Bohemian & Saxon Switzerland: Day Trip Adventure

Embark on a thrilling day trip from Dresden to explore the stunning beauty of Bohemian and Saxon Switzerland National Parks. Discover two parks in one day and immerse yourself in the natural wonders of Germany and the Czech Republic.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Dresden - Pickup is available from hotels, hostels, or Airbnbs within Dresden city. If your accommodation is on the city’s outskirts, a convenient pickup point may be arranged.
  • Bastei Bridge - BOTH OPTIONS - The first stop is the stunning Bastei Bridge, situated on the German side of the national park. Visitors can walk across this renowned…
What's Included
  • Local guide fluent in English and Spanish
  • Comfortable, air-conditioned mini-van tour
  • Customizable a la carte lunch
  • Convenient pick-up and drop-off in Central Dresden
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

We provide an outstanding full-day excursion to the stunning Bohemian and Saxon Switzerland National Park, which extends across the Czech Republic and Germany.
To make your experience smooth and worry-free, we offer a meticulously organized pick-up service. The evening before your adventure, you will receive a message detailing your specific pick-up…

Location
Dresden
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Wendy_f
Oct 8, 2025
Great exercise and scenic views! - A nice change from exploring the cities. Our tour of 8 started in Dresden, and we met another group from Prague at the first stop. Our total tour size was about 16 people, and our tour guide was excellent. The first stop was at a park with restroom facilities; it was a nice easy walk with beautiful views. The second stop was at a rural trail where you hike uphill on a sandy uneven path to view the arch, much more challenging than the first stop, no facilities until you reach the top where there are bathrooms and a little restaurant. After coming back down we went to lunch, it was delicious and included a meal and a drink. I had the venison, and it was very good. The third stop was the boat tour where you hike down a switchback trail to a gorge where the boat tour is. It was very pretty but after the first two stops our legs were getting tired. The walk back up the steep hill was challenging with tired legs. In my opinion, I think the tour could have ended after lunch and it would not have changed the experience. Overall, we really liked the tour, it was a wonderful change of pace from touring city streets and museums, and we would highly recommend it. This tour is not for out those who are unsteady on their feet, people with recent surgery or those who are not in decent physical condition. Wear good sneakers or hiking shoes and layers.
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Vadim_a
Oct 2, 2025
Great tour - It was wonderful, enjoyable and informative trip. Mira - the guide and driver - was fantastic. We spent a wonderful time exploring the sights and hiking.
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Ilankoy
Aug 6, 2025
Exciting hiking all day. - Being in Dresden and not visiting Saxon Switzerland, which is our Saxon Switzerland, well, that's outrageous at all. So, despite the incomprehensible weather forecasts, we did go to the scene. C. Switzerland met us with a boring rain, almost barely, and by nature you can not walk, we tried from the other side and, miraculously, the rain stopped, encouraged by this sign from above, went to storm the mountain range. HPT and I have built a medium-difficult route and we're on our way. Karoch, we've trampled eight kilometers, up 200 meters and down as much, personally, I've learned through pain about some muscles I didn't know existed before. And if from the lyrics to the facts, the park of awesome beauty - rocks, a lake, waterfalls, almost like real, gorges and steps up, steps down, steps in all directions. For practical information, park better at Kurort Rathen. Here are some pictures for the grub. If you haven't been there yet, go ahead and don't regret it.
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Giselleg518
Aug 4, 2025
Great tour - Great tour, lovely drive through the countryside and 3 different hikes to breathtaking view points! It’s a small tour- we only had 4 people in ours. Our guide, Mira was a lovely guide! Very knowledgeable and friendly. Would recommend if you’re looking for a nice nature filled day!
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Mariaaranzazu_p
Jul 28, 2025
Well organised professional and nice. - Well organised, very professional and nice guide. I would only advise to be prepared for more walking that originally expected.
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Naomi_w
Jul 26, 2025
Saxon Switzerland and Bohemian Switzerland National parks - Viator does not make it clear that this is a day of hiking. I absolutely loved it but fortunately am relatively fit. My guide Yvette and the driver (apologies I don’t know her name) were fantastic. Highly recommend to those seeking a hiking experience in these magnificent mountains
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Charley631957
Jun 20, 2025
Don’t miss this! - The views were amazing. We had perfect weather for the hiking and exploring. Our driver, Daniel was very sweet and attentive to our needs. Elli, our tour guide was wonderful. She answered our questions and was very informative about the areas we saw. Lunch was delicious! Goulash, potato dumplings, and Schnitzel can’t be beat. Would do this again.
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Anne
Jun 3, 2025
So worth the climbs - Our lovely guide met us at the NH Collection hotel in Dresden at 8 a.m we had pre booked but truthfully we weren’t expecting the climbs to be so hard, even so it was worth every step, the information was good, we started at the Bastei, the views over the river Elba were amazing, didn’t think we would see anything as good, next we went over the border to Czech Republic, to go down to the Kamenice gorge, Where the rock formations were just as brilliant, afterwards we had lunch in a lovely little restaurant, food was good, then finally on to Pravicka Gate, the icing on the cake. This is not an easy walk, if we had gone on our own l don’t think we would have seen all three, but so glad we did, even if it means today we hurt to move. We cannot thank the group and the guide for encouraging us to keep going.
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Myeong_j
Sep 20, 2025
Good, but... - Mira, our guide and driver, did a great job. However, the hike would have been much easier if the company had provided hiking sticks, even if it was for a fee. It had rained the day before, so some sections were slippery, so my husband and I had to be careful. It was a blessing that we didn't slip or get hurt. I heard that similar tour programs provide hiking sticks. Keep up the good work 👏
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Sibylle_m
Jun 1, 2025
great excursion - The bastion and the huge arch were really great. We are often out in the Swiss mountains and we really liked it
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From $142
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).