Overview
Europe Explorer Grand Tour “Mediterranean Route'', is a great possibility for travelers looking for a special experience by visiting the best of Southern Italy’s (Apennine peninsula) and the Illyrian (Balkan) Peninsula’s ancient and modern civilizations' inheritance. Which are considered to be a very important part of Western Civilisation as Central Mediterranean. In this tour you will explore and enjoy the rich cultural inheritance, nature, history, traditions, multi-ethnicity, multi-religion, etc. It is a specially designed program, trying to optimize all “must see’' places for this part of South Italy and West Albania.
Important Places to be Visited: Tirana, Durres, Bari, Naples, Caserto, Pompeii Amalfi, Salerno, Cilento, Cosenza, Messina, Catania, Agrigento, Palermo, Cefalù, Reggio Calabria, Crotone, Matera, Taranto, Leuca, Lecce, Brindisi, Alberobello, and Bari.
What's Included
- Meals Breakfast: Daily breakfast. All other meals not listed are at your expense.
- Accommodation:3* hotels on double occupancy in good locations of respective cities/places.
- English, speaking tour leader for the whole duration of the trip.
- Air Conditioned modern van/minibus/bus and other transportation listed in itinerary; All parkings and Road tolls as per itinerary.Ferry: Tickets in cabins with private bathrooms.
- Admission/entry Fees
- Lunch and Dinner charges (if applicable)
- Everything not mentioned in “Inclusions”
- Travel insurance, visa fees (if applicable)
- Local guides (can be provided upon request) and require extra charge
- A mandatory service fee for tour guide/bus driver (min. 5-7 Euro /day per person).
Meeting and Pickup
What To Expect
Tirana - Kruja - Durres (UNESCO) - Ferry to Bari (Italy).
2 Stops
Naples (UNESCO) (253 km, 3h 15 min).
1 Stop
Pompeii (UNESCO) - Amalfi (UNESCO) - Salerno. (95 km, 2h 25 min).
2 Stops
Pollino National Park (UNESCO) - Cosenza
2 Stops
Messina. (220 km, 2h 55 min).
1 Stop
Etna (UNESCO) - Catania. (132 km, 2h 25 min).
2 Stops
Palermo (UNESCO). (211 km, 2h 30 min).
1 Stop
Cefalu (UNESCO) - Reggio Calabria. (243 km, 3h 45 min).
2 Stops
Bovalino - Soverato - Le Castella. (235 km, 3h 35 min).
3 Stops
Crotone - Matera (UNESCO) (263 km, 3h 40 min).
2 Stops
Taranto - Gallipoli - Santa Maria della Leuca (211 km, 3h 05 min).
2 Stops
Otranto - Lecce - Brindisi . (141 km, 1 h 50 min)
3 Stops
Alberobello (UNESCO) - Bari - Ferry to Durres (Albania). (133 km, 1 h 25 min); overnight in ferry, (300 km, 8 hrs).
2 Stops
Durres - Tirana.
2 Stops
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Specialized infant seats are available
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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- Meals. Breakfast: Daily breakfast. All other meals not listed are at your expense.
- Accommodation:3* hotels on double occupancy in good locations of respective cities/places.
- English, speaking tour leader for the whole duration of the trip.
- Air Conditioned modern van/minibus/bus and other transportation listed in itinerary; All parkings and Road tolls as per itinerary.Ferry: Tickets in cabins with private bathrooms.
- Admission/entry Fees.
- Lunch and Dinner charges (if applicable).
- Everything not mentioned in “Inclusions”.
- Travel insurance, visa fees (if applicable).
- Local guides (can be provided upon request) and require extra charge.
- A mandatory service fee for tour guide/bus driver (min. 5-7 Euro /day per person).
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Europe Explorer Grand Tour “Mediterranean Route” is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Europe Explorer Grand Tour “Mediterranean Route” will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- MealsBreakfast: Daily breakfast. All other meals not listed are at your expense.
- Accommodation:3* hotels on double occupancy in good locations of respective cities/places.
- English, speaking tour leader for the whole duration of the trip.
- Air Conditioned modern van/minibus/bus and other transportation listed in itinerary; All parkings and Road tolls as per itinerary.Ferry: Tickets in cabins with private bathrooms.
- Admission/entry Fees
- Lunch and Dinner charges (if applicable)
- Everything not mentioned in “Inclusions”
- Travel insurance, visa fees (if applicable)
- Local guides (can be provided upon request) and require extra charge
- A mandatory service fee for tour guide/bus driver (min. 5-7 Euro /day per person).
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Specialized infant seats are available
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
