Vodní elektrárna Orlík – infocentrum a exkurze

Location: Elektrárna Orlík, 262 31 Bohostice · South Bohemia

Category: hydroelectric power plant – school excursions

The Orlík hydroelectric power plant on the Vltava River, part of the Vltava cascade, offers guided tours for schools and the public. Visitors see both the run-of-river and pumped-storage plant in operation, Kaplan turbines, the dam, and water channels. The commentary can be tailored to the age and expertise of the group – popular science, semi-technical, or fully technical. Especially suitable for physics, technology, and energy ecology.

Why visit this place?

• Rated 4.7 out of 5 by 14 visitors on Google Maps.
• Allow roughly 55 minutes; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 29 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.
• The whole programme is indoors, so rain is not a problem.

Practical information

• Opening hours: Year-round, by prior reservation only
• Typical visit: 55 min
• Admission: adults 60 CZK, children 30 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.7 ★ from 14 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Tour of the run-of-river and pumped-storage plant in operation, film about the Vltava cascade, explanation of electricity generation from water power; 3 commentary styles – popular, semi-technical, technical; suitable for physics, environmental education, energy studies

Official website: https://www.svetenergie.cz/cs/infocentra/orlik

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