Tour Landscape Of Macedonia - Kosovo And Albania | Visit Macedonia (the former Yugoslav Republic of)

Guide

Services of your Camellia expert tour leader, who will be on hand with advice and tips to ensure that you get the most from your trip.

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Accommodation

Accommodation in Hotel 4* including buffet breakfast 10 nights including buffet breakfast Single travellers have the option to pay a single supplement to ensure a private room We use a variety of 4* hotels in each of the destinations on this tour, hotels are selected central or closer to centar. Once booked, a confirmed list of hotels will be sent to you along with your Tour Leader announcement, 3-5 days prior to departure

Transport

Modern air conditioned coach with reclining seats, with EUR 6 emission, TV for showing DVDs Please note the coach buses are not wheelchair accessible.

Meals

10 buffet breakfasts included *Vegetarian options available for all meals on request *Jain and Kosher are not available for this tour. This tour offers Vegetarian and Vegan food options on request

Not included:

Insurance

Flights

Others

•Any flight •Travel Insurance •Meals not stated above

Optional

•Entrance fees to the sights and museums •Boat to the cave in Matka Canyon 20€ •Dajti express cable car Tirana 30€

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Day 1 Start Of The Tour In Skopje
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Start Of The Tour In Skopje

Arrival at the Skopje’s airport. Look for the sign of Camellia! Transfer to your hotel. A short introductory tour of the area round your hotel – getting useful hints from your tour guide Accommodation. Overnight in Skopje
Day 2 Skopje-Pristina
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Skopje-Pristina

After breakfast, drive to Prishtina, the capital of Kosova. En route visit the Cave of Gadima and the Kosovo Field, where the battle between Christian forces and Ottoman invaders took place in 1389. Visit the Tomb of Sultan Murat II, the Prishtina Museum, the Bazaar Mosque, the Clock Tower, and the Mosque of Sultan Mehmet Fatih, followed by a stroll along the main street of Prishtina. Overnight in Pristina
Day 3 Prishtina – Prizren – Tirana
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Prishtina – Prizren – Tirana

This morning drive to Prizren considered the “jewel in the crown” of Kosovo. City sightseeing and visit the house of Prizren League, Sinan Pasha’s Mosque, and Hammam. In the afternoon drive to Tirana passing through Kukes. Overnight in Tirana
Day 4 Tirana – Kruja – Tirana
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tirana – Kruja – Tirana

After the breakfast optionally half day tour of Tirana and excursion to mount Dajti by cable car. In afternoon departure for Kruja, home of Albania’s most important hero, Scanderbeg, who in the 15th century successfully fought off the Turks for over thirty years. Sightseeing at his castle and the impressive Scanderbeg Museum. Shopping in old bazaar. Return back to Tirana for overnight
Day 5 Tirana – Durres – Berat
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tirana – Durres – Berat

After breakfast drive to Durres. This busy port city has one of the largest Roman amphitheaters in the Balkans. Durres is one of the oldest Roman cities in the Mediterranean and the largest seaport in Albania. After lunch we drive to Berat. Its castles and fort date back 2400 years. Afternoon visits to Onufri Museum, the Ethnographic Museum, Bachelors Mosque and the King’s Mosque. Overnight in Berat
Day 6 Berat – Vlora – Saranda
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Berat – Vlora – Saranda

After the breakfast departure to the coastal city of Vlora. Vlora is legendary in Albanian history as the city where Albanian independence from Turks was proclaimed on November 28, 1912. Arrival in Saranda. Walking tour in the center of Saranda. Overnight in Saranda
Day 7 Saranda – Butrint – Gjirokastra
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Saranda – Butrint – Gjirokastra

Morning visits to the Greek and Roman ruins of Butrint, Albania’s most important archaeological site. After a leisurely exploration, we will stop for optional unch in Ksamil overlooking the Ionian. In afternoon departure for the Museum city of Gjirokastra to visit its fortress, the armaments museum and the ethnographic museum. Overnight in Gjirokastra
Day 8 Gjirokastra – Korca
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Gjirokastra – Korca

Leave Gjirokastra for Korca via Permet known for its production of traditional raki and wine. Arrival Korca, the commercial and cultural capital of Southern Albania. Overnight in Korca
Day 9 Korca – Ohrid
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Korca – Ohrid

Early morning visits to the Medieval Arts Museum, Birra Korca Brewery and the first school teaching the Albanian language established in Albania in 1887. The first girls’ school in the country was established in Korca in 1891. Departure from Korca, for a short journey to Pogradec, on the shores of Lake Ohrid. Cross the border into the Macedonian countryside. Short stop over in St. Naum Monastery and then drive to Ohrid. It is in this region that the Early Christian Orthodox Bishops created the Cyrillic alphabet. Overnight in Ohrid.
Day 10 Ohrid – St. John The Baptist – Matka – Skopje
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ohrid – St. John The Baptist – Matka – Skopje

Relaxed breakfast. We continiue to Monastery of Sveti Jovan Bigorski (St John the Baptist). After visiting the Monastery we will have free time for optional lunch in traditional ambient(Kukjata na mijacite). We continue to the highlight of this itinerary Matka Canyon. The Canyon is famous for its green peaceful lake in the middle of the Mountain with fine stone path that is taking us into the forest. It is lovely pleasure for all those who like being in nature. We will visit the Monastery of St. Andrew (14th century) situated in the vicinity of Skopje. Then we will take a boat to visit the Cave Vrelo,considered to be one of the deepest underwater caves in Europe and the world. The excavations of the cave under Vrelo, which is filled with water and is the only one in Macedonia, are still ongoing and, according to the current research, it is expected that it will be the largest in Europe. Trasnfer to hotel. Accommodation in a hotel in Skopje. Overnight in Skopje
Day 11 Skopje
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Skopje

After the breakfast our guide will take us for the Sightseeing tour; Visit to the old railway station the first railway station in the Balkans; The statue of Mother Teresa; The Stone Bridge; The church of St. Spas (Holy Salvation), which is famous for housing the remains of the great Macedonian revolutionary Goce Delcev, he Fortress Kale; Free time for lunch at Old Bazar and testing our traditional food. Trasnfer to airport! Time to say goodbye to our new friends!

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Itinerary of your trip Landscape Of Macedonia - Kosovo And Albania

Start Of The Tour In Skopje

Skopje-Pristina

Prishtina – Prizren – Tirana

Tirana – Kruja – Tirana

Tirana – Durres – Berat

Berat – Vlora – Saranda

Saranda – Butrint – Gjirokastra

Gjirokastra – Korca

Korca – Ohrid

Ohrid – St. John The Baptist – Matka – Skopje

Skopje

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