View allThe tour itself was compact and very thorough, but never rushed. We had free time in every stop.
Michael, traveled in November
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- Silver Operator
- Balkan Insight
- In-depth Cultural
- Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 4 - 20
- All Ages Welcome
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Berat, the town of a thousand windows
- Tour Ohrid's Byzantine churches and Roman Theatre
- Walk across Skopje's historic Stone Bridge
- Discover Prizren, the Museum under the Open Sky
- Climb to Kotor's Castle of San Giovani
Itinerary
- Day 1 Tirana
- Day 2 Tirana - Berat - Tirana
- Day 3 Tirana - Elbasan - Ohrid
- Day 4 Ohrid - Tetovo - Skopje
- Day 5 Skopje - Prizren - Peja
- Day 6 Peja - Biogradska Gora National Park - Podgorica
- Day 7 Podgorica - Kotor - Njegusi - Podgorica
- Day 8 Podgorica - Shkodra - Kruja - Tirana
- Day 9 Tirana
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
Where You'll Stay
Hotel Doro City
Hotelday 8
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Group of 20 travelers max.
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Travel with your own group of min. 1 travelers
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
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Balkan Insight
Number of tours
10
Age Range
10 to 89 years old
Response time
within 3 days
Response rate
100%
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- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- Hermanus· October 28th, 2024The tour could have been longer. It wAs rushed and would like to spent more time in some places such as Ohrid and and Skopje.Show moreTrip date: October 2024
- GCGeoff· October 27th, 2024Liz did not do the tripShow more
Balkan Insight commented on this reviewDear Mr. Geoff, Thank You very much for taking time and sharing with us the feedback of the tour. Is a pleasure to learn you enjoyed the trip. With best regards, Balkan Insight TeamTrip date: October 2024 - William· October 10th, 2024I liked that the tour moved quickly though the four countries. That works for me. I’m not the type of guy who wants to see four monasteries in one day. I feel that the itinerary did a good job in covering the highlights of what could be covered in that amount of time. Essentially seven days. The driving times were never too long . Also would like to praise our guide Ervin. He has been doing this tour for years and his expertise is readily apparent. He also displayed genuine interest in trying his best to make the trip enjoyable for each member of the tour. There were only four of us which allowed Ervin to get to know everyone. His easy going manner is well suited to being a guide. He also did an excellent job with the driving. The accommodations were fine. Clean and for the most part the hotels were well situated. No problems arose for me with any of the amenities. All in all , good value for the price.Show moreBalkan Insight commented on this reviewDear Mr. William, Thank You very much for taking time and sharing with us the feedback of the tour. Is a pleasure to learn you enjoyed the trip. On behalf of all us at Balkan Insight and your guide Ervin thank You very much for being part of the... Show moreTrip date: September 2024
- David· October 8th, 2024The whole tour was very well organised and Ervin went out of his way to make the tour enjoyable, very informative, including adding stops that weren’t on the itinerary. He made recommendations for restaurants to eat and allowed everyone to make up their own mindShow moreBalkan Insight commented on this reviewDear Mr. David, highly appreciate for taking time and sharing with us the feedback of the tour. Is a pleasure to learn you enjoyed the trip. On behalf of all us at Balkan Insight and your guide Ervin thank You very much for being part of the tour!... Show moreTrip date: September 2024
- BGBernie· April 8th, 2024Very enjoyable experience. The guide was very knowledgeable & obliging, nothing was a problem. I would throughly recommend the tour, beautiful scenery, great weather.Show moreTrip date: March 2024
- Michael· November 2nd, 2023Ervin was a fantastic guide/driver. He was knowledgeable about all of the locations, cultures, customs, as well as some fantastic restaurants and markets. The hotels were all great as well. The tour itself was compact and very thorough, but never rushed. We had free time in every stop and stay to explore and none of the commutes were too long. I never once felt like a tourist being rushed through a site and that's very important to me. Very highly recommended, it exceeded my expectations. Thank you.Show more
Trip date: October 2023 - GBGarry· June 23rd, 2022Great visit and great tour guide - Vinny. He was the best.Show moreTrip date: June 2022
- AWALBERTUS PETRUS· May 31st, 2022Our tour guide was excellent and informant and was always very professional. He seems always helpful and friendly even after hours. Ervin were one of the best of not the best guides that we experienced in our 35 years of touring the world. Thanks Ervin.Show moreBalkan Insight commented on this reviewDear Mrs Cecilia , Was our pleasure to have you as a guest to visit and explore the Balkan area. It is very nice to learn that You enjoyed the trip and our colleague Ervin was able to make this experience nicer. Thank You for choosing us and send you... Show moreTrip date: May 2022
- Micah· April 25th, 2022I can not say enough good things about the care, knowledge and service of this trip with Ervin/Vini of Balken Insights. After multiple covid delays, I was delighted to be able to go. It was a small tour, perfectly handled with care and detail to the itinerary, schedule, and enough personal attention to tourist's needs. I especially appreciated the thoughfulness of coffee stops and market runs, a change in a hotel when it didn't quite work out and comping a dinner meal without even so much as waiting for customer feedback, Ervin was on top of it! I was able to enjoy castles and fortresses, sweeping panoramic overviews, hiking and walking, culture and food, monasteries and churches galore! I would highly recommend this tour.Show moreBalkan Insight commented on this reviewDear Micah, We are glad that the tour was realized and we had you as a guest in Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro. Thank You very much for the appreciation and description on the details and your personal experience on this tour,... Show moreTrip date: April 2022
- Gehan· April 18th, 2022This was a very nice, compact and straight to the point tour of these countries. It was helped by our guide Vini who always had our best interest in mind. By the end of the tour, he became a dear friend. This tour is a must if you want to see all the essential places in these countries and want it all to be handled by someone else.Show moreBalkan Insight commented on this reviewDear Gehan , Thank You for being a part of our 4 Country Balkan Tour. We are happy to have this positive feed back by your side and learn that You enjoyed the trip in overall. Will express our gratitude also to our colleague Vini that has done a good... Show moreTrip date: April 2022
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- Instant ConfirmationFrom Friday29 Aug, 2025To Saturday6 Sep, 2025EnglishFilling FastThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:NZ $2,561 per personMultiple Room Types
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Natasha
Asked on June 11th, 2025Is there any chance of getting on a July date?
Balkan Insight Operator•Written June 2025There is a confirmed departure running on 29th of August. Please let us know if you might be interested.
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Shane
Asked on June 7th, 2025Is there someone to meet at arrival at the airport to transfer to the hotel?
- Balkan Insight Operator•Written June 2025
Our colleague will meet You at the airport on 29.08. Please just reconfirm to us that there is no flight changes at least 3 days in advance.
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Jeremy
Asked on June 3rd, 2025Where do I go to see what my balance is?
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Jeremy
Traveler•Written April 2025I am arriving earlier on 26 August. If you can arrange to pick me up then, that would be much appreciated. When I depart on 6 September, I am taking a 4:00 AM departure. Do you think I will have any problems getting to the airport at that hour?
- Balkan Insight Operator•Written May 2025
As You arrive on 26 August, we will arrange the transfer to your hotel in Tirana. For the Departure on 6 Sep, will be no problem to arrange the transfer at 01.30m as your flight is at 04.00 am. The trip from Tirana to airport is about 15-20 minutes, as there is also no traffic at nighttime.
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Teresa
Asked on May 8th, 2025do you run any tours in December?
- Balkan Insight Operator•Written May 2025
We are sorry but for December we do not have a tour planned. If you are interested, this tour is a guaranteed departure staring on August 29th, in case Your plans might change and You would like to book this tour for these dates.
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Barbara
Asked on April 11th, 2025How much per person
- Balkan Insight Operator•Written April 2025
The price for this departure is 1320 euro/person on DBL room. Accommodation in a single room is 1520 euro/person, as in the brochure.
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Joy
Asked on February 12th, 2025Do you have flight option with this tour?
- Balkan Insight Operator•Written February 2025
The flight options are not included in the offered package by our side. They have to be organized extra.
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Juan
Asked on January 19th, 2025Is the tour available as a private single tour starting the beginning of June?
- Balkan Insight Operator•Written January 2025
The rate for group tour is as published online. In case You want to book the tour privately, with only you travelling, the cost will be 3400 Euro. Included in the proposal: Accommodation for 8 overnights, in 4**** hotels with breakfast and tax included. English speaking driver guide and car in disposal for all the program as described in itinerary. Entrance fees in the sites visited in the program.
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Dennis
Asked on December 18th, 2024I'm scheduled for a tour of Croatia from April 30-May 10 and would like to schedule another Balkan tour that would end close to April 30 so I could combine the two vacations. What do you have that would work for me?
- Balkan Insight Operator•Written December 2024
Please note that there is a scheduled departure for the Classiocal tour of Albania on 22 April, 8 days. Probably this could be more convenient for You. Just we need to inform you that at the moment there the departure is not guaranteed, as we have not reached the min number of 4 guests to run the tour. Should we have more guests book for this date, we may inform you.
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Fabian
Asked on December 15th, 2024Do you accept credit cards for payments?
- Balkan Insight Operator•Written December 2024
Most places accept payment by credit card, but it is advisable to carry some cash as well.
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Jay
Asked on October 16th, 2024i wonder if you're planning to add any dates for this tour, a can't find any dates here or at your site
- Balkan Insight Operator•Written October 2024
We are preparing the dates and quotation for 2025! As soon as they are ready will inform you
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