Arrival – Vlore – Llogara

Welcome to Albania! We meet in Tirana (airport or city), hand out the materials (roadbook, maps, GPS unit, SIM-Card), and brief you on the upcoming days. Then, the transfer to Llogara National Park follows.
Passing the salt pans of the Narta Lagoon and the historic city of Vlore, enjoying the coastal vista of the bay, you drive up to Llogara in the late afternoon. Located in the heart of the Ceraunian Mountains, it is an important biosphere reserve, famous in particular for its 500-year-old black pines and firs. The curious shapes the trees take from the winds, especially when engulfed by fog, create the atmosphere of an enchanted forest. Tonight you stay 800 m high in a comfy mountain hotel. Chose between the hotel’s restaurant and other places nearby, to enjoy your first Albanian mountain meal.