Ancient City of Butrint, UNESCO World Heritage site - A Must

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The Ancient City of Butrint, an archeological site in Vlorë County, Albania, 14 kilometres in the south of Sarandë. Located on a hill overlooking the Vivari Channel and part of the Butrint National Park. The city is considered as one of the most important archaeological sites in Albania. On the strength of the immense wealth of cultural, historical and natural value with a considerable history, Butrint was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992 and further a National Park in 2000. Duration 2-3 hours.

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children must be accompanied by an adult

May be operated by a multi-lingual guide

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Professional guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)

Local taxes

Private transport by air-conditioned car/minivan

Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Food and drinks

Entrance tickets

Meeting and Pickup

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What To Expect

Butrint National Park

UNESCO World Heritage Site 10th century BC Six different civilisation Ruins

2 hours • Admission Not Included

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The Ancient City of Butrint

Duration: 3 hours
Pickup included

Reviews

4.41

27 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Very impressive ruins you can see on your own with rising water level
D9256PMthomass,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Very impressive ruins with good signage and a very nice museum at the top of the hill. I would skip a tour (if you have a car to get to site) and visit the museum first and can buy a book on Butrint up by museum and do tour myself (skipping the "Palace" site which is now under water). Negatives were that mosaics are covered with sand (to protect them) so you can't see that and water level is rising in site so harder to imagine exactly what it looked like since some of site is under water. Recommend visiting it! Probably want 2-3 hours to visit.
Good but probably didn’t need guide
Thomas S,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Guide was knowledgeable but think i could have navigated equally well ourselves because there was good signage. Would have liked a bit more time at museum.
Tony is a knowledgeable...
Sydney P,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Tony is a knowledgeable guide in this stunning national park. Truly worthwhile and a must see in Sarande.
Great day trip
jlschwam,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Perfect way to explore the ruins. Our tour guide was very informative and fun. We walked away learning a tad more about the roman history in the region.
Good 1/2 day tour
Frank H,
Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Good communication through WhatsApp. Tour guide picked us up at our hotel. Drove us to the tour destination after picking up the other participants. Stopped and got us all water. Paid the admission fee (tour description said we would have to pay separately). Gave a informative and well paced tour. Would have returned us to our hotel but we requested a different location which the tour guide accomodated. Overall good experience. Only negative was the coffee stop, in that it was a good bit out of the way and not very interesting.
Cool Site, Disorganized Company
Ryan L,
Aug 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
The tour of Butrint was good, the guide gave interesting information about what we were seeing and was mindful of the heat, always taking us to shaded areas when possible. But the booking itself was totally disorganized and poorly communicated to me and to the guide. At 10pm the night before my tour I got a message saying the tour would start an hour later than my 8:30 booking. No explanation or check to see if that worked for me. Luckily it did, so I went at 9:30. However, during the tour it was revealed to me that the group was on a full day tour of several places, when I only booked a “2-3 hour” tour of Butrint alone. As such, I had to go with the group to a second location unplanned, and thankfully the guide agreed to drop me off at my hotel before taking the group to the next 3 stops. Because of this terrible coordination (the guide had no idea I had booked the shorter one stop tour), I ended up being on a 5 hour tour that started an hour late. Just very poor communication and organization on the part of the tour company, but again the guide was very helpful, informative and accommodating. No complaints about him specifically, and Butrint was very interesting.
Wonderful experience
4Peas 11,
May 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great visit to Butrint as part of a day trip from Corfu. Very interesting site with Roman ruins and other remains intact. Well explained by tour guide. Site is quite big, but mostly under trees so you can get some cover from sun. Remember to wear good shoes/trainers as some uneven and rocky parts and some steps/steep inclines.
Visiting the Butrint site...
Deborah W,
May 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Visiting the Butrint site was wonderful and our guide was knowledgeable, but I woud have liked more time in Butrint to explore. The visit to Butrint was packaged up with some other sites in southern Albania that I wasn't interested in, and this put time pressure on the Butrint component.
Professional Guide made our tour remarkable
Daniel A,
May 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide, Toni is a very wonderful person. So far, our trip to the Ancient city of Butrint has been the highlight of our stay in Albania. We loved how he explained the history of the site, he went over and beyond to make our tour a remarkable experience. His explanations were very detailed, in a way that you could imagine sceneries from the days of the Roman Empire. His jokes were also top-notch.
Nice Tour
DianeLevene,
Oct 12, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00
We had a lovely tour and enjoyed the site. It was more climbing than I expected but it was a very interesting tour. We thought the guide gave a good overview of what we were seeing.