Full day tour in the foothills of the Albanian Alps, at Lake Koman. Boat to Shala river, the Albanian Thailand, and enjoy lunch at a riverside tavern that is included in the price.

Visit Koman lake, adventure and relaxation inside nature

This Koman lake tour is the best way to enjoy the natural beauty of northern Albania. Koman Lake's history is comparable to that of the famous Aswan High Dam, built in Egypt in the late 1800s. Similarly, Lake Koman was created in the late 1970s by the construction of a dam in Fierza. In 1978, to obtain hydroelectric energy, the dam was built about fifty kilometres from Shkoder. In this way it could take the strength of two rivers: the Drini i Zi and the Drini i Bardhe.

For over forty years, Lake Koman has become a very special part of the natural environment of this area. Here you can find dozens of species of fish, mollusks, crabs, birds and amphibians.

Day tour from Durres to Koman Lake, visit Shala river

Our adventure starts early in the morning, at 05.30 am you will meet the guide to leave by car or minivan and head for Lake Koman. You will stop halfway for a coffee and arrive around 10 am at the Lake Koman shore. Here you will get on a small boat, one of the twenty-seater motor boats used as a means of transport by the locals since the lake was created. Boating through the waters, you will find yourselves in a landscape made up of intense colours. The water is almost emerald green and the light warm colours of the rocks mix beautifully with the dark colours of the greenery. As you reach the edge of a stretch of water you will be able to see a myriad of small farms, villages consisting of three houses in the middle of the woods. Further on, the wonders of the Shala River await you, also known as the Albanian Thailand for its crystal clear waters and breathtaking natural beauty. Reaching the estuary of the Shala river, you are introduced to a naturally magical landscape, with the rock and the impervious peaks of the Albanian Alps as a backdrop to small sandy beaches or beaches of river pebbles. Here you can sunbathe, but be careful, the water flows directly from the mountain springs and it is freezing even in summer!