Macedonia- conquer the highest peaks of a hidden gem
A trip for fit hikers keen to explore new destinations off the beaten track. Join us if you are up for an adventure of a lifetime!
Greece & Macedonia: Visit historic Meteora and hike the mountain of Gods-Olympus
This is a trip for mountain lovers with a good level of fitness, a sense of curiosity and a desire to visit some of the less well-known corners of Europe. Over eight days we will visit three national parks and two UNESCO World Heritage sites, swim in lakes and in the Aegean Sea – and do a lot of hiking.
Montenegro: enjoy the longest canyon in Europe and national Park Durmitor
We’re going to a glamorous camp and white-water rafting on the River Tara and hiking in Durmitor National Park. Why not escape your busy urban life for a week and get close to nature?
North Albania & Montenegro – Accursed Mountains adventure
8 Day Hiking, Swimming and Cultural exploration of village life in Montenegro and north Albania
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Guide advisor: 6 Good Reasons to Visit the Balkans
When you think of European travel, the Balkans might not immediately come to mind. Although only a handful of the region’s countries are members of the European Union, the rest all lie within the continent’s boundaries. But when most people plan their Europe trips, they tend to go to the glamorous cities of London or […]
National Geographic: Best trips 2017 – Via Dinarica
Hikers ascend Plat Peak on Shar Planina Mountain at dawn along the Via Dinarica in Macedonia. (VIDEO BY EMIR SEHANOVIC, NOVAGENUS) The Western Balkans, adventure travelers’ under-the-radar playground, just got more accessible. In 2017, for the first time after years of expansion, the 1,200-mile Via Dinarica trail will be completely mapped with stage information compiled […]
Vinepair: FORGET FRANCE, DRINK WINE FROM THESE 7 UNEXPECTED COUNTRIES INSTEAD
The wine world landscape is pretty well laid out at this point: There’s the Old World and the New World, and while new wineries are popping up daily, the countries from which quality wines come are well established. Sure, there are esoteric winemaking countries like Slovenia and Croatia thrown in there, thanks to a new […]
LA Times: Explore caves. Scale 6th century fortress walls. Savor fresh-caught fish. The pleasures of barely discovered Macedonia.
Macedonia, a landlocked Balkan country squeezed between Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Albania and Kosovo, is one of Europe’s best surprises. Part of the former Yugoslavia until its independence in 1991, it is an exotic melting pot of civilizations at the crossroads of East and West. Wildly mountainous with spectacular rivers, peaks and national parks, it is […]
Lonely Planet: Hiking across Macedonia: finding remote contentment
At 3:30am, on the fifth day of an expedition along Macedonia’s mountainous western edge, we traded our trekking poles for reins and mounted horses in search of yet another peak. Headlamps spotlighted the steam from our breath mixed with the fidgety smoke of rolled cigarettes. We left Galičnik, a village tucked into the folds of […]