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Kruja Castle Tour: Historic Landmark and Bazaar
4.7
129 Ratings
Tiranë
Explore the historic Kruja Castle, one of Albania’s most significant landmarks. Discover the country’s largest bazaar and browse local handicrafts, and enjoy the Sari Salltik mountain viewpoint.
Explore the historic Kruja Castle, one of Albania’s most significant landmarks. Discover the country’s largest bazaar and browse local handicrafts, and enjoy the Sari Salltik mountain viewpoint.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Kruja Castle - Embark on a guided tour of Kruja city to discover its renowned landmarks. Explore Kruja Castle, Skanderbeg’s Museum, the Old Bazaar, and Sari Salltik mountain.
Guests will be picked up from their hotel to begin the journey to Kruja city. After approximately an hour’s drive, the tour will commence with a visit to the Castle of Kruja,…
- Kruja Castle - Embark on a guided tour of Kruja city to discover its renowned landmarks. Explore Kruja Castle, Skanderbeg’s Museum, the Old Bazaar, and Sari Salltik mountain.
Guests will be picked up from their hotel to begin the journey to Kruja city. After approximately an hour’s drive, the tour will commence with a visit to the Castle of Kruja, home to Skanderbeg’s Museum. This site was the heart of the legendary Albanian resistance against the Ottomans, led by the national hero Skanderbeg in the 15th century.
Admire replicas of Scanderbeg’s helmet and sword in the main hall, along with the flags and crests of notable families who supported the national hero, as narrated by the guide.
- Ethnographic Museum of Kruja - Recently renovated and now open to visitors, the Ethnographic Museum is situated in an old Ottoman-era residence. It provides insight into the region’s lifestyle during that historical period.
- Sari Salltik - Conclude the tour with a scenic drive along a mountain road to visit the sacred site of Sari Salltik. This cave, perched on a mountain 1176 meters high, offers breathtaking views from the summit.
- Old Bazaar (Pazari i Vjeter) - After immersing in the culture and history, explore the contemporary arts and crafts at the Old Bazaar. Seek out souvenirs, including detailed local handicrafts.
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Tirana - KNOW BEFORE YOU RESERVE:
PICK UP: If opting for hotel pick-up, please be aware that in some instances, a short walk (1–5 minutes) to a nearby main street may be required. This is typically due to certain hotels being situated on narrow streets that are not easily accessible by our buses.
IMPORTANT: Final tour details will be sent via email and WhatsApp the night before the tour, between 22:30 and midnight. Pick-up times may vary slightly based on the schedule, so it is crucial to check our message. If you are asleep when the information is sent, please review it in the morning to confirm your pick-up time.
MOBILE DATA ROAMING: On the day of the tour, all communication will be conducted via WhatsApp, so ensure your phone number is connected to WhatsApp and that mobile data/roaming is enabled.
TIA AIRPORT: Scheduled airport pickup and drop-off are available.
FITNESS LEVEL: Participants should possess a basic level of fitness to comfortably complete the tour.
What's Included
- Air conditioned transportation to the destination locations
- Guided tour inside the castle and Skanderbeg museum
- English speaking tour guide
- Skanderbeg museum ticket
- Kruja castle entrance fee
- Pick up and drop-off from the hotel in Tirana city or meeting points
- Pick up and drop-off from Tirana International Airport
- Air conditioned transportation to the destination locations
- Guided tour inside the castle and Skanderbeg museum
- English speaking tour guide
- Skanderbeg museum ticket
- Kruja castle entrance fee
- Pick up and drop-off from the hotel in Tirana city or meeting points
- Pick up and drop-off from Tirana International Airport
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Ethnographic Museum ticket ( 6 euro per person)
- Food and drinks
- Ethnographic Museum ticket ( 6 euro per person)
Location
Ministry of Justice
Bulevardi Zogu I
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(129 Ratings)
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Haviva_k
Apr 16, 2025
wonderful!!!! - amazing tour took us to beautiful places i would not have been able to go without a car here and would not have known about. bled was an amazing guide and the people from the company were so kind. the driver & van were also lovely- it was a clean, safe ride. and very fair price considering all included. highly recommend!!!!
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Hongsheng_h
Apr 16, 2025
Awesome Kruja Castle Tour - The tour guide share with us many stories of the place and the history of Albania. Nice tour guide thank you.
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B4886gprosek
Apr 15, 2025
Our trip to Kruje Castle - Going to Kruje Castle was amazing! We walked around and bought souvenirs in the old bazaar and Klajdi was our tour guide, and he took us inside the museum and taught us the history of Albania and how Skanderbeg became a national hero. We saw the sights from the castle and had some food afterwards. After the castle he took us to a higher mountain and when we were there the views were stunning! We could see Tirana on one side and the coast + Durres on the other side. The height of the mountain was over 1,000m so it was very high. We had plenty of time to take photos and wander around. Klajdi was a very good tour guide and had a lot of knowledge about Albania.
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Louh70
Apr 15, 2025
Excellent trip to Kruje - Great trip to Krujë with Clyde. He has amazing English and gave us lots of information. The trip ran perfectly to time and Kruje is lovely and interesting, well worth a visit . Highly recommend this trip and this company
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Jomariec222
Apr 15, 2025
Amazing Tour - The tour was amazing!!!! Our tour guide Klajdi is knowledgeable of all the places. He is a great storyteller. Learned alot about the history of Albania. Highly recommended!!!!
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37halimahh
Apr 15, 2025
Loved it - Klajdi was wonderful, full of information and very patient with all our questions - the tour was well paced and full is history. Would recommend!
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Nelimagines
Apr 14, 2025
Would recommend! - I really enjoyed the trip!
Niku was very friendly and a well informed guide!:)
Everything went smooth, great communication and itinerary. Also had a lovely time in the free time we got to explore the castle grounds :)
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Joshua_c
Apr 13, 2025
Amazing trip and... - Amazing trip and experience! Marlon’s was a great guide! I would recommend it to anyone. The mosque and the view from the top of the mountain was amazing highlight
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Olien2ns
Apr 12, 2025
Kruia must visit - Old bazar is very nice..even the view is amazing from up there. The castel needs more investments and maintenence from the goverment. But it is a place full of history.. it is must visit for sure
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Y9999oaianc
Apr 12, 2025
Tirana disappointment - Didn't actually get to go! But sure it was enjoyable for everyone else.
Despite choosing pick up from our hotel, about 4pm the day before we were WhatsApped a map link for a new meeting point "to make pick up smoother". Further information would be sent at 10pm. I got a message to join a group chat for updates. The pick up time was 9am, we left the hotel at 8.35am, having had no further communication.
Clearly we misread the map and were at the wrong meeting point (although we were at the meeting point listed on the original tour info, before we saw our hotel was an option) We waited until 9.15am, before returning to the hotel for wi-fi, we had no data to receive updates. Back at the hotel and wifi, we had a series of messages and a missed WhatsApp call from our guide. We phoned back and he did suggest we took a taxi to meet them, but we declined, by now it was almost 9.30am. The guide seemed unable to understand why we didn't have data to be in constant contact and seemed to communicate with the group via WhatsApp during the trip.
Really not sure how this works for everyone! Communication could be better - not sure the tour guide/company should assume everyone has unlimited data. Changing the pick up point the day before is short notice, don't offer hotel pick up if you aren't going to honour it!!
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