Peaks of the Balkans Hike
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- Our Peaks of the Balkans trekking and cultural adventure takes us to the border triangle area of Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro where a new International Peace Park has been established.
- Along our way we meet with various local leaders who join us as special guests to enrich our understanding and appreciation for this part of the world.
- At the heart of this grand adventure is a difficult and extremely rewarding trek in the Dinaric Alps.
- The trek is bookmarked on each side by visits to fascinating areas in Montenegro (including a day of lake kayaking) and Albania.
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- Accommodations as noted
- All meals as indicated professional, local guides including a Montenegrin lead guide from day 1 until day 7 and an additional Albanian guide from the border on
- All transfers and transportation as indicated
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Meals: Dinner
Arrive in Podgorica (formerly Titograd), the capital of Montenegro. We transfer you to a small hotel in nearby Virparzar, in the National Park of Skardarsee. In the early evening we have a brief orientation meeting then head out to enjoy dinner ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
We drive a short distance through stunning landscapes to our launch for a day of kayaking in Skadar Lake, the largest lake of the Balkans. Two thirds of the lake lies within Montenegro and the other third in Albania. Surround...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast we board the only train system in Montenegro for a spectacular ride on tracks perched high above the Moraca river canyon. Construction for this railroad started in 1901 under the Austrian-Hungary empire and wa...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After a hearty breakfast we start a difficult and ultimately rewarding hike on trails that are part of the newly established Peaks of the Balkans trail system. We transfer a short distance from Gusinje and hike through the Ro...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Exploring the Thethi Valley. So remote that the Ottomans left it alone, the people in the valley are predominantly Catholic. In 1908 the English traveler Edith Durham visited Thethi and wrote in her book High Albania: “Life a...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast we start another serious and rewarding hiking day, leaving our accommodations and heading towards Valbona. There will be horses and mules to carry our baggage. The morning hike is a continuous ascent through a...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
We rise early (4.30 am), have breakfast, and transfer 30 minutes to Lake Drin for a relaxing two-hour boat ride through a beautifully scenic gorge. We then transfer two hours to the second biggest city of Albania, Shkodra wher...
We drive to the nearby airport at Tirane for your flights home. Or continue on our Albania Discovery - Kayaking & Walking Tour!
Note: The hiking on days four and six is strenuous and previous conditioning is necessary. While the elevation is not particula...
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Prices above reflect the lowest tiered price.
4-7 guests = $3390
8-12 guests = $2890
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Our trips are budgeted for full or near full sign-ups which enables us to offer trips at the lowest possible price. Because of numerousfixed costs, it is more expensive to operate a trip for a small group. Therefore, on some of our trips, in order to avoid having to cancel a trip, we have a “tier-pricing” system to avoid canceling a trip with a low number of sign ups. We have found that most people also prefer this alternative to having a trip cancelled. Thus, you will note on our trip prices there may be different price for 6-8 people versus 9-10, versus 11-12, etc...
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If you find it necessary to cancel your trip, please notify us as soon as possible. If written cancellation is received by ROW (call to verify) before the final balance is due, you will be given a refund less the amount of deposit. Deposits are non-refundable. If cancellations are made on or after the final due date, no money will be refunded. You are welcome to find a replacement for yourself. Please understand that once you’ve signed up, we lose the right to sell your reserved spaces to other individuals or groups. Therefore, we regret that we cannot make exceptions for personal emergencies. For this reason we a strongly recommend you consider purchasing a travel protection plan.
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