Bootstour in Albanien ab Korfu

They canceled our activity the day before, without reason…

It’s a really long day, and when it’s hot, it can be very tiring, but…the staff at Ionian were amazing! Great English and German explanations and we were very well looked after and everything was very well explained and smooth running.

You cannot swim in the river anymore or jump into the "Blue Eye". Make sure your pickup/ drop-off is from the right Hotel/pickup point you book. All said it was a very enjoyable day. Tour guide was very informative.

I would highly recommend this trip to Butrint. The guide was friendly and very knowledgeable. The archeological site is an amazing place and the lunch was both tasty and accommodated a large appetite like mine!

Viator has been our go-to for years but this time the tour from Corfu to Albania was disappointing. The times don’t include transfers which add 4 hours to the 8 hour trip. We were picked up at 0700 and returned at 1930. Coaches were tatty and uncomfortable with no seat belts. Ferries were basic with very limited refreshments. Many hours waiting and hanging around with the hidden extra expense of port tax £20 each. This made it a £200 plus day trip. The guides and drivers did their best but the groups were too large and it all felt like passing through a clanky old sausage machine, with sound track supplied by overtired kids and frustrated adults.

This day trip was a great way to see Albania. The ferry ride is short, and the group is divided into buses by language with a guide you spend the day with, so it felt like a smaller group.

Overall I would recommend this trip it was a great day out and Butrint is one of Albanias interesting historic sites. The only down side was the lack of directions at the port to find our ferry boat and the long queue to pay the Albanian ‘Tourist Tax’ actually on the boat The trip was well planned otherwise. The tour guides we met on the boat and accompanied us during the trip are very helpful and knowledgeable. The Butrint trip was lovely and the lunch was a really nice buffet in a restaurant right next to the archeological site. There isn’t a lot to say about Saranda, tourism has developed there over the past 10 years but it is still a working town with bars, restaurants and cafés with a few tourist shops scattered around the harbour. Had a nice coffee there and waited for the Ferry back to Corfu.

Arrived in Sarada Albania about 10 am from Corfu. Had breakfast at a local coffee shop. Spent the day by the beach then bit of shopping before getting the ferry back to Corfu. Well worth the visit .

Spoilt a little by the long queue at the beginning to pay the €20 port fee…….it would have been much better if that had been built into the overall price

We were not picked up on the day of booking and were not contacted either. After I spoke with the friendly support from Viator, they were able to arrange for us to take the tour the next day and actually be picked up. However, the event company completely failed on this Albania tour; there is little organization to be seen. One can be glad if they are picked up by the bus driver and actually make it back onto the bus that takes them back to the hotel, because whether everyone on the participant list is present seems to be of no concern to the bus driver, as he drives off randomly. During the tours and the boat trip, one always has to make sure to find the right group; information is only sparse. The time is also very tightly scheduled, as one tends to rush through everywhere. The tour guide who led us through Butrint and Saranda deserves great praise, as he was very competent and friendly. This review is not even worth 1 star, but unfortunately, one cannot give less. After all the waiting and being forgotten, the travel company did not even offer a small compensation, and our partial refund request was completely denied! We strongly advise others against this tour; it is better to book something else or this tour with another provider, but this one is catastrophic!!!