Grama – Grama Pass – Rabdisht

Parting from the shepherds and their secluded alpine world, separated by time and high mountains, you may admire their happiness but understand the hardship of their modest lifestyle better. Grounded by the experience, you ascend on a mule path towards the Grama Pass (2.300 m) to face sweeping 360° vistas of the surrounding peaks. Looking behind, views of Korab and Grama Lake leave you appreciating the long way you have come and provide strength for the long descent. After zig-zagging down the old border patrol path, a peek back up from some distance makes it hard to believe that you just descended the immense, rocky wall. Circling at ease along the rim of the valley and above the cluster of villages far below, you soak in the panorama. Closing in through the mountain pastures of Rabdisht, you gain a bird’s eye view of the village, with scattered red-tiled roofs and smoke from the chimneys – a signal of your return to civilization. Once down the cobbled alleys, you reach the lovely guesthouse and join the hosts for a firewater/homemade juice toast in their idyllic apple-tree garden.