Full-Day Tour of Albania’s Bunkers and Beaches, from Tirana

Albanian Trip is fantastic! We had an amazing time on our trip! It was our first trip to Albania. We told Vilma at Albanian Trip what we were interested in, based on that she customized an incredible itinerary providing the perfect adventure around the country. Although we often plan our own trips, we would have missed a lot in Albania if we didn't have their assistance. We definitely plan to use Albanian Trip again. Visits: We visited UNESCO sites and ancient ruins, explored castles & monasteries, did some wine tasting, hiked through beautiful mountains and rolling hills, saw some unique museums, ferried across a lovely lake, made many panorama stops, basked on beaches of the Ionian Sea, and learned a lot about the many layers of Albanian history and culture. I can’t believe how much we got to see and do! Food: It was easy to eat healthy since Albania grows lots of fresh produce. Delicious fresh food. Albanian Trip planned our itinerary to time it so we were often in scenic places at small family-run places for lunch stops and coffee breaks. Accommodations: We really enjoyed staying at the small boutique hotels and family-run guesthouses that they chose for us. Super clean and full of traditional character. Tour Guide: Albanian Trip has access to the top guides. We had the best time with our very fantastic guide, Eridjon! We just loved him! He had a great sense of humor and made each day fun and interesting. Everything you want in a guide- knowledgeable about history and insight into the places we visited, extremely professional & reliable, a conscientious. safe driver, super organized. I can't say enough good things about him! Thank you so much, Albanian Trip!!!

We were eager to learn more about the history of Enver Hoxha’s bunkers and to see the Albanian countryside. Albanian Trip created a custom-designed, day-long bunkers and agro tour for us, showing past and present uses of these curious and dreadful structures. Our fabulous guide, Erdion, was open, generous, well-informed and responsive, and we never felt rushed or that any of our myriad questions were unwelcome. He led us to a coastal bunker complex with spectacular views of the Adriatic, a site which also included the ruins of Skanderbeg’s castle and the Church of St. Anthony. In the afternoon, we enjoyed lunch in the home of a charming and skilled small farm owner, who had raised and prepared everything on the table, from the salad to the lamb to the honey to the wine. Afterward we took a leisurely stroll through the farm and saw how she had repurposed several bunkers to age wine, raki and house animals. We had a fabulous day!

I had a fantastic day yesterday with one of your excellent guides. Very knowledgeable guy who was able to teach me a lot about the history of Albania and show me some amazing sites. I cannot recommend this tour enough and thank you again!