7-days in Albania 4-10 persons

1st day Tirana We are waiting for you at the airport; We accommodate you in a hotel in Tirana. A wonderful dinner in a traditional Albanian restaurant where the panorama of Tirana is breathtaking.

2nd day: Tirana / Pogradec / Korçë (190 Km) 7:30 Breakfast.After we leave for Pogradec, for the visit of the Ohrid lake, one of the largest lakes of the Balkan Peninsula, considered one of the oldest on earth. After we go and we visit the Shen Naum Manastery built 200 years ago, a beauty… Continuation to Korçë, an important center cultural and economic development of south-eastern Albania. Korçë is a pretty urban center with roofs of slate, first mentioned in the 13th century. Its current appearance is due to the modernization of Ottoman era, when the city, conquered by the Turks, becomes an important crossroads of trade towards Asia, known for the manufacture of carpets and for a bazaar that is now a national monument. The center history has preserved its integrity, despite the major works of socialist public housing. Visit to the Museum of Medieval Art. Free lunch and dinner. Hotel accommodation. Overnight.

3rd day : Korca / Permet / (150 Km) 8:00 Breakfast. Driving along a scenic road in the mountains we travel to Permet, town of sweetness, flowers and thermal waters

Day 4: Gjirokaster / Butrinti / Saranda (56 Km) Breakfast. We will visit the old town of Gjirokaster with its tower shaped houses built between the XVIII and XIX century. Departure for Saranda. We continue towards Butrint, declared archaeological site World Heritage Site by Unesco. Visit of the ancient Greco-Roman city inhabited until the end of Middle Ages. At the end of the visit, transfer to Saranda, a coastal city located in front of the island of Corfu. Free lunch and dinner. Hotel accommodation. Overnight.

Day 5: Saranda / Porto Palermo / Apollonia / Tirana / (250Km) 7:00 Breakfast. Driving along the spectacular coastal road of the Riviera between Saranda and Vlora, nicknamed "the last secret of Europe" for the still untouched nature. where you will visit the fortress of Ali Pascià Porto Palermo and the Llogara pass (1025 m asl). Visit the ancient city of Apollonia, located on the famous Via Egnatia, one of the most important cities of Ancient Rome. The famous Roman orator Cicero, amazed by the beauty of Apollonia called her in his Philippics "magna urbs et gravis”,

Day 6: Tirana / Shkodër / Leqet and Hotit /Tamare/ Kruja / Tirana (240 Km) Breakfast. Departure for Scutari, an ancient center of Ilirian origin with a thousand faces: Greeks, Romans, Venetians, Byzantines and Ottomans, with beautiful churches and splendid mosques. You will be able to admire the St. Stephen's Catholic Cathedral, Ebu Bekr Mosque. Departure for Kruja, the ancient capital Albanian, symbol of the anti-Ottoman resistance and birthplace of the national hero. Gjergj Kastrioti scanderbeg. Hotel accommodation. Overnight.

Day 7 : Tirana / Departure