Holidays in Albania: the best resorts, beaches and entertainment

Prices for tours to Albania have risen significantly: thousands of European tourists have already appreciated the quality of holidays on the beaches of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas and are returning for the new swimming season. Which resorts offer the best deals on trips to Albania and what is there to do during a Balkan holiday?

What attracts tourists to the Albanian Riviera

For many years, the country was closed to foreign tourists, and tourist services have only begun to develop relatively recently. This turned out to be a real boon for tourists: well-known architectural firms were involved in the planning of the resorts, and the construction of infrastructure and hotels is being carried out in accordance with modern standards of comfort and safety. The ANEX Tour travel agency will help you choose and buy an inexpensive online tour to Albania for a beach holiday at the most popular resorts.

Tourism portals call Albania one of the most promising destinations for European tourism: two seas, crystal clear water, beaches for every taste, sea caves, mountain ranges, nature reserves, interesting historical and cultural sites.

Albania has become an inexpensive base for active travellers in southern Europe:

• it takes only an hour to travel by ferry from Saranda to the Greek resorts of Corfu (by ferry) and Igoumenitsa (by bus);
• it takes an hour to get from Pogradec to Ohrid (North Macedonia) by bus;
• it takes 2.5 hours to get from Durres to the Montenegrin resort of Ulcinj by bus;
• ferries depart regularly to Apulia, Italy: from Durres to Bari, from Saranda and Vlora to Brindisi.

The best Albanian resorts on the Adriatic Sea

Planes take tourists to Tirana International Airport. The nearest resort town is Durres. There are 15 km of sandy beaches with gentle entry into the water, with Golem and Ceret beaches at the top of the list. Notable sights include the Roman amphitheatre, the archaeological museum and the Venetian tower. AquaPark Albania Blue Magic Water is located on the way to Tirana. For lovers of hiking and water walks: Lake Skadar, the fabulously beautiful Drin River, the natural reserves of Valbona Valley, Nikaj-Mertur and Prokletije with the most beautiful waterfalls.

Popular tours to Albania with accommodation in hotels in Vlora, a resort on two seas. Pebble, stone and sandy beaches, a convenient promenade for walks. And also monasteries, castles, bunkers, wineries, an archaeological park, crabs and flamingos. The protected lagoon of Divjaka-Karavista has a large population of Dalmatian pelicans.

Albanian Riviera of the Ionian Sea

A long chain of resort towns from the festival resort of Durmici to the legendary Ksamil and the archaeological park of Butrint. Popular hotels near the beaches of Himara, Borsh, Lukovo, all-inclusive hotels south of the port of Saranda. The Albanian coast of the Ionian Sea has wild beaches, beach club complexes, and all-inclusive resorts with private beaches. 

In autumn, retreat tours to the white sand and deep blue waters of Ksamil Beach are popular. Near Dhermi, there are several beautiful canyons and hard-to-reach picturesque bays with caves and high cliffs. From the port of Saranda, tourists are taken by boat to swim in bays with sapphire and blue topaz coloured water. Not enough sea? Near Saranda, in the mountains, there is a natural pool called the Blue Eye, 50 metres deep. Atmospheric photos can be taken at the observation decks of natural parks and in the city of Gjirokastra with its Ottoman-style tower houses.

All-inclusive Albanian hotels with swimming pools and water parks or inexpensive hotels near restaurants, markets and supermarkets? A seaside holiday in Albania allows you to choose tours for any budget.