Albania Discovery by Kayak
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Overview
Highlights
- Visit historic fortress and visit two excellent museums
- Head to the sea for a kayaking orientation talk and to start our paddling journey
- A scenic drive to the seaside town Saranda on the Ionian sea
- A visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Butrint
- Visit the Blue Eye, a deep water spring
- Enjoy a beautiful and remote landscape known as the "Raki Lands"
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Trip includes
- All transport upon arrival until departure from Albania
- All meals and accommodations as noted
- Expert leadership throughout
- All entrance fees
- All kayaking gear.
Itinerary
Meals: Dinner
Arrive at the Mother Teresa airport in Tirana, capital of Albania. A short transfer takes us to the nearby hilltop fortress town of Kruja, center of Albanian resistence to the Ottomans in the 15th century. After settling in to our hotel with sweep...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This morning we walk among the historic fortress and visit two excellent museums. The first is the History Museum, housed in a handsome building designed by the architect Pranvera Hoxha, daughter of Enver, the communist leader...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After a traditional breakfast we head to the sea for a kayaking orientation talk and to start our paddling journey. Our paddle is suitable for beginner kayakers although more advanced kayakers will enjoy it as well. Beneath th...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
We pack up and head south, paddling along cliffs, caves, beaches and forested mountains. We stop for lunch on an unspoiled beach for a picnic in the shade of olive trees and a refreshing swim. By mid-afternoon we reach the sea...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
We continue south, falling into the rhythm of the sea and sun. There's nothing more pleasant than paddling on these sparkling waters and there's time to swim, soak in the sun's rays and peer deeply into the depths of the clear...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Today begins with a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Butrint, a Greco-Roman ruin that has one of the most peaceful and lovely settings of any classic site. It is situated on the Straits of Corfu, a port from Hellenis...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
From our hotel we drive across the Vjosa valley and with off-road vehicles we drive through the narrow gorge of Suha to the Zagoria Valley where our seven-mile (11km) hike begins. We ascend to Dhembeli Pass (1500 meters/ 4500 ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Four-wheel drive vehicles take us through the remote Skrapar region enjoying a beautiful and remote landscape known as the "Raki Lands" as the strongest liquor of Albania comes from here. After about two hours we reach the Osu...
We depart Berati in time to reach any flights scheduled from the Tirana Airport or continue your travels.
This trip is designed to combine with our Peaks of the Balkans trekking adventure that includes Montenegro and northeastern Albania's Dinaric Alps.
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