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8 days 7 night
Daily Tour
15 people
Dutch, English
SEPTEMBER
Start |
OCTOBER
End |
Sunday 29 Sep 2024 | Sunday 06 Oct 2024 |
12 spaces left | Price from 749Eur |
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It doesn't matter which airport you land in, that of Prishtina (Kosovo), Tirana (Albania) or Skopje (North Macedonia), our professional team will come and welcomed you to bring the group to the tourist mountain resort in Rugova Mountain the center of Accursed Mountains, where we will do the activities and have accommodations! The first and last day of this tour ends with an Airport-Hotel, Hotel-Airport transfer trip and getting to know more about the guides, the environment and information about the country and the tour!
After a good breakfast, we will get ready, and we will drive for about 40 minutes to the starting point, we will reach the top of Rusolia, it is 2381m high, and so that the first day is not difficult, we have chosen this path that is easier to walk and climb the top! Along the path in the summer season, you can eat raspberries, cranberries and blueberries, and the path also offers a wonderful wide view! We will walk about 15 km round trip, depending on the stops along the way and lunch when we climb to the top, it is expected that together with the transport we will do about 7 hours! we return to the Resort in the villages where we will refresh ourselves with local beers and get ready for the dinner that awaits us! Easy Journey • 16 km • 6hours • + 882m, -882m
We will have breakfast at around 08:00, and the transport is waiting for us to pick up us to the starting point by driving for about 35 minutes, today we will climb the Hajla peak, which is the most attractive peak in Accursed Mountains, it is 2403m high, is a path with moderate walking, and after reaching the top it is interesting because from there you can see many towns and villages, half of Hajla belongs to Montenegro and half to Kosovo, international paths like Via Dinarica also pass through this trail! After eating lunch we will return slowly and stop for a cold drink at a guesthouse there before and a pleasant break, and ready to return by transport to the Resort where we will have dinner! DIFFICULT JOURNEY • 11 km • 5 hours • + 2,455m, -1,622m
Today will be a slightly more challenging day because we will get ready for the transfer, drive about 1 hour in off-road car to the starting point to climb the top of Guri i Kuq, which is 2522m high, we will pass from Lumbardhi, and make sure to have at min 2 liters of water with you because there is no drinking source water on the way! This trail also offers beautiful landscapes, along which you will see the so-called lake of the trees, and habitats of wild animals like mountain goats, before reaching the Guri i Kuq mountain and begin your ascent. (suitable for mountaineers of all ages and visitors who are in good shape and are familiar with hiking). And come back to the Resort from great dinner and have some rest with local music! DIFFICULT JOURNEY • 9 km • 6 hours • + 2,522m, -1,550m
On this next day, we have chosen a relaxing walk that is not difficult, we will continue with transport for about 35 minutes, in the place called Liqenat, and we make a walk of about 1.5 hours to the Kuqishte Lake, there during the summer we can have a swim in the lake, take a good break there and we will return again to get transport to the town of Peja, where we will spend 2.5 hours in the city to refresh ourselves with cold drinks, cakes or ice cream, and return to our resort in the village of Shtupeq i Madh-Rugove, for a traditional plate dinner! EASY JOURNEY • 7 km • 3 hours • + 380m, -380m
Breakfast will be eaten earlier than other days, we will continue with transport for about 2 hours heading towards called Gropat e Erenikut. Hike to the top of Kosovo, passing by the beautiful and magical lakes. Gjeravica is centrally located along the southern part of the Via Dinarica trail from where we will have magnificent and panoramic views towards the rest of Accursed mountains peaks and have lunch along the way (bring your own packed lunch). Climb down to Gropat e Erenikut village. Back to the resort and end of the itinerary for this day of hiking! MODERATE HIKE • 13 km • 6-7 hours • + 865m, -865m
This day accompanies us on a comfortable bus ride on a cultural tour, where we will visit several key points such as: Rugova Canyons, the Orthodox Monastery of Peja, the bazaar and chess marked of Peja, the hammam and the museum, then we will make short drive to Radac village, for visit the biggest waterfall of Kosovo, where in the same place is the sleeping beauty cave that sure we will visit, then get a ride to the Adem Jashari Memorial in Prekaz, after this we get return to Istog city for lunch in one of the best restaurants in Kosovo where they serve their favorite dish, a fish! After lunch we will return to the resort where we have accommodation, and we celebrate together with some music and dinner there will be accompanied by tasting different types of homemade brandy’s, where at the end you can choose your favorite flavor to take a bottle with you as gifts!
This day is the end of the itinerary and the bus will pick you up and send group to the airport!