New Year's Eve in Prague

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on December 29, 2025

Meet the group at Hotel Petr in Prague

Start of Trip:  2:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Orientation in hotel lobby.

Getting to the site: Take the AAA taxi service from the airport directly to the hotel. There is an information desk in the arrival hall of the airport. Price is according to the taxi meter, so make sure that the driver has it turned on (approx. 600-650 CZK). Alternatively, Hotel Petr has a shuttle bus. Please make prior arrangements with the hotel. mail@hotelpetr.cz

Getting to the site by train or bus: Trains and buses travel to Prague city center from various international destinations. Take taxi from station to hotel.

Your trip ends on: Monday, January 5, 2026 in Prague at Hotel Petr

End of Trip: 10:30 a.m. after breakfast; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out.

Getting to the airport: Take a taxi from the hotel to the airport (approx. 800 CZK). To train or bus stations, take a taxi directly from the hotel (approx. 500 CZK). Alternatively, Hotel Petr has a shuttle bus. Please make prior arrangements with the hotel.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.