Balkans Multi-Country: Albania, Montenegro & North Macedonia

Private airport pickup. Check into your boutique hotel in the Blloku district. Evening free to explore Tirana’s café scene.

Transfer north (~1.5 hours) to Shkodër, one of Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited cities. Visit Rozafa Castle — the final stronghold of Illyrian King Gentius — with views across Lake Shkodra toward Montenegro. Walk the renovated pedestrian center.

Cross the border into Montenegro via Muriqani (~1.5 hours to Budva). Check into your hotel near Budva’s Venetian old town. Afternoon on the beach and an evening walk through the citadel walls.

Short transfer along the coast to Kotor (~40 minutes). Explore the UNESCO-listed Bay of Kotor — a fjord-like inlet ringed by mountains — and the Venetian old town. Optional cable car up to the Lovćen viewpoint for the classic bay panorama.

Scenic return drive through Montenegro and back across the border into Albania (~3.5 hours). Evening free in Tirana.

Transfer east through Elbasan and Librazhd to Korçë (~4 hours), Albania’s cultural capital. Afternoon exploring the Old Bazaar and the National Museum of Medieval Art.

Short transfer to Pogradec on the Albanian shore of Lake Ohrid (~1 hour). Visit the Drilon springs and stroll the lakeside promenade. Overnight with lake views.

Cross the border via Qafa e Thanë (~1 hour) into North Macedonia. Explore UNESCO-listed Ohrid — the Church of St. John at Kaneo perched over the lake, Samuel’s Fortress, and the old town’s cobblestone lanes.

Boat trip along Lake Ohrid to the 10th-century Sveti Naum Monastery near the Albanian border, one of the most photographed sites on the lake. Afternoon at leisure in Ohrid’s old town.

Transfer back to Tirana (~4 hours) for your departure flight, or fly out directly from Ohrid airport (seasonal, limited connections) — we confirm the best option once your flights are booked.