Meat Shack Lunch in the Tirana Highlands

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US$109.60 per guest

Adult x2

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Earliest available date: September 18, 2026

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Reviews

Location

Tirane

Duration

5 hours

Number of Guests

2 - 15 guests

Language

English, Italian

Other

Family-friendly

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover the authentic taste of the Tirana Highlands with a lunch at a charming village eatery. Enjoy local specialties, explore Bunk'Art 1, and ride the Dajti Ekspres cable car.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

This is a flexible day trip, built around lunch at one of our favourite village restaurants!

In the morning you have the option to stop at Bunk'Art 1 (tickets approx €5), and to take the Dajti Ekspres cable car up Mt Dajti (approx €8; the minivan comes up by road). If you choose, you can also climb to the peak of Mt Dajti (about 1h up, and 45 minutes down).

From Dajti we'll drive on through beautiful countryside to our lunch stop, a small wooden shack owned by the lovely Dëfrim and Hilda. Nowadays most village restaurant close to Tirana have been refurbished to a gangster aesthetic, but Dëfrim and Hilda keep the place as simple as possible, and let their food do the talking.

Veal is the speciality of the house - the cows are raised on Dëfrim's little farm, and cooked in the traditional saç method. If you prefer lamb, goat or chicken, no worries - just give us 48 hours advance notice.

What You Get

Lunch

Dëfrim and Hilda's Meat Shack is a simple place - so don't come if you like fancy restaurants! Veal is the house speciality - we'll need 48 hours notice to arrange lamb, goat or chicken.

Driver / Guide

Private transportation

We'll use either a car or minivan for this day trip, depending on group size.

Alcoholic beverages

Alcohol is definitely not included (though we recommend the raki!).

Carbonated beverages

Soda/Pop

Bottled water

Good To Know

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Specialized infant seats are available

What You’ll Experience

Bunk'Art 1

We'll spend about an hour exploring Bunk'Art 1 - the huge and top secret nuclear bunker built by the Communist regime (using Chinese cash and expertise). This is a great place to be in summer - it's deliciously cool!

1 hourAdmission Ticket Not Included

Dajti Ekspres Cable Car

If you choose, you can take the Dajti Ekspress cable car halfway up Dajti, while the minivan comes up on the road.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

Parku Kombetar Mali i Dajtit

If you want to make a hike in the Dajti National Park, it's perfectly possible! The views are great, and from the cable car it'll take about 1h to reach the peak, and 45 minutes to come back down again.

2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Shengjergji Waterfall

Not too far from the Meat Shack is the waterfall of Shengjergj. The walk there is pretty easy, and takes about 10 minutes. This is a good option on a hot day as you can jump into the pool, but it might be crowded.

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Tirana Weekends, Rruga Jani Vreto, Tiranë Qarku i Tiranës, Albania, AL, 8150

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Our office and shop is right behind Pazaar i Ri.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

5.0

based on 1 reviews

(TripAdvisor)

Beautiful day trip to the countryside with excellent lunch.

March 16, 2026

Excellent value and wonderful experience. Tirana Weekends coordinated this awesome lunch in the countryside. They reached out to us to craft the day trip in whatever way worked for us. That meant s...read more

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