This 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 10 day tour 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-eastern areas of the country.
Full Itinerary
Day 1:
Itineray: Airport – Tirana, 17 km (20 min)
Objects to be visit: the Fortress, the Museum of Gjergj Kastrioti Scanderbeg, the Ethnographic Museum, the Old Bazaar. Accommodation in hotel Tirana International 4* or similar
Day 2:
Itineray: Tirana – Kruja – Durrës, 77 km (1h 30 min)
Objects to be visited: Visit at the Historical Museum, Ethnographic Museum, Old Bazaar, visit the roman amphitheatre, the Byzantine Walls and the Archaeological Museum. Accommodation in hotel Arvi 3* or similar
Day 3:
Itineray: Durrës – Ardenica – Berat – Vlorë, 215 km (3h 45 min)
Objects to be visited: Berat Castle, to Onufri Iconographic Museum, which houses wonderful icon paintings and frescoes. Accommodation in hotel Ambasador 3*+ or similar
Day 4:
Itineray: Vlora – Zvërnec – Saranda, 142km (2h 45 min)
Objects to be visited: Monastery of Zvërnec and the Saint Mary Church. On the way to Zvërnec island, we may stop for a cup of coffee in Narta village, amidst the National Park with the same name. Accommodation in hotel Briliant 4* or similar
Day 5:
Itineray: Saranda – Butrint – Blue Eye – Gjirokastra, 106 km (2h 10 min)
Objects to be visited: Butrint Museum, Museum-City of Gjirokastra, magical water source called “Blue Eye. Accommodation in hotel Çajupi 3* or similar
Day 6:
Itineray: Gjirokastra – Përmet, 62 km (1h 10 min)
Objects to be visited: Ethnographic Museum, located in the house where the former communist dictator Enver Hoxha, at Leusa Church. Accommodation in hotel Hotel Permeti 3* or similar
Day 7:
Itineray: Përmet – Korça, 130 km (2h 55 min)
Objects to be visited: National Iconographic Museum, Bratko Oriental Art Museum. Accommodation in hotel Hotel Grand 4* or similar
Day 8:
Itineray: Korça – Pogradec – Shën Naum – Pogradec, 66 km (1h 05 min)
Objects to be visited: famous for the largest lake in the Balkans – the lake of Ohrid, beautiful byzantine church of “Saint Naum”. Accommodation in hotel Enkelana 4* or similar
Day 9:
Itineray: Pogradec – Elbasan – Tirana, 130 km (1h 50 min)
Objects to be visited: and the Saint Mary Church inside the castle. Accommodation in hotel Tirana International 4* or similar
Day 10:
Itineray: Tirana – Airport, 17 km (20 min). Transfer to the airport