tasting, Professional guide, Car transportation
Exclusions: Lunch
Reviewed By annewG6393LV
Our guide Mark, was very friendly. He was very informative and obviously had a great passion for Bratislava and its history and architecture. A very enjoyable couple of hours which absolutely flew. Would thoroughly recommend.
7. Bratislava-Prague One-Way Sightseeing Tour Bus
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Visit Mikulov, UNESCO listed Lednice- Valtice landscape area, Znojmo & Telč on your transfer from Bratislava to Prague. Join our fun and easy-going road trip from Bratislava to Prague. We travel through the picturesque towns of Telč and Znojmo; and enjoy the UNESCO World Heritage listed architectural landscape of Lednice and Valtice palaces. We’ll bring you to places you’d never be able to visit in one day and help you discover the best possible way to get from Bratislava to Prague. Our knowledgeable local tour leaders take a small group, maximum of 8 people, for a fun-filled 10-hour road trip from Bratislava to Prague. You will learn about the history, culture, and most importantly the people of the Czech Republic.
Inclusions: An entertaining local guide, Air-conditioned vehicle, Room for a reasonable amount of luggage
Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities
Reviewed By opportunistictravels
It was the perfect way to kickstart my trip to Budapest! Wish I had done this for other routes. This was in stark contrast to my encounter with an over-crowded train from Prague to Bratislava (ugh). Tour guide: Andrea (HU) Andrea never ran out of engaging stories and trivia from Hungary's history. In my next few days in Budapest, I went on a handful of other tours in the city, and I already knew most of what would be said in the intros to Budapest & Hungary! All thanks to what Andrea had taught us during our Sidetrip tour. The hidden gem in this tour is a small synagogue and memorial in Szentendre that I would never have found if I had just gone by what TripAdvisor or travel blogs said. I truly appreciate that Andrea devoted time to discuss the history of the Jewish in Hungary, and made the effort to ensure that we got our facts straight (e.g. the location of the "Shoes on the Danube" memorial isn't actually where the atrocities being referred to happened). Driver: Tomas (HU) Tomas so kindly brought us to a view point with stunning (and crowd-free) vistas of Esztergom [which we were told not all drivers on this tour do]. He notably did this despite some unexpected traffic on the road. I felt safe the whole time during the drives, plus we made it to Budapest on schedule. Logistics: the icing on the cake :P It was superb. Vehicle was clean, looked fairly new and well maintained, spacious and comfortable inside, and had seat belts for everyone. Food actually tasted good where we took our breaks for a morning snack and lunch. Andrea brought us to a money changer that had fair rates. Luggage wasn't a problem because it was in the vehicle the whole time! I can go on and on with other nice things to say... Is this tour cheap? Doesn't seem so at first glance, but it offers so much more value vs. sitting in a crowded intercity train plus taking separate public transport rides out of Budapest for day trips plus generic walking tours. I honestly wish I had done this for my Prague-Bratislava leg, but there wasn't enough demand, so start booking people!!! This is a quality service that deserves to thrive in this industry.
8. Best customized walking tour with bonus
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Years of experience guarantee - enjoy presentation by passionate local guide with a walk through the city center, its interesting buildings and landmarks, Bratislava castle and much more... Expect tour full of fun, interesting topics and insights, information about Bratislava and Slovakia in general, its history and traditions only this guy can show you. After this experience, you will certainly love and understand the lovely country of Slovakia.
Inclusions: Professional tour guide
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Reviewed By tungsten123
It’s lucky that I sign up this Pub Crawl, I think it’s the best way to meet cool folks and be part of Bratislava‘s nightlife, and Slovakian drinking tradition. The host has great deal of local hidden places, drinks and food that you can enjoy and share.
9. Bratislava Post-Communism Tour
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5.0 based on 547 reviews
Insightful, off the beaten track journey in a legendary 1970-1990’s Czechoslovak Škoda car (or a modern van by 4+ guests) with our local guide to the most intriguing spots of the Cold War era Bratislava. Explore a vast concrete housing estate, the Soviet monument Slavín, post-industrial developments, the Iron Curtain border zone and loads of communist-era architecture. The tour brings alive the fascinating story of Bratislava in the turbulent 20th century. What can you expect? Cool drive and quirky stops to see and understand: - the first prefabricated apartment block in Slovakia as well as the largest socialist housing project, Petržalka - communist-era architecture (inverted pyramid of Slovak Radio, rocket-shape TV tower Kamzík, Freedom Square) - political objects: Soviet memorial Slavín, diplomatic 1970’s hotel, 1980’s parliament, villas of former communist leaders - controversial ufo-like SNP bridge, causing destruction of the Jewish district former Iron Curtain area
Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Beverages, Driver/guide, Live commentary on board, Local guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only), Private tour, Transport by private vehicle
Exclusions: No exclusions
Reviewed By Y2796UVjennyc
Amazing experience Marios our guide was beyond his year! Knowledgable, enthusiastic and passionate. Highly recommended if you are interested in cultural, history and socio-economics of Bratislava. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????.
10. Taxi City Tour Bratislava
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4.9 based on 15 reviews
Wait ...What about the route? As proud Bratislavian born adventurers we created the route combining the most scenic views, must-visit spots, off the beaten path panoramas and frightening haunted places. This takes you not just to the city center, Castle hill, Slavin monument, but also to the other river bank, where you will find an external castle settlement, riverside, railway station, Presidential Palace, Prime Minister’s Palace, the famous Slovak radio pyramid turned upside down, Blue church, Horse Railway station and the new skyscraper downtown. Hearing the stories around the places you will go or stop by, together with the historical pictures and videos as well as visualisations of the parts being built, this is the most compact tour you will have ever been to. Guaranteed.
Inclusions: GST (Goods and Services Tax), Private transportation, Air-conditioned vehicle
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Reviewed By Petri_s_o
Mesmerizing tour ????Thank you so much for your hospitality, deep knowledge about Bratislava and its beauty
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