- - Airfares to/from Tirana/Europe Discounted -
- - Eurorail Passes - Balkan Rail FlexiPass - Youth Passes -
- - FlyBe or Excelairways- Europe Discount Airlines -
- - Car Hires Locally -
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-- Dictionary = http://www.yourdictionary.com/ -
 

Order of Information on This Page:
1. Web Sites Listing More Than One Agency -
2. Individual Tour Operators / Travel Agents Listed Alphabetically -
3. Visa Information -
4. Packing Lists / Packing Lite -
5. Shots - Health - Medical Advisory - Jet Lag - Telephone Use - Long Distance To / From Albania -
6. Currency - Time in Albania - Weather - Climate - Maps -
 

1. Web Sites Listing More Than One Agency -

-- http://www.geocities.com/albaland/agents.html - 20+ Agencies Listed -
-- Albania Yellow Pages - http://www.albanianyellowpages.com/ -
-- http://www.albtoday.com/ - 10+ Agencies Listed -
-- http://www.inyourpocket./com/albania/en/ - Click on Tourist Information for 15+ Agents -
 

2. Individual Tour Operators / Travel Agents Listed Alphabetically -

-- ATHS, Albanian Travel and Hospitality Service - http://www.aths-travel.com/ - Travel to Albania - Map - Getting to Albania - Border Formalities - Brief History - Politic Information - Culture - Geography - Photo Gallery - ATHS Packages - One day excursions - Weekend - Sea & Sun - One Week - Hotels in ALBANIA - Reservation Desk - Air Tickets - Hotels - Euro rent-a-car - USA rent-a-car - Euro -Trains tickets - Vacation Desk - Cruises - Vacations - Last minute Specials -

-- Colombo Travel Agency - http://www.colomboalb.com/ - Our Offers - Rent a Car - Real Estate - Contact Us - Albanian Wallpapers - Agrotourism - Story Tourism - Mountain Tourism - Medical Tourism - Ecotourism - Athletic Tourism - Sunset in Vlora - Jacht Voyages - About Us - Info - Destinations - History - National Park of Lura - How to Get to Albania -

-- Drita Travel / Tours - http://www.dritatravel.com/ - Transport - Contact - Tourism - Our Tariffs - Special Offers - Our Agencies - Map - Hotels - Information Services - Tickets and Reservations - Timetables / Transfers of Our Bus Lines -

-- Happy Tours - http://www.happytours-al.com/ - About Albania - Travel to Albania - Attractive Cities - Contact Us - Airlines Tickets - Ferry Boat Tickets - Incoming Tours - Outgoing tours - Guide Services - Meet & Transferts - Rent-A-Car - Mini Cruises - Helicopter Voyage - Hunting Programs - Travel Insurance - Hotels in Albania - Reservation Request -

-- Magic Tours - http://www.magictours.com.al/ - Discover Albania - Tours - Weekends - Hotels -

-- Meridiana Travel / Tours - http://www.meridianatravel.com/ - Description - Staff -

-- Parisi Travel / Tours - http://www.parisi-travel.com/ - Hotels - Albania - Reservations - About Us - Contact Us -

-- San Nikolla Ship Agency - http://www.agoudimos-lines.com/- Durres Albania - Albania >< Italy -

-- Skanderbeg Travel - http://www.skanderbegtravel.com/ - Week End Tirana - Tour of Albania - Regular Tour - Map of Albania - Reservation Form - Price list - Info - History - Culture - Virtual Tour -

-- Taulantia Ship Agency - http://www.adriatica.it/ - Click on Information - Then Click on Booking Centers -
 

3. Visa Information -

-- Embassies -
----- http://www.escapeartist.com/embassy1/embassy1.htm -
----- http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/ -

See Tour Operators / Guides / Travel Agents Listed Above -

-- http://www.inyourpocket.com/Albania/ - Click on Visas -
-- http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/albania/ - Click on Background Info and Crossing Borders -
-- Albanian Embassies - http://www.united-albania.com/albanian-embassies.html -
 

4. Packing Lists / Packing Lite -

-- Packing Check List - /acc/checklst.htm - Before you go - Health care needs - Wash kit - Clothing - Some big basics - Miscellaneous - Extra Gear - Other -
-- Packing Lite - http://www.onebag.com/ - What to take - What to take it in - How to pack it -
-- Packing for a Trip -http://webfoot.com/travel/tips/pack.take.html - The number-one rule in  packing for a trip, unless you have hired several football players to carry your gear for you, is to pack lightly. Many good tips.
-- What To Pack - http://www.backpackeurope.com/tips/packing/ - Packing Philosophy - Packing List - Clothes for travel in fall/winter - Clothes for travel in the spring/summer - Travel Necessities - Optional Stuff - Packing Tips - Special Packing Advice for Female Travelers -
 

5. Shots - Health - Medical Advisory - Jet Lag - Telephone Use - Long Distance To / From Albania -

Medical Advisory:
-- http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ - all countries of the world - what to look out for - what shots you need - how to prevent medical problems before you leave and while in the country -
-- Health Concerns - http://www.travelite.com/tourinfo/tourhealth.shtml -
-- http://healthlink.mcw.edu/travel-links.html - A ton of Travel/Medical Information - Something of interest here for everyone -
-- http://www.medicineplanet.com/ - Countries - Diseases and Risks - News - Articles - Tools - Products - Insurance -

Shot Requirements:
-- http://www.tripprep.com - Health and climate issues - shot requirements and health issues in over 200+ countries.
-- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Requirements and recommendations about vaccinations, and country-specific health information - http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ -
-- Travelers Medical And Vaccination Centre - Web Site: http://www.tmvc.com.au/ - One of the largest providers of travel medicine services in the world, have designed a website to educate travelers on how to minimize health risks overseas -
-- MD Health - http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/ - Destinations - Infectious Diseases - Illness Prevention - Special Needs - Travel Health Clinics - Useful Links - Offline Resources - Email Health Alerts - Contact Us -

Jet Lag Cures -
-- National Sleep Foundation - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/activities/-
-- http://www.jetlag.org/ -  Jet lag - what is it? Jet lag - what causes it? Who gets jet lag? Techniques for reducing jet lag -

Telephone Codes:
-- http://kropla.com/dialcode.htm - Get City Codes too -
-- Country Dialing Codes - http://dial-a-code.com/ - Get City Codes too -

Long Distance To/From Mongolia:
-- http://www.embassyworld.com/directories/global_telephone.html- Select the Country You'll Be Calling From - Select the Country Calling To - This Site will give you the dialing numbers -
-- http://www.escapeartist.com/global/telephone.htm - Select the Country You'll Be Calling From - Select the Country Calling To - This Site will give you the dialing numbers -

International Dialing Instructions - From A Specific Country To A Specific Country
http://www.aglobalworld.com/cgi-local/codes.pl - and From/To some Countries - w/instructions on how to dial the numbers -  Explains the Whys/Dos of International Dialing and has 2 pull-down's - One for the Country FROM which you want to Dial - 2nd pull-down is for the Country you want to dial TO - the site then gives you the dialing instructions from that Country pairs -
 

6. Currency - Time in Albania - Weather - Climate - Maps -

Currency:

164 Currencies Converted in 4 languages - http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic - by far the most complete Currency site after reviewing 11 currency sites. Check it out and you'll be pleased as it converts both ways(your currency to another - another currency to yours) with just a click -
 

Time:
Sydney is 8 hours ahead of Albania in Northern Hemisphere Summer -
Albania is 1 hour ahead of London  in Northern Hemisphere Summer -
Albania is 6 hours ahead of New York  in Northern Hemisphere Summer -

Time in Papua Mongolia -
-- http://www.worldtimeserver.com/country.asp -
-- http://www.timeticker.com/ - Lists Current Time and All Countries in that Time Zone -
-- http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ -

Time between Two Cities:
-- http://www.virtualtourist.com/vt/tt/1/ -
-- http://www.timezoneconverter.com/ -
-- http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/zonehelp.tzc -

World Time Zone Map - http://www.travel.com.hk/region/timezone.htm -

World Globe Time/Sunrise/Sunset - http://www.worldtime.com/ - World globe showing current world daylight and night darkness -

Weather:

-- http://www.customweather.com/ - 3 Day Forecast for Morning - Afternoon - Evening - Overnight -
-- http://www.weather.com/ - Enter City in Box for City - 3 Day and 10 Day Forecast -
-- http://www1.accuweather.com/ - Click on World Forecast - Choose country - then choice of many many cities -

Climate:

-- http://www.worldclimate.com/climate/index.htm -

Maps:

-- http://www.albinfo.com/geography/map.htm - Albania and Kosovo Maps -
-- http://www.aths-travel.com/Incoming/map.html -
-- http://www.sesrtcic.org/members/alb/albmap.shtml - Albania Maps for Topographic - Natural Resources - Economic - Demographic -
-- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/albania.html - Albania Maps - Durres Coastal Area Maps - Tirana Maps - Thematic Maps - Balkan Region Maps -
-- http://www.1uptravel.com/worldmaps/albania.html - 5 Albania Maps - 1 Albania Central and North Map - 1 Albania South Map - 1 Durres Coastal Area Map - 1 Tirana Sketch Map - 1 Tirana/Durres Region Map - 6 Albania Thematic Maps -
-- http://www.sitesatlas.com/Europe/Albania/ - Political Map - Physical Map - Places of Interest Map -
-- http://www.mapsworldwide.com/ -
-- Can Order Maps - http://www.omnimap.com/ -

Albania incoming and outgoing agencies and operators listed here will assist you in you traveling experience to and in this city - This information is for the benefit of those traveling TO the city  wanting city tours information as well as those living in the here who want to contact a Travel Agent for either in-city or international bookings -
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Albania is located in southern europe as part of the Balkan peninsula - Just north of Greece with a long coast line on the Adriatic Sea and directly across the Adriatic from Italy - It's history goes back thousands of years - There are beaches along the coast with hill and mountains inland - Extreme caution should be exercised while traveling here - The country is certainly unspoiled by tourism - Tirana, aka Tirane, is the Capital - Could be a great time to visit - Enjoy - :-) -