Pogradec, Korcha & Pustec tour from Ohrid
Overview
Explore and visit the nearest towns across the border in Albania from Ohrid, including one of probably the most rural and undeveloped areas, in Europe. Pogradec, a beautiful town on the shores of the Ohrid Lake; Korcha, a town that collides on the path of the history and modern; and Pustec, the natural untouched shore of the Prespa Lake, separated from the crowded busy world.
Inclusions
- Pick-up and drop off at your hotel or any other preferred location in Ohrid;
- All transfers with comfortable A/C car or minivan;
- Experienced English-speaking tour guide/driver.
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Bay of the Bones Museum, Gradiste, Ohrid Republic of North Macedonia
Inside the museum building, you can see original artifacts from the original settlement. The best part of this museum are the 24 houses that represent a pre-historic village. Inside you can see everyday items that were used by the villagers at that time.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Driloni National Park, Rruga e Drilonit, Pogradec 7301 Albania
A beautiful place, just on the other side of the border, near the town of Pogradec.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: E86, Memlisht, Albania
We will visit this small beautiful town, on the shores of Lake Ohrid in Albania.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ngjallja e Krishtit Cathedral, Blv. Republika, Korce Albania
It is a beautiful building painted in pink, blue and brown. The cathedral was built by Greece in 1995 on the foundations of a destroyed church of St. George.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Korca Old Bazaar, Rrugica Piro Lena, Korce 7001 Albania
Korca was once the Albanian center of the higher class. We will first stop to visit the old city architecture, then we will walk through the modern part, including the visit of the Central Orthodox Church.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pustec Municipality building, QWP2+QVW, Pustec Municipality, Albania
We will see perhaps the most undeveloped region in Europe, the rural area of Albania called Pustec, along the Lake Prespa. We will visit the village of Zrnosko, where we can have our lunch.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: National Park Galicica, Ohrid Republic of North Macedonia
We will return to Ohrid through Galichica National Park and stop in a few viewpoints of both lakes, Ohrid Lake and Prespa Lake.
Duration: 10 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Bay of the Bones Museum, Gradiste, Ohrid Republic of North Macedonia
Inside the museum building, you can see original artifacts from the original settlement. The best part of this museum are the 24 houses that represent a pre-historic village. Inside you can see everyday items that were used by the villagers at that time.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Driloni National Park, Rruga e Drilonit, Pogradec 7301 Albania
A beautiful place, just on the other side of the border, near the town of Pogradec.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: E86, Memlisht, Albania
We will visit this small beautiful town, on the shores of Lake Ohrid in Albania.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ngjallja e Krishtit Cathedral, Blv. Republika, Korce Albania
It is a beautiful building painted in pink, blue and brown. The cathedral was built by Greece in 1995 on the foundations of a destroyed church of St. George.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Korca Old Bazaar, Rrugica Piro Lena, Korce 7001 Albania
Korca was once the Albanian center of the higher class. We will first stop to visit the old city architecture, then we will walk through the modern part, including the visit of the Central Orthodox Church.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pustec Municipality building, QWP2+QVW, Pustec Municipality, Albania
We will see perhaps the most undeveloped region in Europe, the rural area of Albania called Pustec, along the Lake Prespa. We will visit the village of Zrnosko, where we can have our lunch.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: National Park Galicica, Ohrid Republic of North Macedonia
We will return to Ohrid through Galichica National Park and stop in a few viewpoints of both lakes, Ohrid Lake and Prespa Lake.
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- In this tour we are crossing the border with Albania. You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to border crossing. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveller;
- Operating in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- We are constantly following the WHO recommendations and guidelines and are implementing all the necessary precautions for ensuring the health and safety for our travelers and our staff, as well as all the people involved in the experience.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Julie_S
May 2022
An early 8am start with our very nice guide Naum in an aircon minibus. Not many places for toilets and takes a while to get through Albania border and dont forget passports! Saw towns and rural areas in Albania which were very scenic. Had a drink and cake in Pogradec and a late fish lunch in a vi...
An early 8am start with our very nice guide Naum in an aircon minibus. Not many places for toilets and takes a while to get through Albania border and dont forget passports! Saw towns and rural areas in Albania which were very scenic. Had a drink and cake in Pogradec and a late fish lunch in a village near the lovely lake Prespa. Quite late back but a great value tour that our family really enjoyed.GeorgiA227
July 2020
We were very happy to visit some towns and villages in Albania because Ohrid is so close to the Albanian border. Maria, from the agency office, booked our excellent guide and driver Daniel, with her information, helped us very much in our decision about what to visit in Albania in one day and not...
We were very happy to visit some towns and villages in Albania because Ohrid is so close to the Albanian border. Maria, from the agency office, booked our excellent guide and driver Daniel, with her information, helped us very much in our decision about what to visit in Albania in one day and not too far from our hotel. We picked up two towns and a few villages in the very rural region of Pustec. Our guide Daniel knew some people in this area and it was great to have him and to understand better the culture and tradition of this region. It was interesting to see that about 80 percent of the vehicles in the area were Mercedes, some very old ones, but some brand new ones. The region of Pustec was a real revelation. It is one of the most rural areas in Europe. There were donkeys and cows everywhere around the fields. I so much liked this trip.