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The 15 Best Food Tours in Albania

26 tours  ·  from $23

Byrek from the tray, tavë kosi out of a clay dish, raki poured at a time of day that surprises visitors. These 15 walk the markets and the kitchens, priced, timed and clear about exactly how hungry to turn up.

Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana - Meeting Sindi and settling into the kitchen
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Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana

1.Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 282 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $49Our pick

Join Sindi at Go as Local in Tirana for a hands-on Albanian cooking class. Prepare dishes such as Lakror, Tave Kosi, and Sheqerpare, then sit down to eat with wine, raki, coffee, tea, and homemade snacks. The class begins at 1 pm, lasts about four hours, and is offered in English.

“The food, wine and raiki were excellent. The company very nice and the instructor very good. We would take another class with different dishes if we had time.”

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Local food experience & walking tour of Tirana - The first bite: flaky byrek in a local spot
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Local food experience & walking tour of Tirana

2.Local food experience & walking tour of Tirana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 192 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $60

Spend 3 to 4 hours walking Tirana with a local companion such as Markel, Brikena, or Genti. Taste byrek, seasonal produce, cheese, olive oil, honey, dessert, a traditional meal, and grape raki while visiting Çam Bazaar, Rruga Qemal Stafa, and Pazari i Ri.

“Even though it rained throughout, this tour with Brikena was a delight. I believe that food is a window into a culture and with Brikena’s insight and personal stories of her grandmother and mothers cooking, this proved to be correct in Tirana. A really educational and tasty tour. Highly recommend.”

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Best of Local Food & City Tour of Tirana - Food & Drinks Included - Skanderbeg Square and a serious Albanian breakfast
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Best of Local Food & City Tour of Tirana – Food & Drinks Included

3.Best of Local Food & City Tour of Tirana – Food & Drinks Included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 160 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $72

Spend five to six hours eating and walking through Tirana with a local guide such as Aron, Xhulio, Erjon, or Redi. Start with pace soup at Bicycle Market, then sample pastry, coffee, grilled meats, olive oil, cheese, jams, herbs, and raki while seeing Skanderbeg Square, Blloku, the Pyramid, and Tirana Castle. Food, drinks, hotel transfers, and a small group are included.

“I enjoy tours like this because it combines history and culture in one tasty bundle. Xhulio was a great host. He made Albanian culture and heritage come alive to make today a very enjoyable treat.”

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Traditional Albanian Cooking Class in Tirana with Raki Tasting - Learning pershesh with village chicken
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Traditional Albanian Cooking Class in Tirana with Raki Tasting

4.Traditional Albanian Cooking Class in Tirana with Raki Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $53

Spend about four hours cooking traditional Albanian food in central Tirana with chef Dervis. You will make cottage-cheese burek, village chicken with pershesh, and sheqerpare, while tasting meze, raki, and unlimited homemade wine. The private class welcomes dietary restrictions and ends with a shared meal at the cooking table.

“We had a great time during this cooking class and learned everything there is to know about Albanian (delicious) food and culture. We can't recommend this enough !”

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Ksamil: Mussel Sailing Tour with Food and Drink in Albania - Starting near Butrint and finding the boat
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Ksamil: Mussel Sailing Tour with Food and Drink in Albania

5.Mussel Sailing Tour with Food and Drink in Albania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $67

Join guides such as Elidon or Antonio for a small-group boat trip from the Ksamil area to Butrint’s mussel beds. You’ll learn how mussels are farmed, help clean them, then eat them prepared in several ways with vegetables, bread, wine, and water at a quiet lakeside restaurant.

“We had a great time! It was just us and another couple and it was perfect (think the vibe was also influenced by them!) the guide was knowledgable and very nice! Overall lovely experience, mussels were tasty too”

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Vineyards, Albanian Wine Tasting & Boat Tour from Tirana/Durres - Tasting wine, raki, and Albanian snacks
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Vineyards, Albanian Wine Tasting & Boat Tour from Tirana/Durres

6.Vineyards, Albanian Wine Tasting & Boat Tour from Tirana/Durres

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $95

From Tirana or Durres, ride about an hour to a vineyard beside a blue-green lake. Explore the cellar, taste merlot, tempranillo, cabernet sauvignon, and homemade raki, then share Albanian snacks and take a private-lake boat ride. Rio may handle the drive, while winery guide Elena leads the visit.

“The driver picked us up from Tirana, but we waited for almost an hour because he blamed the traffic jam. I believe better planning could have avoided this delay. During the trip, he only talked about himself and his favorite cars instead of discussing the country and its history—or he could have simply been quiet. While driving, he constantly checked his phone and watched YouTube for music, which was very dangerous. Then, at the winery, he introduced us to an unprofessional guide who spoke for barely 10 minutes about the winery's history and production process. I expected more: a demonstration of wine tasting, how to appreciate different wine aromas, and…”

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Cooking Class in Berat Slow Food Community - The Four Recipe Sessions
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Cooking Class in Berat Slow Food Community

7.Cooking Class in Berat Slow Food Community

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 3 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $66

At Castle Park Hotel and Restaurant near Berat, you prepare four traditional Berati recipes with a local chef, then eat what you make. Guides and hosts may include Antela, Saidi, Nazira, or Elma. The private class lasts about three hours, includes lunch and bottled water, and offers a vegetarian option with advance notice.

“The cooking class was a highlight of our trip to Albania. It was very authentic, a lot of fun and a lot of food ☀️🤗 We had an amazing chef 👩‍🍳and she was really good in including our kids. Our host Nazira was so kind and excellent in making the experience a blast for the entire family 🤩”

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Wine Tasting & Vineyards Escape near Tirana - Meeting the family winery host
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Wine Tasting & Vineyards Escape near Tirana

8.Wine Tasting & Vineyards Escape near Tirana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $118

Leave Tirana for a family-run winery in the surrounding hills. Your English-speaking guide handles the drive, while a local host introduces Albanian grapes, the cellar, three wines, and traditional snacks. Allow five to six hours, including a quiet walk through the vines and return to the city.

“Perfect guide and driver Excellent food and very good wines. Very quiet vineyard Stunning views of the valleyAuto-translated”

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Kruja & Durres | History and Local Food - Kruja Castle and the story of Skanderbeg
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Kruja & Durres | History and Local Food

9.Kruja & Durres | History and Local Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $186

Travel from Tirana to Kruja and Durrës with a local driver-guide, visiting Dollma Bektashi Tekke, Kruja Castle, the Skanderbeg Museum, the Old Bazaar, and Durrës’s Roman and Byzantine remains. Lunch, coffee, transport, and hotel pickup are included. Guides such as Mimoza and Rando bring extra detail to Albania’s past.

“I enjoyed my day trip a lot to Kruje and Durres! Sightseeing, historical areas and great food. What made my journey a great one is the friendly tourist guide «  Rando » he was able to answer all of my questions and went extra miles by showing more about both cities. Thank you for everything!”

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Communist History Tour Tirana & Street Food - Bunk’Art 1: Albania’s past below ground
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Communist History Tour Tirana & Street Food

10.Communist History Tour Tirana & Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $126

Spend about eight hours tracing Tirana’s communist past with a local guide, from the underground Bunk’Art 1 bunker to Enver Hoxha’s Pyramid, Blloku, and socialist realist art. You’ll also eat qofte with yogurt sauce and chips, taste raki, and finish with coffee at Komiteti Kafe Museum. Pickup is available from Tirana hotels, with groups limited to eight.

“Super interessant und toll erklärt! Tolle Tour! Ohne diese Erklärungen wäre uns Tirana sehr fremd geblieben!”

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Durres & Wine Tasting Tour - Guides who shape the first half
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Durres & Wine Tasting Tour

11.Durres & Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $168

Spend about seven hours exploring Durres with a local guide, then visit Abaia Winery for vineyard views, wine, raki, cheese, ham, and vegetables. Guides such as Mimi, Juli, and Rando tailor the day for small groups of up to eight. A three-course lunch is available as an upgrade, and hotel pickup is included.

“Mimi fantastic guide varied activities, lovely wine tasting and accompanying tapas selection in a magical setting. Boat ride on the lake was refreshing”

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Albanian Highlights - UNESCO sites ,Nature and Food tour - Day one: Tirana’s communist past and Durres by the Adriatic
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Albanian Highlights – UNESCO sites ,Nature and Food tour

12.Albanian Highlights – UNESCO sites ,Nature and Food tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $973

This six-day small-group tour from Tirana links Berat, Gjirokaster, Butrint, Apollonia, and Durres with Osum Canyon, the Blue Eye, Karavasta Lagoon, and the Albanian Riviera. Expect local meals, a castle family visit, nature walks, and a maximum group size of eight. Guide Zeni is associated with highly praised trips from the same provider.

“We had the privilege of an outstanding private tour guide Zeni through Visit Albania’s trip ‘Outstanding Highlights of Albania: North to South’. He spoke perfect English, was courteous and considerate at all times, was very knowledgeable aRead more”

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Berat | History & Local Food - Who will enjoy this day most
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Berat | History & Local Food

13.Berat | History & Local Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $180

Leave Tirana or Durres at 9:00 for Berat, where a local guide leads you through the hilltop castle, Byzantine churches, Ethnographic Museum, King Mosque, Halveti Tekke, and Gorica Bridge. Finish with a winery visit, seasonal lunch, and four local wines at family-run Alpeta Agrotourism, in a small group of up to eight.

“A really good day trip from Tirana to see the historical Berat and a sweet family run vineyard. A great informational walking tour of Berat castle by someone that lives in the castle grounds is a nice touch. The winery stop for lunch was amazing, and their wines are divine; I wish I could have bought some back with me! I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Albania.”

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Tirana by Eden: Food & Drink Tour - What the walking route adds to the meal
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Tirana by Eden: Food & Drink Tour

14.Tirana by Eden: Food & Drink Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $108

Meet at Skanderbeg Square for a private four-hour walk through Tirana’s food and history with an English-speaking guide, often Martin. Expect 10 food and drink experiences, including byrek, tave kosi, dessert, raki, a cocktail, and bottled water. The tour returns to the square.

“Very professional yet super approachable and friendly guide, interesting program across Albania with delicious wine and food tastings in nice restaurants and wine yards in different locations each day.”

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Tirana Guided Street Food Gems Tour (6 dishes, 1 sweet and drink) - A mid-morning bite on Kavaja Street
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Tirana Guided Street Food Gems Tour (6 dishes, 1 sweet and drink)

15.Tirana Guided Street Food Gems Tour (6 dishes, 1 sweet and drink)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $72

Spend about four hours tasting six Albanian dishes, one dessert, dhalle, and water with a professional English-speaking guide. You’ll try byrek, qofte or peskavica, beans, shish, pispili, and a changing local dish while walking past Skanderbeg Square, the Orthodox Cathedral, Bunk’Art 2, Tanners’ Bridge, and the Pyramid. Groups are limited to 10.

“It was extremely good value for money and our guide was exceptional. Her knowledge was incredible and she adapted the tour slightly for what we needed. She had some great recommendations and we really had the best morning!”

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