Gjirokaster and Blue Eye, Small-Group Tour from Saranda & Ksamil

Amazing tour guide Marsia, very knowledgeable about the history and culture of the Albanian country and gjirokaster in particular. Very interesting. Also very helpful and making sure everyone was feeling comfortable throughout the day. Gjirokaster castle and Bazaar was very nice and picturesque. Lots of places to have a meal or drink. The cold war tunnel was refreshing in the July heat as it was literally cold (16c). Blue eye was interesting to see, I recommend buying a return ticket for the "train" there to avoid the walk during a hot summer day. All in all, awesome day trip! Thank you Marsia and the minibus driver.

What a fabulous day trip from Sarande! Everything was perfect - starting from the communication the night before, confirming our pickup details, the mini bus arrived perfectly on time. Our guide Marsia from Rei tours was outstanding. We could not have asked for a better guide. The combination of the Castel, Cold War tunnel, UNESCO town, and Blue Eye was a perfect mix. Everything was at a leisurely pace with enough free time to explore the bazaar and have lunch. We loved all of the info on Albania along the way too. If I could rate more than 10/10 I would! Thank you Marsia, you made the day!

This was an excellent tour that all the family enjoyed from aged 16 to …😀 Everyone had a different favourite part! The bus was comfortable and our driver was very safe, the only driver we’ve had the whole holiday that wasn’t on his phone constantly!! Marsia was a really good tour guide, very pleasant and had lots of knowledge. Wear comfortable shoes and bring plenty of water.

The tour was great, led by our fabulous tour guide Marsia. We saw all the important sites and learned about the history in the process. Would definitely recommend this trip.

Beautiful town and castle the blue eye is amazing to see great tour very informative and interesting to tour

Small friendly group of 7 with excellent knowledgable guide, Marsia, thoughtful and accommodating too, it was good value for money

We spent an exceptional day with Marsia. She is an English-speaking and French-speaking guide (rare in Albania). She knows the country, places and people perfectly, which makes the experience even more authentic. His explanations are clear, exciting and always full of interesting anecdotes. I recommend it 200%, you can reserve with your eyes closed.:-)

A little skeptical for my 12 and 10 year olds but finally everyone liked it. Great guide (Marzia): Dynamic, friendly and speaks very good French. Visit the castle, a bunker, the bazaar, a prestigious house (rated the most beautiful in the Balkans). 1 hour of free time for lunch. Everything is included. Except water and lunch and the train 3rd per person per trip (7min) in blue eye (but free option: walk 25min).

Marisa was fabulous…however the tour itself was not prepared correctly. The description of the tour said “private “.. it was not.. we found out ahead of time…emailed company, however they did not directly give me a response..However 3 other guests..who thought this was a private tour, also..took their time and arrived 1 hour after starting time!! The tour should have waited a max of 1/2 hour after starting time.. not 1 hour ..sitting in a van!! The company should take the word “private “ out of their description.

Fun and interesting tour with our nice guide Marsia. We booked outside high season and therefore got the tour to ourselves and did not have to queue for anything. Marsia was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. We had a great day!