2 Berat Castle Tours in Albania to Build a Day Around

1.Savor Albanian Cuisine Cooking Class with Mama Nina Berat Castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews · 3 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $48Our pick

Meet Mama Nina inside Berat Castle for a three-hour, hands-on Albanian cooking class. With help from Mikael, your English-Albanian translator, you’ll prepare family dishes such as baklava, savory pies, stews, eggplant, and meatballs, then sit down to eat together.

“This was the most memorable of my time in Albania. First off, we were cooking in a castle called Berat (I think). There’s a small village of people who live there so it was very welcoming. The kitchen was outdoors which was also very nice. The weather was very windy during this time but did not effect our cooking experience. There was a translator present as our main chef did not speak much English but she was very nice & thorough. Coming from a chef, this experience has elevated my palate!! We made some baked egg plants covered with a tomato’s sauce mixture (vegan friendly) - we made pork meatballs…”

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2.Berat Castle & Cobo Winery on Luxury Land Rover Tour from Tirana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $159

Join Izet on an eight-hour Land Rover trip from Tirana to Belsh and Berat. You’ll see Berat Castle, the Onufri Museum, and the UNESCO-listed town, then visit family-run Cobo Winery. Pickup may be arranged, the group is capped at six, and lunch and winery costs are extra.

“I first booked and went on the Mt Gamti and Bovilla Lake tour and I was so happy with this first tour that I ended up booking to go to Berat and Lake Belshi with him that night for two days later. I had an absolutely amazing day with Izet again. He took the scenic route instead of the highway, through all the olive tree groves and lakes. The Berat Castle is fantastic and interesting, I highly recommend to visit here on your trip to Albania, but especially with Izet. He took more great photos for me as well. We didn't end up doing the winery which is listed on…”

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