Top 6 Tirana Drinks Tours

1.Tirana: Traditional Cooking Class with Wine & Raki Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 284 reviews · 4 hours · from $41Our pick

Join Sindi and her family-run team for a four-hour Albanian cooking class in Tirana. Prepare tave kosi, lakror, and dessert with local ingredients, then sit down to enjoy your meal with homemade wine, raki, appetizers, and practical recipes to take home.

“The activity was great. The food was very easy to make and it turned out very tasty!!!!! The only thing is that you end up with the dish that not necessarily you made but maybe someone in your group. There was no way to tell. And it is not like you do end to end one dish, but you decide in team and you can miss something. But the great part is that you do end up with all of the recipes!!!!! I absolutely enjoyed it and would do another time ( she has different menu’s)”

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2.Traditional Albanian Cooking Class in Tirana & Raki Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 266 reviews · 4 hours · from $44

Spend four hours cooking Albanian dishes with local hosts including Dervis and Marius. Prepare burek, village chicken with pershesh, and sheqerpare, then sit down to meze, homemade wine, jams, and guided raki tasting.

“4 hours of a special experience, pure pleasure, a lovely evening with nice and pleasant people, an excellent guide and happy food preparation, drinking alcohol and local wine, and unlimited mood, highly recommended.”

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3.Tirana: Guided Bar Crawl with Welcome Shots

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 247 reviews · 4 hours · from $17Best value

Meet your English- or Italian-speaking guide at Skanderbeg Square at 8:45 p.m. Visit two bars and a club, enjoy welcome shots, dance with a mixed group, and get photos along the way. Guides such as Bianca, Geri, and Dion are known for keeping the group together and involved.

“Wee Gerri was a great fun and lively host, The experience was great we had fun with other travellers too. The dancing clubs was nice. I would recommend 💯”

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4.Durrës Countryside Vineyard Experience with Wine & Food Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $95

Meet your English-speaking guide at 5 pm for a shared trip from Durrës to a countryside winery. Guides such as Mario, Erisa, Arissa, and Elena explain local wine traditions while you taste Albanian grapes, raki, olive oil, cheeses, cured meats, olives, and bread.

“This experience really was the highlight of our trip to Albania. From start to finish it was perfect. Mario was lovely and the journey to the vineyard was informative and enjoyable. The vineyard is in a beautiful setting and Elena was very professional but made the tour fun. The wine was really nice, we actually stayed longer to enjoy another bottle and then bought one from the shop. The food supplied was a lot more than we thought it would be and a perfect amount for lunch. I would 100% recommend this tour. It is definitely worth the value.”

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5.Durres Countryside Vineyards Wine Tasting & Food Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 105 reviews · 4 hours · from $116

From Durrës, you’ll visit a countryside winery above the Adriatic, walk among the vines, and tour a cellar built into former Communist-era bunkers. Guides such as Mario and Elena explain Albanian grapes and traditions before a tasting of wine, raki, brandy, olive oil, cheeses, cured meats, olives, and bread.

“10/10 tour. Very informative and what a lovely scenic setting. Would 100% recommend to anyone thinking to book. The lady who gave our tour was amazing and Mario was great - very attentive and genuine.”

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6.Tirana Stroll Tour, Walk and Taste Qofte & Raki!

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 70 reviews · 2 hours · from $23

Walk central Tirana with an English-speaking guide, visiting Skanderbeg Square, the New Bazaar, Mother Teresa Square, and the Pyramid. You’ll hear about Albania’s past and present, then finish with a qofte sandwich and raki. Small groups are limited to 10, with audio guides in four languages.

“We had a brilliant tour with Celeste, who went above and beyond to make sure we had a fun and informative experience. We visited the main landmarks of the city and tried some really tasty Qofte and a shot of Raki at the end. As a local, she has loads of knowledge on life in the capital, its history, present and future! Celeste was more than happy to answer our questions and was so welcoming. She even sent us a great list of places to visit after the tour had finished. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Tirana for the first time.”

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