4-Day  🇦🇱

🗓 Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
📍 Destinations: Tirana → Apollonia → Berat → Gjirokastër → Sarandë → Butrint → Tirana
🚗 Tour Type: Cultural, Historical & Nature Explora

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🛫 Day 1: Departure from Tirana → Apollonia → Berat

⏰ 08:00 AM – Pick-up from Tirana 📍
🚗 08:30 AM – 10:30 AM – Drive to Apollonia Archaeological Park (with a short coffee break ☕)
⏳ 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Explore Apollonia 🏛
✅ Greek & Roman ruins 🏺
✅ Monastery & Church of Saint Mary ⛪
✅ Beautiful countryside views 🌿

🚗 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM – Drive to Berat
🍽 01:30 PM – 02:30 PM – Lunch at a traditional Berat restaurant 🍲

⏳ 02:30 PM – 06:00 PM – Explore Berat (UNESCO City) 🏰
✅ Berat Castle – Enjoy panoramic views & visit old churches 🏯
✅ Onufri Museum – Orthodox art & icons 🎨
✅ Mangalem & Gorica Quarters – “City of a Thousand Windows” 🏘

✅ Gorica Bridge – Historic Ottoman-style stone bridge 🌉

🍽 07:30 PM – Dinner at a local taverna 🍷
🛏 Overnight in Berat

🏰 Day 2: Berat → Gjirokastër

🍳 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM – Breakfast & morning walk in Berat ☕
🚗 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Drive to Gjirokastër (including a short break)

⏳ 12:00 PM – 02:00 PM – Lunch in Gjirokastër 🍖
✅ Try traditional “Qifqi” (rice balls) and lamb dishes 🍽

⏳ 02:00 PM – 06:00 PM – Explore Gjirokastër (UNESCO City) 🏰
✅ Gjirokastër Castle – Panoramic views & military museum 🏯

✅ Ethnographic Museum – Birthplace of Enver Hoxha 🏡
✅ Old Bazaar – Traditional Ottoman streets & souvenirs 🏺
✅ Ali Pasha’s Bridge – Scenic stone bridge 🌉

🍽 07:30 PM – Dinner at a local taverna 🍷
🛏 Overnight in Gjirokastër

🌊 Day 3: Gjirokastër → Blue Eye → Sarandë

🍳 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM – Breakfast in Gjirokastër ☕
🚗 09:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Drive to Blue Eye (Syri i Kaltër)

⏳ 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Visit the magical Blue Eye Spring 💙
✅ Enjoy the crystal-clear water & natural beauty 🌊
✅ Short hike around the area 🌿

🚗 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM – Drive to Sarandë
🍽 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM – Lunch at a seaside restaurant 🦐

⏳ 03:00 PM – 06:30 PM – Explore Sarandë 🏝
✅ Lekursi Castle – Sunset views over the Ionian Sea 🌅
✅ Sarandë Promenade – Relax by the coast 🌊
✅ Free time for a swim (optional) 🏖

🍽 07:30 PM – Seafood dinner with local specialties 🦑
🛏 Overnight in Sarandë

🚗 Day 4: Sarandë → Butrint → Tirana

🍳 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM – Breakfast in Sarandë ☕
🚗 09:00 AM – 09:45 AM – Drive to Butrint National Park

⏳ 09:45 AM – 11:30 AM – Explore Butrint (UNESCO Site) 🏛
✅ Greek & Roman ruins 🏺
✅ Venetian Tower & Ancient Theater 🎭
✅ Beautiful landscapes & lake views 🌊

🚗 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Drive back to Sarandë
🍽 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM – Quick lunch in Sarandë 🍕

🚗 01:00 PM – 07:00 PM – Long drive back to Tirana (including rest stops & coffee breaks)
⏳ 07:00 PM – Arrival in Tirana & End of Tour 🎉