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The Vltava lock at Hluboká nad VltavouCzeva · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Hluboká and České Budějovice

Boat on the Vltava between Hluboká and Purkarec

Boat · half-day round trip · May – October · from Hluboká marina

Information
Duration
3 h
Season
May – October
Who it's for
Families; effortless

Since 2011 the Vltava has been navigable between České Budějovice and Hluboká, with locks, and in season there is a scheduled boat. The Vojtěch Lanna Junior of Plavby Hluboká leaves from Hluboká marina, below the castle, and goes down the valley to Purkarec, a boatmen's village, among forests and meadows. In České Budějovice the same company has the Sv. Rozálie, with narrated trips through the centre. The timetables and prices for each season are published on its website.

With young childrenAs a family

Who runs it

Directions See all of Hluboká and České Budějovice

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The façade of Masné krámy and a mug of Budvar with a Czech dish© Masné krámyThe Budvar brewery restaurant in the old butchers' stalls

Masné krámy

Restaurant · České Budějovice · €€€€

What to order: the set lunch or the budvarské výpečky, roast pork with cabbage and dumplings, with the tank lager or the kroužkovaný ležák.

Every day · Sunday 12:00 to 21:00
The square of České Budějovice seen from the air, with the Grandhotel Zvon© Grandhotel ZvonCzech and Viennese farm cooking on the square

Pivnice Zvon

Restaurant · České Budějovice · €€€€

What to order: the grilled Mysletín beef rib or the sirloin tartare, with a tank Pilsner.

Every day · last orders around 21:00 to 22:30

To stay nearby

The courtyard of Hotel Štekl, beside the castle walls© Hotel ŠteklHotel

Hotel Štekl

Four stars · Next to the castle · Pool and private wellness

Why we like it: Four-star hotel in a building as old as Hluboká Castle, at its foot: 46 rooms, the ERB restaurant, and a private pool, whirlpool and sauna.

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A room with a four-poster bed and period furniture© Grandhotel ZvonHotel

Grandhotel Zvon

On the square in České Budějovice · 80 rooms · Pets welcome

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Family hotel with 80 rooms and apartments in historic houses on the square in České Budějovice, with supervised garage, 24-hour reception, brewery restaurant and pets welcome.

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Useful services

More to do nearby

Itineraries

Features in these plans

The white Neo-Gothic façade of Hluboká Castle
Itinerary · 1 night One night in Hluboká and České Budějovice, two hours from Prague: castle, Budvar and a boat Hluboká and České Budějovice · 10 stops

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