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Description
Challenge your biking skills by going on a bike tour in the hills around Tirana, Albania's capital. Visit the Lapidari, part of Sauk village (This one was built to commemorate 18 October 1944, “The Day of the Artillery of the People’s Army”, when a Partisan Artillery unit lobbed a well-placed shot from up here to hit the Nazi collaborator government building, today the Brigade Palace, far below in Tirana, breaking up an important conference), Picalla village, during the bicycle tour. Enjoy the most picturesque places above the capital, Tirana, Erzeni River and eat local cuisines (Picalla).
Highlights
- Enjoy the Tirana bike tour at the Artificial Lake and explore the scenic countryside
- Conquer the challenging ascent to Sauk village and discover the old Anti-Aircraft base ruins
- Relish local cuisine during a lunch break at EcoRestaurant
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Begin at Biçikleta me qera (see on map) at the Artificial Lake of Tirana, where you rent a mountain bike (200 lek or 2 euros per hour) and start our full tour (10.00 a.m. local time +2).
From the village of Sauk is the harder desnivel of our trip. Resting some minutes till our second pit stop, Bar "Të pamja" / Lapidari monument, and seeing the old ruins of a former Anti-Aircraft base.
Going down to Picalla, a little village close to Tirana.
Take a lunch break at EcoRestaurant.
Ride and go for a swim in the Erzen River (depending on temperatures and season) or Zipline Albania (close to Petrela village).
Return to Tirana by around 16.00 p.m.
What's Included
- English-speaking professional guide
- Nature photography
- Reel/interview and published to YouTube and social media (a memory for all of us too)
- Meeting the local natives and speaking with them
- First aid
What's Excluded
- Bike rent (200 lek per hour/2 euros)
- Coffee/Food/sneak/water etc
- Helmets (they can take from the Bicycle Rent/Biçikleta me qera, within the additional price)
- Price for the service Zipline Albania (additional if you'd like to DO IT/20 euros per person)
- Drones/professional camera/gimbal (additional price offered by guide/full tour 50 euros)
What to bring
- More than 2L of water (we can buy in the markets on the street)
- Additional wearing such as shoes, sunglasses, and accessories for bicycle ride
Know before you go
- Depends on the season and rainy weather (usually from 365 days, Tirana has around 340 days sunny days). Before you book this tour, please check the temperatures and weather in Tirana.
Meeting Point
Rruga Sami Frashëri, Tirana, Albania
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| Adult | |
| 1 To 3 | EUR 160 Per Person |
| 4 To 6 | EUR 120 Per Person |
| Child | |
| 1 To 2 | EUR 100 Per Person |
This is a private tour | |