クサミルまたはサランダ : ジロカスター旧市街、ブルーアイ＆レクルシ

Interesting and good fun trip

Erald, our guide, was very friendly and pleasant. He is a good driver and gave us all the necessary explanations to properly understand the cultural and historical facts of the locations. We also had enough time at all locations to do what you wanted, with clear agreements and time schedules. Lekursi Castle is very beautiful and offers a wonderful view, Blue Eye is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena I have ever seen, but it was quite crowded. The water is also extremely cold, since it is mountain water. Gjirokaster is a beautiful, old city, here you can also visit the castle for a small price and enjoy beautiful views.

We had a great experience: we visited Lekuresi castle, blue eye and Gjirokastër. Our guide, Erald, gave us interesting information about history and current situation in Albania. We had enough of free time. Be careful at Blue eye though: they charged us 400 LEK for 1 scoop of ice.

Great tour, views of the mountains, amazing water and beautiful and peaceful town. It is great to enter the cold refreshing waters of the Blue Eye, but note, current is very strong and swim is forbidden for a reason. Stay safe and maybe only enter for a short walk where water is very shallow in the permitted area. Blue colour water could be way more deeper and more “sparkling” than you think. I look forward to see these landscapes again !!!

The tour was very varied due to the different spots. On-site, everyone can decide for themselves how they want to spend their time. The tour guide was very friendly and also offered us water. The rides were very pleasant. Through the three different spots, you get an overview of the country within one day. If you want to look around more closely at the Blue Eye or in Gjirokaster, you could also easily spend half a day at each place. The little information the tour guide provided during the drive between the stops was very interesting. The tour is highly recommended if you want to see many different places within one day and perhaps are not in Albania for very long.

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We paid €30 each for transportation, I think, because the only time we had a guide was at the castle, which, by the way, doesn't have much to see besides the view; the Blue Eye is nothing extraordinary; we had to walk 20 minutes in the sun because the train that took us to the spring wasn't included (600 lek round trip); then on the way back we took the train, but it's super poorly organized; we practically had to "fight" to be able to get on the train; the free time in the old town was nice, but once again, no guide to take us to the important spots, and we had to pay to visit the castle and the tunnel.

Great day with our guide Ledjon. We were in a small group, which allows for getting all the explanations. We also have plenty of free time (2 hours at the Blue Eye and 3 hours in Gjirokastër). We were able to eat in Gjirokastër at Odaja, family-style and inexpensive Albanian cuisine. We really enjoyed the visit to Gjirokastër Castle (bring cash in Lek or Euros, as credit card payment is not available). The day is very well organized, I recommend it.

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The trip goes to good locations but the timings were excessive. 20 minutes at the fort, 90 minutes at the Blue Eye and 150 minutes in Gjirokastër would be sufficient.

Our guide was super instructive.

Great trip! Longer day than expected but 3 hours in Gjirokastra was worth it