ALBANIA
The Albania Guide.
The 10 food & drink tours worth booking in Albania, with what each one involves, who runs it and what you will pay.
Cook Tirana classics with Chef Sindi: Lakror, Tave Kosi, and Sheqerpare, plus lunch, drinks, and easy conversation in a small group.
“Really nice experience! Sindi explained everything very good. The second course is usually with meat. Since I'm vegetarian, Sindi was able to show me a good vegetarian dish. We had a fun time!”
Small-group Tirana food walking tour with byrek, market tastings, olive oil, honey, seasonal produce, and a grape raki finish.
“Very nice tour with Markel, where we got to taste local specialities like byrek, olive oil, honey, walnuts and the delicious cookie ”amaretta”. Markel took us to local markets and told us the history of the different places. He was very passionate about Albanias history, studying to become a history teacher. We finished the tour…”
Tirana city sights plus classic Albanian food and drinks, with hotel pickup, a small group, and plenty of tastings.
“Excellent. Aron, our guide was terrific, very knowledgeable, and fun. He took us to several locations to introduce us to different Albanian foods. Enjoyed tasting all the different foods. GIt was like walking around the city with a friend. We had a great day. Highly recommend.”
Tirana cooking class with raki tasting: cook burek, pershesh chicken and sheqerpare, eat a full mezze spread, unlimited wine for 18+.
“We had a great evening here, met some great tourists. Really enjoyed making traditional Albanian food and hearing the history of their food and country from the chef. Would recommend!”
Sail from Ksamil to Butrint mussel farms, then eat fresh mussels with wine at a quiet lake-side restaurant on this small-group tour.
“We had an amazing experience on the mussels tour! Our guide was knowledgeable, and we got out to work de-bearding the mussels. The restaurant that we stopped at to make the mussels was family run, and each way to prepare the mussels was better than the other. As we were heading back, the sun was…”
Private vineyard wine tasting in Albania near Durres, with raki, appetizers, and a boat ride on the winery’s lake from Tirana/Durres.
“The driver picked us up from Tirana, but we waited for almost an hour because he blamed the traffic jam. I believe better planning could have avoided this delay. During the trip, he only talked about himself and his favorite cars instead of discussing the country and its history—or he could have simply been quiet.…”
Hands-on cooking in Berat’s Slow Food community: 4 traditional recipes, lunch included, English-led, and a taste of country life.
“The cooking class was a highlight of our trip to Albania. It was very authentic, a lot of fun and a lot of food ☀️🤗 We had an amazing chef 👩🍳and she was really good in including our kids. Our host Nazira was so kind and excellent in making the experience a blast for the…”
Wine tasting escape from Tirana to family vineyards. Small group, hotel pickup, cellar visit, 3 Albanian wines and snacks.
“Perfect guide and driver Excellent food and very good wines. Very quiet vineyard Stunning views of the valleyAuto-translated”
Tirana day trip to Krujë and Durrës with guided castle and ruins, Old Bazaar time, and lunch included for a great value.
“I enjoyed my day trip a lot to Kruje and Durres! Sightseeing, historical areas and great food. What made my journey a great one is the friendly tourist guide « Rando » he was able to answer all of my questions and went extra miles by showing more about both cities. Thank you for everything!”
Tirana communist history tour with Bunk’Art 1, Enver Hoxha sites, and street food stops, plus raki and lunch—small-group day.
“We learned a lot about the communist history of Albania and the food was excellent as well. This was a fantastic deal for the price.”
