FIND YOUR PERFECT HOLIDAY
TOP HOLIDAYS IN EUROPE
- Corsica's Haute Route
- Corsica - Trek & Walk - 14 Days
- Volcanic Island Explorer
- Italy - Family - 7 Days
- Madeira Walking Week
- Madeira - Trek & Walk - 7 Days
- Arctic Wilderness Week
- Finland - MultiActivity - 7 Days
- Geneva to Nice Tour
- France - Biking - 8 Days
Albania
On the eastern side of the Balkan Peninsula and with a long Adriatic and Ionian coastline, Albania is a small and mountainous country with a population of just 3 million people. Within the last few years, the country has become more accessible to foreign travellers, a fact recognised by Lonely Planet who rated Albania first amongst their list of 'Top Ten' countries for 2011. Almost three-quarters of the country is considered to be mountainous and the potential for adventurous trekking holidays is great. The biggest peaks are in the north, where a southward extension of the Dinaric Alps reaches a high point at the rocky summit of Jezerca (2694m / 8838ft). This area, close to the borders with Montenegro and Kosovo, is known locally as the Albanian Alps and also bears the sinister name 'The Accursed Mountains'. Amongst the high valleys, traditional wooden houses and impressive stone 'lock-in' towers (that sheltered the men-folk in times of blood feud), attest to Albania's fascinating history. Previously a communist state and blighted by economic collapse and social unrest during the last decade of the 20th Century, Albania is slowly emerging from its shell and its generally rudimentary tourist infrastructure is improving.
- Discover Albania before everyone else does!
- Beautiful beaches, ancient ruins, friendly people
- Take a cable car ride to a panoramic hotel above Tirana
- Go tubing in a deep limestone canyon
- Featured in the Sunday Times 100 Best holidays for 2013
- Trekking and exploring in The Albanian Alps
- Great value - price includes all meals
- Dramatic Valbona Pass crossing
- Explore Rozafa Castle and the lock-in tower of Thethi
- Cruise Lake Koman and visit historic Kruja
- Highlights of the Land of the Eagles
- Alpine scenery of the Valbona Valley
- A visit to Prizren, in neighbouring Kosovo
- The UNESCO-listed historic towns of Berat and Gjirokaster
- Walking on the Albanian Riviera
