The most complete tour of Tirana.
Hello! My name is Bris. I am a certified national tour guide in Albania since 2019. Tour guide for cultural, outdoor & adventurous tours in English & Italian languages. I love nature, traveling and football. For more information about me and the tours I do, you can see my socials: IG / TikTok: Brisejd_Lalaj / FB: Brisejd Lalaj. Thank you for your time 😊
Pickup
We will meet in front of the entrance of Et'hem Bey Mosque which is located in the main square of Tirana (Scanderbeg Square). I will be wearing a white and red tour guide badge.
Description
Hello dear guest, as you can read the title, my tour is the most complete tour of Tirana. We will see together all the important tourist attractions of Tirana from ancient times to the present day. Tirana, the lively, dynamic, full of life city that never sleeps and that is constantly changing every day has been elected European Youth Capital for 2022 and European City of Sport for 2023.
We will start the tour under the statue of Scanderbeg in the main square of Tirana, which is named after the Albanian national hero, as it is the main destination for all tourists.
After telling you the history of Albania, Tirana and the main square, we will continue the tour of the city and discover all the important buildings and attractions of Tirana, the tour we will do includes:
● The buildings around Scanderbeg Square (center of Tirana);
- The Municipality Palace of Tirana.
- The Ministry Complex.
- The Mosque of "Et'hem Bey".
- The Clock Tower.
- The Palace of Culture.
- The "International Hotel of Tirana".
- The National Historical Museum.
- The National Bank of Albania.
- The National Puppet Theatre.
● The Orthodox Cathedral "The Resurrection of Christ".
● The Museum of Secret Surveillance (Police) "House of Leaves".
● The "Bunkart 2" museum (the former secret anti-nuclear tunnel of the Ministry of the Interior).
● The Sarajet (royal palace) of the Toptani family.
● The Academy of Sciences of Albania.
● The Parliament of Albania.
● The institute of political persecution.
● The Namazgah Mosque.
● Downtown One
● The Castle of Tirana.
● The pedestrian Murat Toptani.
● The main avenue of Tirana "Martyrs of the Fatherland";
● The National Art Gallery.
● The installation "The Cloud".
● Youth Park, monument for the 100 years of independence of Albania and the Taiwan complex.
● The former Dajti hotel.
● The former Russian embassy.
● The pyramid.
● The Prime Minister's Office.
● The Presidency of the Kuvendi (parliament).
● The memorial monuments of the "Checkpoint" memorial.
● The Bloc, The villa of former Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu, The villa of former dictator Enver Hoxha.
● The Office of the President of the Republic.
● The Congress Palace.
● Mother Teresa Square;
- Polytechnic University of Tirana.
- The University of the Arts.
- The Institute and the Archaeological Museum, the Academy of Albanological Studies.
- The offices of the Rector of the University of Tirana.
● We will end the tour in Piazza Italia where there is also the national football stadium "Air Albania Stadium".
My intention is to give a warm welcome to all those who decide to visit our city. I will do my best to offer you a high quality tour, engage you during the free walking tour and provide you with insights into the history, art and daily life in Tirana and Albania.
I will share with you the best tips to enjoy the city and to get tasty traditional Albanian food and drinks! If you want to know more information about the tour, please do not hesitate to contact me.
NOTES:
1. Dear guest, in case the tour will be booked by 4 people or less, I am really sorry but the tour will probably be canceled. We will try to find a solution so that we can do the tour. However, I will notify you the day before the tour.
2. Dear guest, the tour is scheduled to last approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes but depending on the walking pace of all participants, it may take longer.
3. Dear guest, for our convenience the tour start time may change depending on the weather, especially during summer to avoid the heat or when bad weather is forecast. We will decide and agree together the day before the tour about it.
4. Dear guest, free tours do not have a fixed price and each person leaves the guide at the end of the tour, the amount he/she deems appropriate (depending on the level of satisfaction) but taking into account that the guide pays the Guru walk platform a commission of 2 euros for each person who participates in the tour.
Thanks for your time. Greetings. See you soon. 😊
Bris.