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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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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Dianahk3343ct
Mar 30, 2025
Incredibly interesting and exciting - Our tour with the plague doctor was an incredibly exciting journey through time in Prague during the plague outbreak. Our guide, David Merten, spoke such perfect and clear English that we could understand everything perfectly. It was exciting and interesting at all times and one of the best tours we have had so far. Thank you very much
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Heath_v
Mar 30, 2025
Fun Education - We were only looking for some cheesy fun when we booked this tour. However, this tour is based off many years of research to give you an accurate potrayal of the plague and experience of the plague doctors. The tour was kept fun and light hearted for great entertainment. Our family has 5,12 and 16 kids all enjoyed the tour as well as us adults. I’d recommend this as a must do evening tour.
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Sharonalyse
Mar 27, 2025
Dave was great…we learned... - Dave was great…we learned so much about the plague from the tour and Dave has a great sense of humor. It was raining during the tour which added to the atmosphere!
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Daydream52307775993
Mar 9, 2025
Totally recommend! - The tour is really good! Very informative, interactive and something one needs to do when in Prague and interested in the citys' rich (and a bit macabre) history. Thomas was a really cool tour guide, I was very impressed.
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Anne
Mar 7, 2025
Entertaining - A friendly knowledgeable guide and an entertaining stroll through parts of Prague you wouldn't usually go to. Great fun.
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Andres
Feb 10, 2025
Extremely interesting and entertaining - This tour of the city was extremely interesting. I learned not only about the plague, but also about the lives of the inhabitants of Prague during the Middle Ages. The guide was very entertaining. It was really fun. Thank you so much!
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Stacey_a
Apr 9, 2025
Fun tour - lacking on the history aspect - Our guide, Thomas, was great! He was very engaging, personable, and funny. There were a lot of fun facts, but I felt the historical narrative should have been stronger. It needed more content.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).