Meals

1 Breakfast

Guide

English-speaking guide throughout the tour. Please note that we will have local tour guides on the main sites in North Macedonia and Montenegro. We pay particular attention to authentic local values. All our guides are very knowledgeable about each country’s history, traditions, and values.

Transport

Private transportation all the time with sedan car or minivans.

Accommodation

1 Night accommodation in a 3-star hotel or guesthouses The hotels / guesthouses are carefully selected taking into consideration quality, price, and location. All rooms are equipped with a private bathroom, TV, and air conditioner. In the tour price, we have included twin shared rooms. If you want a single room please choose single room supplement or contact us.

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Day 1 Drilon, Saint Naum And Ohrid
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Drilon, Saint Naum And Ohrid

Our day will start at 8:00 and will head south of Tirana, towards Pogradec, where we will make the first stop. Drilon is a nice area with water streams going to the Ohrid Lake and creating a beautiful oasis with trees and water birds. Tushemisht is a small village, well-known in Albania for a famous movie recorded there. Immediately after we will cross the borders with Macedonia, our first stop will be at the monastery of Saint Naum located on a rock overlooking the lake and next to the black Drini natural water springs park. Ohrid Lake is the oldest and the deepest in the Balkan; well-known for a special trout we call Koran.

We will visit the town of Ohrid, which is an UNESCO World heritage listed town. Our visit will start form the upper part of the town and will include (not only) the Icons Gallery, the roman amphitheater, the Plaoshnik archaeological site and more. After a scenic walk by the lake we will end our visit of the old town of Ohrid at Sveti Sophia church.

● Visit at Samuil’s Fortress

● Visit at old cathedral of Virgin Merry Perivleptusa.

● Visit at the Roman amphitheater.

● Visit at Plaoshnik archaeological site.

● Visit the mosaics at the Byzantine baptistery and basilica.

● Walk to Kaneo church on the rock and the lake side.

● Visit at the cathedral of Sveti Sophia.

Late afternoon we will drive back to Albania, Korca and check in at our hotel there. You will have the evening to explore this beautiful town on your own. Our tip is to not miss trying the local beer and their meat balls in one of the many beer gardens in town.

Overnight in Korca
Day 2 Korca
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Korca

Today we will discover the town of Korca, known for its culture and history or as the little Paris of Albania. We will visit the Medieval Art Museum, a wonderful display of Byzantine Icons from the 12th century.

Then we will walk in the center of Korca, visiting the pedestrian area, Orthodox Cathedral, and the Old Bazaar which is the heart of town nowadays. Trying a rakomelo (raki, traditional liquor with honey) is a must in Korca, which is known for strong drinks especially in winter due to cold weather.

Korca has the oldest factory for beer production in Albania. We will try some beer and the local meatballs, for which the town is famous.

Late afternoon we will be back to Tirana.

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Ohrid And Korca 2 Days Tour

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Itinerary of your trip Ohrid And Korca 2 Days Tour

Drilon, Saint Naum And Ohrid

Korca

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