North Macedonia Week of Hiking Leisure

Hiking Season from April to the end of November

Available dates for 2025

6 days hiking /8 days Total.

Min. 2 – Max.12 people per one guide.

Experience: No need for a high level of experience.

Difficult: Easy. Guest must be in average physical condition.

Short Itinerary

An easy hiking vacation is a perfect way to ensure you deeply experience a new corner of the world. Sometimes the greatest beauty can only be appreciated at a slow pace—on two feet, immersed in the stories and the places around you. Old villages, mountains, valleys, stunning views, world heritage sites, and gracious local hosts await you on this walking tour. No experience is required, but you are healthy enough to walk 4-5 hours combined walking with wine tasting and traditional food there’s nothing better than sitting down to an indulgent meal after a day on the trail, so relax and enjoy these gently invigorating tours.

Day 1: Arrival in Macedonia

Meet the guide at Skopje airport transfer to the hotel in the city, accommodation,  overnight at a hotel in Skopje.

Day 2. Skopje- Matka Canyon

Enjoy a good panorama view of Skopje city. From Mount Vodno, we will board a cable car to peak at 1060 m. We start the descent hike to the valley of canyon Matka we stop at the 14th-century monastery high on the cliff offering amazing canyon views, after 2 to 3 hours. we finish hiking at Matka Lake. With a boat ride across Lake Matka, we visit Vrelo cave, one of Europe’s largest natural underground cave networks. The distance of the hike is (12 km. Ascend: 0 meters Descend: 740 meters Hiking Time: 3 hours). After finishing the tour, we have 2h. transfer to Skopje City. Before dinner we will have a guided tour to explore Skopje.

Day 3. Mavrovo National Park-Ohrid

We leave for Ohrid after breakfast, along the way we will visit Duf waterfalls, St.John Bigorski monastery one of the oldest and most important religious objects in Macedonia. Today we will hike to the peak Sokolica 1460m. and visit the mountain village Lazaropole. After we drive to Ohrid City and settle into a hotel by the Ohrid Lake. Today’s hiking distance: 5 km. ascend: 200 meters, descend: 200 meters, hiking Time: 2 hours.

Day 4. Jablanica mountain -Struga City

After breakfast we are going for a new adventure Our bus will take us to the village of Gorna Belica at 1450m. and we will be walking through a beautiful forest in the mountain Jablanica to the smallAfter breakfast we are going for a new adventure Our bus will take us to the village of Gorna Belica at 1450m. and we will be walking through a beautiful forest in the mountain Jablanica to the small church called Parumba with beautiful views of the lake close to the border with Albania. After the hike, we go to the city of Struga short walk and visit the cave church in the village of Radozda. Back to the hotel in Ohrid. Today hike 6km. 400m. altitude difference, time 3 to 4 hours. 

Day 5. Velestovo Village above the lake

After breakfast we have a half an hour transfer to the village of Velestovo at 1070m. above sea level and we will be walking for 10 km up to 1200m. and back to the village of Elshani at 890m. above sea level. This moderate walk through old villages with stone houses offers views of the Ohrid Lake throughout. The walk will take around 3 hours and afterwards we will head to the Bay of Bones, a perfect spot for a picnic lunch. Bay of Bones is a reconstructed neolithic settlement, where you will learn about life in prehistoric times. From the Bay of bones small boat we will transfer back to the city and on the way we can stop for swimming. Last night in Ohrid. Distance: 10 km. ascend, 130 meters descend, 310 meters hiking Time, 3 hours.

Day 6. St.Naum monastery - Bitola city

We chek out from the hotel and we will exploring Ohrid’s old town. The typical Macedonian bars lining the narrow cobbled streets and the illuminated Byzantine churches add to its charm. Guide will explain the mixture of Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, medieval and modern influences on this unique town. After we continue to the monastery of St.Naum by the lake from the monastery we transfer to Bitola city from the mountain pass Galichica. Accomodation in Bitola city. A short walk in the city before dinner. 

Day 7. Pelister National Park

After breakfast, we have a 20-minute.transfer to the start point of the info center NP. Pelister the trail with take us to the dense Molika pine forest. The unique 5-needled pine (Pinus peuce) is typical for this National Park. We will enjoy the peace and scent of the pines discovering beautiful scenery from the viewpoints called Jorgov Stone and Red Rocks at 1800m. After we end the tour we go to the local village visit the local bee farm and taste homemade honey. Later we transferred to Hotel Skopje City to get ready for the last dinner of this trip.

Day 8. Transfer to the airport

Arrival/Departure

Guest will need to arrive in Skopje or Ohrid airport on or before the Start date. We will return to Skopje or Ohrid by late afternoon/evening on one day before departures on the airport.

Price includes

All Transport during the tour, Accommodation half board based on double or single occupancy (unless otherwise noted) in 3-star hotels, All meals as per program dinner.( beverages excluded), Local English-speaking guide, Entrance fees at National parks,Entrance fees for visiting churches, museums.

Price does not Iiclude

Airfare and baggage fees, medical/evacuation insurance; drinks, tips for guides.

All prices  subject to change due to season currency fluctuation,fuel prices and or unforeseen economic circumstances or errors.

Contact Us

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Тhe program can be changed according to your needs, fewer or more days, or different combinations previously agreed with the guide.