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Day Tip to Albania from Ohrid
Excursions & day trips
Ohrid, Macedonia
4.2/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
,
Dutch
Mobile voucher accepted
Validity: P0D
Do this because
Try homemade products in the local Albanian market
Tackle all highlights around the lake of Ohrid in one day
Enjoy the astonishing view of the Roman basilica over the lake
What to expect
Why not visit an extra country during your holiday? Until not so long ago, it was impossible to visit Albania because of a strict communistic regime. It was even called the “North Korea” of Europe. However, nowadays, the country is liberated, and you'll have the opportunity to see the differences between the neighbours, North Macedonia and Albania. So, hop on, and trace the visible remains of the dictatorship that ruled Albania.While making a whole lap around Lake Ohrid, be aware of how the colors of the water change. By bus or minivan, you'll be brought to the city of Pogradec, where you'll start with a coffee break. From here on, you'll visit the local marketplace, the town park, the boulevard, and statues. While walking, your guide will provide cultural explanations of the differences between Macedonian and Albanian cultures.Afterwards, you'll further travel into Albania and visit Lin to experience the true Albanian local way of living. Active yourself with a short walk in this ancient village and take the (optional) opportunity to walk to the ancient Roman basilica and enjoy the astonishing view around it. On the way back to Ohrid, the tour stops at the bunkers of Enver Hoxha, where you can take memorable pictures.
What's included
Guided tour
Transportation in air-conditioned coach
Pickup and drop-off from designated areas
What's not included
Food and drinks
What to remember
Know in advance:
Please note that on Tuesdays the tour will be held in Dutch, while the other days are provided with an English-speaking guide
Please provide your pickup address at checkout and contact the local operator after booking to confirm the pickup place and time
Remember to bring:
Sunscreen and enough drinking water during warm weather
You'll need to present a valid ID or your passport
Please wear comfortable shoes
Provider
KTM Voyage
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Where
Meeting point:
Pickup is included for accommodations in or between Pestani or Ohrid. You'll be picked up at your accommodation or a given pickup point close to it.
Reviews
great
4.2/5
Based on
65 reviews from verified customers
A
A Lishman
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 45 years old
Great
Perhaps thought the initial stop for a coffee was too long, would perhaps have preferred to source our own cafe/coffee stop
A
Anne Whitham
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 49 years old
Excellent
Less time in the large town but more time in the old town and rural area. It would have been nice to see it all but felt a little rushed. The inclusive meal and the guide were excellent! He was informative and knowledgeable.
G
Gill
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Great
Not a great deal to see. The city was just a city that looked run down. The old rural village was as to be expected The guide was good at filling in the historical aspects. The food was very nice. We are glad we went just for a look round but we wouldn't go twice.
C
C. Akkermans
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 39 years old
Excellent
Veel interessante informatie verteld door de gidsen over de geschiedenis en cultuur van Albanië, waardoor je in combinatie met de bezichtiging een goed en mooi beeld krijgt van het land.
T
Tony
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 32 years old
Great
I thought it was a great package. The first stop for coffee in the hotel was really nice. The market was a little underwhelming in terms of purchases but it was interesting to see. Lunch was first rate and the journey was really interesting. Much better value than the TUI boat trip to St Nuam.
S
S.
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 27 years old
Excellent
De gids was erg goed. Veel kennis van de omgeving en vertelde hier enthousiast over. Leuke delen van Albanië rondom het meer gezien.
M
Maria
August 2024
From Netherlands
Traveled as
With family
- 33 years old
Average
Jammer dat we zo weinig van Albanië gezien hebben. Meer verplichte terrasjes gezien dan de omgeving. Weinig vrije tijd.
G
Gert
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 49 years old
Excellent
Leuke trip om te doen als je in Macedonië bent, je wordt opgehaald en weer terug gebracht van je vakantie **********. Reisleidster die ons begeleide, vertelde ons heel veel informatie over het land en de bezichtigingen. Albanië gaf ons als stel een goede algemene positieve indruk, afgezien daarvan dat wij natuurlijk alleen maar een rondje om het Ohrid meer hebben gemaakt.
D
Dean
August 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Great
Good organisation and meal
S
Stephen
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 28 years old
Excellent
W
Watson L
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 37 years old
Excellent
We enjoyed this trip very much and the lunch provided was lovely. Albania is an interesting country,
T
Tom Smith
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 14 years old
Great
Very good day. In a beautiful place
S
Sam
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 36 years old
Great
Having booked through the APP the collection time and location were incorrect. This was something we checked ourselves with the tour operator for confirmation. Air conditioning on the coach wasn't the best. At the first stop in Pogradec the generally feeling was that some people would have been happier to be told a time to be back at the coach and allowed the wonder the town in their own time rather than be guided into a hotel for a coffee.
B
Bigbird
July 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Excellent
Great trip with enough time at each stop. Our guide was fantastic, very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour.
L
Lucyanne Thomas
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 35 years old
Excellent
Our guide was very informative and friendly, the driver was excellent on the winding roads and the trip was interesting, enjoyable and included a delicious lunch. Highly recommend
J
Jane
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 36 years old
Excellent
S
Sandra
July 2024
From Belgium
Traveled as
As a couple
- 25 years old
Average
Albanië is oud en mooi. Jammer genoeg werd er door de gids weinig getoond. In de bus werd er wat verteld over de geschiedenis. Bij de eerste stop werden we een lange straat doorgeleid, er werd kort wat verteld, op het eind van de straat waren we vrij. We hebben zelf een amfitheater, rozentuin met beelden ontdekt. De maaltijd: vis was lekker, kip viel tegen, vlees ok. In het laatste oude stadje moesten we ook zelf alles ontdekken zoals een oud klooster op de berg.
A
Anonymous
July 2024
From United Kingdom
Excellent
W
Wanderlust
July 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 37 years old
Average
This was a rather disappointing experience. The majority of the time spent on a coach with lengthy wait at passport control. The market experience was a waste of time where only cheap fake clothes and white goods were sold. The lunch , coffee stop and village of Lin were good but other than a coach trip around the Lake it didn't really sell Albania which looked stunning in places we didn't stop.
C
Chris
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 24 years old
Excellent
You get a drive all around the lake with information provided by a guide. Visited both a city centre with a market like you'd find anywhere in modern Europe & small pretty village, as well as a tasty three course meal. Tour staff professional & engaging. Some waiting at border control due to traffic, obviously beyond tour control. Take a book! Great scenery on the drive & worth it to me to say I have been to authentic 21st century Albania. If you want old fashioned, this tour won't help much.
M
Michelle D
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Great
The trip was very good, the guide was excellent. It was great to visit Albania and clearly see that it’s going to be an up and coming tourist destination in the future. It sits on a beautiful lake and they have made the most of the pebbly beach providing sun beds and some eateries available. It took a while to get back through passport control on our way back but that is beyond TUI’s control. One person didn’t bring their passport and had to leave the trip at the border!
P
Pudsey
July 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Great
Really enjoyed the trip, which was interesting and informative. The lunch was excellent. We booked via the app, which gave the wrong time and pick up location, so double check!
L
Lynne R
July 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Great
We enjoyed the tour but felt quite a bit of time was wasted. First stop was a coffee stop which lasted an hour. We hung around waiting for everyone as we thought there would be a guided tour of the area. Instead we were pointed in the direction of a market which we could have found if the guide had advised direction when we arrived. Second stop was for lunch, food and service was great but again took over an hour. Enjoyed last visit to traditional village finally learnt a little of the culture.
A
AllyM
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 43 years old
Excellent
it was a full day 8hrs the guide was very knowledgeable and made the day enjoyable. the food at the lunch stop was delicious and good service. my only gripe would be the collecting from other hotels took 1 hour and people were late arriving and guide had to chase them up.
S
Sean
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 24 years old
Average
Very limited to no air con on the bus - ridiculous! Good driver and friendly guides. No fault of anyone but the excursion had very little to offer apart from a drive around the lake. No 'attractions' as such. Lunch basic but fine considering price paid. Everything went according to time. Glad I went as ticked it off the list, but overall would not recommend as was rather an anti climatic day out.
K
Kenny
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 56 years old
Average
Not much info from the guides. We're not told it was a long "march" to the bazaar and was not worth it. Lim was also a disappointment.
L
Lynn
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Great
everything went well no complaints
T
Tracy
June 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 34 years old
Great
A little more time in Pogradec, 1:5hrs wasn’t enough to explore. We could have spent less time at the little village and bunkers
H
Helen Bulman
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 42 years old
Average
It was a long wait at Border crossings - appreciate that’s out of TUIs hands. First stop was a bunker. Next stop at “bazaar” which was just stalls with fake goods - nothing traditional or vaguely interesting. Lunch was nice enough. Last stop at Linn a bit rushed and not much info given on history. A bit of a waste of a day really.
V
Val
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 42 years old
Great
Coffee stop at hotel good and food at lunch stop excellant although service was very slow We stopped at Struga on way back which was lovely addition we weren’t expecting to trip Not at lot at lin but we walked to top to get the views
L
LizzieAnn
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 57 years old
Great
We were told wrong meeting time but our rep corrected this
M
Monty
September 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Great
Good lunch. Would have liked to see a little more of Albanian culture. Overall, a good day out .
N
Nick
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
Excellent
C
Coosje
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 51 years old
Average
Ik had gehoopt op een authentiek Albanie te zien. Waar we stopten en uitstapten vond ik niet interessant.
B
Bennie
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 48 years old
Excellent
Eigenlijk alles goed
H
Helen
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Great
The tour guide was excellent and taught us so much about the history of Albania. He took great care of our group. The driver was also great and drove safely and carefully. The 3 course lunch was tasty and filling. It would have been nice to find some traditional gifts/crafts in the market.
P
Philip
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 51 years old
Excellent
Good accommodation close to the centre and all amenities. Nice breakfast with two hot choices daily. Close to bank to change money (euros). Ochrid is a beautiful place to stay. We made several trips organised via Tui. Very smooth and all the guides were knowledgeable and gave lots of background information.
N
Nique
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 38 years old
Great
Vrij lang in de bus, en nogal gehaaste dag. Half uurtje hier, een race door het centrum, half uurtje in een dorp. Je bent meer aan het opletten of je al weer terug moet, dan dat je wat ziet. Hele leuke gids trouwens, de man zelf kon niets doen aan het strakke programma.
S
S Williams
August 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
Great
L
L.Dallimer
August 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Average
Tour was just a little to rushed,in the two stops we had only 1/2 hour free time
M
Marion
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Great
Leuke en verrassende dingen gezien, prima lunch, leuke gids . Was wel leuk geweest als de bus een enkele keer was gestopt om een mooie foto te maken.
J
Jess
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 21 years old
Excellent
The tour guide was fantastic and full of knowledge. The meal was lovely. We struggled to spend euro/denar the shops wanted Albania Lek,if we had known how difficult it would be to make a purchase we would have exchanged before hand
R
Rob
August 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 29 years old
Great
Overall it was a great trip. I was annoying that the date was changed from what we had originally booked through the website though.
S
Sibs
August 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
An interesting day. Knowledgable and friendly guide with a great driver who got us through the border without waiting in the long queue! Comfortable bus. Time to do what we wanted. Enough comfort stops. A three course lunch included in the cost making it excellent value. Highly recommended.
L
ljdunn
August 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 36 years old
Great
Our guide was fantastic, very knowledgeable and friendly. Pogradec was an nice town to visit, and having some time to have a look at the market was good fun. The lunch was great - the Ohrid Trout was delicious, and it was great that there was alternative choices of chicken/beef for those that didn't eat fish - my daughter loved the beef. Albanian wine was delicious but pricey! Visiting Lin was lovely - a lvery different view of Albania.
R
Rebecca
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 26 years old
Average
My husband was very keen to do this trip as he thought Albania would be so different to North Macedonia. But the bits we saw were really very similar. It’s obviously great for Albania that it’s reconstructing and developing a tourist industry. But this tour spent most of our time sitting in a lakeside hotel which could have been anywhere, then ages sitting indoors having an admittedly nice lunch. Then ages at a border crossing. Communication re pick-up etc terrible, no response when I messaged.
K
Krijntje
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 15 years old
Great
Z
Ziah
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Great
The guide was very warm and welcoming, he came across very knowledgeable and open to questions. There was a mix up with the original day that I booked as apparently this was Dutch speaking only not English as advertised on the online booking, fortunately we were able to be on the English speaking tour for another day. There was a reluctance to pick us up from our accommodation as advertised on booking but this was sorted by the night before and all went well ??
E
EG
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 18 years old
Excellent
Guide knowledge excellent. Food at restaurant was amazing. Nice to see Albania and its history.
N
Neil
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 51 years old
Excellent
We had the best lunch of our holiday. Two of us really enjoyed fish, which was better in Albania. We also enjoyed the visit to the village of Li. It would be better to have more time and visit the ruins of the basilica on the hill there. After a short guided tour of Pogradec, we had plenty of free time to explore for ourselves and there was lots of local character and plenty interesting monuments and buildings to see. An on line booking error over dates had to be fixed by the resort TUI rep.
R
Rover
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Average
It was good to cross the border for a look but too much time was spent in cafes/restaurants & I felt the guide, although charming, could have provided a lot more information. I am not difficult to please but the guiding was lightweight. We also made the booking online prior to departure and in fact it was not running on that day. It was only the local guide Vesna who was able to put us on a tour that was actually operating. Your central operation is not joined up with the local. Slack!
S
Steve G
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 48 years old
Great
At the final stop at the Lin Peninsula the guide could have been clearer re timescales to walk to the viewpoint and may have been better leading the group up
C
CAZ
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Great
the trip its self was ok,the tour guide was good,gave lots of information.too hot on the coach and the food wasnt great,
E
Eva
July 2023
From Netherlands
Traveled as
With family
- 30 years old
Great
Alles was super goed geregeld. Luxe bus met airco, goede reisleider. Hele leuke dag gehad!
T
tony ,
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Great
Very informative guide , good experience to visit somewhere like Albania .
M
M de Jonge
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 33 years old
Average
De trip viel ons erg tegen omdat we- in ons optiek- niets bijzonders hebben gezien. Wellicht is een excursie aanbieden naar Tirana een stuk interessanter. Dit hebben wij ervaren als “ een rondje rond het meer rijden “ . Veel geld voor weinig bijzonders.
S
Shari
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Great
De excursies waren heel leuk, we hadden een heel leuke reisleider die je antwoord gaf op al je vragen waar je mee kon lachen. De mensen waren vriendelijk. Alleen in restaurants was de bediening niet zo aardig en vlot
L
Langenbach
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 4 years old
Great
De vrije tijd en goede communicatie was fijn.
R
Ron.
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 60 years old
Average
Enjoyed the trip overall a nice lunch, we did not like the time it took to cross over the border, also the guide was very informative, he let his self down by walking away from the bus when we stopped anywhere instead of making sure everyone got off the bus safely.
J
Jan
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Great
We really enjoyed the trip, it was mostly well organised but some issues with timings in the first town we visited leading to some confusion. Mainly due to poor communication
B
Brigitte van Loon
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Great
Hele goede gids
I
Ian
June 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 45 years old
Great
The actual tour and guide were brilliant but the connotations really need to get their ********** together on a customer service point of view. On arrival in Ohrid we were informed the Monday trup was not running. Our only option was Saturday, the day after we had booked Skopje which was a ********** long day. The company refused a refund or exchange. We were ********** knackered. Not impressed with them at all ??????
D
David Chappell
June 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 59 years old
Great
We enjoyed overall experience ??. The information we were given gave us an insight, of the country and how they are trying to improve.
S
SNorth
June 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Excellent
Good tour and guide
D
De Jager
May 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 33 years old
Excellent
Afwisselend arm en rijk
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