Pogradec, Korcha & Pustec tour from Ohrid

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9 to 10 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Explore and visit the nearest towns across the border in Albania from Ohrid, including one of probably the most rural and undeveloped areas, in Europe. Pogradec, a beautiful town on the shores of the Ohrid Lake; Korcha, a town that collides on the path of the history and modern; and Pustec, the natural untouched shore of the Prespa Lake, separated from the crowded busy world.

What's Included

Experienced English-speaking tour guide/driver.
All transfers with comfortable A/C car or minivan;
Pick-up and drop off at your hotel or any other preferred location in Ohrid;
Food and drinks
Personal expences
Entrance fees

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pick-up from your hotel, or any other preferred location in Ohrid

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Meeting point
Ohrid

Pick-up from your hotel, or any other preferred location in Ohrid

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 9 to 10 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Bay of the Bones Museum

    Inside the museum building, you can see original artifacts from the original settlement. The best part of this museum are the 24 houses that represent a pre-historic village. Inside you can see everyday items that were used by the villagers at that time.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 2
    Driloni National Park

    A beautiful place, just on the other side of the border, near the town of Pogradec.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    E86

    We will visit this small beautiful town, on the shores of Lake Ohrid in Albania.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 4
    Resurrection of Christ Cathedral

    It is a beautiful building painted in pink, blue and brown. The cathedral was built by Greece in 1995 on the foundations of a destroyed church of St. George.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 5
    Korca Old Bazaar

    Korca was once the Albanian center of the higher class. We will first stop to visit the old city architecture, then we will walk through the modern part, including the visit of the Central Orthodox Church.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Pustec Municipality building

    We will see perhaps the most undeveloped region in Europe, the rural area of Albania called Pustec, along the Lake Prespa. We will visit the village of Zrnosko, where we can have our lunch.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 7
    National Park Galicica

    We will return to Ohrid through Galichica National Park and stop in a few viewpoints of both lakes, Ohrid Lake and Prespa Lake.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In this tour we are crossing the border with Albania. You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to border crossing. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveller;
  • Operating in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
Supplied by Experience Balkan

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