Holidays
in Albania - Tour Itineraries
An
8 day holiday tour of Albania featuring major sightseeing attractions from £1270
per person
This new individual itinerary
introduces the highlights of central and southern Albania and is ideal for first-time
visitors.The tour includes a private car, driver and English-speaking guide, and
you can extend your holiday with a beach-stay in one of the many small hotels
located on the beach south of Durres.
|
Itinerary | | Day 1 | FLY
TO TIRANA
Fly to Tirana, transfer to hotel for 2 nights. |
| Day 2 | TIRANA
Begin with a full day city tour. Tirana is located on the site of a Byzantine
fortress and has been the capital since 1920. Included are visits to the Mosque
of Ethem Bey, the Clock Tower, the National Museum, National Art Gallery, Skanderbeg
Square, the Martyrs Cemetery, Grand Park and various government buildings. |
| Day 3 | TIRANA TO
VLORA
Drive to Kruja. Visit the Skanderbeg Museum inside the restored
castle and wander around the old Turkish Bazaar, which has a wonderful selection
of authentic antiques and souvenirs. Drive to Fieri via Ardenica Monastery and
tour the Archaeological Centre of Appolonia in Pojan. Continue to Vlora and overnight
stay in hotel on Vlora beach. | | Day 4 |
VLORA TO SARANDA
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
hotel in Saranda for 2 nights. | | Day
5 | SARANDA AND BUTRINTI
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 | GJIROKASTRA AND 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 of Berat 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 an overnight, or transfer to a hotel on the beach for the rest of
your stay (see Beach Stay Add-on). |
|
Day 8 | DEPART TIRANA
Free day
in Tirana before transfer to airport for flight back to the UK. |
| Price
per person based on twin-share | | Twin
Share | £1270 |
| Single Room Supplement |
£101 | | Price
per Sole Traveller | £1940 |
| Beach
Stay Add-on (see details below) | | Twin
Share - 7 nights half board* | £264 |
Albania
Beach Stay Add-on
Albania’s coastline is one
of its greatest attractions. It stretches over 450 kilometres with two distinct
landscapes – the Adriatic and the Ionian. The Adriatic has shallow water
and long sandy beaches, edged by coastal pines. The Ionian coast has smaller rocky
beaches and deeper water, where citrus and olive trees dominate the landscape,
giving it a classic Mediterranean appearance. We can book hotels in Durres,
Kavaja, Vlora, Dhermi Beach and Saranda. Prices start from £25 per person
half-board. HOTEL ILLIRIA 
This
small, superior three-star hotel has 24 twin/double rooms and 2 family rooms each
with air-conditioning and en-suite bathroom (with shower), balcony, mini-bar and
satellite TV. Facilities include a bar/restaurant and pizzeria, outdoor terrace
and private beach. There is no lift. 7 nights half board including
transfers cost from £264 per person twin-share.
| Included
in Cost of Itinerary | | ·
Return flights in economy class with British Airways direct from London Gatwick |
| · All airport taxes and security charges |
| · Accommodation in three-star hotels on a half board
basis (breakfast and lunch) | | · Transfers
and transportation throughout | | · Sightseeing
with English speaking guide | | · Entrance fees
on sightseeing tours | | · 7 nights half board
including transfers* (* where Beach Stay Add-on is taken) | |
Not Included in Cost of Itinerary |
| Albanian entry and departure taxes |
€10 payable at Tirana airport | |
|
Ask for details | |
Bookings | | Please
note that we reserve the right to change hotels from the ones listed here and
that day to day sightseeing details may change due to local conditions. |
| To confirm a booking, we require a deposit of £250
per person plus a signed booking form | | ITINERARIES
MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT SHORT NOTICE DUE TO LOCAL CONDITIONS |
| Please note that all prices shown are subject to availability
at time of booking. | For
more information on this tour or on a tailor-made trip to Albania please contact
our specialist
Jurate@regent-holidays.co.uk |
