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(2h45min). UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO protection due to its unique value and is home 17 species of aquatic
Many houses in Gjirokastra have a distinctive local style that has earned the animals, 70% of which are native and 30% migrant
city the nickname “ Stone Town” of because most of the old houses have roofs
covered with stones. Of a great importance and interesting to be visit, are the Free time in Pogradec and enjoy lunch
Ethnographic Museum or known as the Enver Hoxha house. Explore the bazaar,
with its characteristic shops and great opportunity to interact with local folks. Drive back to Durres, with stop en route for refreshments in Elbasan (3hrs)
Enjoy a typical lunch at a local restaurant
Overnight in Durres: PREMIUM BEACH HOTEL 5* or similar
Drive back to Durres
Day 07: Durres - Kruje – Durres (100km – 2hrs)
Overnight in Durres: PREMIUM BEACH HOTEL 5* or similar After breakfast at the hotel, we’ll drive to Kruja hilltown for one hour. The tour will
pass through the cobblestone pathway to the Ottoman bazaar, with wooden
Day 05: Durres – Tirana – Durres (100km – 2hrs) shops and displays of various gifts and antique household items. The visit within
After breakfast at the hotel, drive to Tirana the walls of the castle will include the historic museum dedicated to Scanderbeg
Tirana, the capital of Albania, is an important city with a history enriched by the and his resistance against the Ottoman invasion.
interaction of cultural forces originating in the Islamic and European Christian Free time for shopping in the old bazar & typical lunch at a local restaurant
worlds. During the tour, you will encounter the impact of these influences in the
Tirana’s architecture. The tour will highlight some symbols and remains of the Drive back to Durres
communism era to provide you with a general understanding of Albanian history
Time for lunch at a local restaurant Folk Show – Farewell dinner
(Optional Tour – Cable Car to Dajti Mountain) Overnight in Durres: PREMIUM BEACH HOTEL 5* or similar
This tour starts with a relaxed trip up the mountain with the Dajti Express cable
car gondolas, which offers a great view over Tirana and its surroundings. From Day 08: Durres – Airport (35km – 45min)
the peak, the panorama broadens inland and you can enjoy the beautiful Breakfast at the hotel, check out
panorama of Lake Bovilla locked between the mountains and the remote Transfer to the Airport for your flight back home (40min)
highlands of Tirana.
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In the afternoon you may have a nice coffee time in Museum Coffee Bar:
KOMITETI - here, everything, from furnitures, music, waitress uniform and also
the options to drink, are from the comunist time. Is a very cool presentation in a
nicer way form the young generation of this period Supplements
*Entrance Fees:
Free time on your own and then drive back to Durres -Shkoder: Rozafa Fortress – 4 euro/Venetian Art Mask Factory – 3 euro
-Kruje: Museum of Scanderbeg – 5 euro/Ethnographic Museum – 4 Euro
Overnight in Durres: PREMIUM BEACH HOTEL 5* or similar -Durres: Roman Amphitheater – 3 euro
-Berat: Berat Fortress – 3 euro/Onufri Museum – 5 euro
Day 06: Durres – Pogradec – Durres (340km – 6hrs) -Gjirokastra: The castle – 4 euro/Ethnographic Museum – 2euro
Breakfast at the hotel, check out and depart to Pogradec (3 hrs)
The city of Pogradec was built on the southwestern shores of Lake Ohrid and -Tirane: National Historic Museum – 5 euro/Bunk’Art Museum – 5 euro
is one of the most notable cities of Albania for its tradition in hosting “family -Dajti: Cable Car – 8 euro
tourism” and for the pleasant, fresh climate during the summer season. The *Meal: starting from 16 euro
road to Pogradec passes along the shore of the tectonic Lake Ohrid, the *Wine testing: starting from 18 euro
deepest lake in the Balkans (285 m). This 2-4 million year old lake is under *Folk Show: 320 euro
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Pp in DBL room 1067 1115 1115 1115 1115 1229 1067 1067 1067
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Pp in SGL room 1365 1450 1450 1450 1450 1595 1365 1365 1365
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