Grand Tour is offered by a tour operator who operates more than 20 years in Albania,offering the best deals and the best services. This tour is for people who are interested to discover the culture, the history and the hospitality of Albania in a more in-depth way by also exploring the South-East of Albania. This tour provides access to a variety of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, old towns, beautiful beaches, dramatic mountains, the Albanian Riviera and hospitable small villages with interaction with the local community. Visit Albania before mass tourism discovers it!
Full Itinerary
Day 1
Itinerary: Arrival in International Airport “Mother Teresa “ – Tirana, 17 km (20min). Objects to be visited: National Historic Museum, the Et’hem beg mosque with its delicious decorations, the Palace of Culture, where the Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Accommodation at Hotel in Tirana 3* or 4*.
Day 2
Itinerary: Tirana – Gjakova – Valbona, 264 km (4h 20 min). Objects to be visited: National park of “Bjeshkët e Namuna” and to the National Park of Valbona. Accommodation at Hotel in Valbona 3* or 4*.
Day 3
Itinerary: Valbona – Shkodra – Kruja – Tirana, 296 km (6h). Objects to be visited: Fierza to Koman, castle of Rozafat, visits to the medieval bazaar, ethnographic museum and to the Scanderbeg Museum. Accommodation at Hotel in Tirana 3* or 4* .
Day 4
Itinerary: Tirana – Ohrid (Macedonia) – Korça, 229 km (2h 25 min). Objects to be visited:l egionary cohort fortress, monastery of St. Naum, the Hellenistic theatre transformed in an amphitheatre by the Romans, cathedral of St. Sofia, Orthodox Cathedral, Old Bazaar, the Museum of Medieval Arts. Accommodation at Hotel in Korça 3* or 4*.
Day 5
Itinerary: Korça – Gjirokastra, 191 km (4h). Objects to be visited: vast 13th-century castle. Accommodation at Hotel in Gjirokastra 3* or 4* .
Day 6
Itinerary: Gjirokastra – Butrint – Saranda, 104 km (2h). Objects to be visited: Water spring of Blue Eye declared a Monument of Nature followed, Church of Mesopotam Butrint is a National park. Accommodation at Hotel in Sarande 3* or 4* .
Day 7
Itinerary: Saranda – Vlora, 125 km (2h 11 min). Objects to be visited: Stop at “The Gulf of Porto Palermo”, Fortress of Ali Pasha Tepelena situated on an attractive island. Accommodation at Hotel in Vlora 3* or 4*.
Day 8
Itinerary: Vlora – Berat, 95 km (1h 45 min). Objects to be visited: archeological park of Apollonia, Museum of Apollonia, Church of St. Mary, Monastery of Ardenica. Accommodation at Hotel in Berat 3* or 4* .
Day 9
Itinerary: Berat – Durrës – Tirana, 136 km (2h 20 min). Objects to be visited: Museum located in the old cathedral church of the Castle and the Ethnographic museum hosted in an old house in the Mangalem quarter, the Archeological Museum. Accommodation at Hotel in Tirana 3* or 4 *.
Day 10
Itinerary: Tirana – Airport; International Airport “Mother Teresa “, 17 km (20 min)
This package includes:
- Transfer
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Entrance ticket