Lake Bovilla Adventure: Scenic Hike & Views

Escape to Bovilla Lake and Mountain Gamti from Tirana. Experience Albania’s natural beauty, relaxation, and adventure in one unforgettable day tour.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tirana - Discover Albania’s Natural Wonders: A Day Trip to Gamti Mountain and Lake Bovilla
    Escape the city and delve into the stunning beauty of Albania’s countryside with a guided day trip from Tirana to Lake Bovilla and Gamti Mountain. The journey begins with a convenient pickup from your accommodation in Tirana, followed by a scenic drive…
What's Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Tips for the guide
Additional Information

This day trip from Tirana to Lake Bovilla and Gamti Mountain offers a perfect blend of nature, relaxation, and exploration. Begin with a scenic drive through the Albanian countryside to reach the serene Lake Bovilla. Enjoy a guided hike around the lake and up Gamti Mountain, where you’ll take in stunning views of the landscape. The hike includes breaks…

Location
Tirana
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lesjoanna20
Sep 10, 2025
Good day trip from Tirana - Irvi was an excellent guide. I would highly recommend this tour. The lake was beautiful, the hike was a bit challenging in my opinion, and also, if you are afraid of heights, beware, there's a section that can be somewhat intimidating. The guide did give us some resting moments, it's definitely doable though!
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Margo_z
Sep 6, 2025
Wonderful (hot) day at Bovilla lake - Great visit to Bovilla Lake. Our guide Irvi was friendly, knowledgeable, and offered to take pictures of everyone at the overlook. Some of the other guides at the lookout were so loud and chatty, we were happy to have a guide that was there when we needed but gave us space to enjoy as well! It is a fairly strenuous hike, especially in the heat, though not too long. Totally worth it! Of note, bring your food on the hike, if you choose not to eat at the restaurant (which was very good and not too overpriced) as it was not clear to us that is when we would be eating. Also, no swimming at the lake and we did not swim in a river as stated in the description, but honestly it was fine, we were ready to get back to a cold shower! The road is not well maintained so glad to have someone else do the (excellent) driving!
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Blue20077
Sep 2, 2025
Awesome - 5 Star 🌟 🤩 Great value for money. Our guide was really friendly. I really enjoyed climbing the mountain and the scenery
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Samira
Aug 25, 2025
All right. - Hiking, not too complicated with several stops planned and a great Guide named Ben who takes you to the nearest point before doing the Ascension which is not that long or hard, totally accessible for beginners. I was at the top and restaurant with a natural pool to lunch the amazing lunch
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N
Aug 23, 2025
Bovilla tour - The tour was amazing. Hike up the mountain was tough but fortunately short, views of the mountain were more than worth it. As a last stop the restaurant and the opportunity to swim was also very pleasant. What made this tour all right was our guide Irvi, very friendly and convivial throughout the ride.
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Cgilly06
Aug 22, 2025
Day trip - Well organized tour,ran very smoothly and tour guide Ben was really great, would definitely recommend. If you’re looking for something to do this is it.
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Virginiel375
Aug 19, 2025
A must! - We were lucky enough to have Ben as our guide. He knew how to make this day even more pleasant. Hiking allowed us to see beautiful landscapes and although the water is cool for swimming )even if the most motivated dived), the setting was relaxing. In short, it was perfect and I recommend this excursion!
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Jalaalp2020
Aug 19, 2025
A must for anyone visiting Albania - The overall trip to view Bovilla Lake from Gami Mountain was amazing and definitely worth it. The hike is not too difficult and is approximately 30 minutes. The local tour guide Ivri was great and very informative. He was also very accommodating as our group included a couple that took their baby with them.!
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153nors
Sep 3, 2025
Was okay, but lots of unpleasant details - We did this day tour with Dream Travel Albania (DTA). The tour guide was very good, friendly and humorous. The bus driver was also good. This was not because only 2 stars are awarded here. The reservoir and the surrounding area are also worth seeing once. But it wasn't great since 1. The bus is much too cramped and very poorly air-conditioned. With around 25 participants, pretty stuffy. Of the 7 hours tour, 2 hours are Ride including stops to pick up participants at various points. Then 20 minutes break at a gas station and on the way back 1 hour. Stop at a restaurant, then drive 2 hours again and drop off. So a total of 5 hours for such actions of 7 hours tour. But we had already got used to the garbage that adorns the landscape everywhere. Too bad for such a beautiful country with such friendly people.
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Crystal_n
Sep 12, 2025
Bad experience- do not book ! - Bad experience - summary last minute changes and ran late then SWITCHED bus soo don’t leave your stuff!! They will lose it !! 1. Pick up time was different from initial booking when they messaged the night before 2. ⁠changed the pick up time the 2nd time 3. ⁠pick up day- messaged to be there 2-3 minutes earlier in case only an hour before 4. ⁠then changed to late for 20 mins 5. ⁠SWITCHed the bus WITHOUT telling us and lost my items
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From $25
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).