Prague Communism History and Nuclear Bunker Tour
Overview
This tour includes a unique mix of a history walk in the city and real historical sights when visiting a real nuclear bunker hidden 4 floors underground. Includes cold war expositions, photos, original items, army gear and equipment. People also recieve a copy of an authentic survival guide with nuclear instructions. Visit an authentic site a real nuclear bunker from the 1950s cold war era.
What you’ll do
The starting point of the tour
The former secret police building, the story of the former president Vaclav Havel
The Story of the Velvet Revolution in 1989
The historical events and recent political history of the Czech Republic
The history of the Soviet invasion of August 1968 and Alexander Dubcek, then there is the public tram ride to the bunker, the public transport group tickets are included in the tour price
10 min by tram from the city center, the general residential area of Zizkov is located in the former workers disctrict, still bears typical socialist architecture and original buildings from the 1970s concrete era.
After a walk to the bunker you go 4 floors down by huge double staircase down exactly 84 steps (George Orwell number) to visit the tunnels and rooms hidden underground inside the big hill, some up to 25 meters below the terrain level to hide people in case of a nuclear explosion. Visit the Nuclear Bunker Cold War museum end expositions and listen to history of Czechoslovakia in communism cold war period.
After a 10 min Tram ride back to the city center the tour ends.
What’s included
- English Live Guide
- Photo Booklet and Bunker Survival Guide
From €38
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