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This trip is a great way to see Albania and experience the local way of life. The scenery is stunning.
The visit to Butrin was very interesting. The scenery was stunning, particularly the views of the exemely high mountains.
Dhimo was an extremely good tour leader. He is personable and has good organizational skills. He is also very kknowledgeable on local history.
Albania is a hilly country. The more cycle training you do for the holiday, the more you'll enjoy it.
A fantastic trip. Hotels and food were excellent. The two guides were friendly and knowledgeable.
The scenery was amazing – open vistas, mountains, and beaches. The trip was perfectly organized and the cycling was amazing.
The descent from 1100 to 300m to the town of Carshove, but there were many inspirational moments.
He was the best!
Don't bring all the things they tell you to. One change of clothes is fine.
A fantastic trip. Hotels and food were excellent. The two guides were friendly and knowledgeable.
The scenery was amazing – open vistas, mountains, and beaches. The trip was perfectly organized and the cycling was amazing.
The descent from 1100 to 300m to the town of Carshove, but there were many inspirational moments.
He was the best!
Don't bring all the things they tell you to. One change of clothes is fine.
I’m so thrilled that I took the chance and visited Albania. It is a country I previously had never concieved of visiting before. As a Black female traveller, I wasn’t sure what to expect (I saw no one that looked like me during the trip), but people were always kind to me. The food was excellent (lots of fresh and roasted vegetables, cheese, yogurt, fish and seafood).
The beautiful countryside and the Albanian people.
Our group had many experienced cyclists and perhaps this lead to a bit of overconfidence by some on the route. The first day had a lot of spills, although those of us who went "piano piano" were alright. I was very impressed with how our guides handled the medical problems. We all felt we were in very good hands.
This was my first cycling trip. I am a confident and frequent cyclist, I have done multi-day rides before and I trained for this ride for a few months in advance, but this was the most challenging cycling I've experienced. I found the first day and the last day of cycling very tough but I was not shy to use the SAG van when I needed. Use your common cycling sense and don't get swept up in peer-pressure from the group (particularly where conditions are not optimal). The roads are super slick in the rain. It's a ride not a race. Also, a few of us had stomach problems. Bring Imodium.
This was a tough trip and I think the 4 grading is rather generous when compared to other cycling trips with Exodus. However having said that it is as always a great way to see the country and to experience Albania. This trip around the southern part of Albania includes both mountains along the border with Greece and the Ionian coast. Although we found this a tough ride we both thoroughly enjoyed it and felt it was a great holiday. The guides were very supportive and helpful.
Cycling through the mountains and seeing the inspiring countryside as it changed.
Both the leaders were very good and competent. They went out of their way to ensure that the group had a great time and were able to enjoy the cycling.
The first and the last days are the toughest cycling so there's not much time to improve your fitness once you are in Albania. Do not be fooled by the relatively short distances to be covered each day it is the elevation gained and lost that make this a great challenge.
Based on previous reviews I thought this would be challenging but manageable for my abilities. Some but minimal cycling recently but good fitness base. It was definitely more difficult than some of the reviews suggest in particular day 1 is straight into some tough climbs which I struggled with but for the rest of the days I was able to manage quite well. Slower cyclist in my group-most of them regular cyclists with good speed but they were all super supportive throughout. All in all a great trip with a great support crew and very rewarding to complete the last day 🙂
Completing the last days climbs and the whole trip in general after a tough first day where I doubted my abilities.
Erlis was great-knowledgeable and supportive throughout. Very enthusiastic with his work ensuring everything is perfect.
Interesting, challenging adventure trip mostly in rural Albania with some days on the Ionian coast.
One late afternoon we had a chance to visit the thermal springs of Benji. We had to cross an ancient foot bridge to get to the pool. It was awesome to be in warm waters in the middle of nowhere looking at beautiful pasture and snowy peaks.
This was the only sub-par part of the trip. Our leader biked by himself most of the time, leaving us for ourselves. There was a van support, but it was very behind us, sometimes ahead of us leaving us without support. The leader failed to point out the beauty, the scenery and most of the time the guiding was very superficial, lacked enthusiasm. This was my 3rd trip with Exodus, and the other two trip leaders were so much better.
Make sure to be in good form, the hills are steep. This is not a trip for a beginner.
Albania totally surpassed my expectations. The scenery and cycling was fantastic. Inland its a bit like the Alps and towards the coast it get more like mountainous meditterannean. But the beauty of it is that the roads are really quiet which is just great for cycling. The trip notes had said that some of the accommodation may be a little basic, but this too was a lot better than I was expecting. I think this trip had the best days cycling I’ve had anywhere.
Getting to the end in one piece. Its a 6 day trip. We had 5 glorious days of sunshine, with some big climbs, and on the final day a little rain, which made the roads very slip after a prolonged dry spell. Two of the team had a spill
They were great as usual on all exodus trips. They were from a local company 'Cycle Albania'. Everything was well organised, the bikes were good, and they coped well with a few unexpected events. People could cycle at their own pace and then re-group at specific points.
Not really. The only thing I would say is that I wouldn't go to Albania for a gastronomic experience. There is a lot of really good seafood, always fresh and readily available. Otherwise the food is uninspiring.
A challenging ride through dramatic scenery. Beautiful countryside, friendly people but too many unfinished buildings. The trip was efficiently organised with good back-up and accommodation.
Reaching the top of the 1000m pass on the final day.
Both leaders were excellent.They were well informed and spoke excellent English.
Don't be put off by the mountainous terrain. You can take it at your own pace.
Why would you go to Albania?!? Is what everyone said to me before I did this trip. Well, after coming back I’m telling them they should go because of:
– Amazing scenery. Beautiful mountains, alpine type meadows, some nice beaches along the coast
– Good food. Really nice, simple food. Fresh fish and fresh vegetables. Options for vegetarians too.
– Great cycling. Some reasonable hills (and a couple of really good descents) and generally good quiet roads (in April anyway.)
The big hill on the last day was a satisfying challenge. The descent out of the mountains on day 2 was beautiful and probably my favourite bit.
Really good. The guide and driver we had were great - friendly, helpful and super organised. This is probably the best organised exodus trip I’ve been on.
In terms of difficulty this is definitely a grade 4 (certainly not a 3.) You don’t have to be a ‘cyclist’ but you do need to have a reasonable level of cardiovascular fitness and to have been on a bike about before I think.