Landing in Tirana, at the International Tirana Airport “Mother Therese” You will be welcomed by the staff of our agency and accompanied to the hotel where you will be staying the first night. Some visits of the city maybe planned, but it will be decided upon the time of arrival.

Meals: Dinner

Tirane – Kotor 4h Let's hit the road towards the amazing "Bay of Kotor". A stupendous nature and a beautiful venetian-style town gave to this place the classification as World Heritage. After discovering Kotor, we will head to the seaside town of Budva. Along the same architectural lings, the old town of Budva provides many terraces and small restaurant that are worth the stop.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Budva – Kolasin 2h 30min The black firs that gave its name to Montenegro surround the lake here and offer a lovely panorama. After a walk in the Biogradska National Park, we will head to the hotel to have some rest and find direct contact with the local nature.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Kolasin – Peje 3h The splendid orthodox monastery of Pec is a piece of art that fully deserves its classification as a World Heritage. Both the frescoes decorating its walls and its history are worth the visit. In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the local daily life by visiting the small town of Pec.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Peje– Gadime 1h 40min This morning we will drive towards the city of Skopje in Macedonia. On the way we will make a stop at the Marble Cave in Gadime at the municipality of the city of Lipjan. Discovered in 1969, this impressive marble cave is full of quite extraordinary crystallized stalagmites and stalactites that have formed over millions of years. The cave is just over 1.2km deep, and some 440m of it can be visited. Bring sensible shoes and a sweater as it's decidedly cool once you get inside. Gadime – Skopjo 1h 30min Then we will continue our day on the direction of Skopje where we will start with any visit of the city depend on the arrival time. In Skopje, you will discover a town both ancient and modern, with on the one hand its long history, and on the other hand its recent monuments decorating the center of the Macedonian capital city.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Skopjo–Ohrid 2h 40min Ohrid holds many points of interest: a piece of the Via Egnatia going through the town, Cyril and Methodius - the first to ever create a theology University in Slavonic language for the Southern Slavs -, Saint Mary's church - one of the most important orthodox churches with Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, do you need any more? Ohrid is an Ottoman style town, facing one the deepest lakes in the World. Here is the wealth of this town.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Ohrid –Tushemisht 50min Today we will head to the Albanian border. Just after we will pass the border, we will stop at the village of Tushemisht. The movie "The lady from the town" (known by every generations of Albanians) was filmed in this village. You will learn more about this story by visiting the village. Tushemisht –Korce 50min Then, we will head to Korça, Francophile town hosting a beautiful museum of medieval art, famous for its orthodox icons. Korça used to be a major town under the Albanian patriotic renaissance. The love serenades, typical of the town, will liven up your nights.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Korce – Gjirokaster 4h This morning we will drive towards the city of Gjirokastra. The city of stone will reveal the wealth for which it got classified as UNESCO World Heritage. Ismail Kadare's work "The fall of the stone city" will give you more details about the author's hometown. Actually, his house even became a museum. Paradoxically, Enver Hoxha, the communist dictator, also comes from this town. Visit of one of the typical houses of Gjirokastra, and of its beautiful fortress

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Gjirokaster – Butrint 2h Butrint National Park is one of the wonders of the World. First Albanian site to become UNESCO classified, Butrint is a picturesque park. The monuments of this site offer a nice panorama of the passage of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Venetians. The variety of the fauna and flora of the park, as well as it romantic landscape finish making this place seem like a piece of paradise. Butrint – Himare 1h 40min The road towards the Riviera is surrounded by olive trees and typical small villages of this region of Albania. The show offered by the small turquoise coves of the Ionnian Sea becomes irresistible. The famous Ali Pacha of Tepelena had a castle built here, on a peninsula, in the middle of the blue. We will visit it in order to learn more about this story. By afternoon we will reach the city of Himara where we will pass the night.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This day is a resting day. You will profit from the magnificent beaches that the city of Himara offers.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Himare – Llogara 1h After breakfast we will drive on the direction of Vlora. On the way we will make a stop at the National Parc of Llogara. A walk into the park will be a great idea for today. We will have lunch in one of the restaurants into the park. Llogara – Vlore 50min Then we will take the road to Vlora. The city of independence and the biggest city of south Albania, Vlora offer a lot to visit. The museum of independence will be a great opportunity to learn more about Albanian history, especially on the Ove of the First World War.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Vlore – Apollonia 1h We will head towards the ancient city of Apollonia. The Roman emperor Gaius Octavius studied in Apollonia of Illyria. The various monuments of this town: The Odeon, the Bouleuterion, the promenade, the monumental center, the archeological museum, and to finish the orthodox monastery inside the park, will have you immersed in the Antiquity lifestyle. Apollonia – Berat 1h 20min After lunch we will continue our journey towards the city of 1001 windows, called Berat. It was listed by the UNESCO as a piece of World Heritage. The little streets of the "kala" quarter, and the museum of the famous XVIth painter Onufri will give you some unforgettable memories. Some visit of the mosques in the city will be another good opportunity to profit from the history this city offers.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner