
North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro Luxury Tour
A 10-day tour starting in Skopje and Ohrid, crossing into Albania for Elbasan, Tirana, a choice of jeep safari day tours and Berat, then continuing via Shkoder and Ulqin to Budva in Montenegro. Includes Kotor, Our Lady of the Rocks, a beach day at Sveti Stefan and departure from Tivat or Podgorica.
Route
Skopje → Ohrid → Elbasan → Tirana → Berat → Shkoder → Ulqin → Budva
Day-by-day itinerary
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1
Skopje – Airport
Arrival in Skopje. Free day.
Dinner: restaurant
Overnight in Skopje -
2
Skopje
- Mother Theresa Memorial House
Activity: tastings of Skopje food tour walking tour simultaneously
Overnight in Skopje -
3
Skopje – Ohrid
Drive to Ohrid
Walk to:
- Church of St. John the Theologian
- Church of St. Sophia
Drive to:
- Monastery of St. Naum
Suggested dinner: in Ohrid
Overnight in Ohrid -
4
Ohrid – Elbasan – Tirana
After breakfast cross the border and drive to Elbasan. Drive to Elbasan on the way to Tirana.
While in Elbasan:
- Elbasan Ethnographic Museum
- Elbasan Fortress
Lunch
Drive to the village of Byshek for a coffee in nature! Byshek is a highly underrated area untouched by mass tourism with pristine cold waters and nature.
Go to Tirana.
Walking tour of the centre:
- Scanderbeg Square Scanderbeg monument
- National History Museum (closed temporarily see outside mosaic)
- Fortress of Justinian
- Pyramid of Tirana
Suggested restaurant: in Tirana
Overnight in Tirana -
5
Jeep Safari Day Tours (Choice)
All are day tours with return to Tirana.
- Cape of Rodon: Castle of Scanderbeg Albanian national hero, seaside
- Theth: Nature, Lock in Tower Albanian blood feud tradition, Church of Theth
- Bovilla Lake and Kruja: Lake, Kruja 500 year old city Castle Old Bazaar Museum
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6
Tirana – Berat
Drive to Berat UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Authentic cooking class in Berat with lunch.
- Onufri Iconography Museum
- Berat fortress
- Observe churches and mosques, city emblem of religious coexistence
Drive back to Tirana.
Overnight in Tirana -
7
Tirana – Shkoder – Ulqin – Budva
Drive to Shkoder.
- Pass by Rozafa Castle, a thousands of year-old castle.
- Stroll on the Kol Idromeno street.
- Venetian Mask Museum
- Marubi Photography Museum
Pass the border and drive to Ulqin.
Stroll in Ulqin and lunch in Ulqin.
Suggested: Stop by Ulqin Buzuku Olive Oil, a 600 year-old family run business.
Drive to Petrovac village by the sea. Dinner or coffee by the sea.
Drive to Budva.
Overnight in Budva -
8
Budva – Kotor – Prerast
Follow your private guide to see Our Lady of the Rocks island with a church and a museum (admission included). Visit the medieval town of Kotor and its splendid old buildings, hear the stories and legends about its past.
See the charming old town of Budva, one of the oldest towns on the eastern Adriatic coast. Return to the hotel.
Evening: boat ride Budva with wine and food.
Overnight in Budva -
9
Budva – Sveti Stefan
Beach day Sveti Stefan. To enter Sveti Stefan complex you need to purchase meal at one of its restaurants.
Overnight in Budva -
10
Budva – Tivat / Podgorica
Budva- Tivat. Airport transfer. End of services. OR Budva- Podgorica. Airport transfer. End of services.
This programme is a proposal: hotels, activities, guides and the order of visits can be adjusted to your clients.
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