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Offered by partner: |
ID 3162 |
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Country : |
Albania
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Destination's: |
tirana (Tirane)
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Duration: |
6 - 8
day(s)
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Minimum Price: |
$560
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Maximum Price: |
$826
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( Per Person) |
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Type : |
Private,Group,Customized
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Group Size : |
2 - 15
People(s) |
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Season : |
All Year Round |
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Categories : |
Cultural Tours, Classic Tours |
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Vacation Activities Highlight |
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During this tour we will take visitors to the fascinating archaeological and historical sites of Albania however remote they may be Ancient ruins, legendary castles, battle fields, Paleo-Christian churches, Byzantine monasteries and medieval mosques will help you to picture the old times and understand better one of the old Travel to Albania and discover a country of wild, natural beauty with dark, brooding mountains, a dramatic undeveloped coastline and hills clad with olive trees. Explore the museum cities of Berat, Durresi, Kruja, and east cultures of the Mediterranean. also during this trip you will visit one private house where you can meet with local people and try Albanian characteristics drink Raki.
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Vacation Activities Information |
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DAY 1
TIRANA ARRIVAL
Meet and great with the group at Mother Teresa airport with the group and transfer to your hotel.
DAY 2
TIRANA – KRUJA-TIRANA
Begin with a full day city tour. Tirana is located on the site of a Byzantine fortress and has been the capital of Albania since 1920. Included are visits to the Mosque of Ethem Bey, the Clock Tower, the National Musuem, National Art Gallery, Skanderbeg Square, The Martyr's Cemetery, Grand Park and various government buildings.
Drive to Kruja. Visit the Skanderbeg Museum set inside the restored castle and wander around the old Turkish Bazaar, which has a wonderful selection of authentic antiques and souvenirs.
Back to Tirana overnight in Hotel
DAY 3
VLORA-SARANDA
After breakfast, continue along the Albanian Riviera through the LLogara Pass with its stunning views of the Ionian coastline. En route, visit the fortress of Ali Pasha of Ioanina at Porto Palermo. Check-in to hotel in Saranda for 2 nights.
DAY 4
TIRANA-FIERI- VLORA
Drive to Fieri via Ardenica Monastery and tour the Archaeological Centre of Appolonia. Continue to Vlora and stay overnight in a hotel on Vlora beach.
DAY 5
SARANDA- BUTRINTI-SARANDA
Morning visit to Albania's most important archaeological site, Butrinti, and in the afternoon, visit the remains of a monastery of the 40 Saints, from which the modern name of Saranda is derived. Rest of afternoon, at leisure.
DAY 6
SARANDA-GJIROKASTRA- BERAT
Drive to the museum city of Gjirokastra, birthplace, of the former iron-fisted dictator of Albania, Enver Hoxha. Gjirokastra is a strikingly picturesque town, perched on the side of a mountain above the Drino River. The tour includes the district museum, housed in the building in which Enver Hoxha was born and the pre-Ottoman citadel, a former political prison and now a weapons museum. Continue to Berat for an overnight stay.
DAY 7
BERAT TO DURRES
A half day tour of Berat, Albania's second most important museum town and called 'the city of a thousand windows' for the many windows in its red-roofed houses. The tour includes the leaden Mosque, the King's Mosque, the Bachelor's Mosque and the Alveti Tekke, a smaller shrine where the Dervishes once practiced. After lunch, drive to Durres for tour of the Roman Amphitheatre and the Archaeological Museum. Depending on your choice, you will either return to Tirana for the last night or stay in a hotel in Durres on the beach. We can add extra nights if you wish.
DAY 8
DURRES/TIRANA -AIRPORT
Free day in either Tirana or Durres before transfer to airport for flight back.
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Notes for price Information |
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Price Includes:
Accommodation, on a half board basis (breakfast and lunch), transfers and transportation throughout, sightseeing with English-speaking guide, entrance fees on sightseeing tours.
Price Does Not Include:
Airfare (unless otherwise arranged)
Departure and custom fees
Gratuities and individual daily expenses
Additional beverages
Travel insurance
Trip cancellation
Medical and luggage insurance are recommended for coverage against all unforeseen circumstances
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