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Albania's Oldest Cities: Adriatic Views & Legends
4.7
274 Ratings
Tirana
In just one day, you’ll explore Albania’s ancient cities, take in the Adriatic Sea’s stunning views, uncover the legends of historic Berat, and savor the region’s traditional cuisine and beverages.
In just one day, you’ll explore Albania’s ancient cities, take in the Adriatic Sea’s stunning views, uncover the legends of historic Berat, and savor the region’s traditional cuisine and beverages.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Durrës Amphitheatre - The largest amphitheater in the Balkans, constructed during the Roman Empire.
- Venetian Tower of Durrës - Erected in the sixth century, it was regarded as one of the most formidable fortresses along the western Adriatic coast. Architectural elements and historical records indicate that the fortress was reconstructed in…
- Durrës Amphitheatre - The largest amphitheater in the Balkans, constructed during the Roman Empire.
- Venetian Tower of Durrës - Erected in the sixth century, it was regarded as one of the most formidable fortresses along the western Adriatic coast. Architectural elements and historical records indicate that the fortress was reconstructed in the first half of the fifteenth century, during the rule of the Republic of Venice over Durrës.
- Promenade Park (Shetitorja “Vollga”) - Stroll along the sea on the main promenade, exploring art installations from modern and communist times. Each statue tells its own story.
- Berat - Visit the lower city by the river, Mangalemi and Gorica. Walk through the most beautiful alleys, and visit the Cathedral and Mosque of Sultan. Enjoy a lunch break for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Berat Castle - Drive up to the castle, walk through the medieval city, enjoy the view from the top, explore the old churches, and listen to the stories behind each stone.
- Belsh - On the return journey to Tirana, stop for relaxation at the lake of Belsh.
What's Included
- Guiding Service for the whole tour
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
- Guiding Service for the whole tour
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees in museums
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees in museums
Additional Information
- Maximum number of travelers may be more in some special holiday dates
- Maximum number of travelers may be more in some special holiday dates
Location
Proper Pizza "Stadiumi Dinamo"
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(274 Ratings)
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Raphael_o
Feb 1, 2026
Highly recommend - Funny as it may seem - I left with a huge smile, a belly full of great Albanian cuisine, and some killer pics. Our tour guide was an incredible and insightful individual, with a unique personality, a polyglot, and perhaps one of Albania’s greatest experts in the fields of history, culture and tourism.
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N1908ihrobertom
Dec 18, 2025
Best excursion in Albania - Very good excursion, 100% recommended. The guide spoke pretty good English even for mid-level Spaniards. We recommended a very good place to eat in Berat and also recommended the dishes. A hit. The place is called çuçi and although it is a very normal place the food is very good and cheap.
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Remob989
Nov 20, 2025
An exceptional tour guide - Beautiful trip with an exceptional guide, with explanations in both English and Italian; punctual, kind and very professional.
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Rosaana_s
Oct 18, 2025
Great experience - We had an excellent experience with our Bledi guide. The drive to Berat and Durres has been quiet because of the good driving of the driver.
Bledi is a very well-trained professional in history, politics and very knowledgeable about the day-to-day life of Albania. We made nice excursions with the whole group and received good recommendations.
Thank you very much
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Ince_w
Oct 16, 2025
Nice - It was nice and was done at a good pace.
Tour guide is friendly too. I would definitely recommend 👌
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Raul_t
Oct 13, 2025
Excellent - Very professional fantastic way extraordinarily experienced and pending everything at all times
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828stefanoo
Oct 12, 2025
5 stars - Great tour! We had a lovely day visiting Durress and Berat with a super fun and experienced guide. Smooth pick-up, great communication and well planned route. We managed to visit many beautiful sights in a day but I never felt like I was being rushed. The guide speaks perfect English and Italian. Highly recommended 👌
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Loanp333
Oct 11, 2025
Enriching experience - The guide is very competent explaining both languages in English and Italian and very attentive to the group and leaving us a lot of free time to visit does not rush us
A lot of benevolence
Thank you.
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Susannam913
Feb 1, 2026
Great value, and very informative! - We very much enjoyed this day trip. Everything was well-organized, the group size was not too big, the van was nice, and all the stops were interesting. Tour guide Bledi spoke fluent English and he did a good job explaining what we were seeing. He also answered our many questions about the more recent history of Albania, and about things we noticed along the way. The day before, we had visited BunkArt, which had left us totally befuddled about Albania's history, but thanks to this tour we could start to understand this beautiful country and its people a bit better. Bledi also gave us great lunch and snack recommendations in Berat and at Lake Belsh. All in all, we were super happy and felt like it was time and money very well spent.
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Darlene_g
Oct 19, 2025
Long day but got to see 3... - Long day but got to see 3 places. Tour leader had a lot of information to share. Tour was in 2 languages which made it seem like a lot.
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