Blue Cave & Grama Bay Full Day Guided Boat Tour
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Vlore, Albania
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- All Fees and Taxes
- Bottled water
- Alcoholic BeveragesBeer
- Use of Snorkeling equipmentSnorkelling Mask
- SnacksAlbanian Traditional Snack (Byrek)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Olympia Tours VlorëFF2Q+6XP, Rruga Shyqyri Ali Merka, Vlora 9401, Albania
Meet your guide at the beginning of Vlora promenade at the Olympia Tiki Bar. The bar is easy to find with a colorful atmosphere: look for a yellow car head resting on the sidewalk. Check-in starts at 09:45 and ends at 10:15. Please make sure to arrive within this time frame.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.10:30 am
Itinerary
1
Haxhi Ali Cave
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Haxhi Ali Cave
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
3
Haxhi Ali Cave
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
897H+WGC
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
5
Dukat
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
6
Plazhi i Llovizit
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
7
Plazhi i Llovizit
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
8
Bay of Grama
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Not allowed for travelers with mobility impairments
- Not recommended for travelers who are prone to seasickness
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
We had great tour with Elio and Vini. There were not a lot off boat around ! The view and branche were nice
Reviews
4.8
based on 202 reviews
We had an amazing time on this tour. Esther was an amazing tour guide. We would definitely recommend this tour. Thank you so much!
The locations we visited were absolutely beautiful, and overall the boat ride itself wasn’t too bad . Just be prepared for a fairly rough and wet ride for much of the journey.
Unfortunately, I was less impressed with the tour operator.
There were two people who appeared to be guides or crew on the boat. I’m assuming the second person was an employee, although at times it seemed as though our guide may have simply brought a friend along. He appeared more interested in taking selfies than looking after the guests and even asked another passenger to take photos of him. I assume he was part of the crew because the main guide allowed him to drive the boat for approximately the last half-hour of the return journey.
My biggest concern, however, was the lack of refreshments. The tour ran from approximately **10:30 am until 6:30 pm**, and during that entire time we were provided with only **one 500 ml bottle of water per person**. For an eight-hour boat tour, particularly in hot weather, I think it would be reasonable to expect the operator to carry a much larger supply of drinking water for guests.
My ticket also advertised **unlimited beer**. I had no intention of taking advantage of that, but there appeared to be only around five cans of beer available on the boat in total, so describing it as “unlimited” seems somewhat misleading.
The destinations themselves were definitely worth seeing and were the highlight of the day. However, based on the overall service, limited refreshments and the professionalism of the crew, I would probably recommend experiencing these locations with a different tour operator.
Kleis and Vini were great! Kleis was our tour guide, and she was very sweet and attentive. The tour had a lot of great views, but we were a little crowded in the boat.
We had great tour with Elio and Vini. There were not a lot off boat around ! The view and branche were nice
I have to be honest, we did this excursion in August 2025, and I feel like I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. For 80 euros per person, we got a taxi-driver on a speed-boat, who very reluctantly drove us to all the indicated locations. When you arrived to each location, he would just say, "Get off, this is this, and we will leave in 20 minutes". He was supposed to provide us with snorkeling equipment, but it was never offered. Sometimes he would say we'd stay at the beach for 30 minutes, but after 10 minutes, he'd say we had to leave. Sometimes it was a short 10-minute stay, but he would extend it to 40 minutes. You would never knew whether to believe him or not, whether to go swimming peacefully or not because he might just leave and leave you. It was really confusing, until today we wonder if he was improvising, or if he did not remember the schedule of the stops.
When we were coming back the sea was already a little rougher so you would get really wet on the boat, which is understandably normal, but the driver kept accelerating. This also made people not only get soaked, and all our things soaking wet too, but also fall off their seats from the speed, hitting themselves with the sides of the boat, we had to hold on to each other, at one point it was even scary. One of the girls complained about it and the driver's response was "change seats or hold on tighter, I'm not going any slower." He was really rude.
Once back in Vlore, they will stop you when you get off the boat, saying " Do you have your cell phone with you, give it to me" and they will give themselves five stars. I saw them doing it with other people and when they came to ask for my phone I told them I had it at the bottom of my bag. They insisted a lot to me and my boyfriend but we told them we had to go, and they let us go shouting "give us 5 stars." The truth is the places are beautiful, yes, but the staff and their ways ruined the experience for us.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Camila,
we were surprised to see the same review published on multiple platforms after it first appeared on Google. We sincerely hope this was not intended to deliberately harm our business.
We would like to clarify that while our guides may kindly ask guests to leave a review at the end of the tour, we never ask for phones, access to accounts, or reviews on specific platforms. This is clearly visible and consistent for all guests, not only in your case.
Based on the details provided, we have serious doubts that this review reflects an actual experience on our tour, as the description does not align with the service delivered or the feedback shared directly with our team.
Reviews are, of course, based on personal opinion. However, the repetition of identical content across platforms raises concerns about accuracy and intent.
Despite this, we remain focused on what matters most: continuing to provide high-quality service and memorable experiences for our guests. We will not be distracted from our commitment to professionalism, transparency, and customer satisfaction.
We wish you all the best.
For the price, this tour is okay. It went much longer than expected (nearly 10 hours). You should know, you should be very comfortable in a boat (a small zodiac, close to the ocean and rough in open waters). It’s a lot of one beach, spot, next beach, stop. The distance is a lot further than you’d expect. In the 10 hours, there was no bathroom (important to know, especially for some people). The last beach had a bathroom but was only for customers of the restaurant. The tour said it was English, but no one spoke English. We were very fortunate a couple of other passengers spoke Albanian and English and translated for us. When you’re in a boat driving down the coast for hours and have no concept of where you are, where you’re going, or when you’ll be back it can be concerning. The staff were nice, and the day was overall fun, but a bit too long to be honest!
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Thank you Julie for your review. We are really sorry that you didn't had the best experience that all of our customer have and that you expected but please try to understand that this tour is for adventures seekers and nature enthusiast. As an adventure tour it takes place in wild nature and wild beaches and caves which are numerous in number (see the itinerary of the product you have booked) where obviously there are no facilities such as bathrooms, dress rooms or restaurants. Yes the tour did not went for 8 hour that true it went for 9 hour due to sea conditions we are really sorry about that. The boat was Orizon boat made in Greece 7.8 m Length and an engine of 300hp we do not call it a small zodiac. Our guides speaks English, Italian and Albanian and on that day there where all the three nationality are sure that this is a confusion as we are sure that your experience will help us to improve our service and we thank you about that. We are really sorry that you haven't got all the best from this experience and we sincerely apologize about it.
beautiful experience! we saw the most beautiful beaches in Albania and the landscape is full of caves and magnificent and hidden coves. the crew is very nice, fun is guaranteed and organize a route that allows you to see every place in peace and without other people. They offer delicious traditional soft drinks and byrek, and even fruit for a snack!
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