Fill in the booking form: choose your base, tour, date, and group size. You will receive an instant confirmation email, and our team will contact you via WhatsApp within 2 hours to confirm your spot.
No online payment is required to reserve your spot. We will confirm your booking via WhatsApp, and you can pay in cash (Lek or EUR) or by card when you arrive at the meeting point.
Subject to availability. In high season (July to August) we recommend booking at least 24 hours in advance. In shoulder season, same-day bookings are often possible.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure. If we cancel due to weather, you will receive a full refund or a rescheduled date, your choice.
Swimwear, sunscreen (SPF 50+), a towel, water shoes, cash for beach restaurants and soft drinks, a dry bag for your phone, and a hat. We provide life jackets and snorkeling gear.
Our catamaran has a basic onboard toilet. Our speedboats and gommone do not; we stop at beaches and bays with facilities during the tour.
Our catamaran has a bar with soft drinks, water, and snacks. Most tours include a stop at a beach restaurant for lunch, at your own cost.
English and Albanian on all tours. Italian on many departures. Maya, our AI assistant, speaks English, Italian, German, Spanish, and Polish.
Group tours join other travelers on a scheduled route (max 12 to 25 people). Private charters give you the whole boat, so you can adjust stops, timing, and spend more time at your favourite places.
Yes, the cave entrance is approximately 30 to 60 metres tall and wide enough for a speedboat or small RIB to enter directly. All our Vlora tours include a cave entry or close exterior visit.
Yes, families are very welcome. Our catamaran and wooden boat are the most comfortable for young children. We recommend children aged 5+ for speedboat tours.
All tours include at least one snorkeling stop. Snorkel masks are provided.
Our catamaran is the most accessible vessel with wider deck space. Speedboats require stepping on/off at the dock and can be physically demanding in choppy water. Contact us in advance and we will recommend the best option.
Yes, self-drive rental is available for guests with an appropriate maritime license. Contact us for details and pricing.
Our catamaran accommodates up to 25 guests and is the most comfortable vessel for large groups. For groups of 12 to 16, our motorboat is the premium choice.
Yes, our speedboats and RIB are specifically chosen to enter sea caves, including the 30 to 60 metre arch of Haxhi Ali Cave. Larger vessels view caves from outside.
Every vessel carries life jackets for all passengers, a VHF radio, first aid kit, flares, fire extinguisher, and anchor, inspected to Albanian Maritime Authority standards.
Yes, specify your preference in the booking form or via WhatsApp. Availability depends on the season and current bookings.
Our catamaran has a full shaded lower deck. Our wooden boat has a canvas canopy. Speedboats and gommone are open vessels, so bring a hat and high-SPF sunscreen.
Yes, all vessels have a lockable or sheltered storage area. We recommend a dry bag for valuables, as water spray is common on speedboat trips.
The Karaburun & Sazan Island full-day tour is our most-booked departure from Vlora. It combines three unmissable stops: Sazan Island, Haxhi Ali Cave, and Karaburun Peninsula's protected beaches. Duration: 5 hours.
Yes, the cave entrance is approximately 30 to 60 metres tall, making it accessible to speedboats and RIB boats. We enter the cave on every standard Vlora tour and spend 20 to 30 minutes inside, with time for swimming and snorkeling.
Yes. Sazan Island was a classified military installation until 1997 and was opened to guided tourism from 2015. Access is only permitted as part of a licensed tour; independent boat access is not allowed.
Grama Bay is approximately 60 to 70 km from Vlora by sea, at the southern tip of the Karaburun Peninsula. Our Grama Bay full-day tour (7 to 8 hours total) covers this route with multiple cave and beach stops along the way.
The Karaburun-Sazan Marine Park is one of the most biodiverse marine environments in the Mediterranean. Bottlenose dolphins are frequently encountered in the channel between Sazan and Karaburun, particularly on morning departures.
Standard group tours depart at 09:00, 11:30, and (in high season) 14:00 from Vlora Marina. Sunset tours depart approximately 1.5 to 2 hours before sunset. Exact times are confirmed at booking via WhatsApp.
Yes, though we recommend our wooden boat or catamaran for families with young children. Speedboat tours can be bouncy at speed. We provide child-size life jackets in all sizes.
Grama Bay can only be reached by boat. There is no road. It is included in our full-day 7 to 8 hour tour from Vlora, or the shorter full-day tour from Himara.
Pirate's Cave (Shpella e Piratëve) is a dramatic karst sea cave roughly 9 km north of Himara by sea. It's wide enough at the entrance for a speedboat to motor directly inside, lit by refracted blue-green light, and it's the centrepiece of every short tour from Himara.
A 650-metre underground canal built between 1969 and 1988 by the Albanian communist government to shelter Whiskey-class Soviet submarines. Decommissioned in 1998, the entrance is now clearly visible from the water on our southbound tours.
The north route (caves, Gjipe, Grama Bay) suits dramatic scenery and cave exploration. The south route (Porto Palermo) suits history and calmer, more sheltered water. If time allows, doing both on separate days gives the full picture.
The Grama Bay full-day tour from Himara takes 5.5 to 6 hours total, covering roughly 35 km of coastline each way with stops at six caves and bays before Grama Bay itself.
Gjipe Beach sits at the mouth of a limestone canyon between Dhërmi and Vuno. It can be reached on foot via a 30 to 40 minute hike, but the view from the water, looking up through the canyon walls, is only visible by boat.
Ali Pasha's triangular castle at Porto Palermo is visible from the water. The boat approach gives the most dramatic view of all three towers, though the boat does not dock at the castle itself.
Morning departures (08:00 to 09:30) are best. The light angle in July and August creates the most dramatic blue-green glow inside the caves between 09:00 and 12:00, and seas are calmer before afternoon winds develop.
Yes, a 90-minute sunset tour southward to Porto Palermo Bay, passing Filikuri Bay and the submarine tunnel lit differently at golden hour. Available daily in season.
Our 7 Destinations Speedboat tour is consistently the most booked departure: a 5.5-hour curated route with seven stops including sea caves, hidden beaches, and scenic headlands.
Yes, Sarande is the natural starting point for boat tours to the Ksamil island cluster, roughly 14 km south. Our tour includes the Three Islands, Tongo Island, Turtle Cave, and Pasqyra Beach.
Kakome Bay is a completely isolated beach north of Sarande, enclosed by limestone cliffs on three sides with no road access. The water is emerald-turquoise and the beach is utterly deserted, often described as Albania's Maldives.
Yes, Sarande receives daily ferries from Corfu (30 to 45 minute crossing) and our meeting point is a 5-minute walk from the terminal. We recommend booking in advance, but contact us via WhatsApp from the ferry for same-day availability.
A remote pebble beach north of Sarande, isolated by rock formations on three sides and accessible only from the sea, with a small restaurant serving fresh local fish.
Roughly 14 km south of Sarande by sea, around 20 to 25 minutes by speedboat, within the protected waters of Butrint National Park.
Yes, a 90-minute evening departure timed to catch the light as it drops over the Ionian toward Corfu, visible on the horizon.
Excellent, particularly at Turtle Cave, Kakome Bay (visibility of 15+ metres) and the Ksamil islands, where shallow water makes snorkeling accessible for all abilities.