Journey from Tirana to Durres through Albania, North Macedonia and Kosovo, combining alpine walks, lake and canyon landscapes, and characterful Ottoman-era towns and UNESCO sites.
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Ride the Dajti Express, hike Tujani for Tirana panoramas.
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Sail to Saint Naum Monastery on UNESCO-listed Lake Ohrid.
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Explore Matka Canyon’s cliffs and Lake Matka.
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Walk Prizren’s riverside old town and climb the hilltop fortress.
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Visit the UNESCO-listed Decani Monastery’s medieval frescoes.
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Walk beneath the jagged Accursed Mountains in Valbona Valley.
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Climb Rozafa Castle for views over Shkoder and Lake Shkoder.
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Visit Durres’s Roman Amphitheatre near the Adriatic.
Stay in a range of hotels: Hotel Theatro in Tirana; Su Hotel in Ohrid; Hotel LaCorte Prishtina; Hotel Dukagjini in Peja; Hotel Centrum in Prizren; a mountain hotel, Hotel Bujtina Valbone, in Valbona Valley; Hotel Tradita in Shkoder; and Giulia Albergo Hotel in Durres.