PLANNING A VISIT
Visiting Grama Bay: getting there and what to know
Grama is easy to reach by boat and hard to reach any other way. These notes cover the way in, the season, what to pack, who the day trip suits and how to behave in a protected bay.
How do you get to Grama Bay?
By sea. No road leads to the bay, and Albania's National Agency of Protected Areas describes visits by boat from Vlorë or Himarë. Overland, reaching it means a long hike on the peninsula's trails. Triton's day trip reaches Grama by speedboat from Vlorë, leaving at 10:30.
Use the meeting point given in your Triton booking confirmation; it is the reference for where the boat leaves.
When to go
Triton lists spring, summer and autumn as the seasons for Grama Bay. The trip itself needs good weather, and on the day the captain and Triton's team make the final decision about the route and safety, so the sea decides whether a booked date goes ahead as planned.
What to bring
Triton's packing list for this tour is short, and the stones of the beach are a good reason to follow it. Food, water and snorkelling equipment are in the package; beyond the beach restaurant, nothing at the bay is confirmed, so bring whatever else you need for the day. The list, with cash added for the restaurant:
- Sunscreen
- A towel
- Flip-flops for the stones
- Cash, if you want to buy anything at the beach restaurant
Who the trip suits
Triton lists the day trip as not suitable for pregnant women, people with mobility impairments and children under 4. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Swimming is optional, life jackets are carried on board, and anyone who prefers can stay on the boat while others swim.
The trip depends on the weather. If Triton cancels a departure because of poor conditions, you are offered another date or a full refund; cancelling yourself is free up to 24 hours before departure.
Respecting a protected bay
Grama Bay is a natural monument inside the Karaburun-Sazan National Marine Park, so it needs a little more care than an ordinary beach. Look at the inscriptions without touching them, take all your litter back to the boat, and leave stones and plants where you find them.
Albania's National Agency of Protected Areas lists the bay and its cave among the natural monuments of the Karaburun peninsula, with Shpella e Dukgjonit and Shpella e Talos, so the protection covers the rock and the cave as well as the water.