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Why you’ll love this…

Sail from Corfu over to Albania

Visit the Graeco-Roman site of Butrint

Free time in Saranda

What we expect

Albania is just a short boat ride from Corfu. This often-overlooked country was closed to outsiders for decades and it's only now really beginning to flex its tourist muscles. On this full day excursion, you'll visit the ruins of ancient Butrint, go for lunch and enjoy free time in Saranda.

The tour kicks off with a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Butrint. Everyone from the Greeks to Romans to Ottomans left their mark on this ancient town. Walking through its ruins is like leafing through the pages of a living history book. Highlights include the amphitheatre and...

✔Admission fees
✔Buffet
✔Boat transfer
✔Transport
✔Guide
✔Free time

What to remember

Port tax not included

If you make an online booking, contact your TUI Rep when you're in the resort

Your name and passport number, along with a specific procedure for minors is required by the port authorities, before the day of trip

Passport control is carried out both on your departure from Corfu port and on your return

Please make sure that you have your passport or ID – for EU countries – so that you're able to travel

Not suitable for wheelchairs

Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility

Bring a hat

Bring suitable footwear

Drinks not included

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Reviews

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Based on 115 reviews from verified customers

All ratings (115)

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Anonymous

October 2025

From United Kingdom

Excellent

Swanny

Traveled as As a couple - 54 years old

Great

The guide was fabulous. The tour was well-organised. More information for the return trip - really from the port staff would have been helpful. We were left without knowing which boat we would be on and when it would arrive. Coaches were great in Corfu and in Albania. The buffet was good.

Islay McMoray

Traveled as As a couple - 45 years old

From start to finish, the tour was excellent and value for money. Thank you to the driver who picked us up, the boat trip, the guides and bus driver in Albania. Our guide was extremely informative and made sure that our group was together at all times. The World Heritage site was a great place to visit and she told us its history every step of the way. Lunch was plentiful and tasty and the stop with free time in Sarande was excellent. What a beautiful place. It’s an excellent trip.

Peegee

Traveled as As a couple - 48 years old

Lunch was great. Guide was great. Roman ruins great. Transport back to Corfu by sea was very bad. Some kind of ancient landing craft. Only seats were on top with only rudimentary sun canopies for shelter. Boat went through a heavy rain storm, rough sea and torrential rain. Heavy rain blew under the canopies, no protection and no crew. People were panicking. Some tried going down to car deck but no seating there. Every passenger drenched to skin.

Hollie

September 2025

Traveled as As a couple - 8 years old

The guide was fantastic, had a great day. Transport was very well organised. Buffet lunch was pleasant. Long day but very interesting and glad we did it.

Enjoy life

Traveled as With family - 47 years old

Throughly enjoyed our day from pick up to Albania . Guides were very informative and driver of coach highly skilled in his job.Beautiful views lunch at a fantastic hotel and plenty of free time in Saranda . With cheap prices and seamless transfer back to Corfu .we would highly recommend this day trip.

Jenny

Traveled as With family - 41 years old

Once in Albania it was fab just the transport to and from wasn’t all it could be. It should be clearer where the pickup point is

Traveled as As a couple - 52 years old

TP

August 2025

Traveled as As a couple

LB

Average

We enjoyed the tour in the Albanian ruins, the guide was very informative. However, the ferry was 20 minutes late on the way back from Albania to Corfu.

Scott Perrin

Traveled as Alone - 30 years old

The whole day was value for money. Knowledgable tour guide. The sites visited were very good. The hotel lunch was decent. Would have preferred more time in the port of Saranda in the afternoon but this was curtailed by the bad morning traffic on leaving port to visit the sites. It was a long day (12.5 hours from hotel pick up to drop off) but a lot was packed into it. One of the best holiday excursions I’ve ever done.

Sim

Traveled as With family - 32 years old

JPTINCUP

Traveled as As a couple - 42 years old

Poor

The guide and all staff the operator were rude, abrupt, dismissive, disinterested and generally unhelpful. The UNESCO site was extremely dangerous with wooden steps that were collapsing, bits of loose masonry and thousands of trip/fall hazards with no barrier protection. The explanation of where we had to be and what we had to do at any given time was poor throughout the excursion. There was no free time to explore as advertised meaning we got no general impression of Albania at all.

Rob

Traveled as With family - 26 years old

The trip was well organised, the guide was very knowledgeable and we got a great taster of Alabania.

Traveled as With family - 12 years old

The guide was very knowledgeable and organised. The journey to Albania was lovely and the company gave very clear instructions in both ports which meant it was stress free. The variety of activities we fitted into a small time in Albania meant we saw a lot of things and got a real feel for the country.

GS

Lsmith

Traveled as As a couple - 36 years old

Thelewis’

Traveled as With family - 28 years old

Well organised- good value

Al Fresco

July 2025

Traveled as With friends

Excellent tour, knowledgeable and friendly guide (Marcy), wonderful buffet lunch. Well timed and smoothly organised apart from extended wait in hot bus on Corfu Town quayside on our return journey.

Dissatisfied

Traveled as Alone - 46 years old

Very little time spent at the interesting sites 15 minutes at 1 then just over an hour at another plus only 45 minutes at the last one. Most of the time spent on the coach and boat also meal at generic hotel instead of authentic restaurant. Guide seemed to rush us through everything on time to appreciate the history. Also not suitable for people with walk/ mobility issues

Mrs B

Traveled as As a couple - 47 years old

Trip to Albania was good value for money Would have liked more free time in the port town of Sarander. 30 minutes wasn’t enough for even a short look around. Trip to Butrint was very good but rough underfoot and not the best for those with walking difficulties. Although we were fine there were a few older and less able people on the trip who found it tough especially with the high temperatures

Joanne

A little confusion with the driver picking us up. He didn’t have a list of names of the people he was picking up. Corfu Port is a bit shambolic but seems to work. Guide in Albania very good. Could have done with more time at Butrint but a lot is covered in a day. I would recommend this trip.

Julie and Derrick

The ruins were very interesting, but spent a long time getting there due to their poor road system. We had good service at the small cafe, but absolutely no free time, as promised, to look around the town. If it had not been for the little market stalls on the port front, we would not have been able to get anything or any souvenirs at all. We had just 20 minutes before having to board the boat. Such a shame, as we were unable to enjoy or taste or experience any of their local culture.

Jo

Traveled as With family - 31 years old

Excellent trip, very well organised. Only issue I had was confirming the collection from the hotel. When I reached out to Tui I was told to check my ticket! The problem was the time was the same for all hotels so I didn’t believe it. It turned out to be more or less accurate. The excursion itself was fantastic.

Kerry Lewis

Traveled as As a couple - 25 years old

Albania is a beautiful country and it felt like a privilege to be able to pop over for the day from Corfu and see some of it. This trip is brilliant, physically quite demanding, but absolutely worth the money. The guide was really knowledgeable and friendly, the driver was incredible. The best thing we did was go to the top of the castle, the views from there are amazing.

pedro

Traveled as With family - 48 years old

Steve Armes

Traveled as With family - 35 years old

Visting place's in Albania, boat journey was good. Waiting for the boat in the sun fir an hour was horrendous, the boat staff were OK but did not take card payment for drinks, cash only.

Elizabeth Little

Traveled as As a couple - 57 years old

Very long journey to get to the port via many hotels. No information about the day, no guide until Albania. At port no clear instructions about where to find boat. Boat very basic. Lots of queuing and delays throughout the day. Guide in Albania was ok

June 2025

Traveled as With family - 25 years old

Trip description stated 8 hrs. We were gone over 13. We spent a total of 6hrs in Albania, the rest of the trip was spent travelling. (3hrs on the coach on the way back) Albania was great, however the trip description was misleading, travel was too long. I am quite disappointed in how this was organised. Pretty poor. What a shame as the tour was very good.

Mike Wilding

Traveled as As a couple - 38 years old

Tui misleading. Told we were going to a village for dinner,, no it was a hotel in the resort. Rushed around the interesting ruins and castle,,, too much time at a hotel and resort.

Ian H

Traveled as As a couple - 49 years old

Overall this was a good day trip. The visit to Butrint was a highlight, as was the amazing view from the old castle high up in Sarande. The lunch was also very nice and the guide extremely knowledgeable. The journey to Albania was on a comfortable, high speed Hydrofoil, taking 40 minutes. However the return journey was dreadful. We were put on a very old, very slow, 1 hour 40 m and very uncomfortable car Ferry. The seats were wooden, engine fumes overpowering, very packed. Horrible experience.

Sharon and John

Nissaki to Corfu Port - long journey with so many stops. Hydrofoil out fast and comfortable. Car ferry back slow and uncomfortable

Geoffrey Hitchcock

Best tour guide I’ve ever encounter. Others should follow her example

I loved it. The pick up was on time and went smoothly and the boat over too. We had a brilliant tour guide Mira, who was very engaging and much information about the site and its great history and the country’s history too. Good food and drinks throughout. It was a great day out, highly recommend it

Sharon

Traveled as As a couple - 44 years old

Picked up 20 minute walk from where we are staying yet the mini bus passed the end of our road to collect others! At drop off to the port the driver pointed us in the direction of a building. No one there from Finkas to tell us and another party what to do. So queued to be told we needed boarding passes. Finally found someone and joined a long queue again! The coffee and lunch from the same hotel was awful and when there would have been plenty of other options Water should be provided

Michele lynch

May 2025

Very well organized

Andy C

Excellent guide and the pace of yhe guided tour was perfect.

Mark

Traveled as As a couple - 30 years old

An excellent day trip, organisation by Finekas Tours was brilliant throughout. Fantastic guide in Albania, who ensured everything ran to time and imparted so much interesting commentary and history during the day. Would recommend this trip to anyone who is on holiday in Corfu as a fascinating day out.

Lisa

Well organised day. A bit more time in Sarande would have been nice as we only got 45 minutes. Butrint was excellent and the views from the castle on the hill were amazing.

A&M

Traveled as As a couple - 51 years old

Despite checking the pickup location the transfer never arrived. This we had a round trip of 40 minutes, on foot in pouring rain, plus waited at the pickup point for an hour for no purpose. Very poor customer service!

Sue

The tour guide spoke excellent English and was very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend this trip to albania from corfu.

Liam

Traveled as As a couple - 13 years old

I really did enjoy the experience the guide was fantastic and really knew her stuff and the trip was mostly effortless. However i would say the following should be advertised when booking the trip - it is a really long trip and is not meant for those with young children - we saw there were young children present and whilst they were well behaved you could see them getting tired quite easily. The other recommendation is this - advertise beforehand where you are going names etc. Allow time to shop

Julie

Enjoyed the experience and the tour guide was fab. She was very informative however my only disappointment was the time it took to come back to our hotel. We caught the ferry at 4pm and got back to our hotel at 8.40pm whereby there was hardly any food left for our evening meal. I have taken pics and unfortunaly this was a poor ending to a lovely adventure.......

James White

Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

Arnold

October 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 62 years old

Lizzy

Throughly enjoyed this trip the quide was excellent we learnt so much about the history of Albania. Everything was explained in great detail. The only issue we had was getting back through customs at Corfu it was a free for all I was being pushed here and there. The system is totally unfair my husband did mention it to a lady waiting at Corfu customs and all she could say ( I know) .

Nick

Traveled as Alone - 44 years old

More time in Sarandra

Donatas

Traveled as Alone - 26 years old

Amber

Traveled as As a couple - 29 years old

Make sure you wear deet mosquito product.. there's alot of mozzies at the site due to the area

Pauline

September 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 41 years old

Gill

Traveled as As a couple - 50 years old

Very knowledgeable and helpful guide who made the trip very enjoyable. It would have been good to have more time in Saranda.

RJMF

Well organised. We always knew where we were meeting for the next stage of the trip. Would have liked some time in a different part of Sarandë. The place where we had free time was really only cafes.

Mark franklin

Way to long trip from roda .Great to see Albania but too much for a single trip so rushed around . Passport control back into corfu was a joke . 2 full boats and only 2 on passport control

Natalie

Traveled as As a couple - 16 years old

Tim

August 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 20 years old

Organisation a bit chaotic on the Corfu side (lack of communication more than anything) but very good once in Albania itself. Tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable and brought the experience to life. Interesting historic ruins in a very unique location and well worth the visit. Be sure to bring lots of water if visiting in summer - it's very hot and humid.

Chris

The trip was great just the ferry terminal at the Corfu end was a pain in the ********** to get through customs.It was to slow to long waiting and very busy.

Harry

Traveled as With family - 11 years old

It was a great trip to Albania, the day was very long which perhaps could have been made clearer on the website but for me it was fine (picked up at 7.30am and returned to hotel at 8pm), this was mainly due to the long queue at passport control at the port. The lunch included was at the perfect time and there were many good views. The tour guide I believe called Linda? Was amazing and so passionate about her country, she made the day which could had felt too much at times perfect!

Caroline Drury

Traveled as As a couple - 12 years old

The trip was good value for money. The guide in Albania was very knowledgeable about the city of Sarande and the other areas of the trip. The buffet meal in the hotel for lunch was very good and had something for everyone. We had 50 mins to explore which was ample due to the temperature that day.

PLL

Traveled as With family - 21 years old

It was a good trip. Albania feels like an up and coming destination. The people were very friendly and accommodating. It’s just a very long day and make sure you have all your documents in order. Also, read the small print: on top of the TUI ticket fee, there is a Greek port tax which cost us (two UK adults and a child) 45 Euros. Other families (I think with different passports) had to pay a LOT more up to 180 Euros. Passport control was also slow and tedious now the UK isn’t in the EU…

Not very happy with Tui.

I booked a day trip with Tui but Tui did not provide the trip. There was no rep. from Tui evident. This led to major confusion. If we had been aware that this trip had been organised by a third party we would have felt more secure. Tui have let us down badly. Very poor communication and service. Would certainly NOT recomend Tui.

Rachel

July 2024

Traveled as With family - 15 years old

Reps were friendly, clearly labelled buses and staff available at every point for questions or directions, really knowledgeable tour guides. Good itinerary, and nice food!

The Torns

The Guide was very informative but perhaps the visit to the ruins could have been shorter (it was a very hot day). The lunch was nothing special and we had little time to explore on our own (40 mins). We had a fast ferry there and a very slow one back making it almost a 12 hour day. Could have been better organised with too much waiting around in very hot weather.

Jade

Traveled as With family - 23 years old

I had difficulties at the port leaving Corfu as they wanted written permission from my children's Father before letting me take them on the ferry. The way they handled it was embarrassing and stressful, they even took our passports off me and demanded I call him (it was 6.30am UK time) This could easily been avoided if tui had made me aware of this when booking the trip. However everything else about the trip was excellent and our guide in Albania was great

Traveled as Alone - 51 years old

Very long Left 7am back 9pm Better information on this before departure Albanian guide excellent

James

Traveled as As a couple - 28 years old

Trip was interesting. Glad tui offer it. Nice to have opportunity to visit somewhere different. Only downside was the length. Trip took 14 hours from hotel pick up to drop off. The transfer, ferry, and passport control took several hours. This should have been made clear.

Alfonso the jaffa

June 2024

Great day trip to Albania. Very knowledgeable guide. Excellent lunch at a 4 star hotel. Only bad point 90 minute's to get through passport control coming back, absolutely crazy. Would also like to know why we had to pay 15 euros per person to TUI for a port tax when we spoke to other English tourists who were doing the trip independently said they didn't have to pay any port tax??

Claire

May 2024

As expected there was a lot of queuing. It was a shame the bus had to be combined with a German group as the multiple languages are confusing! The opportunity to visit Butrint was amazing, and interesting to see Albania. It was a shame our passports didn't get an Albanian stamp.

Leon

Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

One of the best TUI trips that we have been on. The day was well organised and the guide, Linda, was amazing, so very knowledgeable and obviously proud of her Albanian heritage. The only slight concern was the lack of warning re the steps and terrain at Butrint, you need to publicise this as several elderly people did struggle. Overall though a great experience.

Catherine

Traveled as Alone - 35 years old

Boarding the boat outbound was a bit chaotic, not very clear instructions. Passport control both ways was quick and easy but it was early in the season, could see it being worse at peak time. Very early start so the coffee stop before going to Butrint was welcome. Guide and driver both excellent. Lunch was good, lots of choice.

Juan jose

November 2023

From Spain

Traveled as With family - 24 years old

Linda

September 2023

Enjoyed archeological site but traffic delays caused us to have less time there. Meal was good. Didn’t feel stop in town was of any use. Would have preferred to go straight from lunch to the ferry.

Bondi

I loved the fact we where going to Albania whilst the roman forts where great did not want that to be whole experience did not get a sense of present day

Kamilla

The tour guide lady Afrodite absolutely amazing.

Caroline

Traveled as Alone - 49 years old

It was a lot of travelling and waiting for passport checks. But if you like ancient ruins it was worth it

Magdalena Calik

August 2023

From Poland

Traveled as With family - 19 years old

Attention!!! this is not a TUI trip, another company organizes it. confusion in the port (no one knows where to go or which bus to take) I asked twice and checked the tax in the port. the TUI office informed us as well as the hotel attendant that the tax is 10€, well, no, because 15€ per person. Cash payment only so be prepared! One of the attractions omitted (supposedly not enough time) I paid for everything and I didn't get it .... cheaper and better on your own. I DO NOT RECOMMEND !!!!

Arek Calik

July 2023

in the port of confusion no one gave any information. Finding a group is a miracle. bus without air conditioning and toilets. in the hotel, the resident said that the tax in the port is 10 € per person, while on the ship we paid 15 €. no one knew why and when asked for an explanation, we heard the answer "I only work here" after the resident returned. the hotel tried to tell me that I bought a trip from outside TUI (mean woman) personally it was nice to see on my own cheaper, better and without

Kenny LIngus

Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

A long day out but it was worth it. We were through passport control, on the fast boat and in Albania in good time. It soon becomes obvious that Albania is 90% mountains and 10% hills and plains. The guide took us around Butrint sharing her vast knowledge. She had to intervene when security stopped me from leaving having taken a photo in the small museum. When buying items in Saranda get the price in Euros first and have the correct money. Return takes 2-3hrs, only 1 person on the passport desk.

anan

Traveled as Alone - 50 years old

Going to Albania, the use of the hydrofoil rather than normal ferry was a bonus in that it meant we got to Butrint much quicker than I had expected. Shame that we didn't have it for the return journey as well. Excellent guided tour of the Butrint archaeological site. It could have been improved by having extra free time to revisit points of interest for more photo opportunities. The free time in Sarande was uninspiring, but the visit to the castle was excellent. The meal was only average.

Steve Jones

Overall the trip was good. The tour, guide and meal in Albania were excellent. However the Finikas staff in Corfu (agent appointed by TUI) were disappointing - 1 We were informed once we boarded the Ferry, we had to pay a departure tax of €15 each. No official receipt given. Why did we not pay this at passport control? Another Tour company (Magic Tours) did not make their customers pay. 2 Transfer back to hotel was poorly organised. Taken off our original bus, for an overcrowded one!!

Floppyhatflo

Traveled as With family

We enjoyed sarende. It was very hot to visit butrint in the afternoon, perhaps it could be changed to morning.

John

Well informed guide, good itinerary, pleasant day. Delayed start, and 2.5Hrs to get through passport control on the way back in, losing us the ability to change hotels.

Vix

Traveled as As a couple - 18 years old

Rather than leaving negative feedback,I wish to share info to help; 1.) Take lots of water no air conditioning on the bus. 2.) Tui do not lable the collection bus, the driver will just say going to Albania. 3.) Tui don't guide this tour,it's out sorted to Finalnk 4.) You will be give a boarding pass and sent round the front.... you don't see another guide till you bored a boat. 5.) Go round the front que on the left. 6.) Find a finklan boat. 7.) Return, allow 3-4 hrs quing! Enjoy you trip.

Emma

June 2023

Traveled as As a couple - 9 years old

The trip the the ruins was amazing and the tour guides were great, all along the countryside they highlighted things and told us all about albania. They were so knowledgeable. The time passing through the port was ridiculous, it took so long that we had to cut out tour of the ruins short. Maybe set off earlier to allow for the time delay at the port.

Stevo

Passport control at Corfu Port was very slow which probably affected the time we had to spend in Sarande and and made a long day even longer. everything else was fine.

Rhona

Very informative and the tour and food very ??

Queenie

Our guide was all everything you need in a guide. She had a sense of humour and was considerate. Her knowledge was genuine, this showed when pumped with questions by a group member who was very enthusiastic about historical facts relating to the site. The ruins were located within a national park, beautiful and well shaded in the heat. The food stop was perfect, with delicious food on offer. There were lengthy waits at the port and passport control, so I was glad I brought water and a snack.

Trevor Brown

May 2023

Chris Maxwell

October 2022

The trip was longer than we were led to believe. At times we were unsure what was going to happen especially at the beginning of the trip.

Marie

The trip to Albania was great! The trip was well organised and we were guided through each step. Really enjoyed looking round the UNESCO site and different locations in Albania. Guide was very knowledgeable and shared interesting information.

Ella Southern

September 2022

Traveled as As a couple - 2 years old

really enjoyed our day in albania, our tour guide was the loveliest little lady and we loved butrint!

Sam

Traveled as With friends - 30 years old

The guide was excellent, very personal in her stories and she was very enthusiastic. The group was a little too large. The main negative was the queuing, to get through passport control and even to pay the tax on the boat. It seems very bureaucatic that we could not start the boat journey and have staff collect the tax during the sailing. Or even better, TUI should include it in their excursion fee. Also would suggest that TUI could offer a second excursion destination in Albania from Corfu.

Victoria

This was an interesting place to visit however the travelling time was much longer than expected. The archaeological site was amazing though I would have preferred to explore by myself as the guide was slow and had no more knowledge than the information boards. The next stop for lunch (at 3pm) was very tasty and plentiful. The final free hour was at Saranta, lovely promenade but nothing but restaurants and we had just had lunch so nothing to do. Trip not "exclusive to TUI", not a rep in site.

Bob and Julia

We really enjoyed the archeological site and seeing Sarande and the countryside. You need to warn travellers that the site is in a forest and there are LOTS of biting insects, so use of a repellent is important. We thought the lunch was a little plain. Other meals at the restaurant looked more appetising. We really didn’t like the queue for the port taxes (1.5 hours) but the coach home was well organised. It was a big trip (4 coaches) and it was not exclusive to TUI.

Andreia

Traveled as As a couple - 17 years old

The whole day was enjoyable but not organised well, there was delays and people in the wrong buses due to language misunderstandings. We felt that the excursion through the ruins and Castle was rushed and that the lunch was delicious but not much of a variety for vegetarians apart from bread pasta tomato and cucumber. The restaurant was beautiful, so definitely a great choice!

Northam

We had an excellent guide taking us through the ruins, her knowledge was amazing as was her history lesson about Albania. The only thing we didn't appreciate was the stop off for food, not the food itself but 3euros for a 250ml bottle of coke was a complete rip off, I personally would have preferred more time at the resort where we docked whereupon we could have choosen our own food and had a swim. A whistle stop tour of a country trying to get rid of an old image that I'm pleased I took

Pat

Our tour guide Shpressa was extremely knowledgeable and friendly and made it a very enjoyable day for everyone.

Clare

Traveled as As a couple - 23 years old

Enjoyed visiting the ruins but day was really compact and everything rushed due to delays at passport control, picked up from hotel at 7.00 but only left Corfu at 12.00. Was given no information on pickup and was just dropped at the port, didn’t have a clue where to go. Long queue at passport control and was very late arriving in Albania. No free time due to delays had 15 minutes on waterfront before returning back late. Very long day

Naomi

August 2022

Having left at 7am, it took 5 hours to get to Albania. Queues at the port were 2 hours and the boat was late, leaving limited time in Albania. This is not a TUI tour, run by another tour company and there was no TUI representation to ask questions. The UNESCO site was great, but the guide told us to hurry up whilst we were looking around as we were late. Had 30 minutes to walk around the city since the whole day was late, which was a quick walk on the promenade. Arrived back at hotel at 9:15pm.

Una

Traveled as With family - 27 years old

A long trip but well worth it Very well organised staff informed us as we went along Albania was very impressive Only downside lot of waiting for other buses to arrive before the boat could depart

Traveled as With family - 29 years old

We booked in height of summer and it took 2 hours queueing in the sun to go through passport control before getting in the boat. The tour guide in Albania was excellent and made the trip to Butrint very informative and interesting. The lunch in the restaurant was lovely. Overall, well worth it if you’re interested in history, not for children under 12 I’d say due to the length of time queueing and the hours spent travelling. An interesting but long day for adults and interested teens.

Gabika

We loved the visit and tour of Butprint and watching the countryside on our way there. It was great to see so many civilisations. Our teenagers were very excited to see (sadly only very briefly) the communistic bunkers. It would be a special experience for them if the bus stopped for 5-10mins to see the bunkers (even just one!) in person and have a picture taken. Wish we were warned about the price hikes between Butprint (4€ for a magnet;12€ for Tshirt) and Serande (€2 for magnet;€8 for Tshirt).

Doug

Excellent day out. My only suggestion is that we could have done with more info up front (I understand this is being looked at) as while everything worked out well we didn’t know what to expect at each stage - eg initial delays getting onto the boat translated into a slick process at the other side. Very interesting tour and a very knowledgeable guide who really knew her subject and explained well.

DenIona

Traveled as With family - 38 years old

Pro's: Tour guide amazing knowledge and humorous giving lots of information about Albania. Unesco Site really interesting. Boat trip across from Corfu to Albania very relaxing and beautiful scenery. Lunch provided in restaurant was good quality. Cons Coach to trip was late to pick us up Queue at Port very long, waited nearly an hour outside in sun to check passports No shops open in Albania because of time arrived. Queue to get back Corfu port long on return for Uk residents

Suzie

July 2022

The Hotel was nice but mainly for family’s. Food was good, entertainment was mainly for children, no tribute type acts for adults. Trip to Albania fantastic guide very good, only problem was the port passport control in and out of Corfu. No bus came to pick us up for airport.

Jemima

Traveled as As a couple - 32 years old

Karl Malcolm

Traveled as As a couple - 35 years old

Despite the TUI advert, this is not an eight hour trip, we were picked up at 7.40 am and did not arrive back at the hotel until 8.20 pm. That’s more than 12 hours. The situation at Corfu port was appalling; a one and a half hour queue for passport control, with people having to stand in the searing heat before entering the port building. I appreciate this is not an issue that TUI have control over, but it spoiled the trip. In fact, from leaving the hotel to the boat leaving Corfu port took 2.5 h

Pam

Guides knowledge was excellent and loved her sharing what her life was like in communist Albania and the changes since democracy

Zoe H

Amazing experience. Guide was very knowledgeable and informative. Would definitely recommend. Only downside was it is a long day especially where we stayed in Corfu, 7am start and back at the hotel just before 9pm.

Sutherland

A lot of waiting before boarding boat and again coming back. Although this was down to passport control only having two officers working. The boat I think did overcharge for water €1.5 for a small bottle and you couldn't purchase any in Albania between boat and boarding coach. The tour guide was very good and spoke good english. Overall an enjoyable excursion with a nice lunch and a little free time to explore yourself.

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June 2022

Traveled as With friends - 40 years old

I enjoyed visiting the ancient site as well as the boat trip between Corfu port and Saranda. Lunch was alright as the restaurant got wi-fi access so we could connect with others. However, we had an unpleasant experience during the transport between the hotel and Corfu port, as we were changed by 3 vehicles! First we were taken by a taxi and dropped in the middle of the mountain with nobody around. More than 10 minutes later a minibus came and drove a bit longer to change to another bus. Alas.

Caz

Traveled as As a couple - 14 years old

Trip was fantastic, staff were so knowledgable and informative. Trip was fantastic with stunning views. Was a very long day however, could have done with a slightly shorter day or more time at the ruins rather than in town.

Kira

Could of had a bit more information when on the coach as to what was going on and what was happening as we felt a bit confused when we got to the port. The boat ride was enjoyable, once we arrived in Albania, our tour guide was excellent, I think she even told off our driver at one point for making not moving the coach which we found funny. Lunch was good, cold but that was understandable as it was a buffet. Overall it was very enjoyable and a must trip to do.

Mike

Really nice hotel, food selection is great.drinks is good, staff are excellent. Leisure activities although I didn’t do any seemed a bit poor. Hotel is away from main corfu town (45min drive) which is nice but not much else around. There is a path to walk to next beach with a few lovely restaurants but is a bit of a hike if your not good at walking. Beach is all stones so need to bring some aqua shoes.hotel has a shop inside which sells lots of souvenirs, beach stuff and some snacks.

Maz

Our main issue was the 3.5 hours from pick up before trip got going. 1.5 hours was sat on uncomfortable seat on boat in port. Lack of clear instructions at the ports on both sides. Boat very crowded. Tour group was far too big. Guide was good and Butrint very interesting but a lot of wasted time before we got to Albania.