15 Albania Market Tours to Book First

1.Kruja Castle, Old Bazaar & Sari Salltik View

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,171 reviews · 8 hours · from $23Our pick

Review of Kruja Castle, Skanderbeg sites, Old Bazaar and Sari Salltik from Tirana, with practical tips on timing, value and what to expect.

“Really great experience, Kruja is very cute like Sari Salltik. U have the chance to see a very typical Albanian city and an authentic bazar. The guide tour Paola was the best to tell us everything and explain all about the place we visited. Included it’s only the transportation (little bus) and the guide, maybe for the Albanian standards 20 euros per person are a little too much. Anyway we enjoyed our experience I recommend”

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2.From Durres/Golem: Kruja Castle & Old Bazaar Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,317 reviews · 6 hours · from $27

Review of Kruja Castle and Old Bazaar from Durres or Golem, with Skanderbeg history, mountain views, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“It was a really nice tour. We really liked our tourguide Dion. He told very interesting stories and was so helpful. Highly recommend this tour. It was worth the money! There was enough free time also. ❤️”

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3.Durres/Golem: Kruja Castle & Bazaar with Traditional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 632 reviews · 5 hours · from $27Top rated

Explore Kruja Castle and its old bazaar from Durrës or Golem, with mountain views, local stories, free time, and flexible pickup.

“Really nice trip to Kruja! Everything went smoothly and was well organized. The guide was very friendly and easy to talk to, and the car was clean and comfortable. Kruja Castle and the old bazaar were beautiful, and the weather was perfect, which made the day even better. Overall, a very pleasant experience and definitely recommended 👍”

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4.Kruja castle, the old Bazaar & Sarisalltik- Departure from Tirana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 592 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $24

Review of the Kruja Castle, Old Bazaar, and Sari Salltik tour from Tirana, with mountain views, practical tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“Beautiful tour. Excellent tour guide very knowledgeable and straight forward guidelines. Very recommended.”

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5.From Tirana/Golem/Durres: Kruja, Bazaar, Sari Salltik Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 471 reviews · 450 minutes - 9 hours · from $23

Explore Kruja Castle, Skanderbeg Museum, the Old Bazaar, and Sari Salltik from Tirana, with mountain views, history, and local culture.

“Perfect trip and the knowledgeable guide was amazing 👏 learning a lot about the interesting history of Albania 🇦🇱 and to finish a great trip we had some very tasty local Albanian food... delicious 😋”

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6.From Durres/Golem: Kruja Castle, Old Bazaar & Sari Salltik

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 169 reviews · 7 hours · from $34

Review Kruja Castle, Sari Salltik, Old Bazaar, museums, transport, costs, walking demands, and practical tips from Durrës or Golem.

“It was a beautiful and interesting tour. The guide (his name is Mirsad) is very friendly and has a lot of humor which made the trip even better. The hiking was kinda exhausting but it was all worth it for the view! We had a great day and would definitely book it again if we could!”

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7.Krujë Day Trip with Krujë Castle & Old Bazaar

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 71 reviews · 5 hours · from $94

Review of the 5-hour Krujë tour from Tirana, covering the castle, Skanderbeg Museum, Old Bazaar, shrine views, transport, guides, and value.

“It was a good trip , personally well explained by Antigona.”

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8.Kruja Castle, Old Bazaar and Sari Salltik Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · 7 hours · from $35

Review of the Kruja tour from Tirana, covering Skanderbeg’s castle, the old bazaar, Sari Salltik Mountain, costs, transport, and practical tips.

“Good value -- more Albanian culture and history for my memories.”

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9.From Durres & Golem: Kruja Castle, Old Bazaar

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 34 reviews · 6 hours · from $27

Review of the six-hour Kruja tour from Durres or Golem, with Skanderbeg’s Castle, museums, Old Bazaar, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“Tour guide Helena was excellent, Krujë was amazing, don’t use the toilets at hysen park near the coach station unless you want to wipe up other peoples urine and pay €1 the privilege,”

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10.From Tirana/Durres/Golem: Kruja Castle & Old Bazaar Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 15 reviews · 6h 30m · from $50

Review of the Kruja Castle and Old Bazaar tour from Tirana, Durres, or Golem, with Skanderbeg history, transport, tips, and value advice.

“It was fantastic- guide Rei gave us the best of knowledge and information. Importantly he was polite and very kind with his words”

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11.Gjirokaster Walk Tour: Old Bazaar, Cfake, Dunavat, AliPasha!

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 9 reviews · 3 hours · from $17Best value

Walk Gjirokaster's Old Bazaar, Cfake and Ali Pasha Bridge on a three-hour guided hike with history, views and local character.

“Stevige wandeling langs niet geijkte paden. Zorg voor goeie schoenen, het is klimmen. Maar goeie gids die veel kon vertellen over de omgeving. Zou het zo weer doen.”

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12.Kruja Castle, Museum & Bazaar Day Trip from Durres/Golem

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 7 hours · from $28

Review of Kruja Castle and Bazaar day trip from Durres or Golem, with museums, local lunch, mountain views, transport, and practical tips.

“We enjoyed our trip to Kruja. Daniel was a good driver and also gave us advice and tips on places to see and things to do.”

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13.From Tirana/Shkoder: Kruja Castle, Old Bazaar, Sari Salltik

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $53

Review of the four-hour Kruja Castle tour from Tirana or Shkoder, with Skanderbeg history, bazaar shopping, views, transport, and value tips.

“They were very nice guys!!! It was a relief to have someone who spoke English. We had to go from our hotel to Kruja Castle and then straight to the airport, which they were willing to do. A break in a nice restaurant in Kruja Castle, a nice hill with a view of Kruja Castle, a fantastic bazaar, a lot of history, truly unforgettable memories for a lifetime. Couldn't have done this without them! I really appreciate it! The care of the music in the car and during the tour, they are really kind. Thank you very much! I really recommend this tour!!!!!”

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14.Gjirokaster: Old Bazaar and Castle Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

Explore Gjirokastër’s Old Bazaar and castle with a local English-speaking guide on this two-hour private walking tour.

“Very knowledgeable guide and easy conversation. Beautiful town and scenery. Learned a lot about the history”

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15.From Tirana/Durres: Kruja, Old Bazaar, Sari Salltik Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 5 reviews · 7 hours · from $68

Review of the Kruja day tour from Tirana or Durres, covering Skanderbeg’s Castle, Old Bazaar, Sari Salltik, cost, timing, and tips.

“Une très belle ville, un beau château, un bon restaurant…mais l’organisation déplorable. Nous devions faire la journée à Kruja et avoir du temps dans la bazar (1 heure) nous avons eu le droit qu’à peine 20 minutes. Parce que l’organisateur a décrété la veille au soir que la visite était combiné avec une autre visite, du lac Bovilla, que nous avions déjà faite. Je tiens à précisé qu’on l’a su qu’après réservation par message. On a donc passé plus de temps en bus qu’en visite…chose qui n’était pas prévu sur la visite de base puisque le temps maximum de route devait être d’à peine 2h à chaque fois”

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