4x4 Adventure: Albanian Countryside & Blue Eye National Park
Moderate Activity
Includes snack
Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.
WHAT YOU VISIT
4x4 Adventure: Albanian Countryside & Blue Eye National Park
Nature enthusiasts and photographers will relish the opportunity to hop into a 4x4 vehicle and explore Sarande's unspoiled environs. An experienced guide will provide a comprehensive briefing, ensuring you're equipped with all the necessary information for a safe and enjoyable trek. After you rev your engines, with an experienced Driver behind the wheel, you'll head to the famous Lekuresi Castle. Your ride continues to Blue Eye National Park, known for its very deep and cold natural freshwater springs including the "Blue Eye," a phenomenon Atlas Obscura called "breath-taking and mesmerizing." Enjoy free time to explore the park, a lush landscape of palm trees, wild ferns and tropical plants, as well as dense, mountainous forest vegetation of oaks and sycamores.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES
A stop at Lekuresi Castle offers commanding views sought after by photographers. Built in 1537 by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the castle's strategic hilltop location offered protection against the Venetians. Set 300 meters (984 feet) overlooking the town of town of Sarande, you have panoramic views of Corfu and Ksamil islands.
SNACKS
Refuel in the village of Karahaxh with two different kinds of cheese, traditional Albanian pie and two different kinds of local wine.
WHAT YOU SEE ALONG THE WAY
Your senses may go into overdrive as you drive through picturesque Muzine Pass, the old road that leads to the traditional villages of Delvina and Karahaxh.
Schedule
Special Notes
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes, bring Euros for purchases, hat, sunglasses, mosquito repellent. This tour includes moderate walking on different surfaces, including steps. Guests need to negotiate approximately 50 meters (164 feet) uphill from the parking place to the entrance at Lekuresi Hill. This tour is not suitable for guests with walking difficulties or using mobility devices. The 4x4 vehicles travel both off-road and on paved roads. Not recommended for pregnant women, heart conditions, guests with back problems. The minimum age to participate is 12.
Guests who suffer from motion sickness should consider this before booking and/or take appropriate medication.
The tour is not self-driven. The vehicles are driven by a professional, non-english speaking Driver. The Driver is always in contact with the english-speaking Guide assigned to the group. An english-speaking Guide follows the group and is present in one of the vehicles. Commentary will only be provided at stops by the English-speaking Guide.
The vehicles conditions and typology may vary according to the daily availability.
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Moderate Activity
Includes snack
Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.
WHAT YOU VISIT
4x4 Adventure: Albanian Countryside & Blue Eye National Park
Nature enthusiasts and photographers will relish the opportunity to hop into a 4x4 vehicle and explore Sarande's unspoiled environs. An experienced guide will provide a comprehensive briefing, ensuring you're equipped with all the necessary information for a safe and enjoyable trek. After you rev your engines, with an experienced Driver behind the wheel, you'll head to the famous Lekuresi Castle. Your ride continues to Blue Eye National Park, known for its very deep and cold natural freshwater springs including the "Blue Eye," a phenomenon Atlas Obscura called "breath-taking and mesmerizing." Enjoy free time to explore the park, a lush landscape of palm trees, wild ferns and tropical plants, as well as dense, mountainous forest vegetation of oaks and sycamores.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES
A stop at Lekuresi Castle offers commanding views sought after by photographers. Built in 1537 by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the castle's strategic hilltop location offered protection against the Venetians. Set 300 meters (984 feet) overlooking the town of town of Sarande, you have panoramic views of Corfu and Ksamil islands.
SNACKS
Refuel in the village of Karahaxh with two different kinds of cheese, traditional Albanian pie and two different kinds of local wine.
WHAT YOU SEE ALONG THE WAY
Your senses may go into overdrive as you drive through picturesque Muzine Pass, the old road that leads to the traditional villages of Delvina and Karahaxh.
Schedule
Special Notes
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes, bring Euros for purchases, hat, sunglasses, mosquito repellent. This tour includes moderate walking on different surfaces, including steps. Guests need to negotiate approximately 50 meters (164 feet) uphill from the parking place to the entrance at Lekuresi Hill. This tour is not suitable for guests with walking difficulties or using mobility devices. The 4x4 vehicles travel both off-road and on paved roads. Not recommended for pregnant women, heart conditions, guests with back problems. The minimum age to participate is 12.
Guests who suffer from motion sickness should consider this before booking and/or take appropriate medication.
The tour is not self-driven. The vehicles are driven by a professional, non-english speaking Driver. The Driver is always in contact with the english-speaking Guide assigned to the group. An english-speaking Guide follows the group and is present in one of the vehicles. Commentary will only be provided at stops by the English-speaking Guide.
The vehicles conditions and typology may vary according to the daily availability.