Experiencing everything that these countries have to offer, sightseeing of big beautiful cities, visiting national parks, meeting with local people, tasting the amazing traditional food unique from others, local wines, learn more about life and history of these countries.
- Visit of Albania in 10 days.
- Experience of three Unesco sites (Butrint, Gjirokaster, Berat) National parks, nature parks, Ramsar sites as Butrint lake and Skadar lake.
- Perfect selection of Accommodation settlement, mostly in 4* & 5* stars, in superb locations.
- Extraordinary culinary offers and a selection of the best local food every day.
- 921 km itinerary on 10 days with an estimated driving time of 17 hours (80% on awesome panoramic and scenic routes).
- Average driving time 102 minutes /day on 92 km of very good road infrastructure.
DAY01:
Arrival day - Tirana
After arrival in Tirana International Airport, you will meet with the driver & the throughout guide. Then you will get transferred to Tirana City Center with a panoramic tour on the way. You will visit the Gallery of Ergin Myftari. 1 Hour, meeting an Albanian artist, first and second-generation inherited! Discussion of social life, the way they work, challenges, and different topics like realism, real socialist, postcommunism, and developing modern art and architecture. Visit some artifacts and workshops from the Myftari family. Then you will have some free time at your own leisure. After that, you will have dinner at the restaurant and overnight at the hotel.
DAY02:
Tirana all-day
After breakfast, you will start your day with Tirana sightseeing. Visit of the main boulevard, Scanderbeg square, Mother Teresa Square, arrow building, main administrative buildings, presidency, pyramid, etc. After the visits, you will have some free time for lunch. After lunch, you will visit Bunk'art and Bektashi Temple. Then you will have some free time at your own leisure also for dinner. Overnight at the Hotel.
DAY03
Tirana - Elbasan - Berat
After breakfast, you start your day with a transfer to Elbasan. You will do Elbasan sightseeing. Visit of the castle walls and quarter, ruins of the Basilica, St. Mary Church, and King Mosque. Then you will visit the Qorri family, a local home to have a Turkish coffee, learn about the ancient architecture form via Egnatia to the modern time and see how the local house are build inside. Then you will transfer to Berat via Belshi region, a picturesque road. You will have wine tasting, raki tasting and lunch then head to Berat for Berat Sightseeing. Visit of the Castle of Berat, Onufri and the Ethnographic museum, Mangalemi quarter, Gorica bridge, stubbled stone streets, many Byzantine churches, viewpoint. Free time at your leisure. Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.
DAY04:
Berat - Gjirokaster
After breakfast, transfer to Gjirokaster and you will have some free time for lunch. After lunch, Gjirokastra sightseeing. Visit of the Castle "Argjiro" of Gjirokastra, museum, traditional old houses and old quarters, old bazaar with craftsmen shops. Entrance at the Skeduli house and Ethnographic museum both very typical buildings with a lot of values. After the visit, free time on your own leisure. Dinner at Restaurant. Overnight in Hotel.
DAY05:
Gjirokaster - Butrint - Sarande
After breakfast, you will get transferred to Xarre with a stop on the way to visit Blue Eye. After the visit, lunch at Xarra Farm. After lunch transfer to Butrint and visit one of the biggest and most important archaeological parks in Albania, part of UNESCO world heritage. After Butrint head to Sarande for Saranda sightseeing, one of the most important towns of Southern Albania as the city center and the ruins of ancient Onhesmos and the old synagogue. Dinner at Restaurant. Overnight in Hotel.
DAY06:
Sarande - Himare - Vlore
After breakfast, you will get transferred to Himara with a stop to visit Ali Pasha Castle in Porto Palermo. Then a short visit to Himara old town & coffee break in a local village. Enjoy the rural life and the coastline. After coffee break head to Llogara for lunch. After lunch transfer to Vlore. Visit of Vlora city center, Flag square, etc. Free time at your own leisure. Dinner and Overnight in Hotel.
DAY07:
Vlore - Durres - Kruje
After breakfast, transfer to Durres for Durres sightseeing, totally different style. Visit of the Venetian tower, museum, byzantine
walls, city center, ruins of the Roman Forum, and Roman baths. Entrance at the Archeological museum and the Roman Amphitheater. Lunch at the restaurant and head to Kruja.Visit of Kruja Old Bazaar and Kruja Castle and a traditional workshop for traditional hats and slippers working procedure (Qeleshe/Papuce). Free time at your leisure & for dinner. Overnight at the hotel.
DAy08:
Kruje - Shkoder
After breakfast visit of Ethnographic Museum of Kruja & Bektashi Teke. Then transfer to Mrizi Zanave for lunch. After lunch you will head to Shkoder and visit the castle of Shkodra with the breathtaking view and her legend. Free time at your own leisure. Dinner & Overnight in Hotel.
DAY09:
Shkoder - Tirane
After breakfast, we start our day with of Historical museum, then Factory of Venetian Masks & Marubi Exhibition (Phototeka).
After the visits, transfer to Tirana and visit the Artificial Lake of Tirana, the new bazaar, new buildings, etc. Some free time at
your leisure. Dinner at the restaurant. You will meet one of the public architects, to tell about the actuality and future of Tirana
Capital, Overnight in the hotel.
DAY10:
Onward flight
After breakfast, you will have free time at your leisure depending on the time of your flight.
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