Albanian Riviera & the Accursed Mountains
Ionian water in the morning, a mountain pass after lunch — Albania still feels unfinished in the best possible way.
Highlights
Signature moments
Berat, a thousand windows
An Ottoman town stacked up a hillside, still lived in.
Butrint
A Roman city swallowed by forest and lagoon.
The Blue Eye spring
Cold, absurdly blue and worth the drive.
Itinerary
Day by day
- 01
Tirana & the bazaar
Skanderbeg square, the bazaar and a first Albanian coffee.
Meals: Breakfast Boutique hotel in Tirana - 02
Berat
The city of a thousand windows, with a walk up to the castle.
Meals: Breakfast Guesthouse in Berat - 03
Gjirokastër
Stone roofs, a steep bazaar and the Drino valley.
Meals: Breakfast Stone guesthouse in Gjirokastër - 04
Blue Eye & Saranda
The spring, then the coast and an evening on the promenade.
Meals: Breakfast Seafront hotel in Saranda - 05
Butrint & Ksamil
The archaeological park in the morning, the islands in the afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast Seafront hotel in Saranda - 06
Llogara pass to Vlorë
The coastal road everyone photographs, with a stop for lunch.
Meals: Breakfast Boutique hotel in Vlorë - 07
Departure from Tirana
Transfer north along the coast to the airport.
Meals: Breakfast
What's included
Private guiding and transfers Accommodation as listed Breakfast daily Entrance fees to sites named in the itinerary
Optional upgrades
Domestic flights Additional nights Private cooking classes Upgraded room categories
Staying
Boutique hotels, riads and family-run guesthouses
Made for
Couples, families and private groups who prefer their own pace
Trusted
What travellers and partners say
The most relaxed two weeks of my life. Someone had always thought of the small thing — the cold water, the right song on the drive, the table by the window.
They rebuilt half our honeymoon when a flight changed overnight — without a single grumpy message. Felt like travelling with friends who happen to be superhuman.
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