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Theth to Valbona — the Great Crossing
STARTING FROM · Theth · 1 day (strenuous) / 2 days (classic)
QUICK INFORMATION
- DURATION
- 1 day (strenuous) / 2 days (classic)
- COUNTRY
- Albania
- REGION
- Theth · Albanian Alps & North
- CATEGORY
- Mountains & Nature
ABOUT THIS ITINERARY
The most famous hike in the Balkans: out of the Shala valley at dawn, over the Qafa e Pejës pass at 1,795 m, and down into the wide gravel valley of the Valbona — granite towers, beech shade, shepherd huts and a guesthouse table at the end.
THE SCHEDULE
Day by day
Theth → Valbona over the pass
- 6:00
- 8:30
- 10:30
- 12:30
- 14:30
- 16:00
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Before you go
MAP & LOCATION
Theth to Valbona — the Great Crossing
Theth to Valbona — the Great Crossing, Theth, Albanian Alps & North, Albania
42.3560, 19.7450
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Guesthouse kitchens of Theth — the fixed mountain table: home-made cheese, Byrek, mountain tea, rakia.
Shpella Guesthouse restaurant — trout from the Shala and the valley’s best fërgesë.
Cafés at the village crossroads — espresso and honey pancakes after the morning walk.
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Shpella Guesthouse — the classic: stone rooms, mountain breakfast, hosts who guide the pass.
Guesthouse Nika & Lila — family rooms at the village edge, garden tables under the peaks.
The new alpine lodges along the river — en-suite comfort steps from the trailheads.
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