About Czech Republic

ACTIVE HOLIDAYS

Golf

The Czech Republic is a place where golfers can experience a unique combination of their favourite sport played against a backdrop of historicalsites and natural beauty. Golf courses have sprung up across theCzech Republic and this boom in new facilities is set tocontinue. Investors are now focusing in particular on top-notch courses andfacilities, including accommodation and various wellness programmes.

Cycling

Cycling has without restraint become a trend of this time and the Czech Republic offers numerous tourist destinations. Many of them link up with the European trail network of EUROVELO.
The first route that has opened was the one connecting Prague and Vienna. Its building was assisted by the Greenways organization and it also carries its name.

Hiking

The Czech Republic is ideal for walking tours and mountain tourism, which is given by the diversity of natural scenery. The visitors can use network of well marked tourist routes, which are set up even in the most remote areas of the Czech Republic. Popular tourist routes for mountain tourism can be found in the regions of the Krkonoše Mountains, Šumava, Jizerské hory, Jeseníky, Beskydy and other mountainous areas surrounding the territory of the CR.

Horse riding

The Czech Republic belongs to the countries with long tradition of horse breeding, horse riding and horse racing. It offers interesting horse races, dozens of racing and many places dealing with horse tourism. Tens or rather hundreds of studs and places for tourist horse riding learn equitation; offer riding in nature, refreshment as well as accommodation establishments on the stud-farms.

Aviation sports

The beauty and variability of the Czech and Moravian landscape can be seen not only from the ground, but also from the bird’s-eye view, from the board of a tourist airplane or from a balloon. The view of mountain massifs, lowlands, mirrors of water areas, the green of woods alternating picturesque villages and towns with old castles and chateaus is the best from the “bird’s perspectives”.

Fishing

Many tourists come for fishing to the Czech Republic. There are several angling organizations taking care of keeping the rules of fishing: Český and Moravský rybářský svaz (Czech and Moravian Angling Union), Státní lesy (State forests), Vojenské lesy (Army forests), the Ministry of Environment and some independent registered angling organizations.

Water sports

There are numerous places in the Czech Republic (such as water dams, artificial water reservoirs and lakes), which offer excellent conditions for various water sports. Sport equipment for yachting and windsurfing can be rented in local sport clubs and camping sites.

Water tourism

Travelling on water can be pleasant and exciting form of tourism and discovering natural and cultural beauties of the country. Sailing on Czech rivers flows along beautiful natural sceneries, landscapes, which are rich in cultural and historical sights. Some of the sights are located on the rivers or nearby.

Winter sports

Winter sports fans have top equipped mountain centres to their disposal, which offer good quality slopes, tracks, bob-sleigh runs and technical sports background. Several localities were chosen for organizing prestigious sports events (the World Cup of ski-flying in Harrachov, Zlatá lyže in Nové Město na Moravě). Ski and snowboard schools provide their services in every skiing centre, as well as ski rentals.