7-night Albania itinerary Tirana, Berat, Gjirokastër and the Albanian Riviera
7 nights / 8 days
A 7-night Albania itinerary for travel agents covering Tirana, Berat, Gjirokastër, Butrint and the Albanian Riviera, with private transfers.
A day-by-day plan for an Albania trip you can build on YourTripTeam, an online DMC for travel agents. Flights are not included.
Day 1: Arrival in Tirana
Private transfer from Tirana Airport to the hotel, about 30 minutes. Evening on Skanderbeg Square and in the cafés of the Blloku district.
Day 2: Tirana and Krujë
Morning with a private guide at the National History Museum and Bunk’Art 2, a Cold War bunker turned museum. Afternoon in the hilltop town of Krujë for its castle and old bazaar.
Day 3: Tirana to Berat
Private transfer to Berat, about two hours, the “city of a thousand windows”. Walk up to its lived-in castle and the icons of the Onufri Museum.
Day 4: Berat to Gjirokastër
Private transfer to Gjirokastër, about three hours, a stone-roofed Ottoman town listed by UNESCO. Afternoon at the castle and the Skenduli House.
Day 5: Blue Eye and Sarandë
Private transfer to Sarandë, about an hour and a half, stopping at the Blue Eye spring. Afternoon on the beaches of Ksamil.
Day 6: Butrint
Private tour of Butrint National Park, a Greek and Roman city on a lagoon, about 30 minutes south of Sarandë. Afternoon at leisure by the sea.
Day 7: The Albanian Riviera
Private transfer north along the Albanian Riviera to Vlorë, about four hours. Pass the beaches of Himarë and the fortress at Porto Palermo, then cross the Llogara Pass.
Day 8: Departure
Private transfer to Tirana Airport, about two hours.
