My wife and I spent 10 days and nights in May 2016 driving throughout Albania on a private tour; we were just reliving the trip when we realized we had never shared with others the most critical component of our travels - Arben Kola!  We'd arranged our tour through Albania2Go and were told "he is an excellent guide," which hardly begins to do him justice!  Our tour covered Tirana, Berat, Vlore, Butrint, Gjirokaster, Korce and Ohird (crossed over into Macedonia), so we spent a lot of time both on sites and in the car with Ben.  There isn't a more knowledgeable and passionate person with whom to experience this wonderful country.  He has a great sense of the history and current state of affairs in Albania and how they intersect, seemingly deep personal connections everywhere we travelled (even small, side-of-the-road, impromtu stops) and a deep desire to leave no request or question unattended or unaddressed.  While our journey was reasonably scripted for our timetable, Ben suggested off-the-path detours that got us views or experiences we would have missed with anyone else.  In the span of a day or two, he began to know us - what we'd like, what we might find of less interest, where and when we'd like to stop to eat - and tailored his suggestions and our daily schedule accordingly.  That is the difference between 'just a guide' and 'a travel guru.'  We highly recommend Ben and look forward to our future return to have him show us Northern Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo. 

Arben was our guide on spring 2017. Very appreciated and we are very happy with him very friendly and understand our requirement and needs, very enjoyble .every place we go he knows everything from the history , culture and lifestyle. he is very professional i think he was the best guide i have ever met

review by Ismail (Malaysia)

Arben was our guide in the mountains in the North of Albania on summer 2016. We travelled from Tirana to Lepushe and spent there 3 days. We had the chance to visit even Plave and Gucija. We had a great time thanks to Arben. He knows very well the history of Albania and he tells you all the time some curious facts making you forget how hard the hiking can get some times :D. He speaks fluent english so I didnt have to translate anything to my boyfriend who is not albanian. Arben led us to the top of mountain Vejusha which was amazing. I can strongly reccomend Arben as  a guide, he is a real professional and you will never get bored with him :)