KARABURUN · SEA CAVE
Blue Cave
Blue Cave: a sea cave on Albania's Karaburun coast
The Blue Cave is a sea cave on the Ionian-facing, south-west coast of the Karaburun peninsula, in the Llovizi Bay area a short boat ride north-west of Grama Bay. Inside, the water and the limestone walls look blue-green in daylight, and swimming inside is part of Triton's stop. The sea around it is protected as part of the Karaburun-Sazan National Marine Park. It is not the Blue Eye, an inland spring near Sarandë.
The cave within the day's route
Secret Blue Cave & Grama Bay- Around 8 hours
- From Vlorë
- Blue Cave stop: about 45 minutes, the fifth of six
Where exactly is the Blue Cave?
On the outer, south-west coast of the Karaburun peninsula, the side that faces the Ionian Sea. Triton places the cave in Llovizi Bay (Gjiri i Llovizit), and on its tour route it lies between Englishman Bay and Grama Bay, a short ride north-west of Grama. This guide prints no coordinates, because the exact cove has not been confirmed independently.
The sea in front of the cave is part of the Karaburun-Sazan National Marine Park, declared in 2010 and enlarged slightly by Council of Ministers decision 59 of 2022, and the coast belongs to the Karaburun Managed Nature Reserve (decision 60 of 2022). The cave itself is not on the revised list of Albania's natural monuments approved in 2019.
How do you visit the Blue Cave?
By boat, as one stop of a day trip from Vlorë. Triton's Secret Blue Cave & Grama Bay tour leaves at 10:30, takes about eight hours and stops at six places along Karaburun; the Blue Cave is the fifth, with about 45 minutes to swim, snorkel and take photographs. Of Triton's scheduled tours, only this one stops at the cave; Triton also arranges private boat tours on request.
Is the Blue Cave the same as the Blue Eye?
No. The Blue Eye (Syri i Kaltër) is a freshwater spring at Muzinë, about 18 km from Sarandë in southern Albania, and you reach it by road. The Blue Cave is a sea cave on the Karaburun coast near Vlorë, reached by boat.
ONE STOP OF SIX
Secret Blue Cave & Grama Bay
The Blue Cave is visited on Triton's full-day boat tour from Vlorë along the Karaburun coast. Before the cave the boat stops at Haxhi Ali Cave, Dafina Bay, Bristani Bay and Englishman Bay; after it comes Grama Bay, the longest stop, and then the return to Vlorë.
Operated by Triton- Around 8 hours
- From Vlorë
- Blue Cave stop: about 45 minutes, the fifth of six
What comes with the booking
Snorkelling equipment is part of Triton's Classic Package for this tour, together with bottled water, 2 beers, 1 soft drink and 2 sandwiches or 2 pieces of byrek. The final price, seats and meeting point are confirmed on triton.al before you pay.
Stop lengths are Triton's reference times. On the day, the captain and the Triton team decide the final route, so the order or timing can change with the sea.
Choose a departure time See the full itinerary on TritonVISITORS AT THE CAVE
What visitors say
Google Maps reviews of the Blue Cave, in each visitor's own words and language. Triton does not manage this Google listing, so a review may describe a trip with another boat.
Original text
Esperienza da fare, incantevole
Original text
Espectacular, si no has visitado cuevas de este tipo es altamente recomendable. Puedes entrar andando por el agua, te cubre hasta 1,50 maximo.
Visitor reviews for this destination. Original text is preserved. Read reviews on Google Maps Reviews as shown on Triton's Blue Cave page
Blue Cave
Inside the cave, in Triton's photographs
Pictures from Triton Boat Tours' own library, all taken inside the Blue Cave.