8 Days Private Tour in Albania with Professional Guide

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
From Airport to Tirana
1 stop
1
Tirana
Our guide will meet you at Tirana airport. The program of visits for this first day is the following: Visit the national museum which overlooks Skanderbeg square, we pass in front of the Grand Palais de la Culture, we visit the Het’hem Bey mosque which dates from 1793, the best in all of Albania. Direction of North to visit the new Bazaar and then a pedestrian stroll in the Champs Elysées Albanaises, in the old district of Bolk to visit the former villa of dictator Enver Hoxha (1944-1990). A visit to a French bakery and pastry shop. We finish our program by also visiting the new Orthodox church built on the occasion of the first centenary of our National Independence. Sleep in Tirana
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
TIRANE-KRUJE-SHKODER
2 stops
2
Kruje
In the morning we leave for the former capital of our national hero George Castriot Scanderbeg to visit its museum, the ethnographic museum of the city, a tea and free time before the lunch. We have lunch in Kruja. Our destination is the Catholic town of Shkoder where the capital of Northern Albania to visit the citadel of Rozafa, the churches and the mosque of city ​​center. Sleep in Shkoder.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
3
Shkoder
In the morning we leave for the former capital of our national hero George Castriot Scanderbeg to visit its museum, the ethnographic museum of the city, a tea and free time before the lunch. We have lunch in Kruja. Our destination is the Catholic town of Shkoder where the capital of Northern Albania to visit the citadel of Rozafa, the churches and the mosque of city ​​center. Sleep in Shkoder.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
SHKODER-DURRES-BERAT
2 stops
4
Durres
After lunch we leave for the coastal town of Durres, the largest port in the country. There we visit the richest archaeological museum in Albania and the largest amphitheater in the Balkans which dates from the 2nd century AD with a capacity of 22,000 spectators. Along the road we stop to taste Albanian wines in the COBO winery in the Berat region. Berat is the best site of the country, with its thousand superimposed windows, classified by UNESCO for its two districts outstanding pair of Mangalem & Gorica. We visit the Onurfi museum, the churches of the castle without forget the splendid mockery of Berat. Night stroll also in the main avenue of the city ​​to contemplate the well-lit areas of the city. Sleep in Berat
2 hours • Admission ticket free
5
Berat
After lunch we leave for the coastal town of Durres, the largest port in the country. There we visit the richest archaeological museum in Albania and the largest amphitheater in the Balkans which dates from the 2nd century AD with a capacity of 22,000 spectators. Along the road we stop to taste Albanian wines in the COBO winery in the Berat region. Berat is the best site of the country, with its thousand superimposed windows, classified by UNESCO for its two districts outstanding pair of Mangalem & Gorica. We visit the Onurfi museum, the churches of the castle without forget the splendid mockery of Berat. Night stroll also in the main avenue of the city ​​to contemplate the well-lit areas of the city. Sleep in Berat
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
BERAT-APOLLONIA -VLORE-SRANDE
3 stops
6
Apollonia Archaeological Park
In the morning we leave for the archaeological site of Apolonia founded by the Greeks in the 6th century BC. JCH.In this site we also visit an Armenian style church, the monastery, a Roman villa and the archaeological museum. Then our route is towards the city of our Independence National which was visited in 1924 by a former French deputy Justien Godart. In this coastal town we visit the Independence Museum. After the meal we cross the Côte d'Azur Albanian. Lots of stops to take photos. Late we arrive in Saranda to follow the show local songs and dances in the Lekures castle which dominates the town of Quarente Saints. Sleep in Saranda
3 hours • Admission ticket included
7
In the morning we leave for the archaeological site of Apolonia founded by the Greeks in the 6th century BC. JCH.In this site we also visit an Armenian style church, the monastery, a Roman villa and the archaeological museum. Then our route is towards the city of our Independence National which was visited in 1924 by a former French deputy Justien Godart. In this coastal town we visit the Independence Museum. After the meal we cross the Côte d'Azur Albanian. Lots of stops to take photos. Late we arrive in Saranda to follow the show local songs and dances in the Lekures castle which dominates the town of Quarente Saints. Sleep in Saranda
4 hours • Admission ticket included
8
Saranda
In the morning we leave for the archaeological site of Apolonia founded by the Greeks in the 6th century BC. JCH.In this site we also visit an Armenian style church, the monastery, a Roman villa and the archaeological museum. Then our route is towards the city of our Independence National which was visited in 1924 by a former French deputy Justien Godart. In this coastal town we visit the Independence Museum. After the meal we cross the Côte d'Azur Albanian. Lots of stops to take photos. Late we arrive in Saranda to follow the show local songs and dances in the Lekures castle which dominates the town of Quarente Saints. Sleep in Saranda
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
SARANDE-BUTRINT-BLUE EYE -GJIROKASTER-PERMET
2 stops
9
Permet
In the morning we leave for the archaeological site of Butrint, classified as a UNESCO heritage site. 1992. L’Oeil Bleu is a peaceful and essential place at the same time. Our program continues with the discovery of the museum town of Gjirokaster, classified as a UNESCO heritage site .Gjirokaster is also the birthplace of the two great Albanian men who dominated the second half of the 20th S: ENVER HOXHA & ISMAIL KADARE. In this stone city we visit the castle which dominates the city, the ethnographic museum (the former birthplace of the dictator Enver Hoxha) Free neighborhood in the cobblestones of the city. Late in the afternoon we arrive in a small provincial town. Sleep in Parmet.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
10
Gjirokaster
In the morning we leave for the archaeological site of Butrint, classified as a UNESCO heritage site. 1992. L’Oeil Bleu is a peaceful and essential place at the same time. Our program continues with the discovery of the museum town of Gjirokaster, classified as a UNESCO heritage site .Gjirokaster is also the birthplace of the two great Albanian men who dominated the second half of the 20th S: ENVER HOXHA & ISMAIL KADARE. In this stone city we visit the castle which dominates the city, the ethnographic museum (the former birthplace of the dictator Enver Hoxha) Free neighborhood in the cobblestones of the city. Late in the afternoon we arrive in a small provincial town. Sleep in Parmet.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
PERMET-KORCA-POGRADEC
2 stops
11
Korca Old Bazaar
In the morning we go to the east of the country. Our road winds between the mountains, the hills hilly, and still virgin landscapes following the mythological river of Vjose. In Korce we visit the museum of the first school in Albanian, the new cathedral, we pass in front of the first French high school in all the Balkans which dates from 1917 and we visit the military cemetery French of the Great War. A little beer in the festive residence of the Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha and then accommodation at our hotel on the shores of Lake Ohrid.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
12
Pogradec
In the morning we go to the east of the country. Our road winds between the mountains, the hills hilly, and still virgin landscapes following the mythological river of Vjose. In Korce we visit the museum of the first school in Albanian, the new cathedral, we pass in front of the first French high school in all the Balkans which dates from 1917 and we visit the military cemetery French of the Great War. A little beer in the festive residence of the Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha and then accommodation at our hotel on the shores of Lake Ohrid.
Admission ticket free
Day 7
POGRADEC-TIRANA
1 stop
13
Pogradec
In the morning we leave for the fishing village which overlooks the turquoise waters of Lake Ohrid. Our street follows the ancient Egnatia road which united Rome and Constantinople in Antiquity. We arrives in Tirana to visit the international center of Bektashis (the same importance as Mecca and Jerusalem) for this branch of moderate Islam. Sleep in Tirana.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
From Tirana to Airport
1 stop
14
Tirana International Airport
Trasnfer from Tirana to Airport
2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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