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Day trips from Tirana

Every trip we run from Tirana, shortest first, with real times and prices. Your own car and a local driver who waits wherever you stop.

One-day trips

  1. Turquoise Bovilla reservoir from the off-road viewpoint with the Gamti ridge behind

    Bovilla Lake & Mount Gamti

    4.5 hours · leaves 09:00 or 13:00 · from €50 · 4,455 ALL per person from Zall-Herr

    The turquoise reservoir, driven to the viewpoint. No hiking.

    Door-to-door pick-up anywhere in Tirana · The gravel track to the viewpoint above the dam · As long as you want at the top — the driver waits

  2. Roman amphitheatre of Durrës

    Durrës: Roman Amphitheatre & the Coast

    7 hours · leaves 09:00 or 13:00 · from €66 · 5,940 ALL per person

    Epidamnos, Dyrrhachium, and the western end of the Via Egnatia.

    Roman amphitheatre, largest in the Balkans · Via Egnatia terminus · Coast time after the ruins

  3. The Bovilla reservoir under the Gamti ridge

    Bovilla, Bunk'Art 1 & Mount Dajti

    9.5 hours · leaves 08:00 · from €254 · 22,847 ALL for the car · up to 4

    A reservoir at dawn, a nuclear bunker at noon, a mountain by cable car.

    The Balcony of Bovilla early, before the glare · Bunk'Art 1, five floors of Cold War bunker · The fifteen-minute cable car up Mount Dajti

  4. Rozafa fortress above Shkodra

    Shkodra: Rozafa, Marubi & the Lead Mosque

    11 hours · leaves 09:00 · from €88 · 7,920 ALL per person

    Illyrian capital, Catholic north, and the oldest photo archive in the Balkans.

    Rozafa fortress above the confluence · Marubi National Museum of Photography · The Lead Mosque of 1773

  5. Turquoise Bovilla reservoir from the viewpoint

    Bovilla, Qafshtamë & Krujë, Full-Day Trip

    11.5 hours · leaves 08:00 · from €424 · 38,077 ALL for the car · up to 4

    The Balcony of Bovilla, the highland trail to Qafshtamë, and old Krujë.

    The Balcony of Bovilla, morning views over the reservoir · The highland trail from Bovilla to Qafshtamë · Pine forest and the Queen Geraldine spring

  6. The Osumi canyon cut deep into the limestone of Skrapar

    Berat, Osumi Canyon & Bogovë Waterfall

    13.5 hours · leaves 07:00 · from €318 · 28,558 ALL for the car · up to 4

    A UNESCO town, an 80-metre canyon and a hidden waterfall, in one long day.

    Berat: the Mangalem and Gorica quarters and the castle on the hill · The drive up the SH74 into the Skrapar mountains · The Osumi canyon rim, with rafting or tubing in the warm months

Overnight trips

For the Alps and the far south, where one day is not enough.

  1. Stone houses of Theth under the Accursed Mountains

    Shkodër, Theth & Vermosh, Two Days in the North-West

    2 days · leaves 07:00 · from €529 · 47,597 ALL for the car · up to 4

    Castles, canyons and the Albanian Alps, then the balcony road to Vermosh.

    Rozafa Castle above the lake and rivers of Shkodër · Coffee on the Pedonale, Shkodër's pedestrian boulevard · The Thore Pass and the Grunas Waterfall walk in Theth

  2. The village of Lin on its peninsula in Lake Ohrid

    Pogradec, Korçë & the Dardhë Slopes

    2 days · leaves 07:00 · from €476 · 42,836 ALL for the car · up to 4

    Lake Ohrid, the bazaar of Korçë, and a ski slope in a stone village.

    The Lin peninsula and the long shore of Lake Ohrid · Koran fish by the water in Pogradec · Drilon park, willows and spring water

  3. Valbona Valley floor with alpine peaks above

    Valbona Valley & the High Alps

    2 days · leaves 07:00 · from €193 · 17,325 ALL per person

    The glacial valley on the far side of the Theth pass.

    Glacial valley floor under the High Alps · Driven approach, no pass hike required · Time in the village at your pace

  4. The Albanian Riviera seen from the Llogara pass

    Apollonia, Vlorë, Llogara & Porto Palermo

    3 days · leaves 07:00 · from €529 · 47,597 ALL for the car · up to 4

    A Greek city, the Llogara pass and a bay with a castle in it. Three days.

    Apollonia archaeological park before the midday sun · Seafood in Vlorë and an afternoon on the beaches south of the city · The Llogara pass viewpoint, sea and mountain in one frame

  5. The islands and clear water at Ksamil

    Gjirokastër, the Blue Eye, Butrint & Ksamil

    3 days · leaves 07:00 · from €635 · 57,115 ALL for the car · up to 4

    Two UNESCO sites, a spring the colour of glass, and the islands at Ksamil.

    The old bazaar and the castle at Gjirokastër · The Blue Eye spring on the way to the coast · Four hours of swimming at Pasqyrat or Pulëbardha

Good to know

Do the trips start in Tirana?
Yes. Every trip starts and ends in Tirana. We pick you up at your hotel or address in Tirana; pickup elsewhere is possible for an extra cost.
Is it a private tour?
Yes. It's your own car and driver, never a shared group. The driver waits wherever you stop, so you choose how long to stay.
How many people fit?
Each car takes up to 4 guests. Bigger groups use a second car.
How do I pay?
10% off when you pay the driver in cash. Or pay by card online; a deposit holds your date.
Can I build my own day instead?
Yes. Use Build a trip to choose your own stops; we'll work out the driving and send you a price.