Taste Of Albania Regular Tour

TASTE OF ALBANIA

GROUP TOUR English, German, Italian-speaking guide
Fixed departures dates
Minimum of 4 people

1st Day RINAS / TIRANA

Arrive at International airport and transfer to Tirana. Meeting with the guide at the hotel. In the afternoon city tour: National Museum, Etem Bey Mosque, Clock Tower, Skanderbeg Square. Dinner and overnight.

2nd Day TIRANA / DURRES / ARDENICA / BERAT

Breakfast.Departure to Durres, one of the most ancient cities in Albania. We visit the Amphitheater and the Archaeological Museum. Continuation to Berat,en-route visit of Ardenica Monastery.Dinner and overnight.

3rd Day BERAT / APOLLONIA / KRUJA

Breakfast. We visit Berat, known for its hilltop ancient fortress with the National Iconographic Museum Onufri. Sightseeing of Mangalemi quarter, UNESCO heritage sites, popular for its unique architecture of multiple window buildings named “ town of thousand windows”.Transfer to the archaeological site of Apollonia.Sightseeing of the archaeological park and fortifications. Visit the 14th-century monastery and the church of St. Mary. Continue with the journey to Kruja. Dinner and overnight.

4th Day KRUJA – RINAS

After breakfast, we visit the historic citadel of the Albanian hero Skanderbeg: Museum and the old bazaar in which to browse and buy authentic Albanian antiques and souvenirs. Drive to the airport and end of our services.

The price includes :

Car/minibus for the duration of the trip

English, German, Italian speaking guide

3 overnight in 3 / 4-star hotel

Half-board ( breakfast and dinner )

The prices do not include:

Lunch

Beverages

Personal extras

Mandatory entrance fees

All not indicated in “ price includes “

Mandatory entrance fees per person: Tirana National Museum, Durres Archaeological Museum, and amphitheater, Ardenica Monastery, Berat Castle and Onufri Museum, Apollonia archaeological site, Kruja Skanderbeg Museum.

We accept bookings for 2 people with supplements:

Minimum 2 people supplement chargeable for per person.

Delicious Food to Try in Albania:

Byrek
The most famous food in Albania (and in the rest of the Balkans too) is byrek, a tasty salty pie made with filo pastry. You will find it everywhere in the country.

Fërgesë verore me speca dhe domate
Fërgesë is one of the tastier and best Albanian foods made with peppers, tomatoes, and cottage cheese. You’ll find it mostly in Tirana and surrounding areas because it is a typical dish of the central region of Albania.

Tavë Kosi
Another not-to-miss food to try in Albania is Tavë Kosi, one of the most beloved dishes by locals. It is typical of Elbasan, a city near Tirana, but you will find it everywhere in the country, from the mountain hamlets to the coastal towns.

Speça me gjize
Speça me gjize is one of the most colorful and tasty foods of the country, made with yellow, orange, green and red peppers stuffed with rice, cottage cheese, and spices before being baked in the oven. It is a healthy choice and a great vegetarian dish too.

Fried Kaçkavall
Kaçkavall is a typical cheese used in the south of the Balkans as well as in the south of Italy. It is a yellow salty cheese usually served as an entrée in restaurants.

Baklava
Baklava is the star of Turkey as well as of Balkan Peninsula: you will find it everywhere while visiting Albania and in various sizes and kinds. The typical Albanian variety of this famous cake is made with nuts, but in the bakeries and pastries, there is the pistachio version, which is even tastier.

Trilece
Another excellent cake well known in Albania is trilece. The word comes from Spanish and means “cake made with three milks”; indeed, trilece is prepared with milk, cream, and concentrated milk. Calling it “delicious” is not enough.