# Dronte Berounka

Hire en Rakovník

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/dronte-berounka

Hire of canoes, rafts, kayaks and paddle boards on the Berounka river, from Chrást to Radotín, with delivery and pick-up at several campsites and luggage transport.

## Who they are

Dronte Berounka is the Berounka branch of Dronte, one of the best-known canoe-hire brands in the Czech Republic. It was founded by Míla Pražák, who began paddling at 13 on the Ohře, created the VTO Dronte canoeing club, organised festivals and was a co-founder of the Water Museum in Zruč nad Sázavou. In 2019 he handed each river over to trusted collaborators and, since the 2020 season, each region runs as its own company: the Berounka one is DRONTE BEROUNKA s.r.o., based in Rakovník. It boasts more than twenty years of experience on the river and a calm philosophy, far from white water: the Berounka is advertised as a river for relaxed holidays.

## Where and when

It hires along the whole navigable stretch, from Chrást, near Plzeň, to Radotín, at the gates of Prague. It delivers boats in the morning at a starting campsite and collects them at another, with eight free return points. This season, because of a total road closure between Lety, Dobřichovice and Černošice, on the lower stretch it only collects at the Zadní Třebaň campsite. The usual season is June to August, depending on the flow.

## How they work

It hires two-seater plastic canoes (Vydra, Agara), family canoes for three and four, inflatable canoes, rafts for four to nine, kayaks and paddle boards. A two-seater canoe costs 600 CZK a day Monday to Friday and 700 CZK at weekends.

You book on their website, by email or by phone, and the final price appears before you send the order. You can pay in advance by bank transfer, in crowns or euros, or at the delivery point, in cash only: they do not accept cards. When you collect the equipment you must show an identity document. Changes and cancellations are notified by phone or email from 8:00 to 18:00; if you cancel a paid order two days or less in advance, 100% is charged.

Life jackets, paddles and 50-litre barrels are included, also in children's sizes, and so is insurance against damage to the equipment, with an excess per item: 4,000 CZK for a two-seater canoe and 10,000 CZK for a raft. Theft and loss are not covered, and late return is charged at 300 CZK per hour started. They carry camping luggage from campsite to campsite if you do several days, transport people, give technique lessons, accompany school groups and put together programmes of one or several days.

## Safety and water

Each boat has its limit: the open plastic canoe, up to grade WW1; kayaks and rafts, up to WW3. In drought or flood they offer you another stretch, another date or other boats; if you do not accept, the stretch is cancelled without refund. The barrels are not guaranteed watertight: put your phone and clothes in bags. The website is in Czech and English.

## What they run

- [Canoeing on the Berounka between Skryje and Roztoky u Křivoklátu](https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/krivoklat/things-to-do/canoeing-on-the-berounka), in Křivoklát. Two-seater canoe hire for a day on the Berounka, Zvíkovec – Roztoky u Křivoklátu stretch. Desde 600 € canoe per day, Monday to Friday; 700 CZK at weekends. 6 h. June to August. Includes paddles, life jackets, also children's, and a 50-litre barrel; the transfer of the equipment from Skryje to Roztoky is paid separately

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Address: Prokopova 462, 269 01 Rakovník
- Phone: +420 778 736 432
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Contact

- Web: https://berounka.dronte.cz/
- Coordenadas: 50.1037, 13.7334

## Preguntas frecuentes

### When is the season?
Normally June to August, depending on the flow.

### Can children go?
Yes; they have children's life jackets and paddles.

### How long does a stretch take?
With little water you move at 2–4 km an hour; for families they recommend stretches of 8 to 15 km a day.

### Can I pay by card?
Not at the river: there it is cash only. In advance, by bank transfer.