Mount Dajti [Mali i Dajtit]

Mount Dajti
Throughout your stay in Tirana, the glowering, dark-hued face of Mount Dajti will be tempting you with the promise of fresh air. It's easy to scale the mountain, either by taking the Dajti Ekspres cable car, or by driving up to the national park. rewards include fantastic vistas, lovely forests and several good restaurants.

Going by road, take Rruga Dibrës, which eventually snakes around the contours of the mountain. 15km or so up the road is the gate to the park (small fee payable). There is little information available about the park and although it is a wonderful location for walking there are no organised trails or paths. The park extends to the summit from this point, consisting for the most part of deciduous and evergreen forest.
Approximately 3km from the park entrance is a small turning to the left. 500m down a rough dirt track is Fshati Turistik Paradise (17km from Tirana, tel. +355 223 63 93). Perched overlooking the valley, this is a collection of utilitarian wooden huts with two beds and a shower each. At the centre of the establishment is a good rustic restaurant hosted with hearty good humour by your host Sulejman.
About one kilometre further up the road is the Gurra e Perrisë fish restaurant, and 200 metres further lies the Panorama hotel and restaurant complex. The road continues to ascend past a couple more establishments until it comes to a large grassy plateau beside the top station of the Dajti Express cable car which is the traditional destination for school-parties and weekending locals. Note that the top of the mountain is a military area and is home to radio, TV and NATO masts.

Mount Dajti comments Add Yours

  • Qazim - New Jersey, USA 26 February 2010
    Dajti is the best place in Tirana for fresh air.
  • meklana - Albania 01 July 2009
    It's wonderful!
  • Linda - Shkup, Maqedonia 22 June 2009
    The best thing ever.
  • Marin - Tiranë, Albania 28 March 2009
    Dajti is probably the best thing Tirana has to offer. That's my opinion...
  • gusica - New Jersey 25 November 2007
    I loved it.

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