Hiking Day Tour: Pellumbas Cave & Erzeni Canyon Excursion
4.9
14 Ratings
Tirana

Should you be in Tirana for a short period and have a desire to discover the untamed splendor of the area around Tirana, going on this day tour is the optimal choice. Remember to put on your cozy hiking footwear!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tirana - If you are visiting Tirana for a few days and you want to explore the wild beauty of Tirana’s surroundings, the best thing to do is to jump into this day tour. Don’t forget to wear your comfortable walking shoes! Our tour leader will come and pick you up at your hotel in Tirana, from where we start our adventurous day.
  • Kanionet e Erzenit - Our first destination for today will be the ancient cave of Peullmbas, located uphill at the heart of Erezini Canyo
  • The Cave of Pellumbas - Initially this ancient cave used to offer shelter to wild bears, about 40,000 years ago. After this, the cave became home for ancient humans dating back to the Midd Palaeolithic era (circa 30,000 years ago). During the First and Second World War, the cave was used as a hiding place for the locals of the surrounding villages. The cave portrays a long history and is nowadays an interesting and beautiful place to visit. Some people describe it as a once in a lifetime experience. This destination offers an amazing view of wild mountains, valleys, Erzeni river and Erzeni Canyon. The hiking to the rock on the Cave of Pellumbas takes about 1 hour one way, elevation up to 600 meters. The entrance of the Pellumbas cave has a wooden platform, so it is easy to take a moment to soak in the area.
  • Tirana - After this hiking experience, we will be back to Tirana. This marks the end of this amazing hiking experience. You will return home with a new sense of self excitement to share with those around you.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Tirana
  • Entry tickets to sites
  • Professional tour leader
  • Inclusive of all taxes and petrol
What's Not Included
  • Lunch, Drinks & Snacks
  • Souvenirs, Personal spending
  • Everything that is not mentioned in the included
Additional Information
  • Tips are not a must in Albania or the Balkans, however, our recommendation is to tip the tour leader/driver as an international practice to tip good service.
Location
Choose Balkans - Albania Tour Operator
Rruga Reshit Çollaku
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Tstnj
Feb 15, 2024
Wonderful Adventure - Fun, Adventurous, Adrenaline-Inducing trip with friendly, knowledgeable guide Ana. Breathtaking views from our hike + with a furry friend (the local dog). The cave was awesome and we even had the opportunity to swim in the canyon. Ana answered all our questions with extensive detail and local knowledge along the trail. Plenty of photo opportunities, nice transport and car. Good communication with Choose Balkan. Would definitely recommend to anyone, amazing way to experience the beautiful countryside of this wonderful country from Tirana! 🇦🇱
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Elvis969
Sep 29, 2023
Great tour through beautiful landscape - We did the tour with Renato and it was very good! He guided us very well through the beautiful landscape! We definitely can recommend booking this tour!
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12ed13
Dec 4, 2022
Hiking - 10/10 Experience If you book this tour near Tirana, request Ani as your tour guide as he is the Best. It was a full day experience. We really enjoyed the hike to Pellumabsi Cave and we also get to swim to Erezi Canyon. Thank you Ani form Choose Balkans
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Lyubov_d
Aug 28, 2022
Excellent! - It was great hiking with amazing views. The best part for me was the waterfall, as we were not expecting to see it. Ervin was very supportive and knowledgeable! Thank you for the great experience!
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Leonora
Aug 25, 2022
Great tour, well organised, and a wonderful guide. Recommended! - We had a great day - our guide Ani was fun, intelligent and interesting and went out of his way to make sure we had a good time. It’s a good workout to the cave and back - good walking shoes recommended. Sadly we couldn’t swim in the river but it was worth seeing and the views overall were spectacular. Definitely recommend!
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Florisknight
Jul 4, 2022
Fun hike, amazing views, great tour guide! - Our tour guide was Eri. On our drive to and during the hike we had great time with him. We had great talks and lots of laughs! He made us feel safe during the hike and was very informative. We were positively surprised when he helped us take some gorgeous pictures. The hike is very doable but I suggest good shoes, enough water, a cap and maybe pants that could get dirty. The views are breath taking and make for great memories and pictures!
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Denisah60
Jun 15, 2022
10/10 would recommend. - This was a great adventure so close to Tirana. The hike is really beautiful and scenic. It's also a pretty exciting hike as your are constantly going up the mountains - so not a dull moment. My guide Ani was fun to chat with, knew a lot about the area and the cave we were going to. He was patient and attentive and made the experience memorable. Loved the cave. It was spectacular (beautiful colors, stones, bats inside), but kind of muddy on the day I went, so I recommend people bring good shoes when doing this hike. Also because you need to not slip when coming down the mountain. Some areas are steep. You really break a sweat going to Pellumbas cave. It's a workout. So the stop at the Erzeni river was much appreciated. The colors of the river are magnificent - the most lovely blue. Overall an awesome experience.
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Mariovl3459me
Apr 29, 2022
A great experience - Hiking is an activity i enjoy a lot and hiking in new places is always an added pleasure. The places we went to were very impressing. The Pellumbas Cave was very beautiful and the walk around the canyons very refreshing. Thank you to the Choose Balkans Team for a really amazing day
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Brooks456
Apr 28, 2022
Excellent service - Great day to escape from Tirana. Everything was well organized and we really enjoyed our hike. Our tour guide Ergi, was very friendly and helpful. Strongly recommended.
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I9834aklauran
Sep 21, 2022
Really unique! - Communication from the company and the tour guide was great. The tour guide was definitely knowledgeable and gave us plenty of info throughout the day. There was no one else with us on the tour so it was private. We really enjoyed the hike to the cave and the time spent inside the cave was a very unique and interesting experience. You definitely need good walking boots as it can be a bit muddy/slippy, and also steep in places. Also take plenty of water as it is quite a workout! Our trip would have been improved in the Erenzi canyon part of the day, it was definitely warm enough to go in the water so was a shame we didn't get the opportunity to swim in the river. We also didn't get to go to the part that is advertised which is a shame. Was still very pretty though and we still had a really good day!
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