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Expert-built routes across Albania — from a three-day dash into the Alps to the eleven-day grand tour. Follow one as it is, or use it as the backbone for your own plan.
11 days
The complete loop — capital, alpine north, lake country, UNESCO stone towns, the Riviera and the ancient south.
First-timers who want to see the whole country in one trip. See the route →
8 days
Tirana to the Ionian — the Llogara descent, the Riviera's coves, Butrint and Ksamil, finishing in stone Gjirokastër.
Beach-first travellers who still want a castle or two. See the route →
8 days
A tour of the ruins — Durrës, Apollonia, Butrint, Antigonea, Bylis and Berat — with the museums to match.
History travellers — Illyrians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines. See the route →
3 days
A short, spectacular loop through the Accursed Mountains — Theth, the Komani ferry and the Valbona valley.
Hikers and anyone after big mountains and guesthouses. See the route →
2 days
The town of stone and roses on Europe's last wild river — the open-air thermal pools at Bënjë and the Langarica canyon.
Slow travellers after thermal baths, canyons and wild rivers. See the route →
3 days
Ali Pasha's fortress town between the Vjosa and the Drino — old caravan bridges, an aqueduct, and the wild Kurvelesh canyons.
History travellers drawn to Ali Pasha, canyons and the Vjosa. See the route →
4 days
The Ionian base — UNESCO Butrint and the Blue Eye, the islets of Ksamil, and boat days to bays you can only reach by sea.
Beach lovers who want UNESCO ruins and island-hopping too. See the route →
3 days
Skanderbeg's Lezha, cultured Shkodra, and the remote alpine meadows of Vermosh and Mirdita.
Road-trippers linking the coast, Shkodra and the high frontier. See the route →
2 days
The Valbona valley from its own district — Bajram Curri, alpine villages, and the Drin reservoirs around Kukës.
Alpine walkers wanting Valbona from the quiet side. See the route →
3 days
The 'Little Paris' and its mountains — the old bazaar, frescoed Voskopojë, and the agrotourism villages around it.
Travellers after the southeast's bazaar town and its highlands. See the route →
2 days
Pine-forest mountain country off the Komani road — Lake Puka, waterfalls and the peaks above Fushë-Arrëz.
Hikers after quiet pine forests, lakes and a peak or two. See the route →
1 day
Independence city by the bay — the monument and museum, Kanina castle, the Lungomare, and the marine park offshore.
A single full day of independence history and the bay. See the route →
1 day
An easy mountain day from Tirana — the Ulëz and Shkopet lakes, old bridges, and King Zog's birthplace.
An easy day of lakes, bridges and King Zog's heartland near Tirana. See the route →
3 days
The capital and its backyard — Dajti mountain, the bunker museums, Petrelë castle and the Pëllumbas cave.
City-breakers who want the capital plus its mountains, caves and lakes. See the route → 3 days
The Drino valley villages below Gjirokastër — post-Byzantine churches, a Roman theatre and forest waterfalls.
Travellers drawn to Byzantine churches and a quiet valley. See the route →Prefer something built around you?
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