Albania, North Macedonia & Kosovo: Capitals and UNESCO Al, Ks, Mak 2024

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Country: North Macedonia


Description

Travel to Tirana, Skopje, Prishtina, and the UNESCO site of Berat, Ohrid and Prizren to understand how the area’s complex past has shaped each destination’s culture.
We start our journey in Tirana with guided walking tour of the city center, including Skanderbeg Square, Ethem Bey Mosque, National Historical Museum, the Pyramid, Blloku area.

We start our journey from Tirana, directly to the city of Kruja.
Set off on a guided tour of Dollma Bektashi Teqe , the surroundings and the Castle itself, the Skanderbeg Museum and the National Ethnographic Museum.
You will have free time to wander around the Old Bazaar, with beautiful cobblestone alleys and lovely old architecture, and enjoy lunch with a view. before reach Berat.
Berat it is the “City of Thousand Windows”, where you will admire the Red Mosque, the White Mosque, the Church of the Holy Trinity and the arched bridge of Gorica. In the afternoon Alpeta Winery will welcome you for a cellar and vineyard visit. enjoy lunch with their seasonal home-grown and locally sourced organic delights and their fine wine.

We head towards Ohrid and take in all that the Unesco-recognized charming city of Ohrid has to offer on a guided tour with a local guide. In the afternoon we head for a visit to Saint Naum Monastery for some fairytale sceneries of the forest, besides the monumental Byzantine church of St. Naum.
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Drive to Skopje and explore the beautiful capital city of Macedonia with a local as your guide. On the way stop in Matka Canyon known for its butterfly colonies.

With a short drive we arrive in Prishtina and in the afternoon you will meet your local guide to have a walking tour of the capital city of Kosovo. The tour continues to the village of Prekaz, home of Adem Jashari, considered one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the leader of the armed resistance against the Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic and his regime.

Transfer to Prizren with its picturesque and historic building, churches, mosques such as Sinan pasha Mosque and Church of Our Lady of Ljevis.

Celebrate your morning before transferring in Tirana

Highlights

  • Lake and the Unesco town of Ohrid
  • Mother Teresa Square & Unesco Berat
  • Alpeta Agrourism experience
  • Memorial Complex of Prekaz (Kosovo)
  • National Park and Canyon of Matka

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Hotel pick-up and drop-off
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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.