Excursions-Skadar Lake

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Stop At: Lake Skadar, Virpazar bb Southeast Zeta-Skadar basin, Podgorica, Podgorica Municipality Montenegro

Lake Skadar is a wild wonder waiting to be explored. A vast freshwater lake straddling the borders of Albania and Montenegro and surrounded by dramatic karst mountains, its mirrored waters, rocky shores and wetlands play host to a myriad of wildlife with more than 260 species of birds, traditional fishing villages, islet monasteries and pristine beaches.Home to some of the most celebrated panoramas in a country renowned for its wild, natural beauty, Lake Skadar has been a protected National Park since 1983, was added, in 1996, to the World’s List of Wetlands of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention and in late 2011, was formally nominated for UNESCO heritage status. Many Montenegrins regard this area as their country’s heart and soul. It was here that the former Montenegrin royal family chose to summer, where Turkish invaders sought to conquer, and where some of the best wines and organic food in Montenegro can be found, cultivated by the local producers of Crmnica and Godinje valleys.Lake Skadar boasts a rich and proud history. Part of the ancient Slav kingdom of Zeta, the region became a battleground for five centuries after the Turks invaded in the 13th century.
As the Ottoman Empire collapsed, the Turks were expelled and the 1875 Congress of Berlin confirmed the borders of independent Montenegro. Skadar town itself (once the capital of Zeta) was incorporated into Albania while several Albanian villages on the southern shores such as Ostros and Donji-Murići became part of Montenegro. To this day these villages retain a strong Albanian character with mosques and residents bilingual in Albanian and Serbian.


Duration: 10 hours

Departure Point :

1: Kotor, Montenegro
2: Budva, Montenegro
3: Niksic, Montenegro
4: Podgorica, Montenegro
Traveler pickup is offeredAirports

• Tivat Airport, 27 Narodnih Heroja, Tivat, Montenegro
• Golubovci Airport, Podgorica, Podgorica Municipality Montenegro
• Dubrovnik Airport, Dobrota24, 20213, Čilipi, Croatia
• Tirana International Airport, Rruga Regjimentit 33, Nikël Tirana, 1504, Albania

Return Detail :

Returns to original departure point

Hotel Pickup :

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