Vjosa: Rafting, Kayaking or Tubing in UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Highlights

• Choose your adventure: a shared raft, inflatable kayak or traditional river tube
• Explore the Vjosa Valley, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, from the water
• Discover mountain scenery and the changing character of a free-flowing river
• Start at RVA’s riverside center with parking, changing rooms and showers
• Enjoy included equipment, river transfers and photos of your experience

Description

Choose how you experience the Vjosa River: paddle together in a raft, steer an inflatable kayak or float on a traditional river tube. Join Rafting Vjosa Albania in Përmet, where our team has been running river adventures since 2012.

Your experience takes place in the Vjosa Valley, designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Mountain slopes, gravel banks and the river’s changing channels provide the setting for your time on the water.

This listing offers three alternative activities. Select one when booking; your reservation does not include all three.

Rafting

Join a shared raft with a guide on board and paddle as a team through rapids and quieter stretches. The route covers approximately 9 km near Përmet. No previous rafting experience is required. Spring generally brings a more energetic ride, while lower summer water levels usually offer a gentler journey.

Kayaking

Paddle and steer your own inflatable kayak, with a guide accompanying the group in a separate kayak. This option is for participants aged 14 and over. Previous river kayaking experience is required in spring; basic paddling experience is needed in calmer summer conditions. Single or double kayaks are allocated according to availability. There is no dedicated safety raft.

Traditional tubing

Float on your own traditional rubber inner tube along a calmer section of the Vjosa, accompanied by a guide in a kayak. This is a separate experience from rafting: each participant has an individual tube. Tubing is for swimmers aged 14 and over and operates only when river conditions are suitable.

Begin at our riverside center, where you can park, change and leave your belongings before getting fitted with equipment. The team explains how your chosen activity works and gives a safety briefing before the transfer to the river.

Enjoy the scenery and your chosen adventure while the team takes photos along the way. Routes, pace and any opportunities to enter the water depend on the activity and conditions that day.

After your river experience, return to the center to change and collect your belongings.

Includes

• One river activity, as selected when booking
• Guide service for the selected activity
• Raft and paddle, inflatable kayak and paddle, or individual river tube
• Helmet and buoyancy aid
• Equipment fitting and safety briefing
• Transfers between the center and the river
• Digital trip photos
• Parking, changing rooms, toilets, showers and storage at the center

Excludes

• The two activities not selected
• Meals
• Transfers from other towns
• Personal expenses

Important Information

• Your booking includes one activity: select rafting, kayaking or tubing
• Age and experience requirements differ between activities
• Kayaking requires previous paddling experience; stronger spring conditions require previous river kayaking experience
• Tubing is for swimmers aged 14 and over
• Tell the operator before the activity if anyone has limited swimming ability or a condition affecting participation
• Participants must follow safety instructions and be able to negotiate natural, uneven riverbanks
• River levels and weather affect the route, pace and suitability of each activity
• Swimming opportunities are conditional and are never compulsory
• The operator may cancel or reschedule an activity if conditions are unsuitable
• This is a shared experience, not a private booking

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund