Semi-Private Day Tour from Tirana; Shkoder & Mrizi i Zanave
Description
Join this day tour of Shkoder and explore this large multicultural city and visit one of the best Agro-tourism farms in the Balkans in this full day tour
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Itinerary
Join this day tour to explore Shkoder and visit one of the best Agro-tourism farms in the Balkans. Our tour leader will come and pick you up at your hotel in Tirana in the morning.
Shkodra city is our first destination, situated in the north-western part of Albania, giving its name to the biggest lake in the Balkans. It is one of the oldest cities in Albania, with a history of a thousand years of habitation. The oldest wall of the Shkodra castle dates from the 1st millennium BCE. The Roman historian Livy cited the town as the capital of the Illyrian king Gent, who fought the Romans in 168 B.C.
We will visit Rozafa castle offering tremendous scenery of the lake and the three rivers melting all together in the Adriatic Sea.
The Catholic Cathedral in Shkoder will be visited.
The city’s architecture is highly influenced by the Venetian style and if you are lucky enough to join the tour of Shkodra in February you might experience the carnival festival. Most of the guests are surprised to learn that the majority of the Venetian masks are handmade and produced in Shkoder. The city’s favourable geographic position has always been an important trading mark through the centuries, making it possible for different civilisations to encounter.
After exploring the city of Shkoder, we will drive towards Mrizi i Zanave Agro-tourism farm. We will take a tour around the farm. In addition, we will learn about the story of this farm and how it created jobs for more than 400 people in the surrounding area. The farm collects, elaborates and preserves regional bio fresh local products. We will also learn how this family business adapted some old communist buildings to serve as storage for local-made bio products. You will have some free time to enjoy a traditional lunch or buy some fresh produce products from the farm.
In the afternoon we will return back to Tirana. This marks the end of this amazing experience.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Hotel Pick up in Tirana
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tips are not a must in Albania or the Balkans, however, our recommendation is to tip the tour leader/driver as an international practice to tip good service.
Reviews(17)
My wife and I really enjoyed it. It was an excellent trip and a really nice guide who explained everything and answered questions. We recommend it
We are glad you enjoyed your experience, it was a pleasure having you with us!
The trip was excellent, we really enjoyed it, the guide was really nice and explained everything in an excellent way.
Thank you for your review, it was a pleasure having you with us!
Just.myself and the wife ended up going and we had Armir. He was excellent. A fountain of knowledge. We learnt a lot about the history of Algeria on the way there, and lots of stuff about Schkoder castle and it's surroundings. Had a decent lunch at the restaurant. Took a walk. Generally had a blast. Definitely recommend and hope you get Armir like we did.
We are glad you enjoyed your time, it was a pleasure for Armir having you! Best regards, Choose Balkans Team
Our guided tour of Shkodër and Mrizi i Zanave Agritourism with Ervis was a delightful experience. Ervis’s deep knowledge of Shkodër’s history and the organic delights at Mrizi i Zanave made the day not just a tour but a culinary and cultural adventure.
It is great hearing our culture pleased your journey. We hope you will join us again for another amazing trip!
Sirma was incredibly helpful and set us up for a Great experience - mix of cultural and historical sights plus delicious lunch at agritourism. Thank you, Sirma and Zamir!
Sirma and Brikena, thank you for this amazing experience of Albania. They made it easy for us to enjoy Albania, because everything was planned and well scheduled. All of our friends group enjoyed this unique view of Albania.
Everything was really nice. We hab a wonderful time. Special thanks to Sirma and birkena for the nice weekend
The tour was very well planned and we had a great day. Our group really enjoyed the day and we had an incredible meal at the end. I would recommend this tour and the team behind it to anyone. Thank you again.
Great Experience! Well-organized trip to the Adriatic Sea. Beautiful agrotourism with tasty food. Thank you!!
It was a great and trumendous adventure. I can highly recommend this tour. Brikena was really nice and helpful all the time
