Ksamil Travel Guides

June and September offer the ideal combination for Ksamil: warm water, reliable sunshine, and significantly fewer crowds than July and August, at lower prices.

Butrint National Park is 12km from Ksamil and contains two thousand years of layered ruins — Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Venetian — on a wooded peninsula above the Vivari Channel.

Ksamil is an ideal base for exploring southern Albania and beyond. Within 90 minutes you can reach a UNESCO Ottoman city, an electric-blue spring, ancient ruins, and the island of Corfu.

Ksamil is reachable from Tirana airport in about 4.5 hours by bus and taxi, or from Corfu in under an hour via the Saranda ferry. Here are the full step-by-step routes.

Ksamil is Albania's most beautiful coastal village — turquoise water, four island swim spots, UNESCO ruins at Butrint, and prices that make Greek island visitors weep with envy.

Ksamil's beaches range from the busy main village strip to hidden coves south of the village, each with water so clear you can count pebbles at five metres depth.

From swimming to the offshore islands to exploring UNESCO-listed Butrint ruins, Ksamil packs a surprising range of activities into a very small Albanian Riviera village.

Ksamil accommodation ranges from 20 EUR/night guesthouses to beachfront apartments with island views. Knowing which area suits you makes a real difference to the stay.