Wood Crafting Experience in Gjirokastra: Create a Custom Art Souvenir

Craft your personalized wooden art piece and carry it home as a keepsake or a present for someone special!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rruga Zejtareve 8 - Take home a cool souvenir from Albania with this 2-3 hour wood crafting class in Gjirokaster. Learn how to make small wood works like small wooden signs with text or drawings, small necklaces, key hangers and even small mirrors. (you choose) Make everything you want from what mentioned above and take it home as a souvenir or a…
What's Included
  • Rakia or Wine
  • Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Location
Sheshi Çerçiz Topulli 5
Sheshi Çerçiz Topulli
Experience Gjirokastra Office right behind the statue of Cerciz Topulli
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Roxana_d
Jul 22, 2024
Lovely experience - Absolutely lovely experience! Our translator was the nicest and Viktor, the wood carving instructor, was the sweetest and most knowledgeable person. I would def recommend this to everyone! Best experience in Gjiro
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Ingrid_h
Oct 15, 2023
Excellent woodworking class! - This was such an incredible experience and one of the highlights of my time in Albania! The instructor and translator were both kind and helpful and we had great conversations in addition to the woodworking being fun. I felt like I learned a lot about Albania through this experience.
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Adesewa
Jun 15, 2023
Fantastic beginner's experience - Vickor was a great and patient teacher and it was refreshing to see his passion for woodcarving and Gjirokaster show through his work. Experience Gjirokaster were also fantastic at translating and providing more information about the history of Gjirokaster. We would 100% recommend this experience.
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Emin
Jul 30, 2022
Great experience - Great experience. The guide was perfect and very attractive. It is in the center of old baazar. Thank you so much for the great guide
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Debave
Sep 10, 2020
Super fun experience for memories and a keepsake - We can’t recommend this experience highly enough! Viktor the mast wood worker was awesome. Vikki our guide super knowledgeable and friendly. Creating a keepsake - we did coasters and large picture frame using the old carving techniques while sipping wine was a blast and unique way to appreciate the history of Gjirokaster. Fun for all ages from 6 to 96! Well worth the time. Just do it, you won’t regret it.
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Endri
Sep 15, 2019
Awesome - The best experience i had in my 2019 trip , the guys from Experience Gjirokastra office were the best choice to enjoy the city with a local .
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Emin
Sep 15, 2019
Awesome Experience - It was the great experience in Gjirokastra. We learn so much traditional things. Viktor was an artist not just a wood worker
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Luis
Aug 24, 2019
Fantastic time with Experience Gjirokastra - We had an amazing time with Experience Gjirokastra, and really really recommend it! The wood carving workshop was a unique moment with our amazingly talented host Viktor. After doing some beautiful carvings, showing us how to try to do it, he showed himself to be very knowledgeble about all things Gjirokastra when visiting an amazing old town house. Afterwards we went with Eni and the rest of the Experience Gjirokastra crew to a folk festival nearby, such a great time with very nice and fun people. Really recommend Experience Gjirokastra, the Wood Crafting Experience, and visiting Gjirokastra itself!
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Isabelhn1481vb
Sep 7, 2024
Not worth the money… - We had a nice experience beforehand during the wood class. Thanks to the wood master and translator. But we do want to pass on our honest experience to others. The wood workshop is not as described on the website. The class does not last 3 hours but 1.5 hours. This is because the description on the website (sketching, learning technique, completing a final project) was not followed. We were not allowed to choose which object we wanted to make, but were given a small wooden block. We were under the impression that this was for practice, but this turned out to be our final project. After 1.5 hours the atmosphere became a bit uncomfortable and we asked if it was over, which turned out to be the case. The website states that drinks are included, we did not see any drinks. During the workshop we did not dare to say or ask anything about this because it took us all by surprise, as the workshop was a gift from colleagues. The next day we immediately contacted Experience Gjirokaster, unfortunately they blamed us all! We should have asked for drinks, the workshop could have been shorter depending on the number of participants and interest and they did not give anything back about the structure and the non-existent final work. That is why we feel compelled to post an honest review. The workshop is a fun experience but absolutely not worth the money!!!!
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