I recently spent 5 days in Albania with a group of 11 from UK. Arben was our guide for the entire tour from airport collection to drop off. We explored Tirana and Durres with lovely Berat in between. Arben was an absolute fountain of knowledge about his home country both historical and current. He was passionate and likeable and went over and above the initial itinerary to make sure we had a great introduction to Albania. I would highly recommend him as your guide to Albania.

Arben Kola is an exceptional guide and made our tour into an amazing experience. Our group of 11 from London found him excellent and he looked after us very well. His knowledge of Albanian history, culture, politics and society is phenomenal and he could answer every question we asked and remember the dates of every building or event we were interested in. He told us about the good and the not so good in Albania so we had a very rounded picture of the country. He was amusing and energetic and we all greatly enjoyed our holiday because of his expertise! Arben has made me want to return to the country one day.

Arben was a superb guide for our group of about 10 people spending 4 nights in Albania, starting in Tirana. He is so knowledgeable, so helpful and such a pleasant person. And our minibus driver, ‘Tim’, was also great.

Arben Kola is an upbeat, positive, personable , energetic tour guide who is fluent in English and guided 10 of us 45+ people from London U.K. on a tour of Tirana, Korce, Durres and BERAT in Albania in April 2025. He provided a varied itinerary for every day of our trip, taking into account individual mobility needs. Arben provided detailed historical, literary and political background to all the places we visited and was always willing to answer our questions. One evening, he took us to an ethnic Albanian restaurant in Tirana, which we would never have found ourselves, and which we all enjoyed. Arben Kola is a great guide who gave us loads of information and looked after us very well until we left Albania. I highly recommend him as a tour guide. Mary L

Exploring Albania: Impressive Private Guide, Historic Highlights, and Memorable Adventures
Reviewed March 24, 2025
We traveled with two persons for five days around in Albania, Tirana and we explored many highlights in the near and further surroundings, by car with Arben Kola as our private guide/driver. We were impressed by his great knowledge of historical and contemporary facts, on architecture, his commitment to his country, his eloquence, his energy and drive, his pleasant interaction with us and other people. A top guide and a nice person!