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User Image Review submited by Van

Experience of a lifetime

Reviewed February 14, 2018

In February 2018 my boyfriend an I were on week in Albania. It was our first time in this country and we were blown away by all the beautiful nature, amazing history and espacially the people! The scenery was beautiful and it was a relieve to walk in such a quiet and peaceful environment.

Arben was and excellent guide, very flexible and therefore he deserves a special thanks.  He made us feel at home and he is a true sample of a genuine tour guide!

Faleminderit Arben!

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User Image Review submited by Matthew

Adventure and Fun Albania

Reviewed February 3, 2018

In October 2017 my girlfriend and I were on a 6 day tour of Albania booked through Adventure and Fun Albania.  We were expecting it to be a tour group (6+ people) but turned out to be just the two of us who had signed up!  Ben was our guide, we found him to be friendly, knowledgable and accommodating.  There was a bit of a personality clash as we are fairly quiet and like to keep to ourselves, whereas Ben is very communicative and out going.  This would have been great in a big group as we'd been expecting when we'd booked the tour.  This isn't a criticism of Ben, more that it wasn't our ideal situation and he would have been perfect leading a large group or a private tour for more outgoing travellers.On one day my girlfriend was feeling very unwell and Ben was extremely helpful, taking her to hospital, getting medicine and adapting the tour - making sure she was okay and we still had a good time.  We were really grateful for his help on that day in particular, he went above and beyond what was expected.One important thing of note is he was a very good driver.  We felt safe and comfortable irrespective of whether we were on a motorway, on one of the older, poorly maintained roads or in the crazy Tirana traffic! 

We would definitely recommend Ben, especially if you are looking for a tour guide with energy and enthusiasm, who definitely loves Albania and is a great conversationalist. 

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Arben Kola's response to the review

February 4, 2018

Thanks my friend for the good time in Albania. Hope to see again in the coming years

User Image Review submited by Plinnarinne

Mandala group from Finland

Reviewed October 2, 2017

We were group from Finland - Mandala Travel agency , having 10 days hiking tour in Albania. We were very lucky to have Alben with us for these 10 days. He is excellent hiking guide and excellent knowledge of nature and Albania. He is always ready to help and always in a good mood! 10 days in Albania were great and we did love Albania and our guide Alben! I  truely can recommend him !!

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User Image Review submited by Nhungtrieu52

Arben, our wonderful guide in Albania

Reviewed August 1, 2017

My boyfriend and I were lucky to have Ben as our guide on our trip in July/August 2016 throughout Albania.  It was a jam-packed itinerary but we wanted to see as much as possible during our short time.  Ben was able to fulfil all our requests and took us on a fascinating and fun tour of his beautiful country.  We really enjoyed talking to him about all things Albania as well as just his life in general; he was extremely knowleagable, friendly and very funny!!  I think we've made a lifelong friend in Ben and look forward to seeing him again in the future!

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User Image Review submited by Farid

Lovely encounter!

Reviewed July 16, 2017

Me & my girlfriend were visiting Albania, Teth. When we drove back with the minibus to Shkodër, Ben was in it to. (We didn"t know him by then). Since it was a 3 hour drive we started talking and he explaind/told us a lot about Albania. We normally had a taxi from Shkodër to Tirana but Ben invited us to join him in his ride (his friend was taking him from Shkodër to Tirana). We stopped at some very cool places, ate ice cream, dronk coffee & ate watermelon...He makes you feel really comfortable and is so  hospitable. You can really feel the passion when he starts talking about his country. Such a lovely and friendly man. We even met that night in Tirana and had some drinks in a bar. In short, if you are looking for a very helpfull & pasionate guide ...this is deffinitly your man! Great guy!

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