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Small & Traditional

15 Days From £3,395pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Visit parts of Europe not yet on the tourist map
■ Comprehensive tour to all parts of Albania
■ Mix of rail travel, culture and history
■ The amazing railway from Podgorica to Belgrade
■ Three capital cities balanced by some of the remotest
Rural Life in Albania © Ramona Cazacu ■ Koman ferry through the mountains
scenery in Europe

SELECTED HOTELS
Tirana
Lot Hotel
Voskopojë Vila Falo
Permet Hotel Vila Permet
Sarandë Hotel Oazis
Berat Hotel Mangalemi
Shkodër Hotel Tradita
Valbonë Margjeka Hotel
Podgorica Hotel Evropa
Belgrade Majestic Hotel
Please note - hotels can be subject to change
Koman Ferry, Albania © Andrew Marshall Vila Falo Voskopoje © Alan Heywood PRICE INCLUDES

■ Flights in Economy Class by scheduled airline
■ Rail and ferry travel as specified
■ Other travel by private mini-coach
■ Accommodation in good quality hotels or guest
houses with en suite facilities
Day 7 - Berat Day 11 - Return to Shkodër ■ All breakfasts and 12 evening meals
Heading into the mountains of Central Albania, our Heading back down the valley, we arrive at the town ■ Entrance fees
next overnight stay is in Berat, a small UNESCO of Bajram Curri (named after a 19th Century local ■ Airport and other transfers
Heritage town on the Osum River known for hero who played a big part in Albania’s struggle for ■ Services of a tour leader from London and throughout
its white Ottoman houses and castle housing an independence). From here we cross into Kosovo and the tour plus local professional Albanian guide
ethnographic museum and reconstructed medieval pause briefly in Prizren with its citadel high above the
bazaar. town. Returning to Albania, we overnight in Shkodër. Price per person:
Escorted holiday £3,395
Day 8 - North to Shkodër Day 12 - Montenegro Single room supplement £475
Our exploration of the northern half of Albania A morning transfer brings us to Podgorica, capital Deposit for this holiday £300
starts with a drive to Shkodër, the largest city in the of Montenegro for a short sightseeing tour. The
north west of the country and, once again, a place of afternoon is free and those who wish could take the
rich history dating back to the Bronze Age. We have opportunity to ride either the main rail line to the
a 2-night stay here. coast at Bar or the branch to Niksic. A blog of the research trip for this holiday is included on
our website at www.ffestiniogtravel.com
Day 9 - Mes Bridge & Shiroka Day 13 - Montenegro’s Scenic Main Line
A full day’s sightseeing starting with the famous Mes The main railway line from here to Belgrade in
Bridge, an 18th Century stone viaduct over the Kir Serbia is justifiably famous as one of the most scenic
River, once part of an important trade route linking in Europe. For the first 80 miles, the line climbs high
Shkodër with Constantinople. We then continue to above the valley and there are wonderful views of
the lakeside fishing village of Shiroka. the surrounding mountains.
Day 10 - The Koman Ferry Day 14 - Belgrade
We drive into the Albanian Alps, the wildest and Free day in Serbia’s capital city. Our hotel is within
remotest region in the whole country. Highlight is a an easy walk of the main sights including the fortress
2 hour trip on a ferry linking the dam at Koman with and Kalemegdan Park.
the small village of Fierza. The lake was created in
the 80s by flooding the valley of the River Drin and Day 15 - Home Again
is now one of a series of important hydro-electric Mid-morning flight to London arriving at lunchtime.
schemes. In Fierza we rejoin our bus to reach our
final destination of Valbonë. Here we are surrounded Due to the limited number of rooms in the rural
by snow covered peaks, beautiful but rarely visited. accommodation, this tour will be limited to 15 persons.
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