Plague Doctor of Prague: Exploring the City's History during the Black Death

Step into the shoes of a plague doctor in Prague during the Black Death. Explore the city’s history, learn about prevention methods, and discover hidden gems while having a unique and engaging experience.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Aurus Hotel by Prague Residences - The journey begins with an introduction to Prague’s plague doctor, Alexander Schamsky, as we travel back to the year 1715. The building, known as the “House of the Golden Well,” is introduced along with the holy saints of the plague, St. Sebastian and St. Rochus. Various believed causes of the plague are…
What's Included
  • Group photo souvenir
Additional Information

We embark on an extraordinary journey to see the city through the perspective of a plague doctor, who served the city during 1713-1715. What lessons can be drawn from the plague and how did it eventually end? What strategies were implemented for prevention and what was the daily life of a plague doctor? We explore the city’s hidden treasures and…

Location
Aurus Hotel by Prague Residences
Karlova
The starting point is in front of the Hotel Aurus (House of the Golden Well).
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Keysmannick
Jul 3, 2025
A fascinating and fun walk through history. - This was a fantastic fascinating and entertaining tour. Óscar was a great guide. He was very welcoming to all the other travellers and explained exactly how horrible the plague was and told us so much about it around the world as well as in Prague. We went to some cool areas away from too many people. A great fun way to spend 90 mins and be entertained and also learn something. One of the best walking tours I’ve done in Prague and I’ve done loads.
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Sandra_z
Jun 14, 2025
Fun and informative - Our “plague doctor” Thomas has made the tour very interactive and entertaining with his British humor. The 1.5 h have passed like in a hurry. Overall a highly recommended experience!
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Durbkinpi
Jun 13, 2025
Entertaining and informative; Thomas is great! - We booked this tour tonight last minute. Our warm and cheerful guide, Thomas, gave us an amusing and lighthearted 90-minute jaunt around Old Town. We came away with some fun facts about human and bacterial life in Bohemia in the early 1700s.
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591rapha_lh
Jun 9, 2025
History, humor and a guide to survival against the plague - Thomas was the perfect guide for this kind of guided tour with an ideal balance between historical facts in his character as a plague doctor while being very funny and giving general information about Prague.
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673iainh
Jun 8, 2025
Engaging history-focused tour of city centre - Engaging and informative walking tour of the north of the Old Town. Our guide David presented a lot of information in an engaging way and we enjoyed his dry sense of humour. The walking is pretty gentle and there are lots of opportunities for photos. A good way to see some of the city and learn about its history.
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Traceylynn_m
Jun 1, 2025
Unique & Entertaining - Fabulous tour! Entertaining and learned a lot about a unique time in history. I would highly recommend this for anyone who works in the medical field or loves to learn about historical footnotes of a destination.
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Abby_s
May 21, 2025
Great tour! Informative... - Great tour! Informative and fun at the same time with good storytelling that touches on different times throughout plague history. Also a neat way to see the city after dark. Would definitely recommend!
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Gari_y
May 5, 2025
Doctor Plague Tour - This was surprisingly fun and a really informative tour. Our Plague Dr, David really kept in character and added to the experience! Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to learn about the Plague.
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Apriebe411
May 1, 2025
Amazing way to see Prague - highly recommend - What an amazing way to see Prague - through the lens of a plague doctor. This is one of most interesting and well-researched tours we have been on. Our guide did a great job of engaging our 12 year old throughout. We highly recommend this tour.
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Lydie
Apr 22, 2025
Visit - We had a great time. Our guide was captivating, even my teenagers enjoyed it. The evening visit added a little mystery. Be careful I thought we would see a little more of Prague during the visit.
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From $26
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).