Walking Albania
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- Explore the beauty of northern Albania, trekking in the little visited Albanian Alps
- Spend time with the local families in Theth, enjoying a traditionally cooked lunch
- Learn about about the fascinating history and culture of Albania
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Our trip begins at Tirana International Airport (TIA) at 3pm, the latest your flight can arrive is 2.30pm. You will need to arrive by this time to join the airport transfer today. We will travel together as a group to our hotel in Shkodra which will take approximately...
This morning we drive from Shkodra to the docks at Lake Koman, before boarding our ferry. Described in the Bradt guides as 'one of the great boat trips of the world' our two hour journey takes us on glassy blue waters through twists and turns of narrow waterways bene...
We spend the next two days hiking in Valbona National Park. Valbona is based in the Tropoja district of Northern Albania which, along with two adjoining districts, encompasses a region called The Malesi, roughly translated this means The Highlands. A wild and high mou...
Today we will walk straight from our hotel to the mountain slopes in front of us that create the massif of Paplluga. The trail winds (steeply at times) through woods of beech and fir, crossing occasionally an old road used during the regime years for timber, until we ...
A morning transfer will bring us from the hotel to the top of the valley in Rrogam where the road ends. Here our luggage is loaded onto horses and we start walking uphill to reach the Valbona Springs via a steep and winding forest trail. Later the walk continues into...
Thethi is an iconic Northern Albanian 'malesore' (highlands) village. Enclosed in the full remoteness of the Accursed Mountains, it stayed protected from the multiple invasions that afflicted the more accessible parts of the Alps and life was organised following the ...
This morning we drive into the scenic valley of Boga, there is the option and depending on the group's wishes to stop for a leisurely circular walk at the Thore Pass surroundings to admire the views (approx. one-and-a-half hours). Leaving behind the silhouette of the ...
The trip ends after breakfast at our hotel in Tirana. There are no activities planned today, so you are free to depart from Tirana at any time. If your flight is departing later in the day luggage storage facilities are available at our hotel. If you would like to ...
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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Helen
Oct 2023
Walking Albania
Loved the climb from Valbona and the descent into Theth - stunning scenery.
Trusted Customer
Sep 2023
Walking Albania
Our amazing guide, Alfred was so knowledgeable and kind with the group, great at communicating each day's activities. Multiple (cold water) swimming opportunities, g...
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May 2024
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