{"id":3623,"date":"2019-01-07T12:06:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T12:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/?p=3623"},"modified":"2019-12-30T09:46:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T09:46:01","slug":"lake-komani-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/?p=3623","title":{"rendered":"LAKE KOMANI, ALBANIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3623\" class=\"elementor elementor-3623 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bbab99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bbab99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d75bf2\" data-id=\"4d75bf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb495b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb495b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1d68cc\" data-id=\"d1d68cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389dfd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"389dfd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1216-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1216-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1216-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1216-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1216-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1216-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Rruga Kole Idromeno<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c643b47\" data-id=\"c643b47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7fe9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae7fe9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Skhoder is the jumping off town for Lake Komani and the famous, spectacular Komani ferry ride.\u00a0 Skhoder is small town, with very few people in Spring, not sure what it gets like in summer.<\/p><p>There are plenty of restaurants and bars to choose from especially on the pedestrian walkway Rruga Kole Idromeno.\u00a0<\/p><p>It really won&#8217;t take you long to explore the town on foot, and once you have, there isn&#8217;t a lot else to do.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e018ae6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e018ae6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-522b403\" data-id=\"522b403\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94093f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94093f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Skhoder also seemed to have plenty of accommodation available in most price brackets.<\/p><p>I\u00a0decided to stay in Hotel Tradita which is in a museum (a first for me!) the hotel was just off the main streets but within easy walking distance to everything with lots of parking!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>There is a popular Albania restaurant attached to the hotel; I didn&#8217;t eat there I decided to eat on the Rruga Kole Idromeno.\u00a0 The breakfast was very good, you won&#8217;t starve!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49e3307\" data-id=\"49e3307\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64a4ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c64a4ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1213-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1213-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1213-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1213-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1213-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1213-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hotel Tradita <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee855a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee855a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3067a4\" data-id=\"b3067a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93add19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93add19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The drive to Lake Komani takes you along a really bad dirt road with deep pot holes and huge drops on one side.\u00a0 The scenery is spectacular alongside Vau I Dejes Lake and takes about 1.5 hours to\u00a0 the Komani Dam wall.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a20aa27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a20aa27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b258523\" data-id=\"b258523\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec778d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ec778d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1236-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1236-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1236-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1236-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1236-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1236-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Road to the Dam Wall<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6580bec\" data-id=\"6580bec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fea5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09fea5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1234-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1234-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1234-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1234-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1234-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1234-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Vau I Dejes Lake <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44e9bac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44e9bac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1a2a3d\" data-id=\"e1a2a3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb4513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fb4513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>If you are only going for a day trip and not using the car ferry to get to Fierze, parking could be a problem at the Dam wall (not much available), it might be best to arrange a transfer. The hotel recommended that I take the Shala River trip &#8211; it was a great bit of advice!<\/p><p>Lake Komani is promoted as one of the most beautiful ferry rides in Europe\u00a0 I&#8217;m happy to say it did not disappoint!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The water starts off green, cutting through steep mountains, after a while the water turns the most incredible shade of blue I have ever seen, absolutely stunning and so clear it was a truly magical. The colours just got bluer and bluer as the day wore on, at times it was so bright you doubted what your eyes were seeing<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8d17b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8d17b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e80e83a\" data-id=\"e80e83a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1309-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1309-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1309-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1309-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1309-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a557a69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a557a69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b09ac5c\" data-id=\"b09ac5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f6ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14f6ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1392-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1392-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1379-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1379-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1379-1568x2087.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f93bd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f93bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1398-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1398-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1398-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1398-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1398-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1398-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a269ba1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a269ba1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3db7898\" data-id=\"3db7898\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9483a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9483a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>We arrived at a bend in a river (I thought it was a dam the name Shala River should have given it away&#8230;) the boat had to do some tricky manoeuvres to get us to the beach as we battled the current. What a lovely place! In a gorge, blue blue crystal clear water, a beach, fish on the fire, and ice cold beer &#8211; I was in heaven!\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7024b7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7024b7b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7509db2\" data-id=\"7509db2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c353278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c353278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/xsih2435-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/xsih2435-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/xsih2435-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/xsih2435-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/xsih2435-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/xsih2435-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shala River<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50d9a0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50d9a0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-595cc87\" data-id=\"595cc87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea4651c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea4651c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ygtl9613-3-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ygtl9613-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ygtl9613-3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ygtl9613-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ygtl9613-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ygtl9613-3-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shala River <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17ac4af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17ac4af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edcad64\" data-id=\"edcad64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a971e4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a971e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>I almost stayed the night (they had tree houses) but saw the clouds coming in threatening rain, I only had the clothes on my back and didn&#8217;t feel like being cold &#8211; I know, I know&#8230;.<br \/>The boat trip back was just as spectacular! <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-699caeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"699caeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f32c9e0\" data-id=\"f32c9e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6357520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6357520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1443-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1443-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1443-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1443-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1443-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1443-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shala Tree House Accommodation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeda449\" data-id=\"eeda449\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a756d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a756d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1465-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1465-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1465-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1465-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1465-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1465-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">It Really Was This Blue!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-723d9d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"723d9d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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There are plenty of restaurants and bars to choose from especially on the pedestrian walkway Rruga Kole Idromeno.&nbsp; It really won&#8217;t take you long to explore the town on foot, and once you have, there isn&#8217;t a lot else to do. Skhoder also seemed to have plenty of accommodation available in most price brackets. I&nbsp;decided to stay in Hotel Tradita which is in a museum (a first for me!) the hotel was just off the main streets but within easy walking distance to everything with lots of parking!&nbsp;&nbsp; There is a popular Albania restaurant attached to the hotel; I didn&#8217;t eat there I decided to eat on the Rruga Kole Idromeno.&nbsp; The breakfast was very good, you won&#8217;t starve! Hotel Tradita The drive to Lake Komani takes you along a really bad dirt road with deep pot holes and huge drops on one side.&nbsp; The scenery is spectacular alongside Vau I Dejes Lake and takes about 1.5 hours to&nbsp; the Komani Dam wall.&nbsp;&nbsp; Road to the Dam Wall Vau I Dejes Lake If you are only going for a day trip and not using the car ferry to get to Fierze, parking could be a problem at the Dam wall (not much available), it might be best to arrange a transfer. The hotel recommended that I take the Shala River trip &#8211; it was a great bit of advice! Lake Komani is promoted as one of the most beautiful ferry rides in Europe&nbsp; I&#8217;m happy to say it did not disappoint!&nbsp;&nbsp; The water starts off green, cutting through steep mountains, after a while the water turns the most incredible shade of blue I have ever seen, absolutely stunning and so clear it was a truly magical. The colours just got bluer and bluer as the day wore on, at times it was so bright you doubted what your eyes were seeing We arrived at a bend in a river (I thought it was a dam the name Shala River should have given it away&#8230;) the boat had to do some tricky manoeuvres to get us to the beach as we battled the current. What a lovely place! In a gorge, blue blue crystal clear water, a beach, fish on the fire, and ice cold beer &#8211; I was in heaven!&nbsp; Shala River Shala River I almost stayed the night (they had tree houses) but saw the clouds coming in threatening rain, I only had the clothes on my back and didn&#8217;t feel like being cold &#8211; I know, I know&#8230;. The boat trip back was just as spectacular! 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The colours just got bluer and bluer as the day wore on, at times it was so bright you doubted what your eyes were seeing We arrived at a bend in a river (I thought it was a dam the name Shala River should have given it away&#8230;) the boat had to do some tricky manoeuvres to get us to the beach as we battled the current. What a lovely place! In a gorge, blue blue crystal clear water, a beach, fish on the fire, and ice cold beer &#8211; I was in heaven!&nbsp; Shala River Shala River I almost stayed the night (they had tree houses) but saw the clouds coming in threatening rain, I only had the clothes on my back and didn&#8217;t feel like being cold &#8211; I know, I know&#8230;. The boat trip back was just as spectacular! 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