The 6 Best Pilsner Urquell Brewery Tours

1.Pilsner Urquell Experience & Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,480 reviews · 1 hour - 150 minutes · from $25Our pick

Follow a self-guided audio and video tour through the story of Pilsner Urquell, first brewed in 1842. Taste the beer, try three Czech pouring styles in the optional Tapster Academy, and finish with two 0.3-liter beers in the Beer Hall. GetYourGuide customers also receive a personalized bottle with their name.

“Really good ! Head phones were a good idea , they don’t cover your ears just hover over. Information and exhibits were great”

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2.Pilsner Urquell Brewery Tour with Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,419 reviews · 1h 40m · from $21

Follow a live English or German guide through Pilsner Urquell’s working brewery in Plzeň. Ride by brewery bus, see the 120,000-bottle-per-hour bottling line, compare brew houses from three centuries, and finish with unfiltered beer in the historic cellars. Guides have included Patricia, Miroslav, Oldřich, and John.

“A must DO tour! Absolutely amazing and the tour guide was amazing! You learn a lot about how the beer in being made!”

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3.Prague Pilsner Urquell Experience with 3 Free Beer Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 736 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $29Top rated

Follow an English audio tour through Pilsner Urquell’s story using video mapping, projections, light, sound, heat, and cold. Taste one beer during the exhibit, then enjoy two more in the Beer Hall, where tapsters explain Czech pours. Allow about 60 to 90 minutes, and remember this is an interactive exposition, not the working brewery outside Prague.

“Audio tour with headphones. Sometimes the narration was off a little in walking through the spaces. Interesting, though.”

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4.Brewery Museum Entrance with a Glass of Beer

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 145 reviews · 1 day · from $7Best value

Visit Plzeň’s Brewery Museum in a preserved 15th-century brewing house. You’ll see medieval cellars, an early-20th-century pub, a late Gothic malt house, and the world’s smallest jug. Foreign visitors can use the SmartGuide app in English or German. Visitors aged 18 and over receive a voucher for 0.3 liters of Pilsner Urquell at three named restaurants.

“Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, kein großes Museum in der Gegend. Keller. Ein kostenloser Becher natürliches böhmisches Bier für Feinschmecker wie mich. Einen Besuch wert. Ich empfehle es. Ich habe es ohne einen Führer getan.”

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5.Pilsner Urquell Brewery Tour with Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 68 reviews · from $0

Spend about 1 hour 50 minutes touring Pilsner Urquell in Pilsen. You’ll ride a brewery bus, see bottling lines, compare three brew houses, learn the beer’s story, and finish with unfiltered pilsner from historic cellars. Guides may include Patricia. Bring a warm layer for the cellars.

“Friendly guide who explained well the history and structure of the brewery with injected doses of humour. Recommend this tour for whoever is visiting Plzen.”

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6.Old Town Gastronomy Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 51 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

Walk Pilsen’s Old Town with a private local guide, enter St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral, see the world’s third-largest synagogue, and learn about Czech food and drink. The tour includes traditional refreshments, a map, booklet, and gift. Martin is one named guide, though another guide may lead your visit.

“Top Leistung, informativ, persönlich und mega unterhaltsam. Danke an Martin.”

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