Peaks of the Balkans

Meet with our guide at your arrival at Pristina airport and head to Pristina, Capital City of Kosovo and youngest country in Europe (sightseeing tour of the city according to arrival time).

Departure for the city of Peja. Surrounded by the Albanian Alps, Peja is the largest city in western Kosovo. Depending on your arrival time, visit the Patriarchal Monastery, an important Orthodox religious center.

You will then go through the Rugova Valley the join a small village on the top of the mountain – Kuqishtë – where you will start the hike the next day.

Overnight stay in Kuqishtë.

After breakfast, briefing on the week program and start the hike.

Hike from Kuqishtë to Babino Polje in Montenegro through many water sources and walk across the mountains.

You will enjoy breaks along the glacial lakes “Liqeni i Kuqishtë" and "Liqeni i Drelajve".

In the middle of the afternoon you will reach Montenegro and reach the village of Babino Polie on the border between Kosovo and Montenegro.

Arrival in your guest house in the mid-afternoon.

Dinner and overnight stay in Babino Polje.

Length: 19 kilometres
Difficulty of hiking: moderate
Travel time: 8 hours
Cumulative climb: 1,151 meters
Cumulative drop: 1,109 meters
Maximum altitude: 2,276 meters
Minimum altitude: 1,438 meters

After breakfast, start the hike towards Plav.

You will reach Lake Hrid That represents one of the highest altitudes of the day. Enjoy free time to swim and relax by the lake.

Continue the hike and arrive in the Plav Lake in the afternoon.
Located at 900 meters from sea level, enjoy a free time to dive in this sublime lake.

Transfer by vehicle to Vusanje, village located in a valley in the heart of the mountains.

Drop off your luggage in your charming cottage and enjoy these relaxing landscapes.

Dinner and overnight stay in Vusanje.

*Pick up your suitcase when you arrive at your Guesthouse.

Length: 20 kilometres
Difficulty of hiking: moderate
Travel time: 7 hours and 30 minutes
Cumulative climb: 597 meters
Cumulative drop: 1,123 meters
Maximum altitude: 2,046 meters
Minimum altitude: 1,002 meters

After breakfast, transfer by car to Jezerce Lake and start the hike towards Albania to join Theth.

You will cross beautiful landscapes including the Grlja Waterfall on the Montenegrin side and the glacial lake of Jezerce on the Albanian border.

On the way, make a stop in the natural source of the blue eye « Syri I Kaltër », underground cave which goes 9 meters deep.

Start the hike and pass the highlight of the day, the Pass de Peja or "Qafa te Pejes" located at 1,742 meters altitude. In the late afternoon, arrive in Theth, untouched and old village with an incredible history in the heart of the Valley.

You will settle in your guesthouse where you can rest after your day of walk. You will appreciate the atmosphere of the village.

Dinner and overnight in Theth.

Length: 20 kilometres
Difficulty of hiking: moderate
Travel time: 8 hours
Cumulative climb: 1,100 meters
Cumulative drop : 1,524 meters

Breakfast at the Guest House and departure by 4X4 for a one-hour drive. Then start a hike to join the splendid « Syri i Kaltër » or the blue eye. Incredible water source in a heavenly place where you can rest and bathe in clear, but cold water.

Lunch at the edge of the water source on wooden tables built in the vicinity by the locals.

Free time and return to your guesthouse. Dinner and overnight stay in Theth.

Hiking difficulty: easy
Walking time: 2 hours (back and forth)

Breakfast in Theth, then start the hike to Valbona.

Hike through sumptuous landscapes in the Albanian mountains. On your way you will stop on quaint cafes in the mountain and learn about the life of the Albanian living in the mountains.

In the middle of the day, you will reach the Valbona Pass, which is the highest peak of altitude of the day, to admire the incredible landscape of both sides of the mountain.

Arrival in Valbona in the mid-afternoon.

Enjoy a cool drink to celebrate the end of the hiking trip. Go back on the road and drive towards Kosovo to join Prizren, the country's cultural and historic Capital.

Surrounded by mountainous landscapes, discover the old Ottoman center of Prizren, city where the Lumbardhi River passes. Dinner and overnight stay in Prizren.

Length:18 kilometres
Difficulty of hiking: moderate
Travel time: 7 hours
Cumulative climb: 1,104 meters
Cumulative drop: 705 meters
Maximum altitude: 1,806 meters
Minimum altitude: 727 meters

After breakfast, visit Prizren and discover a city with well-preserved Ottoman architecture with its many historical monuments.

Its cobbled streets and tea rooms in the old bazaar give Prizren a unique Ottoman charm. You will visit the Sinan Pasha Mosque and the Albanian League of Prizren, the first Albanian rights league established at the end of the 19th century.

Free time to get to the Prizren Fortress for stunning views of the city. Lunch at Prizren.

Then leave for Pristina, for your last night in the Balkans.

Dinner in Pristina then enjoy your last evening to discover Pristina’s vibrant nightlife.

Your accommodation for the evening will be a private Guest House in the city center.

After breakfast, free time until your transfer to Pristina/Skopje airport for your return flight.