Kruje Tours and Trips

This was our first Explore and small group trip and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Tedi the leader was excellent, good company, well organised and knowledgeable. Our main driver was also great and the minibus was very comfortable. Roads much better than I expected. Trip is classed as full on but there is plenty of “downtime”. Accommodation is all comfortable and pleasant with a couple of very nice places. Trip is well thought out with a good mixture of landscape, archaeology and interesting places. We also had a lovely group! I would definitely recommend this trip and Explore to get a good overview of Albania.

Our tour leader, Besa, was excellent - knowledgeable, articulate, sensitive to occasional individual needs or preferences and with enough experience to run our itinerary with the flexibility that, for example, avoided the worst of Tirana's traffic, or the busiest period of the day at popular sites or the best time of day to see certain viewpoints. Our driver, Astrit, was extremely safe and patient, having held an Albanian driving license for many decades. High praise for both; a really well thought out trip taking in many highlights of a little known, but beautiful country, culture and people.

Interesting visit to Albania as it begins to gear up for tourism. Scenic drives through mountainous countryside, archaeological sites, some attractive towns and villages to visit, although the capital Tirana and coastal towns we visited suffer from too many high rise blocks and a surfeit of Communist era concrete. Fascinating and complex history to learn about. A different cuisine to try out - meat heavy and plentiful portions, although vegetarians are also well catered for. Service in restaurants needs improvement as different parts of our food order didn’t come together. Promotion of Albanian crafts and goods such as honey and olive oil needs improvement as there was very little in terms of souvenirs, postcards, guide books etc

This trip had everything, loads of history, museums, mountains, forests, thermal springs, farm hospitality, local crafts, pretty towns, coastal resorts all visited at a comfortable pace. A wonderful insight into a lesser known country, brought to us by our excellent guide, Tedi, who was so knowledgeable and interesting to listen to, but also great fun to travel with. Thank you Tedi and Explore.

Albania was just as I'd hoped, beautiful scenery, lovely people and great food. The trip was well organised thanks to an excellent, knowledgeable tour leader, Tedi, I can't rate him enough! Our driver, Fati, was an exceptional and safe driver. If I had to criticise anything, it was the trip to the coast, Durres, not quite as idyllic as I imagined it would be, not that we spent a long time there. Perhaps we did not go to the 'nice' part! Overall I would recommend Albania.

This was our first Explore trip but it won’t be our last. We were especially pleased with Irina our tour guide. She was extremely knowledgeable and happy to share with our group. If there was a problem she was there to help. The accommodation was very pleasant and provided hearty breakfasts to start off the day. Both my wife and I felt that the itinerary was well thought out and provided us with a comprehensive first look at Albania historically and today.