Travel Experts: Outdoor Albania

Albanian Adventure Pioneers

Founded by Gent Mati, Outdoor Albania designs tours that offer both privileged access and special insight. The Outdoor Albania team has trail-blazed many of today's commercial routes for rafting, kayaking, mountain biking, trekking and mountaineering. Outdoor Albania has created unique and varied tours in Albania, distinguished by creativity, safety, professionalism, and enthusiasm. Through its activities Outdoor Albania offers access to practically every corner of the country. Pioneering adventure travel and opening new routes to adventure defines Outdoor Albania's creative spirit and dedication.

Great reasons to contact us

  • Committed to eco-tourism, respecting the environment and local communities.
  • Professional guides with a commitment to total safety.
  • Pioneering outdoor activity specialists with expert local knowledge.
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Contact Info

Location: Tirana, Western Albania, Albania Business Hours: Our office is open from Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00 and Sat 08:00-13:00. Languages Spoken:We speak English, Dutch and Albanian.

Background

Outdoor Albania specialises in offering a range of nature and culture experiences in one of the least known travel destinations in Europe. Most of Albania’s outstanding landscapes and monuments have remained hidden from the eye of the traveller. Outdoor Albania enables the exploration of Albania in full symbiosis with nature and its ancient traditions. Our experienced guides are licensed professionals at an international level. With Outdoor Albania you'll be able to travel in the most fascinating areas of Albania – trekking, mountain biking, rafting, kayaking, mountaineering and more. Most of our guided tours and itineraries are within anyone's reach, while others will satisfy the desires of the skilful adventurer. Our tours are enriched with cultural visits, showcasing the most interesting historical and cultural monuments of Albania.

Licences And Associations

Under rulings set by the Albanian government, all travel operators have to obtain a Tourism Enterprise License which is renewed annually with the Department of Tourism. As a fully responsible operator, Outdoor Albania holds Public Liability insurance cover.

Responsible Travel

Outdoor Albania organises nature-friendly tours in Albania, promoting the protection of landscapes, bio-habitats, traditions and monuments. Our continuous exploration of the country brings direct economic benefits to the rural areas of Albania - given the fact that most of our tours are based and hosted in traditional village houses. At the same time Outdoor Albania works hard for the environmental education of the locals, increasingly committing them to the protection of the Albanian natural and cultural inheritance, towards a sustainable and developed eco-tourism future.

Products & Services

Trekking

Season: Year round

Our trekking tours are specially designed to discover the best that Albania has to offer in landscapes and cultural heritage. We have numerous proposals that you may choose from, varying from simple day walks to multi-day trekking journeys. The 'resting camps' during these tours are little Albanian villages, known for hospitality, genuine agriculture and well preserved ancient traditions.

Ski Touring, Snowboarding and Climbing

Season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec

Albania has no ski lifts or mountain rescue services. For this reason, the expeditions in the mighty mountains of Albania remain a privilege for experienced climbers, skiers and snowboarders. A real intimate mountain experience, light years away from technology! Outdoor Albania has chosen some of the most beautiful itineraries in the northern mountain chain: In Northern Albania - the surroundings of mountain Jezerca (2625m), the outstanding Valbona Valley, Ros Peak valley (2524m) and, Mount Korab – the highest peak of Albania (2751m). In Southern Albania – mountain Tomorri (2416m), Mount Nemërçka (2489m) and Mount Ostrovica (2383).  Climbing takes place year round.

White Water Kayaking

Season: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

Albanian rivers only started to be regularly paddled after 1992. The choice now lies between the more turbulent turquoise northern rivers of Valbona, Kir, Fani i Vogël (whitewater class 3/4/5/6) and the southern bigger volume rivers such as Devoll, Osum, Vjosa (whitewater class 2/3/4/5). All around Albania, Outdoor Albania will enable you to paddle the best rapids and play every wave of these surprisingly beautiful rivers.

Sea Kayaking

Season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Our itineraries are located in the wonderful villages of the Ionian Sea rocky coast. The coast is characterised by steep crags, small hidden bays, white gravel beaches, and caverns of different shapes and sizes. The beauty of the sea is overlooked by the majestic 2000m high mountains of Çika. The hills are covered with olives, citrus cultivation, and other typical Mediterranean vegetation. Paddling along you can enjoy fishing, swimming, and camping. Accommodation can be taken in beautiful village houses on the coast. Kayak trips can also be combined with visits to some of the most important historical and archaeological sites.

Rafting

Season: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

Outdoor Albania’s expert river guides have selected the most beautiful rafting sections of the Albanian rivers. Rafting is an activity for everyone! You don’t need to be particularly experienced or super-fit. Day trips or multi-day ones will bring you in wonderful places where few travellers have been before.

Mountain Biking and 4WD

Season: Year round

Outdoor Albania enables adventure off-road tours of one or more days absorbed in pure nature. Our guides know an infinite number of routes in the 'par excellence' off-road country! Just to let us know how much time you have available and how difficult you want the tour to be.

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