Durres – Visit of the colorful capital city of Tirana (30 min drive) – Afternoon visiting a local winery & Degustation of the famous Konjak Skanderbeu
Today we will explore the colorful capital of Albania, Tirana.
Tirana has a never-ending movement and energy. This metropolis city is worth to discover by day and night. Founded in the 1614, Tirana is now a developed city which combines culture, history, contemporary architecture and lots of hospitality shown towards tourists. As you take a walk in Tirana you will enjoy the look of the colorful buildings, fancy coffees and green parks.
We enjoy a unique experience while visiting the BunkArt 2, an old bunker in the center of Tirana, opened now as a museum, that will take us back in time in the period of Communism.
Lunch in Tirana, in the Blloku area, once a closed district only for the Comunist Parti, and now a vivid area with the best bars and restaurants.
In the afternoon return to Durres, with a stop along the way in a local winery Kantina Skanderbeg. The winery produces the famous Albanian Konjak. Visit of the winery and konjak degustation.
Overnight in Durres by the seaside.

Durres – More than 2000 years of history in the Unesco town of Berat (2 Hrs) – Durres
Today we head towards the UNESCO town of Berat, the pride of Albanian antiquity and architecture.
Berat forms a wonderful combination of eastern and western cultures, costumes and traditions. The architecture of the old houses, with large windows that overlook the town, is the first think that impresses the visitors. First stop: the Citadel. It overlooks the river and the modern city as well as the old Christian quarter across the river. The citadel can be reached by a steep road and is still inhabited. Inside the walls, you can visit ruined mosques and several medieval Orthodox churches, all intact and with restored frescoes and icons. Onufri National Museum is located in the inner part of “Saint Mary Church” in Castle of Berat. This Museum offers a collection of 173 belonging to the found of Albanian Churches and Monasteries.
Lunch in the old town in Berat with traditional menu of the region.
Afterwards you can visit the Ethnographic Museum, a two storied residence, with a lobby on one side. This residence is equipped with non-moveable furniture that serve for the preservation of the household objects, wooden case, wall-closets, chimneys, wells, etc.
After the visits, while returning to Durres we can organize an option stop for wine tasting in a local wine producer, to try local wine and snacks.
Dinner and overnight in Durres.

Durres – Visit of Shkodra castle (2hrs) – Budva 1 hrs
Drive towards to the northern city of Albania – Shkodra; with the most important town of north Albania and the Illyrian capital, in the 3rd century BC.
Walk to the Castle enjoy the view of the city from the Castle of Rozafa a mysterious structure, surrounded in legends and mysticism.
Lunch in a local restaurant
Afterwards we proceed towards Montenegro, where we spend the overnight in the coastal city of Budva.

Budva Free day
to enjoy by the seaside or old town

Budva – Perast – Kotor 1 hrs – Budva 1 hrs
Morning drive to Kotor, a magical town of Monetenegro located in the south-eastern part of the beautiful Boka-Kotor Bay – regarded one of the most beautiful bays in the world, and one of the most distinctive landscapes anywhere on the Mediterranean. The hills and mountains divide the bay into the Bay of Herceg Novi, the Bay of Tivat and the Bay of Risan and Kotor, connected via the straits of Kumbor and Verige, making the narrowest part of the bay – 300 meters. Along the whole coast of the Boka there is a chain of small towns and settlements all of which has its own charm, story and history worth-discovering.

Budva – Cetinje – Budva
Morning drive towards Cetinje founded by Emperor Ivan Crnojevic to protect the people from the Otoman invasion and preserve the orthodox religion and culture. You will visit some of buildings left from the Petrovic Dynasty, which ruled the country over 200 years, including the palace of King Nikola and the Monastery of Cetinje.
After the visits, afternoon in Budva for overnight.

Budva – Podgorica
Return flight from Podgorica or Tirana airport .