Challenging but definitely worth it The tour is more challenging than I expected. I've done several Exodus cycling trips that were rated similarly, but this was tougher than those. Still, definitely worth taking on the challenge -- pace yourself and skip the tough hills if you need to (just don't miss the mountain climb on the last day). Beautiful scenery on quiet roads. Wonderful people -- strangers will see you riding by and give you fruit!
Thanks for a fantastic trip I loved every minute of this adventure. Albania is somewhere I've not been to before, nor had any of my friends, and it did not disappoint. It is a beautiful country with welcoming people and cycling is the best way to see it. It's as yet unspoilt by too much modern development and is like stepping back in time but in a good way.
If you like cycling in the mountains with stunning views and quiet roads you will love this trip. The trip is graded as a 4 and this is accurate as there are some hard climbs on quite a few of the days. The views at the top make them all worth while. For the first few days you are on a ridge high up with the lake below. You then go down to the lakes and cross into Macedonia which is equally as spectacular.The road surfaces are really good for 99% of the time and much better than those we have at home. The traffic is very quiet and so for most of the holiday we had the roads to ourselves.This was our third holiday with this tour company and was equally as good as the others we have been on. Albania is a hidden gem and it was so good to go there before the mass tourists arrive.Hotels were all good and actually better than many of the other trips we have been on with this company,