Beyond Albania: Private UNESCO Kosovo Day Trip from Tirana

We had already booked a trip with Go as Local to Ohrid and booked a day trip to Kosova at the same time. We booked the privat tour for two people. All contact with the company was great. We had booked for a Friday, but looking at the weather forecast a couple of days before the trip, we asked the company if we could change the trip to the day after, where the weather was to be better. The company said that that would be no problem. We also asked for the same guide, that we had had on our day trip to Ohrid. Redi was a fantastic guide , so we asked to have him again. The company again said that that was no problem. We met our guide at the agreed time and off we went to Kosova. The roads all the way to Prizren (and later to Prishtina) were great. The landscape was beautiful and the day before it had snowed on the tops, making the landscape even more beautiful. On the way we had a short stop near Kukes to admire the view and stretch our legs. Redi gave us a lot of information about the history of Kosova, and the current political situation in the region. This was good to have heard before our first stop in Prizren. Redi took us to different sights; Prizren Fortress, Sinan Pasha Mosque and Albanian League of Prizren. After spending time in Prizren, we drove to Prishtina. Again Redi gave us insight into the history of Kosova, which was great. Redi is a very knowledgeable guide and can answer any question you ask him. We went to a local restaurant in Pristhina named Liburnia, where Redi said we could get good, local food (not cevapi). This was a great experience and the food was very good. After eating, we walked around in Prishtina visitng the Newborn monument, National Stadium, Memorial Heroines, National Library and Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa. This was a very good tour. We can recommend this tour and using the company Go as Local. We would not hestitate using them again. And being with Redi on a second tour was just the icing on the cake. Again, it felt like being on a trip with good friends, not a tour with a guide. No stress on this tour! :)

We found this tour to be very educational. We were interested in the various conflicts involving Albania and the area and also in the "fall of Yugoslavia" and how if affected Albania. Our guide, Redi, was very knowledgeable of this history and of the current politics. =We had tours of the highlights of Pristina and Prizren and ate at a wonderful restaurant in Pristina that Redi was familiar with.

Evenbif it is a quite long drive from Tirana to Pristina and Prizren, it is worth the effort. Eric was an excellent guide who showed as the main places of both cities and taught as about the past and recent history of this country.

All the trip was fantastic. The guide Angel is a deeply-knowledgeable person with a good understanding of history. The trips was great in a well-conditioned van and never-ending stories on the way to Kosovo and back. I would rate this 15 out of 10.

Understand if you're going to take this tour that it will be probably 7 hours of driving round trip involved. If you are ok with that then I would suggest this trip. It gives you a quick tour into 2 cities in Kosovo.

Communication before the trip was more than excellent. Our guide had tones of information to share and answered all of our questions. I highly recommend it as it combines a nice drive in nature and also is an exploration of Kosovo history

As a veteran of the Balkan Wars with NATO, I wanted to see how Kosovo was faring. This is the trip for that and Xhuha is the guide to do it. He knows his history too! We had heavy snow that day, but it made the adventure that much better. Highly recommend— bring additional heavy boots and clothes if it’s winter, just in case.

Daniel was a very safe driver (which you will need when going to Kosovo) and a very knowledgeable guide. He told us a lot about the complicated history of the region and was open to every question. We had a great day and a lot of fun with him and really enjoyed our short glimpse of Kosovo. Especially Prizren was such a charming place to visit and the lunch in Pristina was fantastic. Absolutely recommend!

A nice day trip with a smal group of 3. It included hotel pick-up and drop-off. Our guide was very polite, spoke English very well and explained lots of things. He was very patient as well with a lady that was asking the most absurd of questions and was kind of disturbing the group. It was not possible to walk much in Prizren, as it was too hot and there is construction going on in the city centre. The food in the restaurant in Pristina was not very good.

Amazing tour hitting two historic cities: Pristina & Prizren. Erjon our tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Make sure you don’t miss this day trip if you have the opportunity!