May 18th - May 27th, 2010

May 18 ~ Fly into Prague by morning or early afternoon. Our first day and night will be in Prague. You will get to experience the old city center and the castle. We will have dinner somewhere in the city center.

May 19 ~ Drive from Prague to Jablonec, the heart of the famous Glass industry, where many beads, buttons, vases and jewelry are made. We will go to our hotel and settle in. Then you will have some time to see local shops in the town of Jablonec nad Nissou.

May 20 ~ Go to a special bead factory where you'll be able to see how beads are made from beginning to end. Follow the process through pressing, faceting and stringing. You will be able to purchase retail and wholesale beads from the bead shop.

May 21 ~ Up early to a button factory. See how buttons are pressed. You will be able to to purchase buttons or have them made for you. In the afternoon, we will go see the glass museum.

May 22 ~ We will go to see a few lampworkers today. You will be able to purchase beads they have made or go into production.

May 23 ~ ??? We may go to another bead factory ??? Or go visit a local castle.

May 24 ~ We go to a bead factory where we will see pressing , faceting, lampworking and more. Then you have the rest of the day to relax or tour more of the city of Jablonec.

May 25 ~ Go shopping at a Crystal store. In the afternoon, we'll go to one of our favorite Antique shops that has many vintage beads ready to go home with you!

May 26 ~ We will take you to a world famous glass school, where all the beadmakers go to learn how to make glass, beads, sculptures, bead shapes, etc.

May 27 ~ All good things must come to an end, we'll check out of our hotel and drive to airport in Prague to return home.

We are limiting this tour to 10 people. It will be a fun and rewarding tour without feeling overcrowded.

The price of this tour will be around $3,000.You will need to contact us for more details. Prices will vary due to the airfare from your location.

Please realize this is not some slick guided tour, but in fact will be a working tour with some fun thrown in between friends. We really are going on a purchasing and buying trip to working factories that you would otherwise never get to see.

For those of you who are interested in buying large quantities (ones that will not fit in your suitcase), we can also help you through the steps to arrange for shipping and figuring out the customs fees back to the USA.

You will need to be healthy and fit. We will be walking on cobblestones, up and down stairs (there are not many elevators). These are truly old world factories and buildings that have been around for centuries. You WILL NEED to wear comfortable walking shoes!

E-mail us, or call us at (530) 743-1339 between 10am to 6pm PST. We look forward to hearing from you!

J-ME & Guy of Wild Things Beads