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12 days
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Balkans off the Beaten Track - Discover Albania & North Macedonia

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Exploring the UNESCO-protected city of Berat, with Byzantine churches and Ottoman mosques hidden within the castle walls.

Unlock the beauty of the Balkans as you make your way through dramatic landscapes and culture-rich communities on this Albania and North Macedonia tour. Relatively undiscovered by UK visitors, you’ll be veering off the well-worn tourist trail - and your reward will be spectacular national parks, World Heritage Sites and centuries-old mosques, churches and monasteries. We’ll tick off the two capital cities, Tirana and Skopje, and meander through unspoilt countryside. In North Macedonia, we’ll base ourselves in Ohrid - a lakeside resort with a church-filled old town.

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10 excursions & visits

22 meals

Active traveller pace

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Balkans off the Beaten Track - Discover Albania & North Macedonia
Customer meet and greet

Day 1 - Tirana

Join your tour group at the hotel.

Tirana International Hotel (4-star)

Customer meet and greet

Day 1 - Tirana

Join your tour group at the hotel.

Tirana International Hotel (4-star)

The Skanderbeg Monument stands in Skanderbeg Square, in the Albanian capital of Tirana

Day 2 - Tirana

We begin with a guided tour of Tirana, Albania’s vibrant capital and a destination just emerging on the city-break scene. Ambling along the main boulevard, we pass the Presidential Palace and National Arts Gallery, before continuing to Skanderbeg Square, home to the 18th-century Et’hem Bey Mosque, the Palace of Culture and the Archaeological Museum. You’ve got the afternoon to explore on your own - perhaps take the cable car up to Mount Dajti National Park for forest walks and spectacular city views.

Tirana International Hotel (4-star)

Today includes…

Excursions & visits: Guided tour of Tirana (morning)

Old Mes Bridge, a historic stone bridge in Shkoder, Albania

Day 3 - Tirana

Today is free to do as you please. Alternatively, you can join an optional excursion to Shkodra. Settled on the shores of its namesake lake, Shkodra has history and culture in spades - founded in the 4th century BC, it’s one of the oldest cities in Albania and the country’s centre of Catholicism.

Tirana International Hotel (4-star)

Looking up at St Michael's Church, perched on a cliffside in Berat, Albania

Day 4 - Berat

The riverside city of Berat is on the agenda today. It has a fairly chequered history, with everyone from the Ancient Greeks to the Byzantines to the Romans leaving their cultural stamp. But it’s the Ottoman architecture that you’ll notice the most these days - and it’s what helped the city win UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2008. Explore the hillside houses and grand mosques, and tour the Byzantine churches hidden inside the walls of Berat’s castle. We make our way back to Tirana via a local winery, for the chance to sample Albanian whites and reds.

Tirana International Hotel (4-star)

Today includes…

Excursions & visits: Guided tour of Berat (morning)
Wine tasting at Cobo Winery (afternoon)

Looking up to centuries-old Kruje Castle, built on a hilltop above the traditional town of Kruje, Albania

Day 5 - Kruja

The medieval town of Kruja is our first destination today. We get a great insight into Albanian culture at the History and Ethnographic Museum (housed in a 5th-century castle), before ducking into the old bazaar to browse traditional crafts, silver filigree and colourful kilim rugs. Souvenirs sorted, we’ll return to the hotel. Please note: The History and Ethnographic Museum is closed for renovations. If this is still the case at the time of your visit, you'll receive a bottle of the local drink (Raki) made from a mix of fruit, including plums, mulberries and blackberries.

Tirana International Hotel (4-star)

Today includes…

Excursions & visits: Visit Kruja History and Ethnographic Museum (morning)

Church of St. John at Kaneo, overlooking the glittering waters of Lake Ohrid, Macedonia

Day 6 - Tirana - Ohrid

Bid farewell to Albania as we journey east into North Macedonia, making our way to the lakeside town of Ohrid, where we stay for six nights. Ohrid is one of the country’s prettiest places and the rest of the day is free to wander.

Hotel Tino Sveti Stefan, Ohrid (4-star)

What's included

22 meals

11 breakfasts

11 dinners

Accommodation

11 nights in hotels

Transport

Travel in destination by coach

Tour highlights

10 excursions & visits

Guided tours of Tirana; Berat; Ohrid; and Skopje

Visits to Kruja History & Ethnographic Museum; St Georgi Pobedonosec Monastery; and St Jovan Bigorski Monastery

Wine tasting at Cobo Winery

Boat trip to St Naum Monastery

Entry to Movrovo National Park

Adventure made effortless with Titan Travel

Experts

Titan tour manager

Portable audio

Headset system on excursions

Porterage

Services included

Key information

Evening meals take place in the hotel, or a local restaurant for a more authentic experience.
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BTA 2024 Overall Winner Circle White - Titan won 13 awards
Silver travel awards 2022
wave awards 2022