Albanian Riviera & Old Towns
🗓️ 5 Sept – 12 Sept, 2026
A week from Tirana’s buzz to Berat’s Ottoman quarters and the turquoise coves of the Albanian Riviera — 7 nights, castle to coast.
This is a tailor-made program — you choose your dates and options, and we confirm stays, transfers and seats to you on request (indicative estimate). Experiences (tours and workshops) can be bundled on. Fixed group departures, when offered, are sold as a set tour group under separate group terms.
Why these dates
Early September is the Riviera’s sweet spot — the Ionian is still ~25°C and the days long and sunny, but the July–August peak crowds and top-season rates have eased.
🗓️ 5–12 Sep 2026
Your route
The expedition, milestone by milestone
✏️ Customize this itinerarySkanderbeg Square, the pastel Blloku district and Dajti mountain above the capital.
South through the hills to the “city of a thousand windows”.
Ottoman houses stacked up the hillside, the living castle quarter and riverside dinner.
South via the UNESCO stone town of Gjirokastër to the Ionian coast.
Your base for Butrint, the Blue Eye and the Ksamil islands — turquoise water and long beach days.
One of Europe’s great coast drives — Borsh, Himarë and the switchbacks of the Llogara Pass.
White-pebble coves beneath the Ceraunian mountains, and Dhërmi’s beach-bar sunset scene.
North along the coast to Durrës, Albania’s ancient port city and beach.
The Roman amphitheatre, a last Adriatic swim, and an easy morning transfer to Tirana airport.
Good to know
Tailor-made, confirmed by us
Nothing is held until we come back to you. Send the request with your dates and we confirm stays, transfers and seats — then you pay.
What the estimate covers
Stays, transfers and road legs price at listed rates; seats on tours and workshops price per person. On-the-ground only — no flights, no add-ons.
Stays on this route
Where a night is in one of our own properties we book it direct. Anywhere else, we hold a partner room on the same dates — swap either without changing the rest of the route.
Private, or a group departure
By default this runs for your party alone on your dates. Fixed group departures, when we offer them, are sold as a set tour group under separate group terms.
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Frequently asked questions
- No. An expedition is on-the-ground only — stays, transfers, road legs and the experiences you add. Flights aren't included or quoted here.
- Yes. Set your start date in the panel and the whole itinerary shifts with it, keeping the same shape and the same number of nights. Prices re-quote for the new dates.
- Yes — every stay on the route has its own options under "Where you'll stay". Change one and the rest of the itinerary is untouched.
- Yes — tours, workshops and dining are shown at the stop where they happen. Add as many as you like; each adds its own per-person price to the estimate.
- No. Sending the request costs nothing and holds nothing. We confirm availability and the final price with you first.