Deep river canyons near Skrapar, great for rafting.
Deep river canyons near Skrapar, great for rafting.
The Osum Canyon, near Skrapar in the Berat region, is the deepest and most spectacular river canyon in Albania — walls of limestone carved by the Osum river, best known for spring rafting.
Over roughly 13 km the Osum has cut a narrow gorge through the rock, with waterfalls, side-slots and pools. April and May, when snowmelt swells the river, are the rafting and canyoning season; by late summer the water drops and parts of the canyon floor can be walked.
The Skrapar highlands around it are wild and little-visited — known for raki, mountain villages and the road climbing toward Mount Tomorr. The Bogovë waterfall and the Osum springs are nearby stops.
Come in spring for the water; come any time for the rock.
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