Arrival – Peshtan

Welcome to the Balkans! Zbulo staff meets you in town or at Tirana Airport (TIA) to hand over materials (road book, maps, GPS & SIM card), walk you through the trip and answer all your questions. Depending on your booking, you’re either taken directly to the doorstep by our driver, or you continue with your own vehicle to your first overnight.
The transfer into Southern Albania takes up to four hours, it leads past the coastal plain’s colorful produce stands and along the mountain-backed Vjosa River to the outskirts of Tepelena. There, a bold bridge is followed by a narrow road that meanders into the small village Peshtan, right at the starting point of the hike. Tonight, you will experience the area’s famed hospitality in one of the family-run guesthouses. Time to relax and enjoy the delicious cooking and home-made wine or raki, tomorrow you start walking the beautiful Zagoria Valley.