Top Saranda City Tours

Wonderful experience. Angelino the guide was really nice and provided us with a lot of information and very interesting stories. Highly recommended!!!

Great tour - visited 4 places. The monastery was first, guide was knowledgeable, the amount of time there was good. Second stop - Blue Eye - beautiful. 50 Lek admission not included in the price. You can walk to the attraction or pay to take a train (300 leks each way). I recommend the train - you will do a lot of walking later on plus it is very hot. You can also go by e-bike (not sure of the cost). You can kayak there, do a long hike but no swimming. I found the amount of time there too short for kayaking and too long for just viewing it. Next stop - Gjirokaster. We had 2.5 hours there but would have like more time. Big climb up the hill, then 76 steps to get to the castle but worth it. Admission 500 lek. Beautiful castle and views. After, stroll the streets and have a nice traditional meal. We did not have time to see the mosque and would have loved more time in Gjirokaster. Final stop Lekursi Castle which is now a restaurant with amazing views. It is a short stop which is all you need. Finish, back at your meeting point. We had a great driver (tricky driving conditions) and an excellent guide (best one so far). Really recommend. Excellent pace.

Can't wear sandles walking up the incline. Great walking shoes better traction. Bricks are used on the ground so hard to go up in the heat. Loved the castle. But I'd suggest going when it's not so hot. Early September was to hot for us but we did it. There's an old WWII plane there. Past the clock tower. Also there's a museum down stairs where it's air conditioned. Outside they have fans that spray water on you. Felt great as it was 110 F.

We had a great experience: we visited Lekuresi castle, blue eye and Gjirokastër. Our guide, Erald, gave us interesting information about history and current situation in Albania. We had enough of free time. Be careful at Blue eye though: they charged us 400 LEK for 1 scoop of ice.

Great tour, views of the mountains, amazing water and beautiful and peaceful town. It is great to enter the cold refreshing waters of the Blue Eye, but note, current is very strong and swim is forbidden for a reason. Stay safe and maybe only enter for a short walk where water is very shallow in the permitted area. Blue colour water could be way more deeper and more “sparkling” than you think. I look forward to see these landscapes again !!!

Good guide / driver. Easy to book and contact but the organizer. Nice field trip.

klajdi was a great guide - he spoke english and answered all our questions easily. He picked us up from our hotel and dropped us off no problem. he was very kind.

Gjirokastër was one of the highlights of our trip. The old town, with its stone houses and cobbled streets, has a unique atmosphere, and the castle offers stunning panoramic views over the city. Everything was well organized and paced, giving us enough time to explore, take photos, and truly enjoy the history. A highly recommended tour for anyone who wants to experience authentic Albanian culture.”

This tour was definitely breathtaking experience. I don't use these words often, but they definitely belong to this description.We got to se the beautiful lake, were taught a lot about mussels (even got some hands on experience) and then we ate a lot of fresh mussels prepared in different ways (and we got to drink a lot of wine too).Linda as tour guide was just amazing. She was knowledgable and fun. She was also able to move the tour for us to the later hours as we couldn't go earlier. Thanks to that we were able to watch the sunset on the boat on the ride back.I would definitely recommend this tour to everyone. It was worth every penny.Thank you Linda!

We did the Mussels tour as a private shore excursion from Sarande. Mario was both our driver and guide and did a fantastic job! We were picked up directly from the port and it was easy to locate the meeting spot. We then drove about. Half an hour to the lake, during which Mario explained the history and culture of Albania. At the lake we took a small boat out to take a closer look at the mussel growing operation. We then headed back to the dock, where a traditional Albanian meal was prepared for us in a small restaurant. Lunch consisted of wine, bread, soft cheese/yogurt dip, Greek style salad, French fries, sardines, a marinaded block of feta, and mussels. Everything was local and delicious. After the meals we proceeded to the castle and took some pictures. Afterwards, Mario took a stool through Sarande with us pointing out local products and letting us taste some Albanian specialities before waling us back to the port. This tour was well worth the money and I would highly recommend to other travelers.

Great day out - culture, history, nature, lovely town. Well organised and knowledgeable guide thank you

Great experience! There were multiple meeting point options. The bus was comfortable and had AC. Each of the 4 stops on the tour was awesome! The guide was super nice and knowledgeable. Learned a lot and saw many beautiful things!

Great day with our guide Ledjon. We were in a small group, which allows for getting all the explanations. We also have plenty of free time (2 hours at the Blue Eye and 3 hours in Gjirokastër). We were able to eat in Gjirokastër at Odaja, family-style and inexpensive Albanian cuisine. We really enjoyed the visit to Gjirokastër Castle (bring cash in Lek or Euros, as credit card payment is not available). The day is very well organized, I recommend it.

Our guide was super instructive.

Blue eye spring was beautiful. No swimming! The castle was very busy but was a beautiful place to see the sun set. Best colurs come out after the sun is down. Klajdi was a wonderful host, very professional.

This is an easy walk to and from the blue eye with an option of taking a train ride. The sunset was beautiful! Our tour guide was excellent, super friendly and informative. We would highly recommend doing this.