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Western Balkan Explorer Tour “Blue Route”(English)

10 days
Start and end in Tirana
4.9
12 traveler reviews
Western Balkan Explorer Tour “Blue Route”(English) - Albania Explorer DMC
  • In-depth Cultural
  • Family
  • Group
  • Fully Guided
  • Personalized
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 35
Age range 7 to 99
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Highlights

  • Explore the medieval Castle of Ulcinj
  • Discover UNESCO-listed Kotor and Perast
  • Tour Dubrovnik, the pearl of the Adriatic
  • Visit Mostar's historic bridges and mosques
  • Walk through Sarajevo's Ottoman-era bazaars

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Arrival - Tirane.
  2. Day 2 Lezha – Ulcinj - Bar
  3. Day 3 Kotor (UNESCO) - Budva (UNESCO)
  4. Day 4 Dubrovnik (UNESCO) - Medjugorje
  5. Day 5 Blagaj - Mostar (UNESCO)
  6. Day 6 Mostar (UNESCO) - Sarajevo
  7. Day 7 Foca - Zabljak National Park
  8. Day 8 Kolasin National Park - Podgorica
  9. Day 9 Shkoder Lake - Tirane
  10. Day 10 Departure
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4.9
(12 reviews)

Number of tours

26

Age Range

12 to 85 years old

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Response rate

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Customer Reviews

  • Deborah
    · May 28th, 2025
    Great tour and great leader
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  • Peter
    · May 8th, 2025
    Our tour of Albania was very enjoyable with some great highlights: a very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable guide; wonderful cities such as Tirane, Vlorë and Berat; and interesting choices of cultural and historical sites visited. Nevertheless, there were important shortcomings too: it’s wrong to claim it’s a 10-day tour as it’s really just 8 days as days 1&10 are just airport transfers; lunch breaks on several days went on for too long as it would have been better to spend more time in overnight stays; the hotel stays were too variable in quality in both the rooms offered and breakfast provided; one or two locations could easily have had 2 nights in them by swapping stays in other locations eg 2 nights in Gjirokastër and no nights in Korçë; and why was no WhatsApp group set up to help with communications?
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  • Michael
    · March 30th, 2025
    Overall, an excellent tour. Guide was attentive and informative. Back office organisation was very good. Only minor negative was unexpected payment for 2 exttra nights that I thought were already paid for. This was an error in communication. Lesson here is to be clear about cost and to ensure total payment prior to tour. A slight blight on what otherwise would have been a perfect tour.
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Dates & Availability

10 days
Western Balkan Explorer Tour “Blue Route”(English)
From Tirana to Tirana

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  • Plugs & Adapters

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  • Vaccines
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    • Typhoid - Recommended for Albania. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Albania, Bosnia and Montenegro. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Albania, Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro. 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 and Croatia. Ideally 6 months before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Bosnia. Ideally 3 months before travel.
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