
19 Oct 2026
Përmet, Benja Hot Springs and the Vjosa Wild River
Soak in the Benja hot springs near Përmet, walk the Langarica canyon and raft the Vjosa, Europe’s first wild river national park. Our guide to the valley.
Read MoreThe Vjosa River flows from Greece through southern Albania to the Adriatic, and these articles cover rafting, gorges and hot springs along it. It is one of the last free-flowing rivers in Europe and is protected in Albania as a wild river national park. Our guides explain where and when to go rafting on the Vjosa and in the Osumi canyon, visit Përmet and the Benja hot springs, and describe the Këlcyra gorge, where the river cuts through the mountains.

19 Oct 2026
Soak in the Benja hot springs near Përmet, walk the Langarica canyon and raft the Vjosa, Europe’s first wild river national park. Our guide to the valley.
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19 Oct 2026
Where and when to go rafting in Albania: the wild Vjosa near Përmet and the Osumi canyons near Çorovodë, with seasons, difficulty, kit and safety tips.
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6 May 2025
Between Përmet and Këlcyrë the Vjosa squeezes through a gorge with road, river and cliff stacked on top of each other.
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