Albania · TOUR REVIEWS
A week here and the country will still owe you a region. The 15 below are the days that earn their slot — priced, timed and split by how far each one drags you from your bed — with the whole catalogue underneath.
Guided Bovilla Lake and Gamti Mountain hike from Tirana with panoramic views, photo stops, and round-trip transfers for about $12.
“Our guide Altin was brilliant! He was super friendly and knowledgeable, we really enjoyed our day trip. The trip itself is amazing, great value for many and beautiful views. We would highly recommend, 10/10 experience! Thank you Altin 😊”
Half-day escape from Durrës to Bovilla Lake and Gamti Mountain for a guided hike, 360° views, photo stops, and smooth hotel pickup.
“Right on time pickup with a nice van and good music for the ride. The guide was super friendly and made everything easy and fun. Bovilla Lake and Gamti Mountain were absolutely beautiful the views are something else! Totally worth it.”
From Tirana, hike Lake Bovilla and Gamti Mountain with a guide, scenic photo stops, panoramic summit views, and pickup for $12.
“This activity is great! The view at the top is amazing. Highly recommended; the tour guide Cimi was really friendly too.”
Tirana to Kruja and Sari Salltik in 8 hours. English guide, Skanderbeg sites, Old Bazaar shopping, and mountain views for about $23.
“Really great experience, Kruja is very cute like Sari Salltik. U have the chance to see a very typical Albanian city and an authentic bazar. The guide tour Paola was the best to tell us everything and explain all about the place we visited. Included it’s only the transportation (little bus) and the guide, maybe for the Albanian standards 20 euros per person are a little too much. Anyway we enjoyed our experience I recommend”
Half-day speedboat from Vlorë to Sazan Island, Haxhi Ali Cave, and Karaburun. $35, 5 hours, swimming and pirate stories.
“Adi and Nema (?) have been great guides for the Tour on 28.09. 11:45. Tour was really great. Highly recommended.”
Tirana day trip to Bovilla Lake and Gamti Mountain, with a short easy hike, canyon views, great photos, and a seasonal river swim.
“This trip was amazing and our guide was very knowledgeable. He even dropped us off at our hostel afterwards because it was raining. 10/10 recommend.”
A long but rewarding day tour from Tirana, Durrës, or Golem to Sarandë, Ksamil, and Blue Eye, with swimming and big views.
“We had a really good experience. Beni was an amazing guide, friendly, helpful and was going above and beyond. We’ve seen some really nice places and made beautiful memories. The only thing I’d change is the bus temperature, as I feel like personally, I was either freezing or melting.”
Komani Lake boat cruise plus Shala River swimming, lunch time, and a balcony hike, all wrapped in Albania’s dramatic canyon scenery.
“What a fantastic tour from start to finish! Our guide Bledi made it an amazing experience. He had fantastic knowledge and made us all laugh from the second we got onto the coach. Amazing guide, amazing tour, could not recommend enough! Thank you Bledi!”
Guided day trip from Durres or Golem to Kruja Castle, Skanderbeg Museum, and the Old Bazaar, with scenic views and free time.
“The trip was very interesting and our tour guide Afrim was very nice and he explained everything good. Keep up the good work Afrim!! 😁”
Hike Gamti Mountain for big views over Lake Bovilla, then see a limestone canyon river near Tirana on a short, flexible day trip.
“Bovilla lake is beautiful, but the tour is very disorganised. Most of the tour is spent in a minivan doing pick up and drop offs. We booked a hotel pick up, but the tour operator asked us to meet in a central location, which we understood to make the pick ups more efficient. We then spent 1.5 hours picking up different passengers across the city. Including a 15 minute stop for one passenger who was in the wrong place. It was then a 1 hour drive to Gamti Mountain/Lake Bovilla, including 30 minutes on a very bumpy dirt track road. The driver was skilled, but it's something potential customers should…”
2-hour guided Tirana tour of top sights and lesser-known stops, ending at Bunk’Art 2. Small group, local guide, $15.
“The tour was excellent, and the guide was extremely knowledgeable”
Speedboat tour from Vlorë to Sazan Island, Haxhi Ali Cave, and Karaburun beach, with cave exploring, swimming stops, and big sea views.
“We really enjoyed the trip. The stops were nice especially with the weather today (warm and sunny).”
9-hour Saranda tour to Lekursi Castle, Blue Eye, and Gjirokaster, plus Mesopotam Monastery and Ottoman Bridge. Small group, comfy transport.
“It was very informative and Ilir gave us chance to take photos as much as we can. He’s very accommodating and funny tooo.”
Beat the crowds with an early start speedboat trip from Vlorë into Haxhi Ali cave, then swim at Karaburun and Shen Vasil Beach.
“We had our bachelorette party on a speedboat last Wednesday, and it was amazing! Our whole group of girls really enjoyed it. Our captain Aldo was just awesome – super friendly and fun. He even changed the boat for us when we couldn’t connect to the speaker on the first one, so we could have our music. That made the experience even better. Totally recommend!”
Corfu to Saranda and UNESCO Butrint on a 10-hour day trip by boat and coach, with optional guided ruins, lunch, and sea views.
“A wonderful experience to see the ancient ruins and then the modern day Albania. Our guide was fantastic! Very informative and very helpful”
Pick a coast, a canyon, a castle or a kitchen.
