Worldwide 2024-25

SOUTHERN EUROPE • ALBANIA
Across Albania
& Kosovo
NEW TOUR
Duration • 10 days & 9 nights
Category • Superior
Small-group tour • From £1,495 (incl. flights)
Private tour • From £2,795 (incl. flights)
This group tour features…
4-star accommodation
Flexible – extensions, room & flight
upgrades available
Average group size – 18 people
(max 18)
Direct international flights with
British Airways
Transfers in air-conditioned
vehicles
Experienced local tour manager
7 breakfasts & 2 dinners
Welcome drink to meet your group
& tour manager
Hotel porterage
Guided sightseeing & entrance
fees included
Weather
Tirana
J F M A M J J A S O N D
A 11 12 15 18 23 27 30 30 27 21 16 12
B 2 2 4 8 12 12 17 17 14 10 6 3
C 127 115 109 97 82 59 37 47 78 108 160 143
A: Maximum average temperature (°C)
B: Minimum average temperature (°C)
C: Average rainfall (mm)
Known as the ‘Cradle of the Balkans’,
Albania is home to a wealth of natural
and historic sites. Beyond its lively capital,
Tirana, lies spectacular mountain and coastal
scenery as well as pretty Ottoman-era towns
such as Gjirokastër and Kruja. It’s also home
to many important Greek and Roman sites,
most notably Apollonia. Over Albania’s
northeastern border, Kosovo is a young
country where you can admire medieval
monasteries adorned with Byzantine
frescoes; and meander around historic
Ottoman towns with winding streets. This
tour reveals the best of an oft-overlooked
corner of the Mediterranean.
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES
Taste Albanian wine at an awardwinning
vineyard
Admire the Byzantine and Ottoman
architecture of Kosovo
Enjoy dinner with a local family at a
typical Albanian village
Day 1: Arrive Tirana, Albania
Fly from London (regional connections
available) to Tirana with British Airways.
Transfer and stay at the Hotel Opera Tirana
(or similar) for 2 nights. Enjoy a welcome
drink. (N)
Sinan Pasha Mosque, Prizren, Kosovo
Day 2: Tirana
This morning, visit the National Historical
Museum, followed by BunkArt – an antinuclear
bunker built under the city and now a museum
and modern art gallery. Afterwards, visit
Bektashi World Centre, the headquarters of a
Dervish sect that fuses elements of Shia and
Sufi Islam. Your afternoon is at leisure. (B)
Day 3: Apollonia • Gjirokastër
En route to Gjirokastër, visit the most important
Roman site in Albania, Apollonia, where
the nephew of Julius Caesar once studied.
Continue to Gjirokastër, famous for its Ottoman
architecture, grand fortress, and being the
birthplace of notorious dictator, Enver Hoxha.
Stay at Hotel Argjiro (or similar) for 2 nights. (B)
Day 4: Butrint
Depart for the ancient city of Butrint. You
travel along the spectacular Albanian Riviera,
stopping to visit the historic city of Sarandë.
Tour Butrint, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
and home to the country’s most important
archaeological museum. Return to Gjirokastër.
This evening, sample traditional cuisine
prepared by a local family in the picturesque
village of Dhoksat. (B, D)
Day 5: Gjirokastër • Berat
Spend the morning touring the key sights
of Gjirokastër. Visit Hoxha’s birthplace and
learn more about Albania’s recent history.
In the afternoon, depart for the town of
Berat, pausing en route to sample wine at a
renowned local vineyard. Arrive in Berat and
stay at Hotel Onufri for 2 nights. (B)
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