Wander Albania

Enjoy a lesser-known take on the Mediterranean diet on this Albania food and wine vacation. Albania is the home of wineries, raki makers, and plenty of followers of the Slow Food movement, who are devoted to farm-to-table cooking. You’ll spend lunches and evenings sampling traditional dishes cooked and served in homely terracotta dishes. To work up your appetite, there’s also wine tasting, learning how to make raki, and a tour of the country’s oldest brewery. The cities of Tirana, Shkodra and Lezha make interesting stops on your trip, and there’s time for sightseeing in their centers. You’ll find yourself following in the footsteps of Albania’s national hero, Skanderbeg – his square is ...Read more >

Southern Albania boasts a unique horse-riding center in the historical town of Gjirokastra. Caravan Travel started its professional tours 5 years ago; we have five experienced guides with more than 10 years of practice. Our specialty is long riding tours involving the gamut of paces (mountain ascents, challenging trots in tricky terrains, etc.), our objective being to offer a harmonious sojourn between horses and humankind in memorable settings. We offer our guests a slice of the Albanian way of life, a glimpse of our traditions, an opportunity to share in the village families’ daily doings. We carry the luggage by car, packing only the most necessary items in the saddle bags: it makes ...Read more >

Touring the three most famous valleys of the Albanian Alps, returning across Komani Lake in a small boat. Historical sites and the cities of Lezha, Shkodra, Kruja, Durres and Tirana are visited during the tour. The tour is named after the Goddess of Beauty, who was worshipped by the Illyrian tribe of Liburnes. During July and August, this tour includes invigorating swims in a basin formed where the river Shala spills into the lake. On the road from Shkodra towards Vermosh, one can only be amazed at how often the landscape changes in small distances, a continuing marvel throughout the tour. Sleeping and eating in these remote villages is a unique experience. Hiking/trekking guided by ...Read more >

The Peaks of the Balkans (PoB) is a 192-km cross-border trekking trail through the Accursed Mountains of Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro. The premise of the route was to offer a culturally immersive adventure travel and sustainable tourism product that would also support local families in remote mountain areas through hikers staying the night at family homestays or guest houses. Gems like the valleys of Theth and Valbona, Cerem, Doberdol, Milishevs, Babino Polje, Plav and Vuthaj will be visited during the tour. During July and August, this tour includes invigorating swims in Alpine type lakes On the paths during this 10 days trail, one can only be amazed at how often the landscape ...Read more >

This tour is an intensive mixture of easy to medium level outdoor activities amid superb landscapes, visits to historical sites, samplings of local food and beverages and comfortable accommodations. Highlights: round-trip by bicycle of the Ohrid lake, crossing the Albania/Macedonia border twice; a hike through fir forests to reach the Stone of Goat, a natural monument; a walk through the Langarica canyon, one of the two grandest of the country; visits to the cities of Kruja, Pogradec, Korça, Përmet, Gjirokastra, Tirana and Durrës. Optimal number of participants is 10-15: upon request, we offer tours for one person, a couple or a family. These tours and excursions offer unique and ...Read more >