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Balkan Ring - Circular Adventure from Tirana - Small Group Tour

8 days
Start and end in Tirana
4.8
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Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Medium Intensity
Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Group Size 3 - 14
Ages 10+
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Highlights

  • Explore Tirana's landmarks and meet your guide
  • Tour Ohrid's Old Town and historic monasteries
  • Discover Bitola's mosques and Shirok Street
  • Visit Meteora's cliff-top monasteries and Vergina
  • Enjoy Kavala's old Castle and Imaret

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Arrival in Tirana
  2. Day 2 Tirana to Ohrid
  3. Day 3 Ohrid
  4. Day 4 Ohrid to Kastoria and Meteora (Kalabaka)
  5. Day 5 Meteora (Kalabaka) to Thessaloniki
  6. Day 6 Thessaloniki to Sofia via Rila Monastery
  7. Day 7 Sofia to Skopje
  8. Day 8 Skopje to Tirana via Matka Canyon and Prizren
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Ajdinis

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Number of tours

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Age Range

18 to 70 years old

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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Excellent
    4.8
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    4.7
  • Guide
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Transport
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Accommodation
    Excellent
    4.3
  • Food
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    4.3
  • 4.5
  • Balkan Ring - Circular Adventure from Tirana - Small Group Tour reviewer 1
    · September 16th, 2025
    Our tour guide was Enes Menga and the tour was amazing. Beautiful sights and full days of mostly seeing beautiful sights and eating delicious authentic local food. Enes is phenomenal and told us about the history of the region and educated us about the culture so we can properly enjoy what Albania and Montenegro had to offer. Amazing!!!
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    Ajdinis commented on this review
    Thank you for your review Jacob! Greetings from Enes!
    Trip date: September 2025
  • AS
    · September 12th, 2025
    The guide Igor was very attentive, helpful and informative. Itinerary was good but involved much travel ing. Instead of Sofia would be better have 1 day more in Thessalonians.
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    Ajdinis commented on this review
    Thank you for your review!
    Trip date: August 2025
  • LT
    · May 1st, 2025
    I had a great trip with Igor as my tour guide. The itinerary was busy and overall well organised. Igor's knowledge of various cities and other locations was very good and interesting. No problems with the English language. Most hotels were centrally located so you could walk easily to various areas of interest.
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    Ajdinis commented on this review
    Dear Leonie, Thank you so much for your kind words and the 5-star review! We’re thrilled to hear you had a great trip and that Igor made a lasting impression with his knowledge and guidance. It’s wonderful to know the itinerary met your expectations... Show more
    Trip date: April 2025
  • Balkan Ring - Circular Adventure from Tirana - Small Group Tour reviewer 4
    · April 22nd, 2025
    This tour was a great opportunity to visit the Balkans and a great ending to my Europe Discovery Tour I had. I had a great time with the group we went to on this tour, and the guide was amazing, very professional, and knowledgeable about the places we visited. The itinerary, accommodation and tours were great and as described. I recommend it.
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    Ajdinis commented on this review
    We are glad that you had a good time on our tour, Elijah! Greetings from Ajdinis Team.
    Trip date: March 2025

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    Keith

    Asked on October 21st, 2024

    I am looking at 6 to 13 April, 2025 dates. I am wondering if they are all guaranteed departure dates, and if not when would be the latest it would be cancelled.

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    • AjdinisOperatorWritten October 2024

      Yes, these are guaranteed dates. If, for any reason, the tour needs to be canceled, we will inform the passengers at least 1 month in advance.

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      Keith

      TravelerWritten November 2024

      I am trying to finalize my dates for April 2025 and know that Easter is in the days I would like to travel. Does this affect itinerary in anyway as regards highlights being closed. I am looking at Balkan Ring tour from 13-20 April.

    • AjdinisOperatorWritten November 2024

      We want to assure you that the itinerary will remain unchanged during the holiday, and we will cover all the tour highlights as planned.

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      Keith

      TravelerWritten November 2024

      I am wanting to know if the hotel you use in Tirana is the same for all tours or does it change throughout the year? I recall reading somewhere it is the Albanopolis Hotel. I am just trying to plan where I would stay at the end of the tour for a few days in Tirana.

    • AjdinisOperatorWritten November 2024

      It depends on availability, but 90% of the time we use the Albanopolis Hotel. We always prioritize selecting hotels in the city center.

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    • Typhoid - Recommended for Albania. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Macedonia. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Macedonia. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an infected area for Albania. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for Albania. Ideally 6 months before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Bulgaria. Ideally 3 months before travel.
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