Ohrid & the Crossroads of the Balkans
A lake that has been a border, a shrine and a holiday home for three thousand years.
Highlights
Signature moments
St Naum monastery
Peacocks, springs and a church at the quiet end of the lake.
Samuil’s fortress
The whole lake from the walls, best at sunset.
Skopje’s old bazaar
Ottoman streets, brutalist monuments and very good coffee.
Itinerary
Day by day
- 01
Skopje: bazaar & monuments
The old bazaar, the fortress and the city’s strange architectural conversation.
Meals: Breakfast Boutique hotel in Skopje - 02
Lake Ohrid & St Naum
Springs, monastery and a boat back across the water.
Meals: Breakfast Lakefront hotel in Ohrid - 03
Ohrid old town
Samuil’s fortress, early churches and the amphitheatre.
Meals: Breakfast Lakefront hotel in Ohrid - 04
Vevčani springs & Struga
Village springs, then the quieter end of the lake.
Meals: Breakfast Lakefront hotel in Ohrid - 05
Departure
Transfer to Skopje airport.
Meals: Breakfast
What's included
Private guiding and transfers Accommodation as listed Breakfast daily Entrance fees to sites named in the itinerary
Optional upgrades
Domestic flights Additional nights Private cooking classes Upgraded room categories
Staying
Boutique hotels, riads and family-run guesthouses
Made for
Couples, families and private groups who prefer their own pace
Trusted
What travellers and partners say
The most relaxed two weeks of my life. Someone had always thought of the small thing — the cold water, the right song on the drive, the table by the window.
They rebuilt half our honeymoon when a flight changed overnight — without a single grumpy message. Felt like travelling with friends who happen to be superhuman.
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