Albanian UNESCO Sites tour is offered by a tour operator who operates more than 20 years in Albania,offering the best deals and the best service. This wonderful week will provide you the best of Albania, by merging the satisfaction of cultural knowing with magical landscapes of Ionian Riviera, in an itinerary that connects Tirana with the Albanian sites protected by UNESCO, towards the southern and southwestern areas of the country.
Full Itinerary
Day 1
Itinerary: Rinas Airport – Tirana, 18 km (20min). Objects to visit in Tirana: Scanderbeg Square, National Historic Museum, Tirana Mosaic, etc. Free time. Accommodation in hotel International Tirana 4*, or similar.
Day 2
Itinerary: Tirana – Ardenica – Berat, 125 km (2h 25 min). Objects to visit in Ardenica: Medieval Monastery of Ardenica. Objects to visit in Berat: the Castle and churches from XIII century, “Onufri” Iconographic Museum, the Ethnographic Museum, Mangalemi and Gorica quarters etc. Accommodation in hotel Muzaka Hotel 4*, in Berati, or similar.
Day 3
Itinerary: Berat – Apolloni -Gjirokastra, 185 km (3h). Objects to visit in Apollonia: ancient monuments and ruins, the Museum and the “Saint Mary” Church. Objects to visit in Gjirokastra: the Castle, the ottoman Bazaar, the Zekate castle-house with ottoman stile frescoes, the Ethnographic Museum – (the house where the former dictator Enver Hoxha was born), etc. Accommodation in hotel Çajupi Hotel 3*, in Gjirokastra, or similar.
Day 4
Itinerary: Gjirokastra – Labova e Kryqit – Blue Eye – Butrinti – Saranda, 120 km (2h 45 min). Sites to visit in Gjirokastra county: Dropulli area, Church of Holy Cross in Labova, etc. Sites to visit in Saranda county: Blue Eye water source, Mesopotami Church, Ksamili islands, Butrinti UNESCO site, etc. Accommodation in hotel Brillant Hotel 4*, in Saranda or similar.
Day 5
Itinerary: Saranda – Albanian Riviera – Vlora, 130 km (2h 30 min), Vlora – Zvërneci – Vlora, 20 km (30min). Objects to visit in Saranda: 40 Saints Church, the Synagogue, etc. Sites and objects to visit in Riviera: Kakome bay, Krorëzi Church, Porto Palermo (harbor) and the Castle of Ali Pashë Tepelena, villages, Borshi waterfall, etc. Sites to visit in Vlora: island of Zvërnec, medieval Monastery with the roman style church of Saint Mary. Narta lagoon. Accommodation in hotel Ambasador Hotel 3*, in Vlora, or similar.
Day 6
Itinerary: Vlorë – Durrës, 118 km (1h 30 min). Sites to visit in Vlora county: Orikum archaeological site and Marmiroi Church. Objects to visit in Durrës: Archaeological Museum, the Amphitheatre, Byzantine Rotunda, Venetian tower, etc. Accommodation in hotel Adriatik Hotel 5*, in Durrësi, or similar.
Day 7
Itinerary: Durrës – Rinas Airport, 32 km (30 min).