Historical Tours
2 hours
Recommended by 100% of travellers
100% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
from
€199
per group
Martin Sloboda Expert Private Tours in Bratislava and Slovakia
Martin Sloboda Expert Private Tours in Bratislava and Slovakia
Martin Sloboda Expert Private Tours in Bratislava and Slovakia
5
City ToursCultural ToursHistorical & Heritage ToursWalking Tours
08:00 - 23:00
Monday
08:00 - 23:00
Tuesday
08:00 - 23:00
Wednesday
08:00 - 23:00
Thursday
08:00 - 23:00
Friday
08:00 - 23:00
Saturday
08:00 - 23:00
Sunday
08:00 - 23:00
Full view
About
Martin Sloboda offers high quality private guided tours of Bratislava and Slovakia for individuals and groups. We work with carefully selected licensed guides with charisma, impeccable language skills, in-depth knowledge of architecture, history, art history and economics to provide a lasting and rewarding experience. Apart from regular tours we also provide genealogy tours for guests with Slovakia heritage.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Awards
Travellers' Choice
2023
Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Improve this listingTours and Tickets by Martin Sloboda Expert Private Tours in Bratislava and Slovakia
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Travellers talk about
(2 reviews)
(11 reviews)
(2 reviews)
Contribute
Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
Popular mentions
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
5.0
160 reviews
Excellent
155
Very good
4
Average
1
Poor
0
Terrible
0
JetvN
Amsterdam, The Netherlands79 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Martin Sloboda ensured that our group of 17 ladies from the Netherlands fell in love with Bratislava and Slovakia. Through him we became acquainted with the history of Slovakia and the architectural highlights of Bratislava. Our package included a stay of two nights in the stylish and historic Arcadia Hotel, a guided walking tour, a wine tasting in the National Wine Museum, a concert in Symphony Reduta, a private boat trip up the Danube to Devin Castle and the Freedom Bridge and a Michelin star dinner in the UFO Restaurant.
Martin's enthusiasm about Slovakia is contagious. He speaks perfect English and is very knowledgeable about every aspect of Slovak history, society and life. He is also a sommelier, so ideal for a perfect introduction to the best wines Slovakia has to offer.
Martin's enthusiasm about Slovakia is contagious. He speaks perfect English and is very knowledgeable about every aspect of Slovak history, society and life. He is also a sommelier, so ideal for a perfect introduction to the best wines Slovakia has to offer.
Written 5 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
David W
2 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Superb tour, highly entertaining and tremendously informative. Martin Sloboda is the best tour guide we have ever experienced because he makes the subject matters come to life. We first visited Slovakian vineyards, learning about their wine making skills and then we tasted their products, no wonder they keep them a secret. We learned about the history of Slovakia's castles/palaces, more per capita than any other country and then ate in a local rural restaurant all the while we were enthralled by his raconteur style. We saw all the main things in the Bratislava vicinity and many more "off the beaten track", it was great.
We had the opportunity of viewing his beautifully created coffee table books on both Bratislava and Slovakia and they will remind us of the wonderful time we had with Martin. If you are going to Bratislava then do not miss touring with him, it will be memorable.
We had the opportunity of viewing his beautifully created coffee table books on both Bratislava and Slovakia and they will remind us of the wonderful time we had with Martin. If you are going to Bratislava then do not miss touring with him, it will be memorable.
Written 15 October 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
SUSAN Z
1 contribution
Sep 2023 • Solo
My travels to Slovakia were more meaningful than I could ever have imagined. Whether you are simply curious about what Slovakia has to offer or want to dig deeper into your ancestry – you couldn’t be in better hands than with Martin Sloboda and his Company.
Because of a family emergency, Martin went out of his way to accommodate changes to our itinerary, for which I am extremely grateful. All total, I spent four full days and two half days with Martin. Half of the time, I was traveling solo with Martin and the rest, a friend from the UK joined in the fun.
Martin is a charming and passionate ambassador for Slovakia. He offers thoughtful historical and cultural perspectives, access to off-the-beaten-track/hidden gems and a deep knowledge of wine. Martin was attentive to little details that made each tour and day trip so special.
I could not begin to tell you which of the many experiences were my favorites, but I must confess, I’m already thinking about a trip to the Eastern part of Slovakia next year. I can’t wait!
Because of a family emergency, Martin went out of his way to accommodate changes to our itinerary, for which I am extremely grateful. All total, I spent four full days and two half days with Martin. Half of the time, I was traveling solo with Martin and the rest, a friend from the UK joined in the fun.
Martin is a charming and passionate ambassador for Slovakia. He offers thoughtful historical and cultural perspectives, access to off-the-beaten-track/hidden gems and a deep knowledge of wine. Martin was attentive to little details that made each tour and day trip so special.
I could not begin to tell you which of the many experiences were my favorites, but I must confess, I’m already thinking about a trip to the Eastern part of Slovakia next year. I can’t wait!
Written 1 October 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Sep 2023
While on a three city tour through Eastern Europe (Prague, Vienna, Budapest), our travel agent encouraged us to stop at this lovely, fantastic UNESCO city. We were not only blown away by the beauty, peacefulness, and sheer amount of history but we learned there is an adjacent wine region …chateaus …that is highly rated. We could have easily spent at least 3 - 4 days here. The sidewalk cafes, beautifully preserved ancient architecture, artists, etc. Martin Sloboda was our brilliant city guide who was a wealth of historical information as is his entire team. A small aside - he edits Rick Steve’s books on Eastern Europe. Martin tours many world dignitaries. We determined that Bratislava was by far our most favorite city of ALL the cities we toured. We are going to plan a trip to this region and city (specifically) for our upcoming 40th wedding anniversary - it’s just that romantic. BEST KEPT SECRET IN EASTERN EUROPE!
Written 24 September 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Der Online-Reis... O
1 contribution
Sep 2023 • Friends
A very competent and well organized tour guide, fluent in German and English. Organized our bus tour with 25 ppersons perfectly. Personally it was a pleasure to meet Martin. He gave us great insights into history and society of Slowakia. we would book him again everytime!
Written 21 September 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Franco G
Calgary, Canada7 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
We had a private Tour of Bratislava with Martin.It was absolutely fabulous!!
Martin took us on a very informative and passionate tour of the best of the new as well as the historic Bratislava.Martin poke about the history,economics,culture and geography of the country.An excellent representation of his city and country! Thank you,Martin
Martin took us on a very informative and passionate tour of the best of the new as well as the historic Bratislava.Martin poke about the history,economics,culture and geography of the country.An excellent representation of his city and country! Thank you,Martin
Written 18 June 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
88Marine
Lansing, Illinois3 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
Fantastic, wonderful, awesome - the list goes on. If you are heading to Bratislava and/or other parts of Slovakia and are looking for a guide service - you don't need to look any further. My wife and I started off our two week trip to Europe in Slovakia and we could not have asked for a better experience. Martin was extremely helpful with our planning and recommended excellent accommodations which we thoroughly enjoyed. Upon arrival, we started with a full day tour of Bratislava with Martin himself. What a delightful day it was. The tour was exciting, educational, and pure joy. We toured multiple districts of the city, enjoyed a delicious lunch in the city center, learned some basic Slovak language, learned some history of Bratislava & Slovakia, and picked up tips from Martin that helped us in our exploration of other European cities on our trip. There were also some wonderful surprises but I don't want to ruin those for anyone who might tour in the future.
My grandparents are originally from the Trenčín region in Slovakia and we were hoping to tour the villages they came from and perhaps meet a distant relative. This next part of our journey was when things really got exciting. With a few months notice, Martin and his associates were able to find the home where my grandmother was born and lived in, located a distant relative which we were able to meet and establish future communications with, gain us entry into the church where my great grandparents were married and where my grandfather was baptized, and we were able to tour both villages where my grandparents originally came from. The search also resulted in locating my grandfather's plot of land that is being held in trust by the government of Slovakia. I was informed by the mayor of the village that I can start the process to claim the land if I wish!!! How do you explain this experience with words? Martin arranged to have a driver/interpreter with us throughout this portion of the trip and he - Milosh - was a real pleasure to spend time with. He was also the person who conducted the research in the villages before we arrived. We are forever grateful for their efforts and the results. Truly unbelievable.
Now for the practical side of the trip. First, the prices for everything in Slovakia were very reasonable. We had an expectation to pay twice what the cost of Martin Sloboda's service was. The results were simply priceless. The accommodations in Bratislava and Trenčín were excellent and were extremely reasonable. I would estimate the cost to be a third of what you would pay in many capital cities around the world. I should mention that in Bratislava, our hotel was beautiful with modern amenities - with the original structure built in the 12th Century! Our meals were excellent and prepared fresh with local ingredients. Again, we would expect to pay at least twice as much as we paid for the same meals in just about every city in the U.S. The service in the hotels and restaurants was excellent and the people were very friendly. My wife and I went for a late evening walk along the Danube in Bratislava and came across many pedestrians and families. We walked from the Old Town to the city center and back finishing around 10pm and felt completely safe. Even in you are not of Slovak descent, Bratislava as well as the castle in Trenčín are a must visit when visiting Eastern Europe. It truly is a beautiful area. Don't hesitate to contact Martin and his associates if you are headed there. We can't wait to head back and visit the High Tatras.
My grandparents are originally from the Trenčín region in Slovakia and we were hoping to tour the villages they came from and perhaps meet a distant relative. This next part of our journey was when things really got exciting. With a few months notice, Martin and his associates were able to find the home where my grandmother was born and lived in, located a distant relative which we were able to meet and establish future communications with, gain us entry into the church where my great grandparents were married and where my grandfather was baptized, and we were able to tour both villages where my grandparents originally came from. The search also resulted in locating my grandfather's plot of land that is being held in trust by the government of Slovakia. I was informed by the mayor of the village that I can start the process to claim the land if I wish!!! How do you explain this experience with words? Martin arranged to have a driver/interpreter with us throughout this portion of the trip and he - Milosh - was a real pleasure to spend time with. He was also the person who conducted the research in the villages before we arrived. We are forever grateful for their efforts and the results. Truly unbelievable.
Now for the practical side of the trip. First, the prices for everything in Slovakia were very reasonable. We had an expectation to pay twice what the cost of Martin Sloboda's service was. The results were simply priceless. The accommodations in Bratislava and Trenčín were excellent and were extremely reasonable. I would estimate the cost to be a third of what you would pay in many capital cities around the world. I should mention that in Bratislava, our hotel was beautiful with modern amenities - with the original structure built in the 12th Century! Our meals were excellent and prepared fresh with local ingredients. Again, we would expect to pay at least twice as much as we paid for the same meals in just about every city in the U.S. The service in the hotels and restaurants was excellent and the people were very friendly. My wife and I went for a late evening walk along the Danube in Bratislava and came across many pedestrians and families. We walked from the Old Town to the city center and back finishing around 10pm and felt completely safe. Even in you are not of Slovak descent, Bratislava as well as the castle in Trenčín are a must visit when visiting Eastern Europe. It truly is a beautiful area. Don't hesitate to contact Martin and his associates if you are headed there. We can't wait to head back and visit the High Tatras.
Written 22 May 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Lin
Decatur, GA1 contribution
Martin gave us an incredible tour. We learned so much about the history and context of the places we visited, and visited places we would never have found on our own. I especially appreciated Martin’s willingness to share his personal experiences in response to my many questions. This tour was a real highlight of our trip.
Written 16 May 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
acevi2018
Limont, Belgium17 contributions
May 2023
We appreciate the cultur of the slovaquia people. They speak many language. There is many religion together.
Written 16 May 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Martin S
Thank you for your visit!
Written 17 May 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Randall M
Racine, WI27 contributions
May 2023
Martin arranged a fantastic one week tour of Slovakia for our family. He worked with a genealogist to locate relatives and arranged for us to visit with them. The entire process of planning and coordinating the trip was easy due to his attention to detail. All aspects of our trip, the transportation, guides and accommodations were beyond our expectations. We all appreciate how he made this the trip of a lifetime for our family and would definitely recommend Martin and his team for anyone visiting Slovakia!
Written 16 May 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
321RJgone
Charleston, SC25 contributions
My wife has difficulty with lots of stairs or hills. It this likely to be a problem?
JMartinkovic
Cincinnati, OH2 contributions
We are planning om visiting in late september and my husbands grandfather was born nearby in zohor? We were hoping to visit there for justva short afternoom trip and were looking for a guide if this is something you do?
Martin S
Bratislava7 contributions
Hello,
Many thanks for your request. It would be a pleasure to give you a private tour and take you to Zohor. A Half Day Tour with guide/driver/translator in a private vehicle would cost 250 Euros. Do you have any names and addresses? Could be we come across some relatives.
Martin Sloboda