PM Our final stop will be to check-in to our hotel right in the center of Plzeo - eat dinner, and a optional stroll around the historic square, last year they had a 1940's band playing, and were giving jitterbug lessons !

AM Optional church service or sleep in. Then the whole day at the Slavnosti svobody(freedom celebrations) - a celebration to mark the Liberation of the city by the US Army. A huge parade, displays, and a fun historic encampment, music, lots of American Military vehicles, all restored and maned by native Czechs ! Just go to Youtube.com and type in Plzen Liberation festival, plenty of video's to watch !

May 7, Monday
AM Walking tour of historic Domazlice, where it is possible to buy many folk items, costumes, etc. visit the local museum, with many kroje - folk costumes. This town has many antique stores as well !

PM Then to a museum of old crafts, and a historic cloth weaving enterprise, with traditional fabric. Dinner in a local restaurant. Then depart for Pisek, check-in at our lovely hotel overlooking the river. Optional evening stroll.

May 8, Tuesday

AM Off to visit the gems of South Bohemia! First Ceske Budejovice, walking tour of the old town, free time for lunch.

PM Then to charming Cesky Krumlov, and a walking tour of the historic center where we will have dinner at a medieval restaurant.

May 9, Wednesday

AM First we will go for a Czech breakfast, and visit the Platan brewery in Protivin ( liquid tasting ) then to visit a local folk artist of toys.

PM Next we visit Bechyni, stroll around the square, enjoy the castle, and maybe see the unique fireman's museum, we will have dinner in a local restaurant before returning to Pisek.

AM Free time in Pisek. Optional visits to the lookout tower, or area museum, or rest or shopping.

PM Next we will go to a small village to learn some of the many traditions of your ancestors, a song or two, and some folk dances. You will make traditional kolac ( a Czech pastry ) and maybe even Jiternice? ( sausage ) Homemade soup, bread, and roasted sausages over a fire with music by the local village people. Then off to Prague, check-in at our quiet hotel near Wenceslas square. Dinner, then a optional evening walk through the old town to Charles bridge - when the lights of the city come on - magical !

May 11, Friday

AM Walking tour through the Prague Castle complex - the largest in the world.

PM Lunch and continued sightseeing of Karluv Most (Charles Bridge), and Stare Mesto (Old Town) till about 3 PM, evening free - for concerts, etc

May 12, Saturday
AM Today offers you many options - Visit Vysehrad, or Josefov (Jewish Town) or any of the many other museums.
PM Or explore on your own, visit relatives, shop. Wonderful farewell evening dinner cruise on the Vltava river.

May 13, Sunday
AM *Tour ends* with breakfast this morning, and a lifetime of good memories !

You are free to keep traveling, visit relatives, or return home.

The final itinerary will have more stops, and much more detail. I do not publish this in advanced because we don't want our out-of-the-way places to be swamped with tourists. Our secret places are for you - our valued guests.

PRICE FOR THIS FULL 8+ DAY & 8 NIGHT TOUR IS ONLY : $ 2995.00* PER PERSON

Single supplement is $550 for a single room during the tour.

Reserve your space ! Tour space is held by a deposit only, of $ 300 per-person.

Mail in a check for your tour deposit to : Heritage Tours 4219 Thornhill St. Paul, MN 55127-7822

Please feel free to contact Mark, as he is on almost every tour, with any tour questions you may have by email at :

4cstours AT gmail.com or Cstour AT visi.com, ( just replace the AT with a @ = to put these complete email address on the Internet will get me thousands of spam or junk emails ) or by phone at ( 651) 426-1222

Tour price is based on double room occupancy. ( most times it's two beds in a room ) Single supplement price is for a single room, with a single bed. Triple rooms are available too. Tour price includes : Hotel rooms with private bath, in small select superior class hotels ( 3 stars or above ). Almost all meals, every breakfast, and most all evening meals, ( which are large ). Professional driver, in a nice new 48 passenger modern air-conditioned motor coach - ( with LOTS of room to relax and spread out on all those empty seats, this is a real luxury - as most tours will cram you in, every seat is full ) Or a smaller vehicle in case of a smaller group. This is a fully guided tour, with a full time licensed local Czech guide. You will not be left on your own - with no clue. ( unless you want to ) Your admission to places and events, on the itinerary. Plus lots of entertainment, ( due to our extensive expertise, almost all entertainment we have is exclusive to Heritage Tours ) This is a Land only tour. Program is subject to change, tour price based on currency exchange rates as of Oct. 1^st, 2011. No two tours have ever been the same, each is unique and custom designed around the local calendar of events. No one else will offer a tour like ours, period Tour size is limited to around 10 - 20 people - again this is a real luxury, as many of my competitors have 35 to 50 people on one tour. Tour space is held by deposit only. *Listed tour price is by personal or bank check, final payment can be made by credit card, and 5 % will be added to your total for credit card fees. Make your tour deposit by personal or bank check sent by postal mail.

We add many things to our tour program in Europe and are only satisfied when most people say I am too tired to go on ! We don't believe in playing games with tour prices, there will be very few extras while you are on our tour.

Those very few extras are:

Karen Helwig ( 262 ) 473-2187 in Wisc. email, helwigr@cni-usa.com

Kathy Sigdestad in KY email : kathysig@insightbb.com.

Marge Duffy in MN email, Mduffy38@aol.com

Midge Robbeloth 920-426-8890 in Wisc. LFACHE@aol.com

Carol & George Bisek in MN email; cebisek@msn.com

Pat & Dick Kutilek 402-393-7469 in Neb. email, dpkutilek@cox.net

Elaine Jones in Neb email : ekathryn@cox.net

Our exclusive family history assistance: While on a Heritage Tour if you are interested in locating your family's roots, we can make it happen. We take this mission VERY SERIOUSLY. Unlike others we contact and search for your living relatives LONG before you depart for Europe. We check in advance to make sure people know you are coming, that the church will be open, that people will be home etc. All these matters dealing with family history are handled by a professionally licensed genealogical service, run by a Slovak-American married to a Czech based in Prague. They work extensively in Central Europe. They will contact your relatives, and you and they will decide how long your visit will be; a evening, afternoon, a day? As not everyone will speak English, drive, or even have a car, we can help out with a car, van, driver or translator if you request it, no problem! ( at a additional fee ) We will basically fill in with whatever you need to make your family visit a roaring success! Detailed information regarding this service and much more, will be sent out to you - after you have signed up for a tour.

This is a GREAT GENERAL TOUR, each day is plum full of activities, your personal family history and visit is for you, the group is not invited along. We will be very interested to hear about your wonderful visit, but it's your day to be spent with your family. The tour group will continue seeing great sites, if your gone.

Don't let the large paragraph above worry you if your not of Czech or Slovak background. If your interest is just seeing a wonderful part of Europe - enjoying a more in-depth experience, or extensive travelers looking for a better travel experience - all have found our tours a wonderful off the beaten path travel experience!

In the last few years we have had many people of non-Czech or Slovak background join us, as more of the world learns what a wonderful place Central Europe really is. Including American Teachers and librarians doing school projects, and American's living in Europe full time. On a 2006 tour, we had 6 Australian's and a lady from England - two of the Australians were returning for their 2nd tour with us ! ( none of whom are of Czech or Slovak background, they had all heard wonderful things about our tours - all the way down under ! )

You will meet many friends as we have over the last 20 years, it's less like a tour and more like a family outing visiting friends. Don't miss your chance....... Join us for the trip of a lifetime in 2012 !

For more genealogical information please contact the National Genealogical Society I founded:

CzechoSlovak Genealogical Society Int.

PO Box 16225

St. Paul MN 55116

or visit their web site at: www.cgsi.org or facebook page ( a not-for-profit, volunteer run society )

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