Gjirokaster Walking Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

2 hours

Mobile ticket

Gjirokaster walking tour is the best way to explore the town with local certified guides During the tour we will show you the amazing stone city of Gjirokaster focusing on it's history, culture, architecture, traditions, and local histories. We will see the most interesting parts of the city like the Bazzar area or areas where are located the most beautiful Gjirokaster style houses like Scenduli house or some of houses of local famous people like the house of the dictator Enver Hoxha or the house of Ismail Kadare the most famous Albanian writer. We will visit also the castle but we will not visit the castle inside as it has a price for tickets and we want to let people choose if visiting or no or when visiting and how much time they want to spent there. Anyway the tour ends near the castle entry so you can go inside right after the tour if you want. During our tour we will also pass by the best panoramic spots for amazing views and have possiblity to take beautiful panoramic pictures

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

only guide

Food Drinks

What To Expect

Gjirokaster

We will visit the Gjirokaster Bazaar, the traditional Streets of Gjirokaster with the museum houses, and the Area around the Castle etc

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Gjirokaster Walking Tour

Reviews

5.00

4 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Highly recommended tour!
Sherpa64585792350,
Sep 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour was really great, our guide was very knowledgeable, spoke very good English and is a very nice person!I would highly recommend to everyone to do this 2-2,5 hour tour to learn a little more about this beautiful town/city!
Pleasant memory in Grirokaster
Nani M,
Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Nice tour. Very interesting, pleasant. Our very generous guide with his explanations time and advice as well as answer not all our questions.
great tour
Florence L,
Aug 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A very pleasant and interesting city tour with a local guide who was able to give us historical information and details, with possibility to adapt the visit according to our wishes. For instance, we stopped for visiting the Skenduli house and have learnt a lot about the way of life of the ottoman owner's family.
Best experience in Albania!
CalebSarah,
Jul 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was our favorite experience of our 12 day stay in Albania! We learned more in 2 hours than we learned in all the other days combined. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and shared a wealth of information about the city and country’s history. We saw the highlights of Gjirokastër and especially enjoyed our visit to one of Gjirokaster’s famous family houses. If we would have visited without a guide we would not have learned nearly as much. This tour is a must-do!