Kutna Hora Half-day, Incl. The Bone Church & St.barbara Cathedral

Great trip from the city. The drive is about 75-85 minutes and is on a comfortable bus. We saw St. Barbara’s Cathedral, some sites in the city, and the bone church. It’s timed exactly right. You don’t need any extra or less time. Helen was great - very kind and knowledgeable. She speaks many languages, so many different tourists will be comfortable! Remember to bring a 20 coin for the restrooms (they have attendants who take money). The restrooms near the Cathedral take cards, but the restrooms near the bone church need coins (but they can give you change back).

Very interesting historical story about this exhibit. Town is very charming. Very casual and comfortable tour.

My son and I missed the tour because we were standing and waiting at the exact meeting point unequivocally stated on the Viator app 15 minutes before the meeting time. However, I later learned that the actual meeting point was a yellow kiosk just a few metres from where we were standing which nobody told us. So, be warned! Moreover, if you miss your tour because of this kind of confusion, don’t expect much help from Viator. I also learned today that Viator’s role is essentially to sell tours on behalf of other tour operators—and, of course, to take your payment. I had quite a battle with a woman from the tour company on the phone trying to resolve the situation. Eventually, the tour company agreed to give me a 100% refund, which I appreciated. However, I was still extremely disappointed that my son and I missed the tour altogether.

The guide had a very strong accent and combined with a very poor PA system on the bus you could not understand what she was saying. The seating on the bus was very cramped

The day was nice. The bone church was very interesting and unique, however they do not allow photos,

Good access to sites and transportation was very nice. Lots of free time but still stayed on schedule and got good info. No mic system so not a great option if you’re hard of hearing or wanted a more intense tour, talking was quite low level.

Great day trip from Pague. Though time was a little rushed our great guide Helen made sure we got hundreds of years of history. Sights were great!

I really would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Prague, the drive is long but more than worth it to see the ossuary alone, it was just a bonus that we got to see the cathedrals too. Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable on the history of Kutna Hora and Prague in general, he kept everything light and entertaining without being overbearing. A couple of things to note when you are visiting that we weren't aware of: 1: you cannot take photos inside the ossuary 2: there are no free public toilets so you must make sure you bring change (20czk) The tour was incredible and really well timed so we got an even amount of time in each area and got to have an hour of free time wandering around the town of Kutna Hora and grab some lunch. I would have given this trip 5* but unfortunately the driver dampened the experience slightly, with his erratic driving (tailgating and taking corners at an uncomfortable speed)

This is a very long tour with no time for stopping and appreciating the cathedrals etc. Tour felt very rushed. We were not warned prior that we required exact cash to use the toilets in Kutnà Hora - this become a very desperate and humiliating experience when we had to find a cash machine to withdraw cash, was then sternly spoken to by the toilet attendant for not having a smaller amount as she would not give change, then we were sternly looked at for being late back to the bus. Very awkward and embarrassing for what should be a basic human right - to use a toilet. We would have all like to wander around the magnificent St Barbara’s cathedral at our own pace to take photos, appreciate the art and history and to even just sit and pray but we were constantly hurried along and told to not wander off. There were no opportunities to purchase gifts from anywhere. The tour guide was too softly spoken and could barely be heard.

Horrible Tour. Make sure you eat something as your tour leaves around 12:30 pm and you don’t arrive back until almost 7:00 pm. They allowed us no time to eat lunch, saying that this was a tour, not a lunch. We also got to The Bone Church and this company screwed up on our reservation. Our tour guide had to go straighten it out while we stood outside the church for almost 30 minutes waiting for him to go to the ticket office. What a waste of time. We could have used this time for lunch.

The guide was great! Very accommodating with the fact that I have limited walking! She was very knowledgable! However, the driver was very grumpy. Didn’t even want to leave our bags on the bus!

We had the worst tour guide in Eve. She spoke in monotone the entire trip. Even the interesting facts were delivered in such a way that it felt flat. What was worse, whenever we stopped at an artifact, she would deliver her comments looking at the artifact rather than facing us. We had a hard time hearing what she was saying. She would then start walking to the next artifact and continue talking so only the two people right next to her could hear. We had a group of 18. She was also bad at giving clear instructions. She would say we will regroup in 10 minutes than providing precise time. Some people got back in 10 mins and the others were late. At the e d of the trip we lost 3 of the 18 guests and the rest of us had to wait for 40 minutes hoping they would turn up to the right spot. In the end we had to get back to Prague without these 3 people. Everyone we spoke to before this trip raved about our Kutna Hora. Unfortunately, we had a very bad experience. It goes to show a bad tour guide could turn what could have been a fantastic tour to a disastrous one.

Timings where very tight. But could have been mitigated if they reduced free time and dropped off directly at sites instead if walking.

Too much driving to get there (about 3 hours- round trip on the bus. We had only 40 minutes to see the bone church, but that included our time walking to and from the bus drop off [which was about 5 to 10 minutes away.). The bone church was awesome but we would’ve liked to have had more time there. We did not have any time to visit the other church that was included nearby. They should’ve spent more time in this area before leaving to go to St Barbara Cathedral.(Which is also a beautiful church). We had almost 2 hours in this little town. The tour should’ve been divided more equally between the two locations.

Definitely would not recommend this company or their tours. Our trip to Kutna Hora was advertised as a 1 hour drive there, 1 hour drive back, 30 mins in the ossuary, two cathedrals and looking at the gothic fountain, museum, Italian court. The journey to Kutna Hora took 1.5 hours. There was no traffic, we were driving at the speed limits on the journey there so there was no reason for it to take 1.5 hours. Google maps even said the trip from Prague takes 1.5 hours, so I’m unsure why they advertise it as only one hour. I would be completely understanding if we were stuck in traffic, but there was no traffic! When we got off the bus, we had to wait for members of our group to use the toilet. During this time, our guide said we couldn’t get coffee/go to a gift shop as we might run over time. So we stood around for 15 minutes until she allowed us to go to the gift shop. As we were buying souvenirs, which took no more than 5 mins, we exited the shop and found the guide and group had left us! We finally caught up with them at the ossuary. Ossuary was advertised as 30 mins, but we were in there for 12. Again, the group and guide walked off on us as we were purchasing souvenirs. We felt very rushed and stressed, and were highly disappointed. We continued on to cathedrals which were enjoyable, but if we didn’t stay with our guide she would shake her head and sigh at us, making us feel like we were on a school trip. We didn’t look at the gothic fountain/museum/Italian court as advertised. I understand we were on a schedule to return to the bus at 5pm, but why bother advertising all of these things if you can’t provide them? The guide offered no explanation why we didn’t do them, just that the “weather was hot and tiring.” The guide was very abrupt, rude, and couldn’t answer a lot of questions. I have reached out to the company to find a solution but they have yet to respond, but they’ve responded to my review on Get Your Guide. Don’t waste your money on this tour.

Absolutely fantastic trip, the views were amazing. Our guide Peter was so knowledgeable. What a fantastic place. Take some good walking shoes with you , and a camera is a must.

This tour was advertised and had an itinerary that clearly stated 40 minutes at the ossuary, the highlight of this tour for us.. When we got there our guide Peter told us that we only had 15 minutes. We raised our concerns but he talked over us and had a dismissive tone. We then spend 20 minutes at st Mary’s which was not in the itinerary talking about paintings. We were so excited to see this extraordinary place (ossuary) for weeks and this completely ruined by the rushed nature of our visit and spending more time at places we had little interest in. Check and confirm your itinerary before boarding!

Outstanding!!! The tour guide was so passionate and knowledgeable about the history of Kiana Hora as well as Prague. She had such amazing energy. The Bone Church was quite stunning, it even made me emotional. St Barbara Cathedral was breathtakingly beautiful. I would highly recommend this tour ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Viator’s website had incorrect meeting location so I missed the tour. My refund request was denied. I will take my business elsewhere.

The bone church and Kutna Hora are both worthy of a day trip if they bare your interest. However, you might be better served finding a different method of transport. While the tour was lovely, Kutna Hora is way too lovely of a place to just tour through without enjoying. The Bone Church is awesome, just don’t go for the photo-op since you won’t be allowed to take photos inside. This is the first of a dozen excursions I have done in Europe that didn’t quite live up to my hopes.

A good side trip from Prague to explore 2 other churches (if the churches you see in Prague are not enough). The bone church is chilling but it's a look/see and is over. Not much information given about that. Guide Helen was good, but was not clear how she kept track of all participants. Could have used wireless receivers as it was hard to hear the Guide at times as we walked around the sites.

Can’t knock the places and the scenes to be seen, absolutely stunning, tour guide and bus were pleasant enough - only issue was that it was very rush, not enough time in each spot or free time, didn’t go upstairs in most of the places nor the option to, no time to get refreshments and look in some shops, yes it’s a tour and fast paced but alot was missed in a rare opportunity for travellers.

This was a great way to see something outside of Plague. Our guide was great. She had so much information about the country. We learned so much.

Well if you want to just book a trip with no explanation or very little then you can - expecting an awesome explanation and guide forget it . Helena kept talking about bathrooms more than the actual place . She was explaining both in Italian and English and I think in both of them it was nothing substantial unfortunately . Very little or no time given to explore . So if you want to just get transport by yourself and go see it you should - this was a waste money , the only thing is you have transportation that’s all

Tour guide spoke in a soft voice, did not carry a flag told us to meet at a particular place at a particular time and then left us. Did not do a head count. He dud come back for us 1/2 hour later but it was scary as we were e and a half hours out of town. Do the head count as the group is starting to walk. Also, the tall church was closed

The Sedlec Ossuary and St Barbara Cathedral and the walk thru town. Views from the cathedral of the town were great.

The bone church was cool, but our guide, Helen, was not great. She had soooo much perfume on that a couple of us felt nauseous on the trip. One lady started coughing everytime she walked behind Helen because of the smell! (A few of us were discussing it.) Helen was also walking so quickly in certain places that we lost track of her. Then, she talked soooo long at the cathedral that we didn't have time to go up to the top to see the view. Our driver was also very unfriendly and seemed to be annoyed that he had to bring us around. He was also a few minutes late in meeting us at the pickup point. Normally I wouldn't care, but it was freezing outside, and we were all wanting to get back into the bus. I usually love Viator tours, but this one was a dud because of the two tour operators.

Our guide was informative and the history of the place was amazing. Thank you Viator for our wonderful tour.

Had a great time in Kutna Hora. Our guide Suzana was very funny and nice. Learnt a lot about the history of the town. The bone church was amazing and we all had a wonderful time.

The bone church. The main square. The great tour guide. The countryside along the way was beautiful.

Good break from the centre. Pretty town. The ossuary was a unique experience and the a church was beautiful. Good tour guide.

I was disappointed in this tour.Czech was the third country we visited on this vacation. We have taken a tour each day and I have rated them all a 4 or 5. This tour was in English. Our guide had such heavily accented English and spoke so fast I could hardly understand him and English is my only language. There were many people on our trip who could understand English but it was not their first language - they would have gotten nothing from the trip. When people did ask questions he was aloof and dismissive so people stopped asking. No where on our tour did it say anything about having 1 hour to stop for lunch on our own so we ate prior. Overall not a great experience, a wasted day in Czech

Quite interesting to see the Bone Church. The guide was very informative. The last stop at a cafe was quite enjoyable.

Peter was such a good guide. I saw way more than I thought I would. Love the cafe stop. The churches were beautiful and very impressive.

This was a fascinating trip to the bone church. Our guide was very informative and helpful. The journey was about an hour in a comfortable coach.

Wasn’t worth the time. No big deal. We asked for a tour in English. Our tour guide spoke very broken English was so hard to understand. She also didn’t have a lot of other information and was not able to answer questions.

We did the tour in august 2023, all the reviews said it was this amazing place and don’t get me wrong the landscape and the architecture was beautiful , however the bone church was exactly as the name “ a church of bones” very small and that’s it. We then took a bus to the other side of town of Kunta Hora, got to see the churches and an over view of the city. It was beautiful however as something that is highly rated it was a little underwhelming.

Our guide was lovely and very friendly. I was disappointed that traffic impacted the amount of time we were able to spend at the Bone ossuary. In total, we maybe had 15 minutes. This was the main reason we booked the tour so a 7 hour tour for 15 minutes in the ossuary was pretty disappointing. I was also disappointed to learn that photos were not permitted inside the ossuary. Again, though. Our guide was wonderful and did everything in her power to make it a good experience for everyone, including speaking in multiple languages, making bathroom and snack stops when necessary, and just being a very kind and enthusiastic person overall.

The tour bus air-con was not working properly (It was 30+ degrees!) So when we got stuck in traffic (not the tours fault, obvs) it was unbearable! Then we spent longer in the gas station on the way than we did in the bone church, which was the whole reason for our trip. The tour guide was knowledgeable but unfortunately her English was not as good as we hoped (definitely way better than my Czech, but I'm not giving tours!), and after telling us to get back on the bus no later than 20 mins later, she strolled up 15 mins later than that! (And she decided to go to the back of the bus and have a nap at one point). Overall, the trip was not enjoyable, the heat played a big part but an air-conditioned bus would have stopped that being such an issue. I wouldn't use this tour again unfortunately.

While the price is much cheaper than others, and convenient for the guaranteed transport, there’s a reason for that. Your transport is a sprinter van, modified with rather slim and hard seats, to sit 20-25 people. There’s very little AC, so if your tour has teens with strong BO, you’ll be choking on that stage miasma for two hours both way, as they never crack a window or turn the AC up to actually be effective. Then, once at the tour, you find it’s not just Kutna Hora, but three cathedrals, so you only get about 30-40 minutes in each place, but your guide will spend at least 25-30 proselytizing all of the religious lore. I know the point of the tour is information, but I don’t need every year it was build and every person involved, because consistently it left us with 5-8 minutes to actually look around and take pictures, because she would always lecture at us from one spot. There’s no room for dilly dallying or getting a drink, taking your own pictures styled how you’d like: it’s like a teacher expects you to move along and listen. THEN, after all of these, you get to the square of Kutna Hora about five hours in. The guide will spend so much time showing you relics you did not ask for, that you’ll be left 30 minutes to find a place to eat with a restroom, because she won’t have one nearby or point one out. But you better finish all the food, because none is allowed on the bus. It’s a cute little town, with great shops and interesting views, and you spent over an hour getting there. Time to enjoy it would’ve been nice without the droning of the unenthused guide. Then, you get back on the bus thinking, okay, we did the tour, she’ll let us sleep. There can’t possibly be more to talk about. No, she’ll continue to drown about the Prague suburbs and how the city has changed for an hour and a half, in the hot bus, stinking of BO where you choke on the stale, smelly air. The ease of transport was good and convenient, but this guide needs to shorten her spiel by about 30% to the interesting and necessary information. It’s a tour for adults, not children, and the herding around with little time to enjoy and make it your own experience is very annoying. Really, in six hours, you couldn’t find the time to stop talking, or really let people enjoy the location? Stop it. Insanely enough, she even prefaced the tour with time to drink/eat and use the restroom wasn’t guaranteed!! So if we’re bad, you just get to hold it for six hours? Please stop.

We were picked up promptly at our accommodation by Phillip and our guide Giulia took us to Kutna Hora. We were briefed with lots of interesting history of both Prague and Kutna Hora along the way. We visited the Sedlec Ossary, fascinating and a bit creepy use of bones in a creative manner. Then on to town to St Barbara’s Cathedral, really imposing . Lots of photo opps and ample time for looking around to appreciate the architecture in this appealing old town. Worth a visit and thanks to Giulia.

Sophie, the guide was very knowledgable and answered any questions asked. She kept a head count of the group throughout. Regarding the description from the company it wasn't clear whether you stop for food and drink or not. We did stop for food/drink in the town

I was here years ago but my guide Susannah really made this tour special!! Unfortunately you can no longer take pictures in the ossuary. Someone wrecked it by using Instagram and Facebook wrongly.

St. Barbara's is beautiful, as is the old town part of Kutna Hora. The bone church didn't appeal to me personally, but still worth a look. We got plenty of time to look around and see a bit of the old town too. The tour guide Uli, was very helpful and informative and also gave us lots of info about the country's history on the drive there. She was keen to look after everyone which I thought was really lovely. The mini bus was very clean and comfy. A great half day trip which I highly recommend.

It's a nice half day trip out of Prague if you have extra days. The tour guide was nice and friendly. The vehicle was comfortable.

wow what can i say what an informative tour guide David from Colorado is ... to say he is like a walking encyclopedia is an understatement. the tour itself involves alot of walking but you also get to experience the trains to and its even possible to have food at a local restaurant if you want to .. and i tried my first light beer it was lovely... so thank you to David for providing such an enjoyable day ... byw little boxes is still in my head thanks 🤣🤣 x mel and chris x such a stunning place it is really worth going x

We also did the Terezín tour with her. She was very knowledgeable and answered our questions in depth

The tour guide was very informative and the tour was well planned with just enough time at each place and the guide was very clear about where to meet and how much time we had. The bone church is an amazing place.

This city, just outside Prague, is a must-see! The guide gave interesting information on the tour. The Bone Church was eerie and Kutna Hora was a sleepy little town. I'm glad I went on this tour.