UNESCO Heritage: Discover the Unique Architecture and History of Berat & Durres on a Day Tour

Immerse yourself in the unique architecture and rich history of Berat and Durres on a day tour. Explore the UNESCO-listed Berat Castle and discover the charming white houses nestled on the green hillside. Indulge in delicious homemade food and experience the warm hospitality of the locals.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Durres - Begin your journey from the hotel in Tirana and head towards Berat. En route, make a stop in the city of Durres. Here, you’ll explore the Old Byzantine wall, constructed in the 13th century as a fortress to safeguard the old town. You’ll also visit the ancient Roman Amphitheater, built in the 2nd century BC. Next, visit the Venetian…
What's Included
  • Professional English, Italian, Spanish, and German speaking guide
  • Transport with car, minivan, or brand new electric car
  • Guide to all the places to be visited
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Entrance ticket to the Roman amphitheater
What's Not Included
  • Visitors who have serious health problems
Additional Information

This tour is as unique as the city itself. Berat’s architecture, history, culture, and traditional costumes are all distinctive, complemented by homemade food and the renowned hospitality of its people, as noted by previous visitors.
The Berat Castle is a UNESCO site, offering a glimpse into ancient history with many fascinating discoveries….

Location
Durres
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Ian_c
Dec 15, 2024
If you have the time to get out of Tirana, DO THIS TOUR!! - Loved this full day experience. Lots. What a contrast to the capital city of Tirana. Durres first stop on the coast was great, including the historic Roman sites and seeing the Adriatic, but then the showstopper has to be the town of Berat. This place is gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. Enjoyed enough free time to explore a little before taking a local restaurant lunch where the food (quality and price) was again a contrast to the capital city. In a very good way. Then up to the castle of Berat. That place is awesome with views that are hard to describe. Just go do and see! Quick stop at Belsch on our way back to Tirana capped off a long, but fantastic day. Our guide and driver for the day, Adi, is a real credit to the company, very flexible, we felt safe in his car and company, and the guy just has great customer care and service levels. Cheers Adi, you’re a real good guy.
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P9071kxrubenh
Oct 24, 2024
Berat Durres and Lake Belsh - We went with a local guide, Indrit, he was excellent in explaining us, as a professor of the university that he is taught us to love and value the Albanian people, very warm, hard with the amphitheater and the castle kruje and Berat the best!!
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1ntje
Oct 18, 2024
A Memorable and Personalized Tour Experience - The tour was a pleasant experience with the perfect pace. It was just the two of us and the guide, who was very knowledgeable, friendly, and made the experience enjoyable."
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Gila_p
Sep 5, 2024
Great - Adi was excellent knowable generous guide Great person warm and caring. Thanks Berat is interesting place worth the trip
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Cormac_r
Aug 11, 2024
Worthwhile day trip from Tirana - When planning my holiday to Albania, I booked this trip to see Durres, Berat and Belsh lake. As it happened, I was alone on the trip with the guide. This allowed for great flexibility. My guide was Indrit, and he had a huge amount of information on the locations I visited. Since I was the only client on the trip, there was flexibility on when to eat, and I given a choice of eating fast food or local albanian food for lunch. In the end, I opted for the restaurant serving Albanian food. If I was planning a trip to Albania, and wanted to do sightseeing outside of Tirana, I would recommend this tour.
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Patriciavk850yf
Jul 14, 2024
Berat - All perfect. Attentive guide and good communicator. Very complete. Very happy with the experience. Absolutely recommended
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Lynn_l
Jul 6, 2024
Great Guide - Our guide was outstanding! We learned a lot and had a great time. I highly recommend this tour to anyone!
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Michelle_t
Jun 27, 2024
Awesome - Guide was very knowledgeable. Did the tour at tour pace- my husband had a sore knee Added some sites we wanted to see My husband was able to practice his Albanian lingo
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U8837hbursulab
Nov 28, 2024
Very good tour !!! - Very good tour! I recommend it :) We discover a lot of sites around Tirana. Thank you very much for this tour. The guide was good !
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L_s
Jun 21, 2024
Tour of Betsy, Durres - How To Improve the Itinerary - The guide really tried his best and followed the tour company’s itinerary. He like other guides were either working 2 jobs to make a living or studying and working part-time. That is not so much the issue if they are given proper training. I feel for them trying their best in the circumstances. He like the other guides we had for historical or tourist sights were all relatively new in their jobs and could really benefit from more professional training. The tour companies charged a premium for private tours for 3 of our tours booked on Viator but we felt it was not good value for money. The problem is not so much with the guides but with the tour companies maybe wanting to make more money seizing on the increase in tourism but lacking experience on how to provide a truly great experience for international tourists! But we understand the country is applying to join the EU and is in transition so still trying its best to improve its standards. A lot more improvements need to be made not just by the tour companies but better roads to reduce the time spent on travel and giving tourists more comfortable rides. When we booked private tours in other European countries the drivers were professional and drove good German cars which felt safer and gave a more comfortable ride. The roads need to be improved but again the country is slowly trying to upgrade. There should be some formal institution to train guides to explain the country’s rich and complex history, culture etc in good English and other languages. This will ensure consistent quality and professionalism. If I organized this tour, I would have started with Berat as it is the main historical and cultural show case, not to mention numerous well known vineyards in the area such as Cobo Katina. There could be an optional wine tasting tour which I was told costs 18€ per person. Apart from giving more time to Berat, there should be good recommendations for restaurants with a range of prices, preferably good views to suit the varying needs of the tourists. It cannot be too difficult as even googling gives you many options. Then after that do Durres - just 1-2 hours should be sufficient as the main thing here is the Roman ruins and a view of the port. As for the lake, it’s nothing much, except to drive past or for a short break & coffee stop. Albania has a lot to offer but the offerings need to be improved if it wants to receive more tourists esp now many are well travelled and have higher expectations. Beaches are not as good as those say in other parts of Europe like Greece, Croatia, Italy or Spain. Instead play on the uniqueness of the history, culture, food, wines and amazing mountains and beautiful scenery! We tipped our guides not because all of them gave great service but knowing in an economy in transition and how hard the people have to work for a living, an encouragement to them to continue to improve and work hard - everyone needs to start somewhere and be given a chance.
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