# Budějovický Budvar Activity company en České Budějovice Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/budejovicky-budvar The state brewing company of České Budějovice, the one behind Budweiser Budvar, runs guided brewery tours with a tasting, in seven languages, and runs the Masné krámy brewery restaurant. ## Who they are Budějovický Budvar is the national brewing company of České Budějovice, the one that makes Budweiser Budvar, a lager from the town that gives its name to "budweiser" beer. Its origin is the Český akciový pivovar, the Czech joint-stock brewery founded in 1895, which made its first brew on 7 October of that year. In 1967 the national company Budějovický Budvar was created as heir to it and to the municipal brewery, and since 1 January 1991 it has operated independently; it is still a company of the Czech state, with the legal form "n. p." On its website they also tell the long dispute over the name Budweiser with the American Anheuser-Busch, with agreements in 1911 and 1939. As well as the brewery, it runs the big restaurant in the centre, Masné krámy. ## What the tours are like They leave from the brewery's visitor centre, at K. Světlé 512/4, by reservation on its website: 70–80 minutes through the brew house, the maturation cellars and the bottling plant, with a tasting and a finish in its restaurant, the Budvarka. The route is partly outdoors, is about a kilometre long and has some 120 steps. In the cellar it is about 2 °C and in the brew house about 30, so bring a warm layer and, if it rains, an umbrella. The bottling plant may not be running on the day of the visit. For individual visitors there are fixed tours all year: at 14:00 in Czech, at 14:20 in German and at 14:40 in English, and in July and August another three at 10:00, 10:20 and 10:40. Up to 30 people fit. Groups of five to thirty choose a time, every 20 minutes from 9:00 to 17:00, and one of seven languages: Czech, English, German, Russian, French, Spanish or Italian. ## Prices, ages and other activities The tour costs 290 CZK and 220 CZK reduced for students and children; outside opening hours, 500 and 300 CZK. Minors can go, but the tasting is only for over-18s. For curious beer lovers there is a Tapping School, a beer-pouring school of about 2 hours 40 minutes for 10 to 20 people, for 1,300 CZK, booked two weeks ahead. At the visitor centre you can have glasses engraved. ## Booking, accessibility and getting there The booking is only valid when the confirmation arrives; if it does not, you must write to navstevnicke.centrum@budvar.cz or call +420 387 705 347. Groups that arrive more than 15 minutes late without warning may lose their slot. The route is not accessible, but wheelchair tours can be arranged in advance. Dogs are not allowed. The centre is open from 9:00 to 17:00, in January and February without Sundays, and closes from 24 to 26 December and on 1 January. Until 30 November 2026 line 2 does not reach the brewery because of roadworks; the website suggests bus 5 from the station and then the 6 to the Kněžskodvorská stop. ## What they run - [Tour of the Budweiser Budvar brewery in České Budějovice](https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/hluboka/things-to-do/budvar-brewery), in Hluboká and České Budějovice. Guided tour of the Budweiser Budvar brewery with a tasting. Desde 290 € person. 1 h 15. All year. Individuals in English at 14:40 all year and also at 10:40 in July and August; groups of 5 to 30, every 20 minutes, in seven languages, Spanish included Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change. ## Practical details - Address: K. Světlé 512/4, 370 04 České Budějovice - Phone: +420 387 705 347 - Email: visit@budvar.cz - Opening hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–17:00 - In January and February, Monday to Saturday; closed 24 to 26 December and 1 January - Languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian - Meeting point: Brewery visitor centre, K. Světlé 512/4, České Budějovice - Details checked on 12 November 2026. ## Contact - Web: https://www.budejovickybudvar.cz/prohlidky - Coordenadas: 48.9934, 14.4769 ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much does it cost? 290 CZK; 220 CZK reduced. ### Can minors go? Yes, but the tasting is only for over-18s. ### Are there tours in Spanish? For groups with a reservation, yes.