Hiking and Trekking

Tour duration: 3 days (2 nights)
Where: Macedonia
Difficulty: Moderate
Price per person: 179 € + 60 € local supplement
Tour highlights:
In the antiques the mountain was known by the name Scardus and it was considered the central mountain range of the Balkans, spreading from the Adriatic sea to the Black sea, having Ljuboten peak as one of the highest in the Balkans. This tour offers a gradual hike to Ljuboten peak, where the entire route to the peak is split on 2 parts: from the foothill to the mountain hut Ljuboten, and from there to Ljuboten peak and back to the hut. The last day descend can be on the same trail down to the foothill. However, in this tour we suggest a longer hike for the third day (16km) which traverses the eastern side of Ljuboten peak – it travels by Livadicko glacial lake and offers fantastic views of the peak Ljuboten, the entire ridge of Sharr mountains and of Polog valley. This trail will lead you down to the lovely village of Belovishte – to a restaurant with a swimming pool for a well-deserved refreshment after the hike.

Tour duration: 4 days (3 nights)
Where: Macedonia
Difficulty: Moderate
Price per person: 250 € + 60 € local supplement
Tour highlights:
Sharr Mountain massif is is one of the largest mountain massifs in the Balkans, taking an area of 840 km2, where 20% of the peaks and ridges are above 2000m asl. According to its geography, it is divided into three segments: Northeastern part (most notable peaks: Ljuboten 2499m, Piribeg 2524m, Ezerski Peak 2586), Central part (peaks: Titov Vrv 2748m, Bakardan 2700m, Plat, Kobilica 2528m) and Southern part (Vraca 2582m, Rudoka 2658m). This weekend hike will take in the Central part: the first day you will conquier Titov Vrv Peak (named after Marshall Tito) on a challenging trail 21km long over few other peaks: Sin Vrv, Karabunar and Bakardan peaks. The next two days are moderate hikes over peak Plat to the scenic valley of Leshnica, and from Leshnica valley, passing by the glacial lake Karanikolichko to a small mountain village where time seems to have stopped centuries ago.

Tour duration: 3 days (2 nights)
Where: Macedonia
Difficulty: Easy / Moderate
Price per person: 189 € + 60 € local supplement
Tour highlights:
This weekend hike is made from the highlights of every walking tour in North Macedonia: the hikes to Treskavec monastery and to Golemo Ezero (Big glacial lake) in Pelister national park. These hikes are of easy/moderate difficulty, with walks from 3 to 5 hours a day, taking in two completely different scenery: the first one takes you by the boulders and granite rocks to one of the most important shrines in North Macedonia – Treskavec monastery, and the second and third day hikes are in the protected zone of national park Pelister, taking you to the “Eye of Pelister” – a glacial lake at 2.200m height. You will stay in a traditional family-run hotel in Bitola, and in the mountain hut by Golemo Ezero lake with basic accommodation (dorms), located in a beautiful 5* scenery.

Tour duration: 3 days (2 nights)
Where: Macedonia
Difficulty: Easy / Moderate
Price per person: 199 € + 80 € local supplement
Tour highlights:
A beautiful mix of countryside experience and hikes in wilderness. There are two hikes included in this weekend getaway in the countryside: a longer one in the woods of Mt Jakupica - to the springs and waterfalls of River Babuna, and an easier, recreational hike for the second day that will leave more time to experience the genuine rural life in N. Macedonia – their customs, lifestyle and delicious organic food. The guesthouse in Omorane is perfect quiet place for a countryside break, where you can learn and taste the nature: what is lemon balm, rosemary, St Johns wort and how to use them in your kitchen and for medical treatments, or in 100%-natural-cosmetics: face creams, soap and shampoo, body scrubs and deodorants.

Tour duration: 7 days (6 nights)
Where: Macedonia
Difficulty: Moderate / Challenging
Price per person: 544 € + 80 € local supplement
Tour highlights:
On this tour we will explore two geographical regions of Sharr Mountain and their most notable peaks: in the Northeastern part - peak Ljuboten (2.499m) and in the Central part peaks: Titov Vrv 2.748m, Bakardan 2.700m and Plat (2.398m). You will be hiking from one mountain hut to another, with only one transport connecting these two parts of the range, and you will be camping two nights in the most beautiful region of Sharr Mountains – Leshnica valley, a pure alpine-like glacial valley of Leshnica creek and Pena river with steep, almost vertical 1.000 meters high mountain sides. The trails range from moderate to challenging, and good physical condition is needed if you wish to fully enjoy this wonderful hiking holiday.

Tour duration: 8 days (7 nights)
Where: Macedonia
Difficulty: Moderate / Challenging
Price per person: 544 € + 80 € local supplement
Tour highlights:
Discover the amazing diversity of North Macedonia, where each mountain has a different story to tell. In few hours hike from the bubbling capital city of Skopje you will be in a nature reserve surrounded by high dolomite rock faces, caves, rare plant species and medieval monasteries that remind us of the times when this canyon was inhabited only by monks. This first hike will be your warm-up for the hikes that follow – across the Central mountain massif with spectacular views reaching to the Dinaric Alps on one side, and to the Rhodope mountain range on the other. You will be also hiking to the mystical Treskavec monastery on a trail leading you between granite rocks and boulders in an outer-earthly landscape; and end the tour in national park Pelister, where peaks rising to 2.600m are separated by deep valleys, springs, streams and rivers, and two glacial lakes that lace the landscape. The last overnight on this tour is in a mountain hut by the bigger glacial lake, where you can enjoy the tranquility of the place and the most beautiful sunrise. Since there will be very few transfers on the route, you will be staying in small family-run hotels and mountain huts – some of them basic, with shared facilities, but located in 5*, awe-inspiring nature.

Tour duration: 3 days (2 nights)
Where: Macedonia
Difficulty: Easy / Moderate
Price per person: 149 € + 60 € local supplement
Tour highlights:
Jakupica massif covers the heart of North Macedonia with an area of 1500 km2, and spreads in longitude and latitude in 50 by 50 km. The mountain has a glacial past that can been seen in many cirques, few glacial lakes and deep narrow valleys carved by fast mountain creeks. Thus the massif has a rare esthetic beauty when looked from above – either by plane or in a map – it resembles a starfish – five tentacles emerging from a central body (head).
These hikes will take into Jakupica and Dautica mountains on the south, sunny side, and up to Solunska Glava peak – the most prominent and the highest peak in the Central Macedonian Massif. The mountains are rich with flora and fauna typical for sub-alpine regions, pastures and torrents, where many water springs spread all over the mountain offering the cleanest water for drinking and refreshment thus the alternate name of the mountain – Mokra Planina (Wet Mountain).

Tour duration: 3 days (2 nights)
Where: Macedonia
Difficulty: Moderate
Price per person: 220 € + 60 € local supplement
Tour highlights:
This tour is part of the Macedonian Central Transversal Route that takes you from Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, and over the Central mountain massif into the heart of the country. It is one of the most popular routes from Skopje that takes in the mountains Jakupica, or Mokra (locals call it “Wet Mountain” for the many springs with drinking water), and Karadzica. The highlight of the tour being the summit Solunska Glava (2.540m) that opens a spectacular panorama as far as Pelagonija valley, all southern mountain ranges of N. Macedonia, and the rest of the Jakupica massif – the high grassy plateau placed between Solunska Glava and Dautica and Karadjica massifs.