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Between the two biggest lakes in Macedonia, Prespa Lake and Ohrid Lake, are the two National Parks, Pelister and Galicica. Pelister Peak with 2601m is the highest peak on the Baba mountain massif a mountain range that extends to Greece. Galicica National Park with the highest peak, Magaro 2255m. It is situated in the outermost southwest part of Macedonia, between the two lakes it’s a mountain range stretching across the border of Albania and North Macedonia. An exciting way to spend three days with different activities, hiking, swimming, and tasting homemade food and wine in one of the most beautiful regions in Macedonia.
We meet in Ohrid City. We have 40min.drive to the starting point of the hike to the peak Magaro, 2255m. Duration of today’s hike is 4 to 5 hours total length of 8.5km. The start altitude is 1600m. The altitude difference is 700m from the peak beautiful views of the two biggest lakes in Macedonia, Ohridsko and Pespansko Lake. From the peak, we go back to the other side of the mountain to the village of Brajcino close to the border with Greece and the coast of Prespa Lake. Here we will spend the night at the guest house and try a homemade dinner.
After breakfast in Brajcino village, we start climbing to the mountain hut by the big mountain lake at 2218 m. We are hiking close to the border line with Greece, and on the way up we enjoy the views of the surrounding mountains and Prespa Lake. We finish the hike at the mountain hut by the lake at 2218m, we rest and enjoy by the coast of the lake at After dinner, we sleep in the mountain hut. This day is a moderate hike with Ascending 1218m. 13km. long and 5-6h. hiking.
In the morning, after breakfast, we start hiking to the Pelister peak at 2601 m. We have two hours to the peak. Beautiful view from the peak of the surrounding mountains, and the view reaches as far as Mount Olympus in Greece. We descend from the peak and we can have a short tour in the city of Bitola before we transfer to Ohrid. This is a moderate hike, 6 hours duration; 19km. long; 400m ascending and 1200m descending.
Guests will need to arrive in Skopje or Ohrid airport on or before the Start date.
Requirements
We’ll be hiking mostly on good trails. You’ll need to have the fitness, stamina for hiking stages of up to 5 to 9 hours. No previous technical experience is required. A certain sense of adventure, flexibility, and a willingness to forgo comfort are also important.
Weather and touring conditions
The weather can be very changeable, meaning fog, rain, and sunshine can alternate on the same day. The tour program will be adapted to the conditions.
Accommodation
We will stay in the guest house with comfortable rooms and shared rooms in the mountain hut.
Culinary delights
We enjoy full board during these days. We will enjoy homemade meals in a guesthouse and in the mountain hut. At hiking time, we will have a picnic lunch. The cuisine in this region is hearty and plentiful. If you have any food intolerances, we ask that you organize your meals. Vegetarian meals are possible.
Money
In Macedonia, the denar is the currency used. You can exchange money at a local exchange office you can bring euros with you. ATMs are in cities. You can pay in restaurants and stores with a credit card.
Equipment
Complete hiking equipment and casual clothing for the evenings in the cities.
Тhe program can be changed according to your preferences to add more or fewer hiking days, or different combinations previously agreed with the guide.