Divjaka

​A few kilometres west of the small town of Divjaka you find the Karavastra Lagoon, which, at more than 45 square kilometres, is the largest in Albania. About a quarter of it has been designated as a national park since 1994.
It is a refuge for some rare and endangered land predators and birds and land predators, such as the otter and the Dalmatian pelican, which, with a wingspan of up to three and a half metres, is one of the largest birds in the world, and is a wintering area for countless migratory birds.

The entrance to the park is lined by swampy riverside forests with romantic wooden walkways, hiking trails and hidden little restaurants – a welcome shady oasis on hot summer days.
Here you should definitely climb the 30-metre-high observation tower and take a look around the information centre – and of course say hello to Johnny, the lame pelican.

At the end of the access road that leads from Divjaka through these forests, you will reach the beach with an impressive 15 km lenght almost 2 km width. It offers secluded spots even at the high season of summer, thanks to its accessibility by car. Or you can take a wooden bridge relatively close to the city centre to a small spit of land - which, unfortunately, you also have to share with many others during the peak travel season.

But also a hike through the lagoon itself, which is just over a metre deep and where the pines smell wonderful in summer, offers beautiful views of the flora and fauna.

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