Valbona-Theth Hiking

Airport – Tirana, transfer: 30min 20 km
Accommodation: Tirana. 3* hotel

Upon your arrival, transfer to Tirana, the Albanian capital was founded at the beginning of the 17th century by Sulejman Pasha. Depending on your arrival time, you can explore Tirana starting with Skanderbeg Square where the city's most important monuments are grouped there.

The city of bright colors and nightlife, Tirana is the nerve center of the country. The capital opens up to curious travelers as a festive and vibrant city.

Private transfer Hotel Tirana Bus Station
Tirana – Koman: Local transport: 3 hours
Crossing Lake Koman: 2h30min
Fierzë – Valbona: Local transport: 1 hour
Overnight in Valbonë. Small family mountain hotel.NeoKulla Hotel - By Kol Gjoni
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Meals included: morning, noon - picnic, evening - restaurant

Hike: 7 km
Type: Loop
Duration: 4 hours
Elevation difference: 380m + and – 380

Today, you will leave early in the morning towards Lake Koman to reach the departure point of the boats. We will have a pleasant stroll on Lake Koman. This valley offers an immersion in the wild and elusive nature of the North, similar to the Norwegian fjords

After 2 hours and 30 minutes of travel, you will take the minibus towards the Valbona Valley. Once you arrive in Valbona, you will settle into the guest room. This will be a magnificent experience, a journey to the heart of nature. In Valbona you will have the opportunity to meet and interact with the locals. A welcome hike around the village will be part of our meeting.

Valbona – Zic

Hike: 9 km
Type: Round trip
Duration: 5h30
Elevation difference: 700m + and -700
Overnight in Valbonë. Small family mountain hotel.NeoKulla Hotel - By Kol Gjoni
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Meals included: morning, noon - picnic, evening - restaurant

This day is dedicated to a 6-hour round trip towards the Zic sheepfold. A day which will take you towards the western part of the Valbona valley where you will have a view of the most beautiful peaks of the Alps, also said to be cursed by the locals, notably the summit of Rossi 2522m, Kollata 2534m and the highest point of the Albanian Alps Jezerca 2694m. Arriving at your destination, you can enjoy this magnificent panorama and it is with this view that you will enjoy your picnic.

Optional: Basic English local guide in Valbona (50 – 70 euros / day)

Passage of the Valbonë – Theth pass(Mule to carry luggage)

Hike: 15km
Type: One way, stopover
Duration: 6-7 hours
Height difference +800m / -900m
Accommodation:Hotel Alpet, Hotel Gegest.
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Meals included: morning, noon - picnic, evening - restaurant

Early departure towards the village of Theth. The high peaks and passes challenge you today. The splendor of the most extraordinary landscapes of the peaks of the Albanian Alps is revealed during this dynamic day of hiking, forest pasture sheepfold or even Albanians who live in the mountains are the decoration of this day. The wild side of the peaks is simply breathtaking. Enjoy this intimate contact with nature. In Theth, you will have the opportunity to visit the center of the village (the isolation tower), testifying to certain old traditions dating back several centuries, such as the customary law of the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini.

Hike: 14km
Type: One way
Duration: 6 hours
Height difference 300 m + and –

Accommodation:in Theth. Hotel Alpet, HotelGegest.
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Meals included: morning, noon - picnic, evening - restaurant

Morning transfer to the pretty village of Nderlysaj by local minibus to begin the day's hike towards the Blue Eye Spring, the splendid natural monument hidden in the heart of the Albanian Alps. The hike then takes us to the Grunas waterfall, one of the most beautiful in Albania. All along the hike, we will follow the valley of the Theth river to conclude the day's visits with the "tower of reconciliation", which awaits us to tell us its stories of the famous "Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini, an ancestral law transmitted orally from generation to generation.

Hiking
Type: round trip
Duration: 5h30min
Height difference 900 m + and 900 m –
Accommodation:in Theth. Hotel Alpet, HotelGegest.
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Early departure towards the Col de Pec. This route was used by Kosovo Albanians to go to Peja (town in Kosovo) and Shkodra (town in Albania). The sheepfolds and the magnificent peaks and views accompany you throughout the hike. At the end of the day, you will return to your accommodation in Theth and enjoy an evening in a friendly and warm atmosphere.

Theth – Shkodër: 2h30min
Shkodër - Tiranë: 2h

Accommodation: Tirana, 3* Hotel
Meals included: morning, noon - restaurant, evening - restaurant

The city of Shkodër is positioned on the shores of Lake Shkodra and next to the Drini River. Considered “the house of Albanian culture”, this city has given Albania many artists. Capital of the Illyrian Empire during Antiquity, it has retained the charm of a historic city today. The Romans, the Venettians, the Ottomans are part of its history. It is also the largest city in northern Albania.
We will have lunch at the lakeside and then continue towards Tirana.

City of bright colors and nightlife, Tirana is the nerve center of the country. A visit to the National Museum allows you to have a summary of history.
The National Museum, the Gallery of Fine Arts, a Catholic cathedral and another Orthodox one, as well as the “Et`hem Bey” mosque considered a pearl of Muslim worship, will be part of the cultural visits planned in this city. In the evening, you can visit the former Blloku district, formerly reserved for the communist nomenklatura. Today, it is a trendy district of the capital and the heart of nightlife where all the youth of the Albanian capital meet in the evening around a drink, to the melodies of modern and varied music.

Tirana - Airport: 30 min

Today is departure day depending on your flight schedule. One of our agents will accompany you to the airport.
It is time to say “Mirupafshim” and wish you a good trip.
We hope you enjoyed this trip.
Looking forward to seeing you in Albania once again.