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VIP True Crime of the 90s

🇬🇧 Bobby - the guide whose energy can light up even Malá Strana
Experience Prague during its most chaotic, intense decade after the fall of communism on a private true crime tour. Fixed price of 4799 CZK (or apx 200 €) per group of up to 10 people. Secure booking, flexible scheduling, and hotel pickup included. Pay easily online or to the guide during the tour.
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Highlights of your private tour

  • 📍 Pickup at your hotel or Airbnb – I’ll meet you directly at your accommodation and accompany you to the starting point of the tour. Depending on the location, we’ll walk or take public transport together. (Please note that public transport tickets are not included in the tour price.)
  • 🌍 What life was really like after the fall of communism – not just in Prague, but across the entire country.
  • 🕊️ Václav Havel’s amnesty – what it triggered and why it turned the whole country upside down.
  • 💸 The biggest scams of the 1990s – illegal money changers, “sleepers” and the street tricks that fooled thousands of people.
  • 🔫 The birth of the Czech mafia – how the first organized crime groups emerged and which parts of Prague they controlled.
  • 🌆 Prague’s two faces – a beautiful tourist paradise by day… and a dangerous city ruled by gangs, casinos and organized crime after dark.
  • 💃 Discoland Sylvie – the first Western-style nightclub in Czechoslovakia, open 24 hours a day, where celebrities, gangsters and politicians crossed paths.
  • 🎰 Casinos, easy money and the wild nightlife that made Prague one of Europe’s most notorious cities during the 1990s.
  • 🕵️ Unsolved police cases – the crimes that remain a mystery even today.
  • 👖 Fashion, music and the obsession with the West – how freedom changed everyday life almost overnight.
  • 📖 Stories that could only happen in the 1990s – bizarre, unbelievable and sometimes hilarious moments from a decade unlike any other.
  • 🥃 A tasting of the Czech Republic’s most iconic herbal liqueur – its name, history and the secret behind its recipe will be revealed during the tour.
  • 🍺 Optional reservation at the legendary U Fleků Brewery – I’ll be happy to reserve a table for you, where you can enjoy traditional Czech cuisine, the brewery’s famous dark beer and experience the unique atmosphere of one of Prague’s oldest breweries.
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The True Crime of the 90s

We will pick you up at your hotel or apartment and together we will head towards Náměstí Republiky, a perfect place to talk about how the new Czechoslovak capitalism began to take its first steps… and how those steps were not always very stable.

It all began on November 17, 1989, when the communist regime collapsed and the country began a rapid transformation toward democracy and a market economy. But the first years of freedom were far from calm.
The “famous” amnesty of Václav Havel released thousands of prisoners and shortly afterwards even triggered a rebellion in Leopoldov prison, one of the most dramatic events of the early years of the decade.

Meanwhile, new opportunities were appearing on the streets… but also new problems.

Illegal money changers, quick scams, nightclubs, improvised mafias and businesses that appeared almost overnight. At the same time, the famous privatizations began, when state companies passed into private hands and some people became millionaires almost overnight.
Some of these businesses ended in one of the biggest criminal and economic scandals of the 1990s: the famous fuel scandal, which cost the state billions.

We will walk through places where many of these stories were born: bars, clubs and corners where organized crime began to grow and where the police often arrived too late… or simply did not arrive at all.
This is not a tour of pretty photos. It is a journey into the darker side of the transformation of the 1990s: a time full of true crime, scandals and real stories.

And all of it told with that Czechoslovak sarcastic humor that saved us more often than the police of the 1990s. 😈

We finish near Národní třída, with recommendations for authentic bars… and perhaps with a clearer idea of why many people remember that era as the Violent 90s.

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Bobby was fantastic, with great enthusiasm. As a local guide, Bobby knows some really interesting facts about the castle and the city that are probably not well known. This gave us a deeper appreciation of the city. I highly recommend his tours.
Apoorva
Traveled as couple
Bobby was a great tour guide, who was full of energy and very knowledgeable of Prague. He made sure that we stayed on schedule so that we could get an excellent view of the guard change at the castle. We will definitely book with Bobby again when we ...
Josh
Traveled in group
Definitely recommend for people preferring smaller groups and more communication with the guide. Bobby knows the historical facts without being boring :)
Becky
Traveled as couple
Bob was great, very knowledgeable, entertaining, and friendly.
Janna
Traveled in group
Bobby is a fantastic guide. He has put a huge amount of effort into making a unique and fun tour that doesn’t become a dry history lesson. there were only three of us so we got lots of time to ask questions and get recommendations for the city. Would...
Bella
Traveled alone
The tour was very interesting and entertaining! We received a lot of interesting information and insider tips! The tour guide was very funny and engaging! We would definitely recommend the tour:)
Stefanie
Traveled as couple
The tour with Bobby was one of the best tours I have ever had! Bobby is very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and pleasant. He also has a great skill of listening to the participants and responding to their needs. He has adapted the tour to our wishes and...
Gosia
Traveled alone
Fun tour around the massive castle complex. Highly recommend it, felt like we just hanged out with Bobby in a really cool setting!
Seulki
Traveled as couple
Definitely book this tour, felt like walking the city with a friend rather than a guide. I really enjoyed the tour and learned a lot. Keep up the good work! :)
Ivony
Traveled alone
Bobby was very personable if you could do a private tour with him you'd be in great hands! This tour was a little different then the others offered and a great choice to see some lesser known attractions/areas and some big ones were also included. Th...
Venassa
Traveled as couple
Thank you very much for the experience. If you want to look at the city like a local would, this is definitely the tour for you, he is a very nice guide that teaches you the city from a different perspective with a lot of knowledge of things that reg...
Torben
Traveled as couple
Bobby is a very personable guide and made the tour interesting and fun. Bobby, being a local, had a good grasp of history and local insights.
Peter
Traveled as couple
Great communication prior to the tour. Lots of enthusiasm and good standard of English.
Rob Winwood
Traveled alone
Bobby was the perfect guide, it's like visiting the city with a friend. He's very knowledgeable, easy going, easy to understand, interesting, friendly... I can't say it enough: visit the town with Bobby, it's the best tour in town !
Claire
Traveled alone
Bobby's walking tour was extremely fun and educational. His charisma and depth of historical knowledge make him a good walking tour guide. Some other tours guides are boring and Robotic but Bobby truly put a show to remember. This tour is one to reme...
Enier
Traveled as couple
Surprised that we were the only persons in the group so it became a private tour. Bobby is a very enthusiastic guide, sharing lots of information, not only on the castle, but also on places to eat and go.
Kerin
Traveled in group
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Frequently Asked Questions

A private experience, at your own pace and only for your group. And of course… with a guarantee of good humor.

4799 CZK (or apx 200 €) per group (up to 10 people).

The price is the same whether you are 2, 4 or even 10 people. For example, in a group of 6 people the cost is approximately 33 € per person for a private experience.

If the group is larger than 10 people, the supplement is 360 CZK (apx 15 €) for each additional person. The price is fixed in CZK, but payment can also be made in euros or dollars.

Simply choose your preferred tour and time, then fill out the short reservation form. You’ll get a confirmation email right away – no payment needed in advance.

👉 After booking, you can also view, modify, or cancel your reservation anytime through our
tour panel. If you ultimately cannot attend, we would greatly appreciate it if you could cancel your reservation in advance. That way, we give other travelers the opportunity to join the experience! 😊

Comfortable walking shoes, a bottle of water to keep you going, and plenty of enthusiasm for a great time. Optional: An umbrella, in case the sky decides to get dramatic. ☁️🌧️

Don’t worry—just let us know. You can cancel or change your date at any time, and our guides will truly appreciate the heads-up (honestly!). You can easily manage your booking in the Tour Panel.

Running a few minutes late? No problem—we can share the group’s real-time location so you can catch up during the tour. It’s not ideal… but it’s better than missing out on all the history and juicy communist gossip! 😉

Bobby

Your guide is Bobby

A Czechoslovak native with a London accent, after 12 years in the UK. He’s the kind of person who always has energy to spare and doesn’t know what a bad mood is.

He loves history, food, music – and that strange chemistry between a city and its stories.
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📍 Meeting point

Your hotel or Airbnb in Prague (or another agreed location in the city center).

Optional: The tour can end at a local restaurant where we will gladly make a reservation for you.

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