Ahoj!

We are Peter and Braňo and we are brothers, born in the Slovak capital Bratislava. Our parents worked in the tourism industry since early 1980’s during the socialist Czechoslovakia, organizing trips to Eastern Bloc countries in the state-run travel agency Slovakoturist. During the 1990’s, American couples visited our household regularly for a week thanks to our parents’ membership in the Friendship Force association that organized international host stays.

Thanks to this background, we have been thriving to guide foreign travellers in Slovakia. Peter studied philosophy, Braňo got a degree in geography. Both of us are amazed how Bratislava has been changing after 1989, so the focus of our tours is on real life, local stories and the turbulent 20th century.

With this passion to observe Slovak society and history, we founded Authentic Slovakia tour operator in 2010. Since then, we got together a team of young, enthusiastic, local guides who love to share their stories and knowledge.

Our tours are private or in small groups, personal and interactive. Our tours surprise, amaze and take you also when tourists usually don’t go. We will be happy to show you Bratislava and Slovakia like a local!