Hiking Matka Canyon from Skopje
- 7–8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This is a medium to hard hiking tour to the most beautiful place near Skopje, the Matka Canyon. First of all, we will get to the Millennium Cross and see the amazing Skopje plane from above. Arriving in Matka you will witness the rich flora and fauna of this beautiful canyon. The Cave Vrelo, located near, is one of the deepest underwater caves in the world. Do not miss this tour.
Inclusions
What's included
- Experienced English speaking mountain guide for the tour
- Cable car ticket to the Millennium Cross
- Transfer to the foothill of Vodno and back to Skopje from Matka Canyon
- Pick-up and drop-off from/to your hotel or any other agreed starting point in Ohrid
- Bottle of water, snack bar
What's not
- Everything else not mentioned as included
- Lunch at the restaurant in Matka Canyon
- Hiking equipment: comfortable athletic clothing, hiking shoes, hat, jacket, backpack and sunscreen
- Boat hire for going to Cave Vrelo (approx. 7 EUR)
Itinerary
We will pick you up from your hotel in Skopje and transfer to the foothill of Vodno mountain and the departure place of the cable car. With the cable car, we get to the Millenium Cross and the highest point on the mountain. From here you can see the entire Skopje plain in a 360 view.
From here we will start our hike to the Matka Canyon. We will be visiting the St. Nikolas church and continue our way to Matka. The hike is rated as medium.
We will arrive at Matka Canyon after a food 4-5 hour walk. Here we will take some rest and optionally have lunch in the nearby restaurant.
After the rest, we can visit the Cave Vrelo with the local boat hires. In the end, we will get back to Skopje and your hotel with a car/minivan.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We will pick you up from your hotel or any other location in Skopje
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Experience Balkan
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
How it compares in Skopje
- Its from-price is 12% below the median of the 66 day trips we list in Skopje.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 44 of 66.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Skopje
Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia, a Balkan city on the Vardar River with an Ottoman bazaar, a stone bridge and many statues.
Skopje straddles the Vardar River in a wide valley, its two halves joined by the fifteenth-century Stone Bridge. On the north bank the Old Bazaar is a web of lanes lined with workshops, cafés and mosques, with the Kale fortress above it. On the south bank, Macedonia Square is dominated by a giant statue of a horseman, popularly taken for Alexander the Great, amid the monuments, bridges and neoclassical façades added in the early 2010s. An earthquake in 1963 destroyed much of the city.
Top-ranked sights in Skopje: Skopje Kale Fortress (Skopsko Kale), Memorial House of Mother Teresa (Spomen Kuka na Majka Tereza), Skopje Old Bazaar.
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