Montenegro Hostel Travel Agency organizes shared or private tours from Kotor, Budva, and Podgorica to the center of Tirana(Tiranë) from the 1st of February to the 1st of December(except August). The tour is not exclusively only for our guests. Anyone can book it, and it is organized every Wednesday, and Friday if the minimum group of 10 passengers is reached. Private tours can depart any day. Look at the overview, highlights, itinerary, video presentation, photo gallery, terms, and conditions of the tour.If you like to take a seat on it you can easily make an online reservation, using the button BOOK NOW!
ALBANIA TOUR (TIRANA) WITH MH TRAVEL AGENCY
DAILY EXCURSION FROMMONTENEGRO TO ALBANIA...DEPARTURES FROMKOTOR, BUDVA, and PODGORICA...HIGHLIGHTS:THE CENTER OF TIRANA...DURATION: 12-15 HOURS...TICKET PRICE€50.00 (from Podgorica), €60.00 (from Budva), €70.00 (from Kotor)
For guests who prefer visiting the capitals, the Albania Tour inTiranais the perfect choice as it focuses only on the center of the city, which makes enough time for exploring the main attractions in the city center, having lunch, or shopping without rushing. Walking distance from one attraction to another is mainly centered around Skanderbeg Square (1 square kilometer). This is not a guided tour in Tirana with a detailed explanation of all attractions. Our guide will give the most important tips for exploring the city center and then guests can explore it freely as they like. One can be surprised by the pleasant colors in the city, the differences between super modern buildings to traditional ones, and the artistic places on every corner (frescoes, statues, fountains, monuments, etc.). If you decide to take this tour, you will have a nice and fulfilling day, primarily thanks to the nice atmosphere in the city center and the affordable prices in restaurants and shops. Welcome!
WHEN AND WHERE WILL WE START?
The tour departs from Kotor at 7:30 in the morning, which is the standard time for all our trips. After a maximum of 45 minutes of driving, we will arrive in Budva, where we will pick up guests. We will arrive in Podgorica 60 minutes later, picking up the guests and continuing our journey. If guests take the private tour we will pick up them from their accommodations.
The departure point in Kotor is from the ECO petrol gasstation next to the main bus station. The departure point in Budva is from the ECO petrol gasstation next to the hotel Slovenska Plaža The departure point in Podgorica is from the PETROL gasstation next to the main bus station.
NOTE: MH Travel Agency is the only one that organizes excursions to Albania departures from Kotor, but guests should be aware that a tour can last up to 15 hours. Because of that, it is not recommended for small kids. If we don't have guests from Podgorica on the tour, we will go straight to the Sukobin border crossing, much closer to the cities of Kotor and Budva.
WHERE WE WILL GO?
We will go to the city center of Tirana.
TIRANA (TIRANË)
After crossing the border, we will continue towards Tirana, a city of half of million inhabitants. Driving from the suburb to the city center lasts 30 minutes. In the suburban areas, street trades in the traditional way still exist as well as brick buildings without facades built during the communist time.
We will park the vehicle at Bulevardi Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard between the famous Pyramid of Tirana and the Taiwan Complex located in the Youth Park, which is the starting and central point of exploring the city. The Boulevard (less than 1 km long) finishes at Nanë Theresa Square (Mother Teresa Square) and Grand Park in Tirana with a smaller artificial lake. Just a few hundred meters up from our starting point is the Skanderbeg Square surrounded by the National Museum, Opera House, a bigger bunker, and several colorful buildings 100 years old where are different ministers and government houses.
During communist leader Enver Hoxha, who was head of state from 1944 to 1985, Albania was very closed. Hoxha was obsessed with the idea that a new great war would come and he ordered the construction of 170,000 bunkers across the country to protect Albania from ground attacks. But the new war has never happened, so the bunkers have remained only as a tourist attraction. Most of the bunkers were demolished, and some became restaurants, souvenir shops, or art workshops. Several bunkers still exist in the center of Tirana where guests can enter and take a look. The largest and most visited is the Bunk'Art 2 on Skanderbeg Square.
Tirana is the last secret in Europe with its local charm and local retailers that take you back to a time when cities were slower and not so generic. The people of Tirana are pleasant, and hospitable, and will help you if you have any questions. Apart from Albanian, most people speak Italian well and then English.
After the end of the communist rule in 1990, many artists wanted to erase the communist darkness by painting the facades in vivid colors, which gave a new happier look. The city is safe and tourists are welcome. Some guests want to visit Dajti National Park close to Tirana and go back by cable car to enjoy the amazing panoramic view. This is possible but in that case, we cannot stay in the city center longer than 90 minutes.
The main attractions on Skanderbeg Square are the National History Museum, Et'hem Bay Mosque, Bunk'Art 2, TID Tower (the tallest building in Tirana), Opera, City Hall, Clock Tower, Kombëtar Theater, attractive yellow-green-orange buildings of several ministries (finance, interior, transport, infrastructure, and energy) and the Orthodox Cathedral.
Walking along Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, guests will see Rinia Park with the Independence Monument, the National Art Gallery, the Taiwan Shopping Center, the Pyramid, Lena River, Mother Teresa Square where the University of Tirana is located, and Grand Park with the zoo and the artificial lake, where guests can have lunch in the shade of the trees.
Guests who prefer the city view can walk to the Sky Tower near the pedestrian zone and have lunch on the top-floor terrace enjoying the refreshing air. But those looking to explore more can sit in some of the many cafes and restaurants near the Sky Tower and the river Lena.
The maximum time that we can spend in Tirana is 4 hours, after which we will return to Podgorica, Budva, and Kotor. We will carefully monitor the situation at the border.In case of waiting at the border for more than an hour, we will start the tour an hour earlier.
TOUR CONDITIONS
The tour is organized by middle-class air-conditioned cars or minibusses. Our tour to Tirana goes directly via border crossingsBozaj(MNE)/ Hani i Hotit (AL) close to the city of Podgorica. If we will have only guests from Kotor and Budva (not from Podgorica), we will go directly via border crossingsSukobin(MNE)/ Muriqan (AL), close to the city of Ulcinj.
Albania is not part of the European Union, so the Schengen Visa is not required.
The price of the private tour is per car, not per person. The maximum number of guests in the car is 4. The private tour from Kotor costs 280 euros, from Budva is 240 euros, and from Podgorica is 200 euros. Private tours can depart any day.
We give a discount for groups of more than 10 people.
PRICE INCLUDES
For the shared tour driver and escort from the Agency (the tour is not guided in Tirana).
For the private tours, the driver from the Agency (the tour is not guided in Tirana).
THE PRICE DOESN'T INCLUDE
Entrance fees: city walls, museums, aquarium, cable car, etc.
Guests can use their food and drink (breakfast and lunch are not mandatory).
NOTE:Guests who want to bring their luggage on the tour and finish the tour in another city (Kotor, Budva or Podgorica) can easily do that, in the case that we will have guests from all 3 cities on the tour. There is no luggage fee.
WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE ALBANIA TOUR IN TIRANA
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BOOKING AND PAYMENT
Tour tickets can be bought online via the BOOK NOW! option, or directly at the reception of our accommodation Montenegro Backpackers Home Budva (address: Vuka Karadzica 12, located in the old town of Budva). and Montenegro Backpackers Home Kotor (address: Stari Grad 390 (located next to the Maritime Museum in the old town of Kotor). The last online booking can be made until 21:00 (9 pm) the day before departure. Guests who stay in Podgorica can book only online.
For more info about the tour and booking, contact us by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or by phone (Viber and WhatsApp) at +38269039751
Hope you will enjoy our tour:)
Montenegro Hostel Travel Agency Team
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
INTRODUCTION Montenegro Hostel Travel Agency (hereinafter called 'the Agency'), guarantees the authenticity of the displayed visual and written data related to the accommodation unit characteristics in its offer available at www.montenegrohostel.com as well as the authenticity of the conditions of the same offer. By taking one or more offers of the Agency the client enters a legal relationship with Montenegro Hostel Travel and confirms that he/she accepts the General Terms And Conditions of Accommodation Reservation Service (hereinafter called 'General Conditions'), which are presented here. All the details stated in the offer represent the legal obligation of the client as well as the Agency. The General Conditions represent the basis for the settlement of any possible dispute that may arise between the client and the Agency. The client is advised to read the General Conditions carefully before any advance payment.
1. BOOKING AND PAYMENT
Purchasing tickets for tours is possible electronically by completing the online form on our site. Reservations are only possible by paying the entire amount on our website before departure. After we receive the entire amount we will send you the confirmation of reservation and the voucher that consists of the details of the relevant arrangements (details of the host, guest details, date of arrival and departure, and also other services that the guest has paid). The payment can be made by credit card (Visa, Master...), (the agency bears the bank charges). By making the payment of the reservation the client certifies that he/she is completely familiarized with all the details and conditions under which the reservation of the accommodation service is provided. By making the payment all the conditions and terms specified in this contract become a legal obligation for both the client and the Agency.
2. CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS BY CLIENT
The client is entitled to a change of a confirmed reservation only if the change is accepted by the service provider. The changes may include booked transfer, tour, excursion or activity, number of persons, their age, and type of basic or extra services booked. The request for a change of the reservation must be submitted in a written form by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
If the client wants to cancel the reservation, the client must submit the request in written form by e-mail.
Online purchased tour tickets are possible to cancel free of charge up to 3 days before departure, only in the case that the tour is still not confirmed and the money funds are only authorized, not fully charged.
If the minimum group is reached after the booking, when the customer automatically gets the online ticket and the ticket is fully charged, then the cancelation is not 100% free of charge. The cancelation fee costs 10% of the card ticket and 90% of the ticket amount will be returned to the customer's card. This cancelation is possible to do any time from the moment of booking up to 3 days before departure.
For a cancellation occurring from 3 to 0 days before the start of using the reserved service, MH Travel charges 100% of the total price of the tour ticket booked.
3. AGENCY’S OBLIGATIONS
The Agency is responsible for the transportation services and selection of the service providers and is concerned about the rights and interests of the client following good tourism practices. The Agency is responsible for ensuring that the client receives all the services he/she has booked and is therefore liable to the client for a possible non-provision of the services or a part of the services the client paid for. The Agency is not responsible if the non-provision of the service is due to a case of force majeure in the client's country or in the country where the service is to be provided (war, riots, strikes, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, official authority interventions, etc.). The Agency has the right to cancel the tour in the case of unpredictable situations, that cannot be controlled by an agency (earthquakes, floods, closing borders, etc). In that case, the Agency will refund the full amount of the transfer tickets to the guests.
Every tour has to have a minimum number of passengers (10 in total) to be organized. The agency charges booking amounts for transfers, tours, and activities ONLY after the minimum number of passengers is reached and the transfer, tour, or activity is confirmed by e-mail.
The Agency has the right to cancel transfer, tour, and activity up to 720 minutes (12 hours) before departure if the minimum of participants is not reached.
Cancellation by the Agency is free of charge.
4. CLIENT’S OBLIGATIONS
The clients are under obligation to possess valid travel documents. The costs of loss of these documents are borne by the client. The client needs to check whether he/she needs a visa to enter Montenegro or transit countries. The Agency cannot provide the service of obtaining a visa for the client and reserves the right to keep the amount paid for the transfer if the client cannot enter Montenegro because the necessary documents were not obtained by the client.
The client should notify the Agency by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. of all the relevant facts that can affect the client's presence at the reserved transfer, tour, excursion, or activity (e.g. allergies and illness of the client, physical disability of the client, coming by vehicle, special diet conditions, and extra luggage).
5. TRAVEL INSURANCE The cost of the trip does not include the travel insurance 'package': insurance against accidents and illnesses that may occur during the trip, damage or loss of luggage, or voluntary health insurance. When confirming the reservation online, the Traveler has to accept these General Terms and Conditions by selecting a payment method and completing the reservation confirmation process. The same applies to reservations confirmed and completed via e-mail. Should the Traveler request additional insurance, arrangements can be made directly with the insurance company or at MH Travel itself wherein the Agency acts only as a mediator.
6. COMPLAINS The client reserves the right to complain in case of any incorrect photographs and information published on the site. The client is not entitled to complain about any other grounds, including bad weather conditions, traffic jams, or any other similar situation or event that may cause the client's dissatisfaction and is not to the quality of the reserved transfer service. Any justified complaint about deficiencies will be resolved on the spot. If the service provider is not able to resolve the reported deficiencies, and the Agency cannot propose any alternative transfer/shuttle, the client will get a full refund of the amount paid.
7. ARBITRATION If the guest is not satisfied with the solution offered by the agency he/she has a right to take the issue to the court jurisdiction of Podgorica.
8. NOTICE By making the advance payment or paying the entire arrangement amount the guest accepts these general terms and conditions.
PHOTO GALLERY
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Skanderbeg Square in Tirana
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Skanderbeg Square
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Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard panorama
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Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tirana
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Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard
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Pyramid of Tirana
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Hotel Plaza in Tirana
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Rogner Hotel Tirana
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Skanderbeg statue
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Parku Rinia - Youth Park - Taiwan Park
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Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral
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Artificial Lake Park in Tirana
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100 Years Independence Memorial
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Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard
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Ministry of Agriculture
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Woodrow Wilson statue in Tirana
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Parku Rinia - Youth Park - Taiwan Park
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Lana River
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Postbllok - Checkpoint
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Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tirana
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Ministry of Tourism and Environment in Tirana
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Forever Green Tower
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National History Museum in Tirana
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Mother Teresa Square
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Et'hem Bej Mosque in Skanderbeg Square
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Ministry of Finance in Tirana
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100 Years Independence Memorial
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Grand Park of Tirana
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Myslym Shyri Street
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Friendship Monument in Tirana
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Bunk'Art 2 at Skanderbeg Square
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State government office
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Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral
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Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tirana
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Opera & Ballet Theatre
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Toptani shopping mall in Tirana
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Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard
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Ibrahim Rugova Street
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Polytechnic University of Tirana
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Pallati Kuq (Red Palace)
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Installation statue
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Ministry of Tourism and Environment in Tirana
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Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana
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National History Museum in Tirana
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Ministry of Agriculture in Tirana
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Sky Tower in Tirana
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Instituti i Historisë / Institute of History
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Albanian flag
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SCHEDULE FOR ALL TOURS IN 2024
SCHEDULE FOR ALL SHARED TOURS IN 2024
Albania tour (Shkodra & Kruje) ...from the 1st of April to the 1st of November (every Wednesday, and Saturday)...except August
Albania tour (Tirana) ...from the 1st of April to the 1st of November (every Wednesday, and Friday)...except August
NOTE:PRIVATE TOURS CAN GO EVERY DAY IF THERE IS AVAILABILITY
For more info about the tours and booking, contact us by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tirana is the last secret in Europe with its local charm and local retailers that take you back to a time when cities were slower and not so generic. The people of Tirana are pleasant, and hospitable, and will help you if you have any questions. Apart from Albanian, most people speak Italian well and then English.
