Albania Expedition

8 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 3 dinners

All Intrepid group trips in Europe are accompanied by one of our local European group leaders. ’Local’ in this context means a leader who is European or lives in Europe. The aim of the group leader is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. Intrepid endeavours to provide the services of an experienced leader however, due to the seasonality of travel, rare situations may arise where your leader is new to a particular region or training other group leaders. Your leader takes care of logistics, will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues and introduce you to our local friends. While not being guides in the traditional sense you can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the places visited on the trip, including historical, cultural, religious and social aspects.

At Intrepid we also aim to support local guides in the individual cities or locations we travel to. If you are interested in delving deeper into the local culture at a specific site or location then your leader can recommend an optional local guide service in most of the main destinations of your trip.

Hotel (3 nights), Village Guesthouse (2 nights), Farmstay (1 night), Apartment (2 nights)

hotel: 3 night(s), apartment: 2 night(s);

PRIVATE VEHICLES:

The main mode of transport on this trip are locally sourced private vehicles. Not all have air-conditioning. On some days we will be covering long distances, which will make these days feel longer, however spectacular views and interesting stops along the way make up for it.

PUBLIC BUSES:

This trip covers some distances by public buses. Buses in the Balkans can range from high standard coaches with reclining seats and air-conditioning to Yugoslav era vehicles for shorter distances.

ROAD CONDITIONS:

Please note that some of the roads in the region are of poor quality, which makes for a bumpy ride in places. The mountainous topography of the region also means that roads are windy. If you suffer from motion sickness you may want to bring along some medication.

Private vehicle , Ferry , Motorboat

Shala River - Hiking

Mrizi I Zanave - Farm to table dinner

Divjaka-Karavasta National Park - Conservation tour

Durres - Beach stop

Divjaka-Karavasta National Park - Sunrise birdwatching breakfast

Babunje - Local handicrafts experience

Babunje - Turkish coffee reading

Babunje - Family visit & home-cooked lunch

Bay of Vlora - Hike to Tragjas Village & farm visit

Berat - Old Town & Berat Castle guided tour

Tirana - Villa with a Star Memorabilia Collection visit