Permet: Horse Riding Vjosa National Park & Lengarica Canyon

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Riding the Last Wild River: Horse Trails Through Vjosa Canyon

You ride horseback through Vjosa National Park on ancient trails past stone villages, canyons and springs, with a guide who adjusts the route to your skill level. The day includes snacks, local wine, a safety helmet and the option to finish at the thermal baths. No need to arrange transport or figure out which trail is safe—that's already decided for you.

Step-by-step itinerary

Horse riding and thermal baths visit

Join horse trekking trip
Ride alongside Lengarica canyon
Visit old villages and churches
Stop for snacks and local wine
Enjoy views of hills and canyon
Possibly see sheep herds and goats
Relax at nearby thermal baths

The Experience

You wonder if you'll actually stay on the horse, or if this is one of those things that sounds better in the description than it feels on the ground. But the moment you're moving through the Lengarica canyon on horseback—the one that connected villages centuries ago—you stop worrying about it. The trail is old, worn smooth by centuries of people and animals, and your guide reads the terrain like it's a map they've memorized. You're riding through Vjosa National Park, which sits along Europe's last wild river, and the landscape doesn't announce itself with drama; it just unfolds: stone villages like Benja and Ogdunani with their cobblestone streets and cold-water springs, churches with old paintings still visible on the walls, sheep and goats moving across the hills.

The horse riding trip in Permet is built around what the landscape actually offers, not what a marketing team thinks it should. Your guide chooses the trail based on your experience level, so you're not locked into something too hard or too easy—they know the difference between someone who's ridden before and someone who hasn't. You stop at springs for a break, eat fruit and cookies, drink local wine or water depending on what you want, and the pace lets you actually look around instead of just holding on. The Lengarica canyon itself is the kind of place where you notice details: the color of the rock, the way the light hits the water, the sound of it moving underneath. It's not a postcard moment; it's a place you're moving through slowly enough to remember it.

After the ride—usually a few hours depending on the trail—you can head to the thermal baths, which are about 20 minutes from town. They're part of the same landscape: hot pools fed by springs, set into a canyon, and you can soak there and explore if you want to. The whole day is organized around the idea that you're not just passing through Permet; you're moving through it the way people have for centuries, which changes what you notice and what stays with you.

What’s included

Your day includes a safety helmet, snacks (fruits and cookies), water, local wine or soft drinks, and an air-conditioned vehicle for transport.
The guide selects the trail based on your riding experience and adjusts the pace to match the group.
If you choose to visit the thermal baths afterward, that's an additional stop about 20 minutes from town.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Funky Adventures

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to move through the landscape slowly enough to actually see it, and you'd rather not spend the morning figuring out which trail is safe or arranging your own transport—the guide handles both, which is what makes a few hours on horseback feel like a real day instead of a checkbox.