North & South of Albania 1-10 persons 8 days 7 nights

Meeting with our staff in Tirana /TIA Airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation in reserved rooms. Overnight in hotel. Panoramic tour of the city of Tirana with the square Scanderbeg, the nerve center of the Albanian capital, the Mosque of Et'hem Bey, the Pyramid and the Blloku area. The city, symbol of the new Albania, has changed its face and is full of trendy clubs, art galleries and cultural centers.

Tirana/Lumi i Shales. After breakfast we head north to visit the river. Lumi i Shales is a true pearl of nature. A boat trip to see breathtaking landscape, pristine, waters emerald green and mountains that grow to the sky. Also called the Albanian Thailand, is a dream place with a view of the fjords breathtaking! A little difficult to get to but absolutely worth it penalty. Return to Tirana during the day and overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast departure for Berat. A thousand-year-old city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the pride of Albanian architecture. We will visit the castle and the Byzantine churches, the arched bridge in Gorica, built in 1780, a monument architectural to connect Gorica with Mangalem. In Mangalem, under the castle, you can see the famous view of the facades of houses, with windows that they seem stand on top of each other. Departure for Vlora and overnight at the hotel. Vlora is the starting point of the Albanian Riviera and is one of the areas most frequented by “Sole e Mare” tourism. We will visit the Monastery of Zvernec and the waterfront city.

After breakfast, departure for a trip to Sazan Island and Karaburun. Spectacular uncontaminated oasis.. we will carry out the excursion with speedboat, you have the opportunity to enter the beautiful ‘Haxhi cave Alia', take a bath and then choose whether to dock in equipped bays or in small wild coves. Return to Vlora and departure for Himare. There old road that from Vlora heads south allows you to make the pass of Llogara, in the homonymous national park, which exceeds a thousand metres high. On top besides the nice resort full of deer there are bars and small restaurants that allow you to admire the splendid coast below. Going down to Dhermi you can see a large part of the south coast with a sea from gorgeous colors. We pass through Himare and stop 30 minutes in Porto Palermo and Ali Pasha's fortress, located on a beautiful promontory with several small beaches nearby. Arrival and overnight in Saranda. AND one of the main destinations tourist destinations on the Albanian coast. It is a seaside town that is located in the extreme south of the country, near the border with Greece and in front on the Greek island of Corfu. The city takes its name from the ancient monastery on the hill of the "40 Saints", and has always been one of the most vibrant places of Albania, with many restaurants, bars and clubs open from June

Breakfast and departure for Butrint National Park. It deals with of a vast archaeological area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, inserted in a very beautiful naturalistic context, with monuments of great interest e well preserved, more than two thousand years of history. Do not miss anything but in particularly the Theater, the Lion's Gate, the Great Basilica, the Baptistery.. We will also visit “Blue Eye ” which is a karst spring that is 18km away. The water temperature is around 10°C, but this is not prevents visitors from getting wet. There is a wooden platform for allow a convenient observation from above the Blue Eye and its chromatic nuances that vary from dark blue in the center and lighter towards the outside, reaching a aquamarine hue (reminiscent of an iris). A paradise of nature made of peace and tranquility. We dedicate the afternoon to Ksamil. Wonderful place!!! One of the most beautiful in southern Albania. Beach very clean with crystal clear water and white sand. A beautiful place, also worth visiting are the three small islands that you can reach if you want swimming. Return to the hotel and overnight.

Breakfast and departure for a boat tour. Excursion daily in most beautiful bays of Saranda.Krorez – Kakome – Gremina – Plazhi Ushtarit – Gjiri Rrojdhes- Plazhi i Pasqyrave and Pulebardhave.

Breakfast and departure for Gjirokastra, also, like Berat, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. It is one of the most touristic inland towns of all Albania, thanks to its Ottoman fortified houses. Most of monuments is located in the upper part of the mountain, where the center stands historic, while the town developed in the lower part modern. Return to Tirana and overnight.

Breakfast is taken. Timely transfer at the Mother Teresa airport for the flight. End of the services.