Albanien & Balkan-Rundreise

🇦🇱🇲🇪🇲🇰🇽🇰 GRAND BALKAN & UNESCO DISCOVERY TOUR

Albania – Montenegro – North Macedonia – Kosovo

Duration: 10 / 12 / 14–15 Days (Flexible Program)
Travel Style: Private or Small Group Experience
Group Definition:

• Private Tour: 2–6 people (exclusive experience)
• Group Tour: 7+ people

✨ INCLUDED IN ALL TOURS

• Comfortable modern vehicle (A/C, premium comfort)
• Licensed English-speaking driver-guide throughout the journey
• Carefully selected 4★ hotels with breakfast included
• Entrance fees to major UNESCO & historical sites
• Full itinerary management & daily guided visits
• Cross-border assistance and logistics support

🗺️ COMPLETE ITINERARY (12 DAYS STANDARD PROGRAM)

🇦🇱 DAY 1 – ARRIVAL IN TIRANA

• Airport pick-up & hotel transfer
• Short city introduction: Skanderbeg Square, Blloku, Et’hem Bey Mosque
• Overnight in Tirana (4★ hotel)

🏰 DAY 2 – TIRANA → KRUJË → SHKODËR

• Visit Krujë Castle & Skanderbeg Museum
• Traditional Old Bazaar experience
• Continue to Shkodër, cultural capital of the north
• Visit Rozafa Castle & city center
• Overnight in Shkodër (4★ hotel)

🌊 DAY 3 – SHKODËR → MONTENEGRO (BUDVA / KOTOR)

• Border crossing into Montenegro
• Kotor Bay UNESCO region
• Explore Kotor Old Town
• Optional visit Budva Riviera
• Overnight in Budva or Kotor (4★ hotel)

🏔️ DAY 4 – MONTENEGRO → PODGORICA → SKOPJE (N. MACEDONIA)

• Scenic drive through Montenegro
• Enter North Macedonia
• Arrival in Skopje
• Evening city walk: Stone Bridge, Old Bazaar
• Overnight in Skopje (4★ hotel)

🕌 DAY 5 – SKOPJE → OHRID (UNESCO)

• Morning exploration of Skopje
• Drive to Ohrid (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Lake Ohrid boat or lakeside walk
• Overnight in Ohrid (4★ hotel)

💎 DAY 6 – OHRID FULL EXPERIENCE

• Ohrid Old Town
• Kirche des Heiligen Johannes am Kaneo
• Samuel Fortress panoramic views
• Free time by the lake
• Overnight in Ohrid

🇽🇰 DAY 7 – OHRID → PRIZREN (KOSOVO)

• Enter Kosovo
• Arrival in Prizren, most beautiful city in Kosovo
• Stone Bridge, Old Bazaar, fortress hike
• Overnight in Prizren (4★ boutique hotel)

🇽🇰 DAY 8 – PRIZREN → PRISTINA → TIRANA

• Visit Pristina capital city
• Mother Teresa Square & Newborn Monument
• Return to Albania (Tirana)
• Overnight in Tirana (4★ hotel)

🏛️ DAY 9 – TIRANA → BERAT (UNESCO)

• Drive to Berat
• Berat Castle & Onufri Museum
• Mangalem & Gorica Viertel
• Overnight in Berat (4★ hotel)

🌄 DAY 10 – BERAT → GJIROKASTËR (UNESCO)

• Scenic southern Albania drive
• Gjirokastër Castle & Old Bazaar
• Ottoman stone architecture experience
• Overnight in Gjirokastër

💎 DAY 11 – BLUE EYE → SARANDË

• Visit Blue Eye natural spring
• Continue to Sarandë
• Free seaside evening
• Overnight in Sarandë (4★ hotel)

🏛️ DAY 12 – BUTRINT NATIONAL PARK (UNESCO)

• Full guided visit of Butrint
• Ancient Greek, Roman & Venetian ruins
• Optional Ksamil beaches stop
• Return to Sarandë
• Overnight in Sarandë

🌊 DAY 13 – PORTO PALERMO → LLOGARA PASS → VLORË

• Porto Palermo Castle
• Scenic Albanian Riviera drive
• Llogara Pass panoramic stop
• Overnight in Vlorë / coastal area

🌿 DAY 14 – RETURN TO TIRANA

• Relaxed morning
• Return to Tirana
• Free afternoon / shopping / leisure
• Overnight in Tirana

✈️ DAY 15 – DEPARTURE

• Airport transfer
• End of service

🌟 TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

• 🇦🇱 Albania UNESCO cities: Berat & Gjirokastër
• 🇲🇪 Montenegro: Kotor Bay UNESCO beauty
• 🇲🇰 North Macedonia: Skopje & Ohrid Lake
• 🇽🇰 Kosovo: Prizren cultural gem
• 🌊 Albanian Riviera: Blue Eye, Sarandë, Llogara Pass
• 🏰 Authentic Balkan heritage experience across 4 countries

🔁 FLEXIBLE PROGRAM OPTIONS

This tour can be customized as:

• 10 Days Express Balkan Tour (focus on highlights only)
• 12 Days Standard Balkan Experience (recommended program)
• 14–15 Days Extended Premium Tour (full relaxed version with extra leisure time)