Tirana – Korce – Prespe e madhe - Dardhe – Korce

PROGRAM 2: Tirana-Korce-Prespe e Madhe-Prespe e Vogel-Dardhe-Korce and back to Tirana.


Day 1: Departure from Tirana to Korca at 14:00. Afternoon arrival in Korca. Korca is situated at the foot of Morava Mountains. Dinner at Korca at Sidheri Restaurant, where you can enjoy the Albanian dishes as well as a typical place with nice sofas, a cute fireplace as well as local songs (serenata). Overnight.

Day 2: Morning departure from Korca to Prespa e Madhe (1 hour drive). It is bordered by Albania, Macedonia and Greece. Optional visit by boat to the Island of Maligrad, which offers a picturesque nature site and for the old church. To get to Prespa e Vogel, the road goes through Liqenas (small village), climbs the Mountain of Ivan and from the top of it you can enjoy the beautiful view of Prespa e Vogel (1.5 hour drive from Prespa e Madhe) which is very famous for its floating flowers. Five km from Prespa e Vogel there is the Cave of Treni. 1-2 hours time to explore it. Lunch with grilled fish in the small village of Treni, where the cave is located. Afternoon departure to Korca. Optional overnight Dardha/Korca.

Day 3:
Departure from Dardha to Korca (1 hour drive ) and then to Pogradec. In Pogradec, the environment offers beautiful scenery; the lofty mountains of Kamja and Guri I Topit stand over the city like a crown. Lunch in a nice restaurant on the side road of the lake, where you can try the delicious fish, called Koran, which is very typical for Pogradec lake. Afternoon departure to Tirana.  

Last Updated ( Monday, 27 March 2006 )