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        • On Historic Foot Paths from Gollomboc to Diellas
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Coniferous forest | Foto: Prespa Nationalpark

Hiking on the Tortoise Trail | Prespa National Park

On this guided tour you will see tortoises, typical mixed forests of the region and a traditional irrigation system – with booking information!

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Table Of Contents
  1. Highlights of this tour
  2. Tour description
  3. General information and booking contact
    • Length
    • Height difference (m)
    • Level of difficulty
    • Requirements
    • Best season
    • Start time
    • Starting/end point
    • Number of participants min./max.
    • Cost
  4. Tour guide
  5. Vasil Male
  6. How to book
  7. Discover our guided tours!

Highlights of this tour

  • turtles in the area
  • typical regional mixed forest
  • old water storage
  • traditional canal and irrigation system

Tour description

The trail begins at the center of the National Park Prespa, the administration’s headquarter in Goricë e Vogël, where the information board for the trails is located at the entrance of the center.

The trail starts with the artificial pine forest and continues with oak forest.

Tortoise | Photo: Prespa National Park
Tortoise

During spring and summer we have good chances to meet turtles on the trail.

On the tortoise trail

After about 300 m we turn to the right, from where the slope begins, and we climb to the square where we reach a chestnut forest.

Following the ridge on the left flank takes the descending slope. Continuing downhill, we see the irrigation canal. We follow its southern direction to reach the existing water pipe.

In this area there is a beautiful view of the lake through the pine crown areas.

View of Prespa Lake | Photo: Prespa National Park
View of Prespa Lake

General information and booking contact

Length

Path length 2.6 km, trip time 1.5 hours

Height difference (m)

Climbing ascending 81 m and descending 61 m.

Level of difficulty

Average

Requirements

Adequate outdoor clothes, hiking boots, first aid kit.

For all tours, we recommend to take out a travel health insurance, including accident insurance.

Best season

The best season is spring and summer, when we can see turtles along the way. Other seasons are also attractive, as each season has its own characteristics. You can book tours from April until November.

Photo: Prespa National Park

Start time

1 pm

Starting/end point

Center of the National Park Prespa (administration’s headquarters in Goricë e Vogël/Dolna Gorica)

Number of participants min./max.

Minimum 5 participants, maximum 10.

Cost

15 Euro for the guide.

Tour guide

Natur tour guide Vasil Male, Prespa National Park, photo: Prespa National Park

Vasil Male

Nature Tour Guide

I am nature enthusiast and an outdoor guide besides my primary work position as Head of Management of Prespa National Park. Learn more

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How to book

You can book the tour by email or by phone: +355685585334.



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Text and photos: Prespa National Park & Cveta Trajçe


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