Experience the beauty of southern Albania on this relaxing afternoon tour from Saranda, perfectly timed for sunset. Travel comfortably with a local guide as you visit two of the area’s most scenic highlights. Begin your journey at the famous Blue Eye Spring, a natural wonder known for its deep, crystal-clear turquoise waters surrounded by lush forest. Enjoy free time to explore, take photos, and soak in the peaceful atmosphere. You can walk along the scenic path or take the optional train for easier access. Continue to Lekursi Castle, where the experience reaches its peak. Watch the sun set over Saranda, the Ionian Sea, and Corfu, creating a truly unforgettable view. This tour offers the perfect combination of nature, relaxation, and breathtaking scenery in a comfortable group setting, ideal for couples, families, and sunset lovers.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 10.
The "Blue Eye" (Albanian: Syri i Kaltër) is a water spring and natural phenomenon occurring in the village of Muzinë in Finiq municipality, southern Albania.
Lekursi Castle (Kajala e Lëkurësit) is a castle on Lekursi Hill, just behind Saranda with an amazing view over the town and bay, making this the most popular and iconic viewpoint of Saranda. Inside the walls of Lekursi castle is a restaurant (Restorant Kalaja e Lekuresit) with an enormous outdoor terrace. Although it can be busy in summer, it is definitely a great spot for dinner or drinks, especially around sunset. Sometimes there is also traditional folk music and dance for a truly Albanian experience.
We will wait in front of the Hotel or AIRBNB usually 10-15 min before the start time of the tour
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Explore Blue Eye and Lekursi Castle Sunset from Saranda lasts about 2–4 hours. The itinerary has 2 stops.
Prices start at $27 per person for this Saranda experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 3:30 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. We will wait in front of the Hotel or AIRBNB usually 10-15 min before the start time of the tour Pickup points include Hotel Saranda Butrinti, Affiliated by Melia, Alyacht Premium Hotel.
The experience is available in EN, EN, EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 20 participants.
Specialized infant seats are available
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 9 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Visit Saranda.
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Very nice experience. The Tour Guide picked us up at our accomodation and brought is to the Beautiful Blue Eye. The Guide told us some things about it. After which we could relax and walk around it for just the right amount of time after which we headed back to the van to go to the lekursi castle for a nice Sunset view. We were there for 45 minutes or something. After this our guide dropped us off at a Location of our choice in Sarande
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It was nice trip and guide give us good tips about places we visit.
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Apart from the fact that the sunset is quite indifferent, the trip to Blue Eye is not least fantastic.
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Amazing combination of ancient ruins of ottman castle and crystal clear water from blue eye . Well organized and very relaxing experience.
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The combination of history, nature and a very professional guide made this tour truly memorable.
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An incredible viewpoint above Sarandë. Sunset at Lekursi Castle is a highlight and perfect for photos
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The tour is perfectly timed — starting in the late afternoon and ending just after sunset — so you see two of southern Albania’s most beautiful spots in one trip.
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Amazing tour organized by this company. The guide arranged us in a small group with 8 people in a luxury minivan. Both destinations Blue Eye and Lekursi Castle were amazing!
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Excellent service! Very informative guide and magical places to visit Its a small group tour so its easier to have a lot of time in each site we visited 👍
Thank you for your kind words! We're glad you had a great experience with us. Hope to see you again soon.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explore Blue Eye and Lekursi Castle Sunset from Saranda | 2–4 hours | 4.9 (9) | $27 | |
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