The north of Albania ( Theth and Valbona national park ) - 5 days

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrive in Tirana , Albania
1 stop
1
Tirana
Once you arrived at the airport, a Smart Tour Albania agent will be there waiting to take you to your hotel. Later we will take a walking tour through the city’s most known spots like Scanderbeg Square, The Clock Tower, the Mosque of Tirana, etc. We will also walk to the Blloku district before stopping in a nice restaurant for dinner, and then return to the hotel for the night. Optional: After dinner, people can go for a drink in “Blloku” – once the district of the communist elite, it is now the best place for the best bars. In case you arrive earlier in the day, you can visit the national museum.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Tirana - Valbona
1 stop
2
This day we will go toward north Albania. Our journey starts from Tirana where we will take our van and head to the Komani Lake an artificial Lake, a 3-hour drive till there. At around 9 am we take our ferry which goes through a spectacular view of the Drini Valley to stop in Fierza, from there with another van we will head to Valbona village and transfer to our welcoming guesthouse. A tasteful lunch with traditional dishes of the village. Later we will have the possibility to have a walk around the village to get in touch with the real-life of the natives, experience an adventurous journey as locals do in the bumpy roads of the village to start a short walk to the waterfall The dinner is a home-cooked meal prepared at the guesthouse.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
The pass from Valbona to Theth
1 stop
3
Theth
This day we will start the hiking in one of the most representative paths of Albanian Alps, the pass from Valbone to Theth. We will start early in the morning from Valbona village to go to Gjelaj village where our hike will start. During our trip, we will have the opportunity to refresh ourselves with the cold water of the springs near our path. Descending from Qafe – Valbone to Thethi village. The path is in the heart of Alps, near Jezerca and Radohima. Descending will provide an amazing view of the rounding mountains in Theth, a well-known village for the hikers. After 7 hours of walking a good rest and then a tasteful dinner in one of the traditional guesthouses there.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Exploring Thethi
1 stop
4
Theth National Park
This day we will have the chance to explore one of the most exciting villages of northern Albania. An untouched nature and full of attractions. Our first visit will be at Grunasi Waterfall, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Albania. From there will go at Grunasi canyon and from the canyon with a van we will go at stone bathtubs, naturally built ones. But we will also see a breathtaking spring called the Blue Eye, Albania has two and one of them is in Theth, right in the middle of the mountains. After this wonderful passage discovering Thethi we will have the chance to taste again their traditional cuisine.
10 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Visiting Shkodra and back in Tirana
1 stop
5
Shkoder
Visiting Shkoder means to give to oneself the privilege to touch the ancient history of Albania. Located in a wide field, about thirty miles from the sea. Shkoder is closely associated with water: the great lake at the southwest, the Drini river that licks at East, Kiri river among mountains, Buna river to the south. Our first visit will take place at Rozafa Castle, a legend relates to the castle, it talks about the human sacrifice made at the time of its construction and then walking on the Shkodra city. Back in Tirana
4 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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