Group excursion from Bratislava
Bratislava Grand City Tour
The whole city in three hours — a panoramic drive to the viewpoints, then the old town on foot.
- Max 3 hours
- Coach and on foot
- Guides in 6 languages
- Net rates on request
The excursion
What this day is
The Grand City Tour is the standard three-hour introduction to Bratislava and the one to choose when a group wants the complete picture of Bratislava rather than the old town alone. It combines a panoramic drive to the parts of the city a walking tour cannot reach with a walk through the historic centre.
The drive takes in the Presidential Palace, the functionalist villas of the Palisády district, the castle, the Slavín memorial with its view over the rooftops, and the Blue Church. The group then walks the old town itself. Because both halves are covered, this is the version used inside most of the multi-day programmes.
The same route runs daily for individual travellers under our retail brand, Bratislava City Tours, as the Bratislava Grand City Tour.
Hour by hour
How the day runs
The order can be changed, the day can be shortened, and it can be joined to another excursion — tell us what you need and we re-quote it.
Meeting and introduction
The guide and the coach meet the group in front of the Park Inn by Radisson Danube hotel, or at your own hotel in Bratislava.
Presidential Palace and the Palisády district
Past the Presidential Palace and up into Palisády, the hillside district of functionalist villas built in the early twentieth century.
Bratislava Castle
A short stop at the castle, seen from the exterior, on its terrace above the Danube.
Slavín memorial
The memorial to the Soviet soldiers who liberated Bratislava, and the best single view over the city from above.
The Blue Church
The Art Nouveau church of St Elizabeth, blue inside and out, one of the most photographed buildings in the country.
The old town on foot
The last part of the tour is on foot: the opera house, the Reduta, the Franciscan church, the Primate’s Palace and St Michael’s Gate.
Optional
What you can add to the day
Each of these is quoted per person and added to the excursion only if you want it.
Coach for the day
From 14 up to 49 seats, held for the duration of the tour.
Bratislava Castle
Entrance to the castle interiors and the museum.
Primate’s Palace
Entrance to the Hall of Mirrors and the English tapestries.
St Martin’s Cathedral
Entrance to the coronation cathedral.
Wine tasting
Three or five samples of Slovak wine in a cellar in the old town.
Beer tasting
Three samples of Slovak beer, served with a pretzel.
The rate for this excursion covers the licensed guide for the duration shown.
The coach, the entrance fees, the tastings and the meals are quoted separately and added only where you want them.
Net rates
Tell us the dates, the group size and the language
Send us the date, how many people and which of the six guide languages you need, and we come back with the net rate for this excursion — normally within one business day.
Coach, entrances, tastings and meals can be quoted with it, and accommodation and transfers put on the same contract.