Tirana & the Albanian Riviera — 5 days

From the buzzing capital to Ksamil's turquoise waters. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Tirana; On to the Riviera; Ksamil & Butrint; Blue Eye & relaxation.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & Tirana

• 12:00 — Arrival at Tirana TIA
• 13:30 — City-centre hotel check-in — Tirana
• 15:30 — Skanderbeg Square & Et'hem Bey Mosque — Tirana
• 17:00 — Bunk'Art 2 — Tirana
• 20:00 — Albanian dinner — tavë kosi — Tirana

Day 2 — On to the Riviera

• 08:00 — Drive Tirana → Sarandë
• 11:30 — Stop at the Llogara Pass — Parc national de Llogara
• Drive to Sarandë — Parc national de Llogara → Sarandë
• 13:30 — Check-in in Sarandë — Sarandë
• 18:00 — Sarandë seafront — Sarandë
• 20:00 — Fish dinner — Sarandë

Day 3 — Ksamil & Butrint

• 09:00 — Drive to Ksamil
• 09:30 — Ksamil beaches — Ksamil
• 11:30 — Boat to the Ksamil islets
• 13:30 — Beach lunch — Ksamil
• Drive to Butrint — Ksamil → Butrint
• 15:30 — Butrint archaeological site — Butrint
• 20:00 — Dinner in Sarandë

Day 4 — Blue Eye & relaxation

• 09:00 — Excursion to the Blue Eye
• 10:00 — Syri i Kaltër (the Blue Eye) — Muzinë
• 13:00 — River trout lunch — Muzinë
• Drive to Ksamil — Muzinë → Ksamil
• 16:00 — Afternoon at the beach in Ksamil — Ksamil
• 20:30 — Sunset dinner in Sarandë

Day 5 — Return & departure

• 08:00 — Drive Sarandë → Tirana
• 15:00 — Return flight from TIA