Category: Travel Advice

Mention you're heading to Bosnia, Albania, Serbia, or Kosovo and someone will inevitably ask "is that... safe?" The answer, with enormous confidence, is yes. Overwhelmingly, statistically, experience-backed yes. We travel to Albania and the rest of the Balkans as a family, with kids and as a solo female traveller on the Undiscovered Balkans team too.  While there were conflicts in the region 30 years ago, those days are firmly behind us. What remains is extraordinary food, boundless hospitality, a family-friendly society and locals who will invite you in for coffee before you've even asked for directions.  A word about recent protests... Questions we're seeing being asked by tourists on social media: Is Albania safe to visit in 2026? Albania protests — should I cancel my trip? Is Tirana safe for tourists during protests? Are the Albania protests affecting tourists? Is the Albanian coast safe to visit? Here's our response: The recent wave of protests, in Albania and also Serbia, have been peaceful, youth and civil society-led protests aimed at infrastructure issues, and halting billionaire-backed projects from destroying nature. In Albania, there are no riots — the point of these protests is they are peaceful. Most days, you will just see crowds of people walking through the city together, holding placards, their kids, or even an inflatable pink flamingo. Families bring their children and set up street crèches. It's colourful, environment-focused and many people bring cardboard flamingos or blow-up ones as the protest symbol. The Flamingo protest is actually something you might find inspiring to see on our Albania holidays, although we hope for a swift resolution preserving Albania's rich natural heritage (please sign and share the petition). In Serbia, the peaceful protest routes are clearly marked and shared on social media — so you can avoid the city centre at busy