Guided and self guided hiking tours Albania

Guided and Self-guided tours for hiking in Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, and North Macedonia, offer a unique experience for explorers from around the world.

Balkan Natural Adventure makes hiking Albania and the rest of the region easier and safer while supporting you with original GPS files, reliable service providers, and all admin support to hike between the borders of Balkans countries.

Here are some of the reviews in tripadvosor about the self guided hikes organised by Balkan Natural Adventure.




Reviews for our self guided trips from trip advisor

Paul G
Marllow United Kingdom

We booked our self guided Peaks of the Balkans holiday via BNA. To be clear this is not the full trail but selected pieces of it with some transfers so there are plusses and minuses when considered against the full trail.
We couldn’t fault the organisation of accommodation and transfers through the trip, everyone was expecting us and some even asked for our reference number.
Our contact was super responsive to email questions and asked for information well in advance of it being needed so there were no last minute hiccups. She also gave good advice on getting back to Tirana at the end of the trip so we would not be in a rush for our plane home. Read the full reviw in Tripadvosor

Kirsten K.
Franfurt Germany

I recently joined the open group organised by the Kosovar tour operator ”Balkan Natural Adventure“ to hike the most beautiful sections of the Peaks of the Balkans Trek. I choose BNA for this tour as their ticked off my most important considerations:
1. Only 9 days of hiking – So far I had only hiked 4 days in a row. The original Trek is hiked within 12 days , but that felt too long for me and the available vacation days I w anted to take.
2. Route adaption – the PoB was established already more than 10 years ago. Parts of the route, especially in rural areas of Kosovo, have been under development since and are not the natural trails anymore they used to be. The local guides working with BNA therefore adapted the route to offer the hikers the nature experience they are looking for. Read the full review in Tripadvisor

J. Blue
Boston MA

Where is the six star option? TripAdvisor needs one for Balkan N Adventure! We just finished a four day hiking trip along the Peaks of the Balkans with assistance of a self guided tour provided by BNA. The team at BNA put together a perfect plan that enabled us to fulfill our dream of traversing these majestic mountains. Timely communication before, during (!), and after our trip; expert logistical support; deep knowledge of routes and options. And a great value. We ran into a few travelers along our way who had been on guided tours with BNA or used their self guided services and spoke highly of BNA. I don’t post a lot of reviews, but BNA made my experience in the Balkans a once in a life time event, and I am grateful for their professionalism and hope to work with them again! Read the full reviw in Tripadvosor

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One of the best trips you can do is Self guided Peaks of the Balkans track, which goes through three countries Kosovo, Montenegro, and Albania. Read about Peaks of the Balkans guided tour. Meanwhile, you can also contact us for your specific request and we will make an on-demand tour. We have been rated 5 stars by our clients and our tours have been prized by The Guardian, The Financial times and other See references and videos

Since you have come to this page you may not want to have a guide in your trip; you feel confident this is a trail you can do without a guide; you are ready for a Balkans adventure. While the guided tours offer comfort safety and an original local experience with stories from the region, self guided hiking tours offer more adventurous feeling and a lower price.

We at Balkan Natural Adventure have developed an original offer for self guided products. We provide admin support for cross-border permits, GPS files, booking of guest houses and transport, with a reliable provider.

The company will offer you an itinerary based on your flight dates optimizing it in the best possible way. One of our experts will discuss the itinerary with you over the phone to check the details and best paths for the hike, difficulty and sleeping arrangements. If you like our proposal and book with us we will provide you with the following:

GPS files for each of your hikes

Secure border crossing permits for Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro
Emergency phone contacts and support
Precise locations of all Guest Houses
Booking of all Guest Houses and required transport
Emergency numbers in all three countries
Organizing pickup on the trail in case of injury (Extra cost)

You pay to our company only the admin cost, while all the other bookings you pay directly to the service provider for your self guided hiking tour in Albania. No hidden cost fully transparent charges.

Send us an e-mail with your dates and the number of people traveling, we’ll get back to you. [email protected]

Read reviews about our service in Peaks of the Balkans at Tripadvisor.

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