Escursione autoguidata: Theth, Valbona e il lago Koman in 5 giorni

We had an amazing 8-day trip in Albania. We started with 2 nights in Tirana, which was very enjoyable and gave us enough time to see the main highlights of the city. From there, we travelled by bus and ferry across Lake Koman to Valbona. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking, with beautiful mountains and nature everywhere. We did a hike in the rain, but still got to experience some of the stunning mountain landscape. We stayed 2 nights in a simple but very welcoming guesthouse. After that, we took another boat trip across Lake Koman and into the Shala River. The riverside setting surrounded by dramatic mountains was idyllic, and since it was early in the season, it was peaceful and quiet. We spent the night in a lovely guesthouse with an incredible view from the room, before enjoying another beautiful boat ride the next morning. We then stayed 2 nights in a very cozy guesthouse in Theth and had a fantastic hike up to Valbona Pass Peak. Overall, this was a fantastic trip. Valbona, Komani Lake, Shala River and Theth all offered incredible scenery and memorable experiences. Everything was well organized, the guesthouses were welcoming, and the nature was absolutely stunning. We also received excellent support throughout the trip via WhatsApp from Brikena at Choose Balkan. Highly recommended!

We had a great experience. Brikena arranged a great itinerary for us Ooft five days. Our travel and accommodation and was all arranged for us and Birkena gave us suggested walking routes for our trip. Brikena was in touch every day to make sure everything was going well. It was great that we could get in touch anytime if we had any difficulties or questions during the trip.

Great experience, Birkena was so attentive. we were in constant touch. the views were fabulous during the hikes, accommodation was comfy with homemade breakfast

Brilliant trip, can’t recommend it enough. The hikes are beautiful with stunning mountain landscapes. Blue eye was a great swim! The hike over the pass is a trip highlight! Also the last day hike in Valbona as there were very few people on the trail compared with the first 3 days. The homestays were lovely and the hosts so friendly and kind. The food they prepared was delicious and filling! Brikena organised everything so well we always knew what we needed to do and kept in touch with us. We felt well looked after. Thank you!

We had great experience with Choose Balkans for this tour. From the beginning when we've booked it till the final moment. The team was always available, everything was perfectly arranged. Special and great thanks to Brikena that made our tour even better. We'll definitely get back

The trekking was very well organised. Beautiful hikes, good accommodation and close contact with the travel agency. Brikena did very well!

I had an amazing hiking experience with Choose Balkans. My contact Brikena was very helpful and responsive to any questions I had. I would highly recommend this self-guided tour.

Gifted my sister this trip for her 30th birthday. She had never hiked before, but loved it! The scenes were amazing and the hikes were definitely worth the effort, despite some days having +1,000m of altitude gain. We stayed with the sweetest hosts in both Theth and Valbona. Food was good (and authentic) and drinks were super cheap. Would definitely recommend this to anyone, regardless of hiking experience! Choose Balkans (specifically Brikena) also did a great job organising. Everything was seamless and they were super helpful in organising a private transfer early on the day of the departure, so we could make our flight. Provided a very useful itinerary, and tips along the way and were always responsive (even checked in when we had our private shuttle at 4:50am to make sure we had found our driver).

Would strongly recommend Brikena and Choose Balkans. Everything was organised for us and Brikena was very responsive throughout our trip whenever we had any enquiries. Overall hiking in this region was absolutely stunning. The guesthouses were really nice too, a very authentic way to spend our time in Albania.

Highly recommend. Brikena and the Choose Balkans team were extremely responsive and helpful both before booking and throughout the journey. It was very handy having the itinerary, accomodation, luggage transportation between theth and valbona sorted. It was also really helpful having Brikena just a phone a call away in case we needed any help or assistance. She also went out of her way to try and recover some gear we had accidentally left behind on a minibus. The hikes themselves are stunning and will definitely be a memorable trip.