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Grassland along the Vjosa river with the Nemërçka mountain range in the background
Near Aoos, Lower (Tsatsova - Permet). Photo: EllieMin.65, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Aoos, Lower (Tsatsova - Permet)

Kayak spot · Albania

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

61Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 3 kn gusting 12, Air 14 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 47 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
11°C
Rain
1.4 mm

Tue 3 · 55 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
11.4 mm

Wed 4 · 65 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 62 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 61 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 162, good
  2. Mon 247, fair
  3. Tue 355, fair
  4. Wed 465, good
  5. Thu 563, good
  6. Fri 663, good
  7. Sat 762, good
  8. Sun 861, good
  9. Mon 959, fair
  10. Tue 1066, good

The spot in two facts

  • Grade II+at its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Aoos, Lower (Tsatsova - Permet)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov62, good4 kn15kn11°C7 mm
Mon 2Nov47, fair2 kn18kn11°C1.4 mm
Tue 3Nov55, fair3 kn15kn9°C11.4 mm
Wed 4Nov65, good3 kn12kn14°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov63, good2 kn10kn12°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov63, good4 kn17kn12°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov62, good1 kn11kn12°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov61, good0 kn6kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov59, fair3 kn17kn11°C1.8 mm
Tue 10Nov66, good2 kn13kn14°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

put-in, take-out, its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Aoos, Lower (Tsatsova - Permet)

Rzeka Vjosa niedaleko Çarçovë - Vjosa river near Çarçovë
Near Aoos, Lower (Tsatsova - Permet). Photo: Tomasz Lewicki from Komorów, Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Aoos, Lower (Tsatsova - Permet)

A river section on the Aoos, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II+, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Aristi.

  • River Aoos
  • Grade Grade II+, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,240–US$2,370 each

about US$1,240–US$2,370 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CFU, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$563–US$1,170
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$382
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$1,240–US$2,370

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Aristi

Closest

Aristi

48 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$94/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Aristi · Booking.com

About Aristi its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$94 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 20h

About 20h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CFU, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits