Prague Jewish Quarter ToursPrague Jewish Quarter Private Tour: Lucytours, 3 Hours, Entry Included
This Prague Jewish Quarter private tour is run by Lucytours and booked through Viator. It costs $165.89 per person, lasts 3 hours and covers the sights of the Jewish Museum, the Old-New Synagogue and the Old Jewish Cemetery, with the entrance fee included in the price. A professional guide meets you in front of the information center at Maiselova 15. It holds a 4.9 rating from 57 reviews. This page lays out what the price buys, what the day looks like hour by hour, and who should book something else instead. Compare it with the other Jewish Quarter Prague tours.
About This Tour
Lucytours runs this as a private walk through the former Jewish ghetto of Josefov. The listing says you learn about 1000 years of Prague Jewish Community history and cover all the sights of the Jewish Museum, the Old-New Synagogue and the Old Jewish Cemetery, where Avigdor Kara, Mordechaj Meisel and Rabbi Loew are buried. The entrance fee to the Jewish Museum and the Old-New Synagogue is part of the price.
The guide meets you at the information center at Maiselova 15, which is also where the Jewish Museum sells its tickets, so you start right at the edge of the visitor area. There is no hotel pickup and no coach. You walk. Cancel at least 24 hours before departure for a full refund.
$165.89 per person, quoted through Viator. Private tour, group size not stated. Check availability for the price at your party size.
3 hours in total. The listing gives no per-site timings and no departure time.
In front of the information center at Maiselova 15. No hotel pickup.
Private tour with a professional guide. The listing does not state a maximum group size or languages other than English.
The Jewish Museum sights, the Old-New Synagogue and the Old Jewish Cemetery. Entrance to the Jewish Museum and the Old-New Synagogue is included.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the scheduled departure time for a full refund.
Check Dates and Availability
The listing does not publish departure times, so check the calendar for live slots. The Jewish Museum sites close on Saturdays and Jewish holidays, which shapes when any Josefov tour can run.
You'll confirm the exact date and time on the secure booking page.
Quick answer Price, length, entry in short
This private Prague Jewish Quarter private tour costs $165.89 per person, runs 3 hours on foot and includes the entrance fee to the Jewish Museum and the Old-New Synagogue. It meets at Maiselova 15 and holds a 4.9 rating from 57 reviews.
Key takeaways
- Entry covered: the Jewish Museum circuit and the Old-New Synagogue admission are in the price.
- Compare before you book with the Jewish Quarter Prague tours on the homepage.
- Tight budget? The Jewish Quarter and Museum Tour covers similar ground from $81 per person.
- The sites close on Saturdays and Jewish holidays, so plan around hours and closures.
What the Price Actually Covers
The inclusions list is short and clear: a professional guide, the private format, and entrance to the Jewish Museum and the Old-New Synagogue. Here is that list against what you may still spend on the day.
What Is In and What Is Not
The operator names three inclusions and no exclusions. Food and drinks are not part of the price, and the listing states no mandatory extras. Tips are not mentioned either way, so budget for them if your guide does the job well. Because the entrance fee is included, you do not buy a Jewish Museum ticket or an Old-New Synagogue ticket on the day.
The price sits high for Josefov because it is private. Cheaper shared walks such as the Jewish Quarter Tour with Tickets at $74 per person or the Jewish Quarter and Museum Tour from $81 per person cover similar sites.
| Line | In the price | Notes |
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| Professional private guide | Yes | Listed inclusion. The operator says its guides have deep knowledge of Jewish history in the Czech lands |
| Jewish Museum entrance | Yes | Covered, per the inclusions list. Do not buy the circuit ticket yourself |
| Old-New Synagogue entrance | Yes | Covered, per the inclusions list |
| Food and drinks | No | Not included. The listing states they are not part of the price |
| Hotel pickup | No | Not offered. You make your own way to Maiselova 15 |
| Gratuities | Not stated | The listing says nothing either way |
Sources: Jewish Museum in Prague, Jewish Community of Prague synagogues, Prague City Tourism
Buildings on Maiselova street in Josefov. Photo: ŠJů ( cs:ŠJů ), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What the Day Is Really Like
The listing gives the total length and the meeting point but no clock times and no per-site durations, so the sequence below follows the route as the operator describes it.
Meeting and Start
Your guide waits in front of the information center at Maiselova 15. That address is the Jewish Museum's Visitor Centre, where all museum tickets are sold, so you begin a few steps from the Maisel Synagogue at Maiselova 10. Arrive a little early to find the meeting point.
The listing states no stops for food.
The Walk Through the Former Ghetto
You stroll through the former Jewish ghetto with your personal guide, and the operator frames the theme as 1000 years of Prague Jewish Community history. The first record of Jews at Prague markets dates to 965 CE, and the first pogrom here was in 1096, so the guide has a long arc to work with. The Jewish Museum circuit today covers the Maisel, Pinkas, Spanish and Old-New Synagogues plus the Old Jewish Cemetery.
The Synagogues and the Cemetery
The listing promises all the sights of the Jewish Museum and the Old-New Synagogue, one of the oldest Jewish temples in Europe, in use for over 700 years. You also visit the Old Jewish Cemetery, in use from 1439 until the 1780s, with more than 12,000 tombstones stacked in layers, some researchers suggesting up to ten. The operator names the graves of Avigdor Kara, Mordechaj Meisel and Rabbi Loew, the legendary creator of the Golem.
End of the Tour
The listing states no return point and no end time. Three hours after the start you finish somewhere in the quarter, and a sensible assumption is back near the Maiselova area, but the operator does not say. From there, Old Town Square is 5 minutes on foot and Charles Bridge 10, so it is easy to keep the day going on your own.
Who This Tour Rules Out
Private format, museum entry built in and a wheelchair-accessible route make this a strong fit for some travellers and a poor one for others. Here is the honest list of who should book differently.
Budget Travellers and Families Pricing It Out
At $165.89 per person, the cost grows with every traveller in your group. The same museums with a shared guide cost less elsewhere. If entry is what you want, look at the Jewish Quarter Tour with Tickets at $74 per person.
If you want a guide but no interiors, the Old Town and Jewish Quarter Walking Tour costs $22 per person for 1.5 hours of exteriors.
Anyone Needing the Full Museum Ticket Explained
The listing says the tour covers all the sights of the Jewish Museum but does not name the circuit ticket or the Klausen Synagogue. Ask the operator whether the Klausen Synagogue is open on your date. If a named five-site list matters to you, compare the Jewish Quarter and Museum Tour or the self-guided Jewish Quarter Ticket at $51.
People Travelling on a Saturday or a Jewish Holiday
The museum is open daily except Saturdays and Jewish holidays, so the sites on this route shut on those days and any departure has to work around that. Check the calendar before you fix your plans.
Access, Dress and Bags
The good news first: the tour is wheelchair accessible, transportation options nearby are wheelchair accessible, service animals are allowed, and infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller. It is suitable for all physical fitness levels. Adults 6-99 are priced as adults.
Now the limits: exposed arms, shoulders or midriff, swimwear and bare feet are not allowed at the museum sites, and men cover their heads at the cemetery. Bags over 30 litres are refused at the entrance and the museum has no luggage storage, so leave large bags at your accommodation. Food, drinks and smoking are banned in all visitor areas.
Getting There and What to Add
Maiselova 15 sits in the middle of Josefov, an easy walk from Old Town Square, and the quarter pairs well with a couple of sights this tour does not cover.
Reaching the Meeting Point
Take Metro Line A to Staroměstská, a 3-minute walk from the museum. Trams 17 and 18 stop at Staroměstská too, and buses 194 and 207 serve the same stop. The museum advises leaving the car outside the center.
If you are already sightseeing, Old Town Square is 5 minutes on foot and Charles Bridge 10, so most people simply walk in.
Add the Jerusalem Synagogue
The Jerusalem Synagogue at Jeruzalémská 7 sits outside the museum circuit and was named after Emperor Franz Joseph's jubilee. It is open Sunday to Friday 10:00-17:00, closed Saturdays and Jewish holidays. Adults pay CZK 150 (CZK 135 online) and children under 15 or students CZK 100 (CZK 90 online), and with a valid Jewish Town ticket adults pay CZK 100 and children and students CZK 80.
Children under 6 enter free. Because it sits away from Maiselova, check a map for the connection before you set off.
Two More Stops Nearby
The Franz Kafka Monument by Jaroslav Róna stands at Dušní and Vězeňská, between the Spanish Synagogue and the Church of the Holy Spirit. It is bronze, 375 cm tall, and shows Kafka on the shoulders of a headless figure from Description of a Struggle. If you want a longer arc of history, the Terezin Tour from Prague at $62 per person adds 4.5 hours out of town, or the Terezin Ghetto and Camp Tour runs 6-7 hours with a historian guide.
The Route, Step by Step
The listing gives one option of 3 hours and no clock times, so the steps below use phases rather than hours.
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Start
Meet at Maiselova 15
Your guide waits in front of the information center at Maiselova 15, next to the Jewish Museum's Visitor Centre and a few steps from the Maisel Synagogue.
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Early
Into the former ghetto
You set off on foot through the former Jewish ghetto. The guide frames 1000 years of Prague Jewish Community history, from the first market record in 965 CE onward.
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Next
The Jewish Museum sights
The tour covers all the sights of the Jewish Museum. The visitor area runs across the Maisel, Pinkas, Spanish and Old-New Synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery, so expect interiors in several of them.
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Then
The Old-New Synagogue
You enter the Old-New Synagogue, one of the oldest Jewish temples in Europe, dating from the 13th century and in continuous use except 1942-1945. Entrance is included in your price.
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Later
The Old Jewish Cemetery
You visit the Old Jewish Cemetery, in use from 1439 until the 1780s, with more than 12,000 tombstones in stacked layers. The guide points out the graves of Avigdor Kara, Mordechaj Meisel and Rabbi Loew.
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Towards the end
Golem stories and wrap-up
The legend of Rabbi Loew's clay golem, made to defend the ghetto during Rudolf II's reign, belongs to this quarter. The guide closes the theme and the walk ends in Josefov, with no stated return point.
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After the tour
On your own from here
Old Town Square is 5 minutes on foot, Charles Bridge 10. Metro Line A at Staroměstská and trams 17 and 18 are within a 3-minute walk.
Pros and Cons
An honest read of the listing, the price and the format.
What we genuinely like
- Fully private format, so the pace and the questions belong to your group alone
- Entrance to the Jewish Museum and the Old-New Synagogue is included in the $165.89 per person price
- Wheelchair accessible, pram friendly and open to service animals, which many Josefov listings do not state
- 4.9 rating from 57 reviews across Viator and Tripadvisor
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure
The honest downsides
- At $165.89 per person it costs more than the shared walks, so a group pays more than on a shared tour
- No hotel pickup and no stated departure time, so you plan the arrival yourself
- The listing does not name the museum circuit ticket sites or state a maximum group size, so ask the operator what exactly is entered
- The sites close on Saturdays and Jewish holidays, which narrows your choice of days
Who it's NOT for: Not for travellers on a budget, who should book the Jewish Quarter and Museum Tour from $81 per person instead.
Questions About This Tour
How much does this Prague Jewish Quarter private tour cost?
Viator quotes $165.89 per person for the 3-hour private walk with the Jewish Museum and Old-New Synagogue entrance included. Check availability for the exact price at your party size on the tour booking card.
Do I need to buy a Jewish Museum ticket separately?
No. The entrance fee to the Jewish Museum and the Old-New Synagogue is included in the price, so do not buy the museum circuit ticket on top.
Where does the tour start?
The guide meets you in front of the information center at Maiselova 15, which is the Jewish Museum's Visitor Centre. There is no hotel pickup, but Staroměstská on Metro Line A is a 3-minute walk away, with trams 17 and 18 and buses 194 and 207 at the same stop.
Is the tour suitable for someone in a wheelchair?
Yes. The listing states the tour is wheelchair accessible, nearby transportation options are wheelchair accessible, and service animals are allowed. Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller, and the museum offers a free ticket to an assistant of a severely disabled person.
Can I take this tour on a Saturday?
No. The Jewish Museum is open daily except Saturdays and Jewish holidays, so the sites on this route are closed. Check the hours and closures section before fixing your date.
What should I wear and can I bring a big bag?
Exposed arms, shoulders or midriff, swimwear and bare feet are not allowed at the museum sites, and bags over 30 litres are refused at the entrance with no luggage storage on site. Cover shoulders before you arrive, and leave large bags at your hotel.
Is there a cheaper way to see the same sites with a guide?
Yes. The Jewish Quarter Tour with Tickets costs $74 per person in a shared group with entry to four synagogues and the cemetery, and the Jewish Quarter and Museum Tour runs private from $81 per person. You trade the exclusivity for the price.
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