8-Day Albania, Greece and Macedonia Tour with Meteora and Ohrid

• Upon arrival at Mother Teresa airport in Tirana, meet our local guide.

• Depart for Kruja, which is a small town inhabited since the 3rd-century B.C. and was accredited as a Christian religious center in 879.

• Visit the Kruja castle- the centre of Skanderbeg's rebellion against the Ottoman empire.

• Then explore the typical oriental-looking Ottoman Bazaar overflowing with a variety of goods.

• Revel in 20th-century Albania's history in the Skanderbeg National Museum, which exhibits numerous original objects, documents and bibliographies.

• Continue to see the National Ethnographic Museum, set in an original 19th-century Ottoman house belonging to an affluent Toptani family.

• Now you will be transferred to your hotel in Durres.

• 09:00-11:00- After breakfast, our local guide will take you on an exploration of Durres, one of the most ancient cities in Albania, boasting of the largest port in the country.

• Visit Venetian Castle, which is an extension of the Byzantine fortress of Durres. The tower houses a bar and has antique cannons and heroic statues in the foreground.

• Then, go and see the Roman amphitheatre- the largest one in the Balkan peninsula with a capacity of almost 20,000 people.

• Explore the past through the Roman and Byzantine ruins found in this city.

• Take a visit to the Archaeological Museum, the largest one in the country.
  Depart for Berat, the city of a thousand windows, and have lunch there.

• Visit Berat Castle - a fortress landmark overlooking the downtown. There are numerous places around the castle, including early Christian churches, the Cathedral of Santa Maria and mosques.

• Revel in the beauty of Mangalemi, an old-world hotel located at the foot of the castle hill.

• Visit the beautiful old quarters of Gorica along with Gorica bridge.

• Depart for Vlora

• 18:30-19:00- Take a little tour of the old town of Vlora and visit Independence square, which is dedicated to the Albanian declaration of independence.

• 19:00- Check-in at the hotel.

• 9:00-11:20- After breakfast at the hotel, our tour guide will take you to the ancient city of Gjirokaster.

• 11:30-15:30- Take a tour of this city where many houses have their roofs covered in stone slabs, giving it the name 'City of Stones'. Here, you will visit-

  • National Museum of Armaments displays Albanian arms from their independence to the end of the second world war.

  • The Ethnographic Museum, erected on the site of the birth home of communist dictator Enver Hoxha.

  • Zekate House, built in Ottoman style. 

  • Cajupi restaurant, overlooking the ancient city, to have lunch.

• 16:00-17:00- You will be transferred to your hotel in Saranda.

• On your way, you will visit a Christian Byzantine church in Mesopotam.

• 08:00- After breakfast, you will be taken to visit the archaeological park of Butrint.

• 09:30-13:00- You will take the tour of the archaeological area dotted with Greek ruins, imposing Roman monuments, an Ottoman fort and an early Christian church. 

• 13:00-15:00- Have lunch at a local restaurant near Ksamil Park before beginning to explore the city of Saranda.

Stay at a hotel in Saranda.

• 07:30- After breakfast, you will be transferred to Ioannina by our local guide, crossing the border into Greece.

• 11:30-12:30- Take the tour of Ioannina, which is a tranquil old quarter built on the shore of Pamvotis lake.

• 12:30-13:30- Have lunch in Ioannina, followed by a journey to Kalabaka- a gateway to Meteora.

• 16:00-18:30- Take the tour of the beautiful landscape of Meteora, brimming with numerous Byzantine churches and monasteries.

Stay at a hotel in Kalambaka.

• 08:10-12:40- Our local guide will take you to Bitola in Macedonia, and you will have lunch at a restaurant on reaching there.

• 14:10-16:00- Take a tour of Heraklea, which is popular for its mosaics, Roman baths and ancient theatres.

• 16:10-17:00- Take a short tour of Bitola city, famous for its churches, mosques and bells.

• 17:00-18:20- You will be transferred to a hotel in the ancient city of Ohrid.

• 08:00- Our local guide will take you to visit the following places in Ohrid-

  • Church of St. Sofia, which was used as a cathedral in the past. It boasts of magnificent Byzantine frescoes and paintings.

  • Church of St. Clement- a Macedonian orthodox cathedral church. Here you can witness the icon of Annunciation.

• 12:30-14:00- Have lunch at one of the restaurants on Lake Ohrid.

• 14:00-16:30- You will be transferred to Tirana to explore Albania's capital and stay at a hotel there.

• Depart to the Mother Teresa airport.