Fine Travel Albania can provide you with interesting land programs in several Albanian ports of call. The excursions are designed to provide an impactful experience of what the country can offer based on the short time at disposal. We achieve great traveller satisfaction through our dedicated and passionate people be it staff, guides and drivers.
Fine Travel Albania DMC can provide you with the following:
Tailor made Trips & Tours
Quality guides and assistance
Special programs, visits & experiences
Private Groups & VIP arrangements
Modern Transportation with A/C vehicles
Durres Port
Durres is a Mediterranean port of the Adriatic sea, situated in a strategical position only 40km from Tirana, the capital of Albania. A similar distance takes you to Kruja a town situated up on a mountain which still preserves an imposing fortress and a medieval bazaar.
Possible visits from Durres port of call are:
- Durres itself being one of the oldest Albanian town founded in 7th century B.C. Remains of amphitheatre, forum, walls, and a rich archaeological museum.
- Tirana, the capital of the country, is a modern city, with a Mediterranean feel to it. A great example of Albania’s mixed recent history and a great place to learn about the Albanian communist isolation years.
- Kruja, the centre of resistance during the Ottoman invasions where Albanian forces under the legendary National Hero Scanderbeg resisted for more than 25 years, stopping Ottoman progress into Europe.
- Berat, a UNESCO World Heritage town for its exceptional architecture.
photo from www.durresport.al
photo from www.porti-sarande.al
Saranda Port
Saranda is the most southern town of Albania situated on the bay with the same name across the straight of Corfu only 3 nautical miles from the later. It is one of the sunniest places in Albania with around 320 sunny days per year, so a stop there will likely be on a beautiful day. Its position geographically close to two of Albania’s UNESCO protected sites, Butrint only 20km and Gjirokastra 55 km make it one of the most sought-after ports of call in Albania.
Possible visits from Saranda port of call are:
- Butrint ancient site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site considered to be one of the most important discoveries in the Mediterranean, continuously inhabited since the ancient Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and up to the Venetians.
- Gjirokastra another gem town of Albania, a UNESCO World Heritage town, for its unique stone based structures.
Vlora Port
Vlora is a city situated on the horseshoe shaped bay with the same name, where the Adriatic and Ionian seas meet. It displays modern buildings however it has an very ancient past with remains at Orichum, Kanina and Amantia testimony to the warlike tribe of Chaonians. One hundred years ago played a crucial role in the most important moment in Albanian history, becoming the town where Albanian Independence from the Ottoman Empire was finally proclaimed.
Possible visits from a call at the port of Vlore are:
- Vlora, the town where Albanian Independence was proclaimed in 1912
- Apollonia, an ancient town built to honour Apollo which became a very important learning centre in Roman times where Octavian himself studied.
- Berat, a UNESCO World Heritage town for its exceptional architecture.
