Macedonia and Albania Tour

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Duration

9 Days

Tour Type

Escorted tour

Group Size

50 persons

Location

AlBANIA

Overview

Day 1 > Tirana > Vlora (160 km)

Arrival at the Airport where we will meet with the local guide. Lunch in the restaurant. Departure to Vlora with a stop along the way to visit the impotant orthodox Monastery of Ardenica. Dinner in the restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

Day 2 > Vlora > Saranda (124 km)

Breakfast at the hotel. Continuation towards the bay of Porto Palermo where we will be able to visit the suggestive fortress of Ali Pasha that rises on a small peninsula connected to the mainland by e thin cliff. Lunch in the restaurant. The trip follows to Saranda. Upon arrival, accommodation in hotel and time at your disposal for relaxation. Dinner in the restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

Day 3 > Saranda > Butrint > Saranda (60 km)

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Butrint, a fascinating UNESCO World Heritage Site that still obtains many testimonies of its past. Lunch in the restaurant. Free afternoon. In the evening *optional -a short aperitif at Lekuresi Castle which overlooks the beautiful city of Saranda. Dinner in the restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

Day 4 > Blu Eye > Gjirokaster > Berat (230 km)

Breakfast at the Hotel. Departure to Gjirokaster with a stop along the way for a visit to the spectacular blue eye, a karstic spring that owes its name to the turquoise color of its waters. Continuation towards Gjirokastra. Upon arrival, we will do a panoramic tour of the city and which includes the Castle and the National Museum of Weapons. The city is also known as 'The Stone City' due to the fortified houses without balconies, but finely crafted windows. Lunch in the restaurant. Continuation toward Berat, the beautiful city-museum also known as the "City of  Thousand windows", due to the hundreds of windows that are placed one above the other. Dinner in the restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

Day 5 > Berat > Kruja > Durres (170 km)

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning dedicated to the visit of Berat, whose historic center is a UNESCO heritage site. Visit of the castle of Berat, a fortress dominating the city and built in defense of the Ottomans.Visit of the Orthodox Church within the castle and the Museum of the icons "Onufri" with a rich iconographic collection. Continuation towards Kruja, the ancient capital of Albania and a symbol of anti-Ottoman resistance. Lunch in the restaurant. In the afternoon, visit of George Castriot Skanderbeg Museum and the Ethnographic Museum. Promenade to the characteristic bazaar, the oldest in the Balkan peninsula. The trip follows to Durres. Dinner in the restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

Day 6 > Durres > Elbasan > Ohrid (170 km)

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Elbasan, famous for the peaceful and harmonious coexistence of the two religions, Christian and Muslim. After the visit, lunch in the restaurant. Continuation towards Ohrid, one of the oldest urban settlements in Europe. Panoramic visit of the city. Thanks to the Clement Saints and Naum of Ohrid here was founded the First University of Europe, Pan -Slav. Visit of the church dedicated to Santa Sofia with its marvelous  Byzantine Frescoes and a brief stop at the church of St.Clement and famous for its icon of the Annunciation. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 7 > Ohrid > Bitola > ST.Naum > Pogradec (165 km)

Breakfast at the Hotel. Departure to Bitola. Upon arrival, visit of the Ancient  Settlement of Heraclea Lyncestis to enjoy his beautiful floor and mosaics, and also refined examples of Christian Paleo Art. After Visiting Heraclea Lyncests continuation towards City Park and the museum of the city from where you embark on a walk along the pedestrian street of Shirok Sokak. Lunch in the restaurant. After lunch departure to Pogradec with a stop along the way to the Monastery of San Naum. After the visit, continuation toward Pogradec. Dinner in the restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

Day 8 > Pogradec > Korce > Tirane (210 km)

Breakfast at the Hotel. A short city tour then and departure to Korca, otherwise known as 'The Little Paris'. After visiting this unique city, lunch at the restaurant. Continuation towards Tirana. Panoramic visit of the Bllok Area, one of the most known in Tirana full of bars and shops. Dinner in the restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

Day 9 > Tirana

 

Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic tour of Tirana including Ethem Bey Mosque, National Historical Museum of Tirana and Scanderbeg Square. Lunch in Restaurant. After lunch heading to the airport.

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