7 City Tours in Sarandë to Build a Day Around

1.The Stone City & Blue Eye- The monument of Nature.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 180 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $71Our pick

Explore Gjirokastër Castle, its Ottoman bazaar, Cold War tunnel, and Albania’s Blue Eye on a guided day trip from Saranda.

“This is a full day but an excellent way to get to know Southern Albania. Our guide Marisa was absolutely amazing, giving us loads of information on Albania and available to answer all our questions. Both Blue Eye and Gjirokaskra are great places to visit. Gjirokaskra was the highlight of our visit to Albania, fabulous town with plenty of time to explore and have a great lunch in one of the local restaurants. Clean, comfortable mini van and we were dropped off at our hotel on the way back to Saranda. Highly recommended.”

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2.Tour to Butrint Antic City/Blue Eye Spring/Lekursi Castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $87Top rated

Review of Saranda’s private tour to Butrint, Blue Eye, Lëkurësi Castle, and Ksamil, with honest tips on price, walking, and timing.

“Excellent guide and driver. Kind and attentive to pace of walking. Very sweet and thoughtful. Thank you.”

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3.Ancient City of Butrint, UNESCO World Heritage site – A Must

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $64

Review of the Butrint tour from Saranda, with guide quality, transport, costs, timing, site details, and practical booking advice.

“Our tour guide was amazing and gave us the best tour we could have wished for! Even the more critical ones in our group were mesmerised by his engaging storytelling - we really can’t recommend Gert enough! We had some trouble at our pick-up spot. First of all the office hadn’t received the tour we ordered the night before. We were supposed to go at 10:30, but ended up with being rebooked to 16:45. Because the guide had difficulties with locating our apartment, the tour first started at 17:30. Waiting was frustrating, especially since we only were in contact with the viator office, and not the guide directly. We were…”

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4.Visit The Ancient City of Butrint and the Beaches of Ksamil

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $77

Explore Butrint’s ancient ruins and Ksamil’s beaches from Saranda with hotel pickup, a guide, transport, and free cancellation.

“Bella visita con guida preparata e gioviale. Ksamil, spiaggia fantastica com acqua cristallina. Anche l'autista ha guidato bene, nonostante le curve temute”

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5.Visit the City of Gjirokastra

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $93

Review of Tea Tours’ Gjirokastra trip from Saranda, with castle visits, museums, transport, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.

“Gjitokaster is a true matvel and so rich in history from the narrow alleys to the statues to the castle. And the views are breathtaking. Albania is such an underappreciated country. Its still so natural in many places and the landscape is fantastic. Our driver Sula was great and our tourguide Dennis was very knowledgeable all along the way to Gjirokaster and when visiting the town.”

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6.Sunset Saranda and Night City Glow Kayak or Sup Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $30Best value

Paddle from Saranda’s Promenade Beach to Bistrica Beach for sunset, then return beneath the city lights on a kayak or SUP.

“It's a great activity to do and the team is super nice. You'll get a beautiful view of Saranda and the sunset while enjoying the sea and the breeze. At the meeting location, you can leave your belongings. They also provide you with a waterproof Read more”

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7.Saranda City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 1 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $30

Review of Saranda City Tour, a private 1 to 3-hour Albanian Riviera outing with pickup, local guides, and free cancellation.

“I have been in saranda for 2 mounths and we had a great time with leka tours guide to the best places in Saranda”

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