Tirana City Tour & Dajti Mountain Expedition: Experience Cultural Diversity and History
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37 Ratings
Tiranë
Discover the rich history and cultural diversity of Tirana on a city tour. Explore the architectural influences from Ottoman, Italian, and communist eras, and learn about Albania's unique communist past. Experience the warm hospitality, delicious food, and stunning natural landscapes of Tirana in a single day.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Skanderbeg Square - The tour will lead you first to 1.Skanderbeg Square, the heart of the city, one of the places where people meet, walk, relax and enjoy concerts, and events. The Square is named after the national Albanian hero and is one of the biggest squares in Albania. The guide will tell you the story of the main buildings around the square, such as: The Palace of culture; one of the most important cultural buildings, built during the communist era. The Clock Tower of Tirana; a first category cultural monument\n Et’hemBey Mosque; located in the center of Tirana, one of the oldest mosques not only in Albania, but all over the Ballkan (Visit 15 ‘)\n National Historical Museum (Visit Optional)
What's Included
  • Guided by a professional English-speaking expert
  • Includes entrance tickets to Bukart 2 Museum
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Comprehensive city tour of Tirana
  • Convenient hotel pick-up service
Additional Information

A tour to Tirana offers a unique opportunity to dive in the history of one of the intriguing capitals in Europe. During this excursion, you will explore all the essential spots that capture the city’s cultural and economic vibrancy. Tirana boasts a unique blend of multiple cultures mirrored in its architectural design from Ottoman, Italian, to communist era and contemporary buildings. This excursion will enlighten you about the communist era terror. The uniqueness of Albania stems from it being the only completely isolated communist country in Eastern Europe where religious facilities like mosques and churches were absent. It was also the only nation where political adversaries of the regime were constantly under surveillance by the secret police, Sigurimi. Another unique aspect of this tour is the exceptional hospitality of the locals, fascinating agricultural practices, and amazing food. Within a single-day tour, you will witness the city’s beauty, mountains, hills, and fields of Tirana.

Location
Skanderbeg Square
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sunshine393324
May 24, 2024
Interesting tour - Great interesting tour. The guide was very nice and accommodating and made the tour very informative and great. He also answered all questions.
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Raymond_p
Mar 21, 2024
Great day - This is definitely a worthwhile tour but do it as early as possible in your stay. The guide was knowledgeable and happy to answer questions. There is a lot more up the mountain than I realised. You can message the tour guide on viator by going to contact support then choosing to contact the tour guide.
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Henk_f
Mar 15, 2024
In a couple of hours a fantastic overview over Tirana (thanks to guide Adi) - Bunkart an d the Dahtji cable. the tour guide Adi gave a perfect tour through thre old Bunker in Tirana where the communistleaders could hide in case of a nuclear attack/war
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Matthew_k
Dec 25, 2023
Better than a free tour. Worth it - I was going to do a free tour but also wanted to goto Bunkart 1 and Dajti mountain. This tour was more than everything I expected. Price seems high but our tour guide Adi’s history was priceless. He did not rush the tour even it was the Christmas Day. Inside of Bunkart 1, He made sure to explain all the important rooms and answered any of questions. He was amazing. Thank you again for really making my trip. This was worth every penny.
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Cecilia
Nov 2, 2023
Vieuw of Tirana tour - We got a nice personal driver "Nick" whos knowledge was very valuble for us. The roundtour showed us important buildings and areas. We really recommend this trip!
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L8284xwantoniob
Mar 12, 2024
Excellent guide to discover Tirana, for the first time - A tour of the capital of Albania, for which a whole day is enough, to get a general idea of the city's climate. My guide, Edri, was very kind and helpful in taking me around the city and showing me the main attractions. I advise. Especially in spring and summer, when the weather is good and the trip to Mount Dajti is ideal
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Giulia_s
Feb 8, 2024
Recommended! - I thought the tour would be a good way of discovering Tirana and indeed it was. I recommend taking this tour on your first day as we had it on our second and we'd already seen some monuments on our own the previous day. Adi (the guide) is very kind and professional, he knows a lot and explain things clearly. However the bunkart 1 was apparently closed that day, so I guess you should ask beforehand if there's such a thing as a day off for the monuments and avoid to book the tour for that day! Other than that, I recommend this tour, we enjoyed it!
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Elaine_d
Feb 26, 2024
Good for Solo travellers but not for Newbies/Families - Adi picked us up at the hotel on time, however we thought he could've explained the sights better. As a new visitor, we expected to be given an exhaustive explanation about the history and everything in the City. We were also dropped off at the Centre square and had to walk back to the hotel (around 20 minutes), which was unexpected as well. Tickets to Dajti mountain and Bunk'Art are not included in the trip, have to buy it yourself. Pro: The guide found us a good restaurant for lunch and safely returned a bag that we had forgotten in the car.
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Aeronaut65
Oct 10, 2023
Disapointing - I was the only guest on this tour which started in Tirana for a walking-city tour. I choose to skip most of the walkingtour as I have been to Tirana before. Entryticket is for BunkArt 1 or 2, not both, which was ok for me as I have already been to BunkArt2. BunkArt1 was a very interesting experience, a massive bunker in 5 floors, small rooms with diffrent aspects of Albanian socialist life, its accomplishments and its victims. Next to BunkArt 1 there is DajtiExpress, it is not included but you can choose to pay EUR14 to go the 15 mins ride to the top. I did enjoy the trip to the summit. As for the guide, well I dont think I really learned much, his language skills are not sufficient. When coming back from Dajti he choose to have his office hours by phone, letting me stading in the scorching heat and wasting my time! I had to ask him to stop his conversation and take me back to the hotel. The tour was not finished but I did not really want to spend more time with him, on the way back I had to wait for him delivering keys and another stop at a petrol station to fill his car....Thats just very unprofessional and just shows his lack of respect for his paying guest! I would recommend you to negosiate a taxi and do this tour on your own, with this behavior you do not really need a guide! I for sure, do not need the service of Albanianguide again!
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Olasumbow
May 19, 2024
Scam!!! Disgusting customer service and waste of my time and money. Did not show up for pickup - I booked the trip via this vendor. Not only did they not show up after paying £101.59, they didn’t communicate in any way until I called. The response was rude and the person I spoke with asked me to cancel, did not give any reason whatsoever.
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