Albania - N. Macedonia - Kosovo tour 6 Days / 5 Nights

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OVERVIEW

Join us on this trip of 6 days and 5 nights where the highlights Albania, N.Macedonia and Kosovo will be seen. Amazing and fun trip full of rich history,nature, culture and delicious food.

DAY 1   

Destination: Flight to Tirana Airport
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner 
Accommodation in Durres: 4* Hotel

Welcome to Albania! At the airport in Tirana look for DMC Balkans Travel & Events sign.

After meeting with our guide and gathering all the information about the tour, start with Tirana city tour.We start to explore the capital city Tirana known for its colorful Ottoman-, Fascist- and Sovietera architecture. Take a walk along the main boulevard where are found the buildings of Tirana Main University, Presidential Palace, Pyramid building etc. Walk also through the Blloku district. Next approach to the main square of the city, named after our National Hero “Skanderbeg”. Visit the National History museum, E`them Bey Mosque, Clock tower etc. Another interesting experience can be in the Bunk`art 2, a structure that was converted only recently from a nuclear Bunker to a museum describing the communist period in Tirana. Lunch in a local restaurant and drive to Durres. 

Check-in hotel, dinner and overnight.


DAY 2 

Destination: Durres-Ohrid
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 
Accommodation in Ohrid: 4* Hotel

After breakfast at the hotel we drive to Ohrid. Prepare to discover Ohrid-The Balkan Pearl and the most seductive city in Macedonia!
Upon arrival in Ohrid, lunch in a local restaurant and start with Ohrid city tour. Ohrid city tour includes sightseeing of the following sights: walking through the old town, Upper Gate, Fortress of Samoil, Ancient Theatre, church of saint Sophia, st. Jovan Kaneo and more historic monasteries, Church of Saints Clement and Panteleimon, pearl Shop, Old Bazaar of Ohrid, Ali Pasha Mosque, Ohrid Square, Old Chinar Tree.

Check-in, dinner and overnight.

DAY 3 

Destination: Ohrid-Saint Naum-Ohrid
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 
Accommodation in Ohrid: 4* Hotel

Today we will spend all the day in Ohrid. After breakfast in the hotel we will proceed to St.Naum Monastery the springs from Black Drim river! Optional boat tour. Lunch in a local restaurant and spend the rest of the day for free activities on your own.

Check-in, dinner and overnight.  



Day 4 

Destination: Ohrid-Skopje
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 
Accommodation in Skopje: 4* Hotel

After breakfast at hotel we continue to Skopje city. On the way to Skopje, first stop will be in Tetovo, 
where you can visit Multicolored Mosque. The mosque was originally built in 1438 and later rebuilt in 1833 by Abdurrahman Pasha. Upon arrival in capital of Macedonia walking tour of Skopje and visit Mother Theresa house, Old Railway station, Warrior on horse, and many of the monuments from the project Skopje 2014, famous Stone Bridge and part of the old bazaar, Kale Fortress, Mustafa Pasha mosque, Old Bazar, Lead Inn, Sulu Inn, Double Bath, Kapan Inn, Macedonia Street. Lunch in a local restaurant and free time. 

Check in, dinner and overnight.

    
DAY 5

Destination: Skopje-Prishtina
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 
Accommodation in Prishtina: 4* Hotel

 After breakfast at hotel we will continue to Prishtina. First, visit Monastery Gracanica, and then arrive in Pristina where you will start a tour of Pristina. Your first stop in will be the Kosova National Library, an example of modern architectural design. Then make your way to the open air archaeological park with artifacts from the Neolithic period and Kosova Museum built by Austrians for the Turkish army in 1898, which has an extensive collection of archaeological and ethnological artifacts including the Neolithic Goddess on a Throne terracotta. Head to Çarshi Mosque, the oldest building in Pristina constructed in the 15th-century by the Turkish Sultan Bajazit. Afterwards, head to the Academy Building, a 19th-century Ottoman konak style private houses. Visit the Fatih Mosque or Imperial Mosque built in 1461 under the Turkish Sultan Mehmed II Fatih and the  Great Hammam – bath complex built in 1470 graced with 15 domes with small holes to let light stream in. Make your way to the Ethnographic Museum. The Emin Gjiku Complex is a extremely well-preserved building from 18th-century and it’s the only original building left in old bazaar area. The tour will finish with a visit of Gazimestan Tower. Lunch in a local restaurant and free time.

Check in, dinner and overnight.



Day 6

Destination: Departure from Prishtina Airport
Meal plan: Breakfast
No accommodation 

We came to the end of this amazing adventure.
Following the breakfast, transfer to Belgrade Airport for your flight back home, bringing back wonderful memories and souvenirs from the Balkans.
It is time to count days until your next adventure with DMC BALKANS Travel & Events.