Albania Custom Tour ~ Europe Luxury Travel ~ Azzurytt Trip

Tirana ~ Day 1

Fly to Tirana International Airport. Welcome and greetings within Arrivals Terminal. Private transfer to your hotel in Tirana. City tour of Tirana: Skanderbeg Square & Statue, Tanners’ Bridge, Pyramid of Tirana, Kulla e Sahatit / The Clock Tower of Tirana, Bank of Albania Museum and Et’hem Bej Mosque. Tip: Dine to Mrizi i Zanave Tirane Restaurant. Accommodation at The Plaza Hotel 5*.

Dajti Mountain ~ Day 2

Day trip to Dajti Mountain. Transfer to Dajti Express Cable Car, the longest cableway in the Balkans, built by Austrians. Once on the mountain’s edge, you will have breathtaking views and take plenty of epic photos ! If you are lucky and the sky is clear, you can even see Durres city and Adriatic Sea not only Tirana city. Delight with a traditional cuisine lunch at cliff-top Restaurant “Ballkoni Dajtit” at over 1000 m above the sea level. Return to Tirana. Accommodation at The Plaza Hotel 5*.

Kruje & Fishte ~ Day 3

Transfer to Kruje. Visit of the Castle of Kruja. Transfer to Fishte for lunch at Mrizi i Zanave Agroturizem. Return to Tirana. Accommodation at The Plaza Hotel 5*.

Shkonder ~ Day 4

Transfer to Shkonder. Visit of Shkoder History Museum, Rozafa Castle and Shkodra Lake. Return to Tirana. Accommodation at The Plaza Hotel 5*.

Durres ~ Day 5

Transfer to Durres. City tour of Durres: Venetian Tower of Durres, Durres Amphitheatre, Fatih Mosque, Abaia Winery and Vineyard, Bay of Lalzi, The Great Mosque of Durres, Shetitorja “Vollga” Park, Beach of Durres and Royal Villa of Durres. Return to Tirana. Accommodation at The Plaza Hotel 5*.

Vlore ~ Day 6

Transfer to Vlore. City tour of Vlore: Vlora Old Town, Muradie Mosque and Independence Monument. Tip: For dining with sunset views and night-time floodlights, pick a restaurant along Lungomare, the promenade overlooking the Adriatic Sea. Accommodation at Yacht Hotel 4*.

Vlore ~ Day 7

Half day boat tour around Karaburun Peninsula, covering the best spots, inclusively Karaburun Sazan National Marine Park. Transfer to Radhime. Accommodation at Mazarine Hotel & Restaurant 4*.

Radhime & Dhermi ~ Day 8

Transfer to Dhermi through Llogara National Park, via either Llogara Pass (subject to weather conditions) or Llogara Tunnel. Visit the Canyon of Gjipe. Your private boat takes you from Dhermi, makes a short stop for pictures at Pirates Cave, then reaches to Gjipe Beach after about 1 hour. From here you can walk into the Canyon up to a certain point. The start is pretty nearby the beach. Return to Dhermi by the same boat (about 1 hour transfer). Optional (for hike and photography lovers): After about a half an hour transfer by your private car, reach Gjipe Canyon / Gjipe Bay by hiking down from the main road. The hike down is about 30-45 minutes, depending on each one’s fitness level. The hike up takes about 1 hour. Return to Dhermi (about half an hour away bay car). Accommodation at Elysium Hotel Dhermi 5*.

Sarande ~ Day 9

Transfer to Sarande. Climb to the hilltop ruins of Kalaja e Lekuresit Castle for lunch with sweeping views. Visit of Saranda Embankment. Accommodation at The Queen’s Lion – Premium Hotel 5*.

Ksamil ~ Day 10

Transfer to Ksamil. Spend the day at Plazhi Ksamilit or getting to know the local life focused on farming mussels and mandarins. Return to Sarande. Accommodation at The Queen’s Lion – Premium Hotel 5*.

Butrint & Finiq ~ Day 11

Transfer to Ksamil. Visit Butrint National Archaeological Park, an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Transfer to Finiq. Visit of The Blue Eye. Return to Sarande. Accommodation at The Queen’s Lion – Premium Hotel 5*.

Gjirokaster ~ Day 12

Transfer to Gjirokaster. Visit of the Castle of Gjirokastra. Transfer to Vlore. Accommodation at Yacht Hotel 4*.

Berat ~ Day 13

Transfer to Berat. City tour of Berat to see the Byzantine icons of Muzeu Kombëtar Ikonografik Onufri and the ruins of Berat Castle. Transfer to Tirana. Accommodation at The Plaza Hotel 5*.

Tirana ~ Day 14

Full day tour of Tirana: Tirana Park & Zoo, Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral, Tirana Castle, Komiteti Bar – Tirana, BUNK’ART & Bunk’Art 2, House of Leaves Museum / The Museum of Secret Surveillance and Pazari i Ri Neighbourhood. Accommodation at The Plaza Hotel 5*.