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Butrint, Blue Eye, Ksamil and Lekuresi Castle Tour From Saranda
Badge of ExcellenceSaranda, Albania
- 6 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Sarande sits at the end of the Albanian Riviera and is surrounded by several significant points of interest. Discover several landmarks in just a few hours on this private tour to Butrint National Park, the village of Ksamil, the Blue Eye water spring, and Lekuresi Castle. As you explore, your guide provides information on the history and culture of Albania for a well-rounded experience.
- Visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site—Butrint
- Stay connected between stops with onboard Wi-Fi
- Choose from several tour times to suit your schedule
- A private tour means a personalized experience
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Private transportation
- WiFi on board
- Personal Expenses
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Meeting point
- Rruga Mitat Hoxha 152, Sarandë, Albania
Our office is located at Saranda Port
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Pickup details
We can pick you up in Saranda City Center. We can also provide hotel pickup and drop-off. We can also pick you up at Saranda port if you are visiting the town on a cruise ship as our office is just next to the port ,or you are a daily visitor entering the town from a seaway like from Corfu from example. *For solo travelers there is an extra charge.
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infant seats available
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Operated by Joel Travel
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Reviews
4.5
65 reviews
Steven_S, May 2024
The guide and driver were so helpful and caring. I recommend this tour for everyone. There is just so much to see. Albania is so cheap and has great mountains and scenery
Joe_G, Apr 2024
The locations on this tour are 5 star! Butrint, Ksamil and the Blue Eye are beautiful. The reason my score is not 5 star is that this is not a well organised tour. I think they need to make a few things clearer on the listing. 1. This is not a ‘guided’ tour, our driver did not offer any additional information about the locations or Albania in general. 2. Entry to Butrint is 1000 lek or 10 euro (cash, no card) and entry to the Blue Eye is not free as stated, it is 50 lek per person so make sure you have some cash! Our driver rushed us around Butrint and became impatient when we tried to read all the information boards. He said we would have an hour at Ksamil but we only stayed 30/40 mins. And also note this tour is much better when the weather is sunny, something you may not be able to control. On the positive side, Butrint is a fascinating ancient city with some impressive ruins, Ksamil has some of the nicest beaches I’ve ever seen and the Blue Eye is an amazing sight!
Heriberto_S, Nov 2023
Albania is just absolutely beautiful. I loved every place we went. My favorite was the Blue Eye. Absolutely magnificent. Really blue with cristal clear waters. Our vote was late to arrived to port and then we had to wait forever to get in a te ser boat. Elvis our tour guide was magnificent. Very knowledgeable, friendly and funny. Particularly, he was very attentive and considerate to my 77 year old mom who cannot walk very well. He help us get a car to go see the Blue Eye. We really had such a wonderful time in Albania with Elvis. I really recommend this tour. Fantastic. Thank you Elvis!
Lorrie_M, Nov 2023
Marjela was an excellent guide! Several of us were unable to walk the distance to the blue eye and she arranged to drive us to the location. Everywhere we went was very beautiful and very interesting, we had a great tour.! We even went to lunch at a very good restaurant Marjela recommended when we asked her to do so. We had a lovely day!
Kimberly_E, Oct 2023
I was so excited to go on this tour and fortunately another person booked so we were able to go as there is a two person minimum. Elvis was our guide/driver for this tour and he the experience absolutely memorable. As a local resident, his knowledge of the area is such that he can explain the history as well share lifetime experiences. I would highly recommend this tour.
Bindi_D, Sep 2023
It was amazing. The driver was very friendly. We were a bit late so we couldn't do the first one but we did the three which was blue eye, butrint national park and kshmil beach. They were all beautiful places.
Robert_Z, Sep 2023
The day before our tour for the 6 adults in our family we were asked to make it a tour for 12. We declined saying we requested and paid for a private tour. We were met at the dock by a pleasant and friendly young man. He answered any questions we had but offered no extra information. He was a driver, not a guide. He took us first to the castle, then to Blue Eye. By the time we got to Butrint there were police in the parking lot turning all visitors away saying that the park was full so we had to turn around and drive away. Our driver had been extolling the food at the Mussel House so we agreed that he should just take us there and we would have to give up seeing Butrint because there was no way to know when or if we would be allowed entry and where we could go to wait. The food at Mussel House was good and we enjoyed it but it was not Butrint. He told us he wished we could have seen the park because it was so beautiful but we knew that with the distance to the park and the traffic, it wouldn't be possible. When we were back on the ship we talked to many people who had taken private tours or taxi tours and they all said that their drivers and/or guides took them first to Butrint, then to Blue Eye and stopped at the castle last. Obviously, having never been to this area before we didn't know to request that. We always count on our guides to plan our day. We were very disappointed and wondered if Viator didn't have enough guides and that's why they wanted to turn our private tour into a group of 12 so we got just a driver and not a guide. We have used Viator many times and had good results but, again, we were very disappointed. I marked earlier in the survey that this was a good tour and I recommend the advertised itinerary as a good choice to make but, in this case, I do not recommend Viator as the company with which to book your tour.
Richelle_H, Sep 2023
The guide/driver barely spoke English and did not provide any information on Albania nor the sites visited. The description says you can request more time in Ksamil for swimming, but the driver said it was not possible. There was also no stop at the Synagogue Complex. The sites visited were nice. The price is expensive for basically just getting transport between the sites, since no real guide.
Avery_B, Aug 2023
The sites are amazing. A great day trip when in Saranda! You could spend hours in Butrint, it was an amazing site. The blue eye was fantastic! Our tour was small and that was perfect for us. The guide was very accommodating.
Olga_G, Aug 2023
Kendra was amazing! She told us a lot about the history off the places we've been to.
Remember that it's a small group tour, not private tour.
If you want to go on to the Park it's a 10€ fee, i though it was worthed.
Didn't stop at Ksamil but went to another beach less crowded
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