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In 2 days you will have 2 different experiences in Historical and Cultural visit and Natural Park and Sea Lagoon exploration, 2 different Religious, Catholic and Muslim Holy places and 2 different panoramic views from 1000 metres in Sari Salltik and 0 meters in Patoku Lagoon over the sea.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Everybody must be 15 minutes prior of Departure for check-in.
Itinerary
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1Kruja Castle
Departure from Tirana at 08.00 am. Short stop at the Sari Salltik Trace. Arrival in Kruja and visit the Castle. Free to visit the Scanderbeg Museum, the Unique Ethnographic Museum and the Old Medieval Bazaar. Journey continues to Sari Salltik Holy place. Free time to visit to the Holy Cave of Sari Salltik. Free time for lunch.
4 hours • Admission ticket not included -
2
The National Ethnographic Museum in Kruja presents the story of Albanian customs and traditions throughout the centuries, and thanks to the captivating guide of this museum, you’ll come to understand them better than ever before!
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
3
Journey continues to the National Park of Qafë Shtamë. Along the way a short stop at the Rock of Tears, Shkëmbi i Vajës. 90 women and girls from kruja, in order not to be into the hands of the Turks, were caught hand in hand and thrown from the rock up to 200 m high. This very tragic event has been remembered by the people of Kruja for many years.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
Arrival at the National Park in Qafë Shtamë. Qafshtame National Park resides in the edge of the mountain chain north of Tirana, about 25 kilometers east of Kruja. The park is named after the Qafë-Shtamë passage, and has an area of 2000 hectares, with a beautiful mountain scenery consisting mainly of pine forests, some small lakes and major water sources.
14 hours • Admission ticket free -
5
After breakfast in hotel drive to Burrel area. Distance is short but difficult road, unpaved and takes longer. Short break and visit Burrel town.
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
6
Departure to Rubik. Short visit to Rubik Church. Church of (Rubik) the Ascension, is the first building in Rubik that a traveller will notice as they drive along the Fan River. Established in 1166 as one of four Benedictine Conventions in the Mirdita region.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
Continue to Lac town and visit the famous Kisha e Shna Ndout or Kisha e Laçit). The church was first built around year 1300, and dedicated to St. Mary, then renamed after Anthony of Padua in 1557. In 1971 it was destroyed by the communist regime, and eventually was rebuilt in the 1990s. It is a Franciscan church.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
8
Drive to Patoku Lagoon. Nothing compares to the landscapes of it. Created during the Holocene period, this area was characterised by a Geo-morphological dynamism. Free time for lunch. Afternoon, return to Tirana
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Krujë - Qafë Shtamë
Burrel - Rubik - Laç
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 3 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 3 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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