Photo day trip from Prague to a Czech town

Photo Day Trips From Prague

Pair Prague with the Czech towns you actually like to shoot. I drive. You shoot.

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Pickup and drop-off at your hotel

Around 8-9am pickup in Prague. Drop-off at your hotel after the trip. Exact times confirmed at booking.

Locations visited with light in mind

Stops sequenced around the light we have at the time we arrive.

Photography coaching throughout

Composition, framing, light, gear. As deep as you want.

Back to Prague for dinner

Most days end at your hotel between 5 and 7pm. Plenty of evening left to enjoy Prague.

Day Trips

Pickup at your hotel mid-morning, back for dinner. A couple of Czech towns, with photography coaching the whole way.

Aerial view of Český Krumlov old town with St. Vitus Church and Vltava River, Czech Republic

Český Krumlov + Hluboká nad Vltavou

Český Krumlov & Hluboká Castle Full-Day from Prague

Visiting: Český KrumlovHluboká nad Vltavou

8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (10 hours)2 stopsFrom €815

A full-day photo tour from Prague through medieval Český Krumlov and the Schwarzenbergs' neo-Gothic Hluboká Castle. We shoot Hluboká from the exterior, courtyards, and gardens. No castle interiors at Hluboká.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car and parking fees
  • Admission fee to the Tower in Český Krumlov for one person

Not included

  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses
Aerial view of Český Krumlov old town with St. Vitus Church and Vltava River, Czech Republic

Český Krumlov + Telč

Telč & Český Krumlov Full-Day from Prague

Visiting: Český KrumlovTelč

8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (~10 hours)2 stopsFrom €860

A full-day photo tour from Prague through two UNESCO towns: Telč's Renaissance facades by midday and Český Krumlov for late afternoon, sunset, and the blue hour.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car and parking fees

Not included

  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses
Aerial view of Český Krumlov old town with St. Vitus Church and Vltava River, Czech Republic

Český Krumlov

Český Krumlov Half-Day from Prague

Visiting: Český Krumlov

8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (9 hours)From €700

A half-day photo tour to Český Krumlov, where the cityscape, dominated by its medieval castle and the meandering Vltava River, makes for a picturesque set just a short drive from Prague.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car and parking fees

Not included

  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses
Dresden Old Town skyline with Hofkirche and Augustus Bridge reflected in the Elbe River, Germany

Dresden

Dresden Full-Day from Prague

Visiting: Dresden

8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (10 hours)From €850

Photograph Dresden's Baroque cityscape along the Elbe, including the Frauenkirche, the Zwinger, and the river panorama from Brühl's Terrace. A full-day photo tour from Prague.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car and parking fees

Not included

  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses
Hrubá Skála Castle above autumn forest and sandstone rocks, Czech Republic

Hrubá Skála

Hrubá Skála Half-Day from Prague

Visiting: Hrubá Skála

1:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (6 hours)From €575

Explore Hrubá Skála, a Bohemian Paradise landscape of striking sandstone formations crowned by a Renaissance castle on the cliffs.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car

Not included

  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses
Karlštejn Castle rising above autumn forest, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

Karlštejn

Karlštejn Half-Day from Prague

Visiting: Karlštejn

8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (5.5 hours)From €575

Photograph Charles IV's 1348 Gothic fortress crowning a forested hilltop in the Bohemian Karst, an easy half-day from Prague.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car and parking fee in Karlštejn

Not included

  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses
St. Barbara's Cathedral west facade with formal garden, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic

Kutná Hora

Kutná Hora Half-Day from Prague

Visiting: Kutná Hora

9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (6.5 hours)From €585

Discover Kutná Hora, the UNESCO town of Gothic St. Barbara's Cathedral and the Sedlec Ossuary. We shoot the cathedral inside and out, plus the Ossuary and Church of the Assumption from the exterior. Photography inside the Ossuary and Church of the Assumption is not permitted by the sites.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car and parking fees
  • Admission fees to all three churches in the itinerary

Not included

  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses
Aerial view of Loket old town with castle and church, Czech Republic

Loket

Loket Half-Day from Prague

Visiting: Loket

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (7 hours)From €595

Visit Loket, where the medieval town and its Romanesque castle wrap around a sharp bend of the Ohře River. A half-day photo tour from Prague.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car and parking fee in Loket

Not included

  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses
Vltava River horseshoe meander viewed from Máj viewpoint, Czech Republic

Máj viewpoint

Máj Viewpoint Sunset from Prague

Visiting: Máj viewpoint

5:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. (sunset shoot)From €330

Catch sunset over the Vltava River's winding bends from the Máj viewpoint, one of the Czech Republic's most scenic landscapes, on a short evening trip from Prague.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car

Not included

  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses
colorful Renaissance and Baroque townhouses on Náměstí Zachariáše z Hradce, Telč, Czech Republic

Telč

Telč Half-Day from Prague

Visiting: Telč

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (7 hours)From €660

Explore Telč, a UNESCO town of beautifully preserved Renaissance and Baroque facades around the long main square, with reflections from the surrounding ponds. A half-day photo tour from Prague.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car and parking fee in Telč

Not included

  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses

Why combine two destinations?

More variety in one day

A spa town and a castle hilltop in the same trip beats one destination spread thin. Different facades, different angles, different shots.

Local routing, not guesswork

I know which lookouts open which way, where to park, and which corners are worth your time at the hour we arrive.

Want to stay overnight?

Add a night near the destination for the slower morning light without the long drive back. Better pace, less rushing.

Aerial view of Český Krumlov old town with St. Vitus Church and Vltava River, Czech Republic
Accommodation not included. Book your own hotel for one night in Český Krumlov.

Český Krumlov

Český Krumlov 2D/1N from Prague

Visiting: Český Krumlov

2 days, 1 nightFrom €920

An overnight photo tour from Prague to Český Krumlov, with sunset and blue hour on day one and sunrise and blue hour on day two. Optional extensions to Hluboká Castle, Telč, Karlštejn, České Budějovice, Písek, or Holašovice on request.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car and parking fees
  • Admission fee to the Tower in Český Krumlov

Not included

  • Your accommodation
  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses
Dresden Old Town skyline with Hofkirche and Augustus Bridge reflected in the Elbe River, Germany
Accommodation not included. Book your own hotel for one night in Dresden.

Dresden

Dresden & Moritzburg 2D/1N from Prague

Visiting: Dresden

2 days, 1 nightFrom €1,095

An overnight photo tour from Prague through Dresden's Baroque cityscape, with sunset, blue hour, and next-morning sunrise shoots, plus a stop at Moritzburg Castle, a Baroque palace on an island in a serene lake, on the way.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car and parking fees
  • My accommodation

Not included

  • Your accommodation
  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses
Fields on rolling hills in South Moravia, Czech Republic
Accommodation not included. Book your own hotel for two nights in South Moravia.

South Moravia

South Moravia 3D/2N from Prague

Visiting: South Moravia

3 days, 2 nightsFrom €1,225

A 3-day overnight photo tour from Prague to South Moravia, the rolling-hills region photographers call Moravian Tuscany. Two sunrise and two sunset shoots in the fields and vineyards, midday at Lednice's UNESCO chateau, an evening candlelight shoot in a 270-year sandstone wine cellar in Vrbice, and Mikulov or the Moravian Holland windmills on the route depending on the light.

What's included

  • My guiding and photo instructions
  • Transportation by car and parking fees
  • Cellar rental for the candlelight shoot in Vrbice

Not included

  • Your accommodation
  • Your meals and beverages
  • Personal expenses

Day trip questions

The answers travelers ask before combining cities into one shoot.

Don't see the combination you want?

Send a brief with the towns and the kind of photography you like to shoot. If it fits the way I work, you'll get the same level of preparation as the published trips: a curated route and the strongest vantage points at the time of day we are there.