Canoe Entry
Kayak spot · Albania
Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
79Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Wind 3 kn gusting 13, Air 10 °C
Mon 2 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tue 3 · 76 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 5°C
- Rain
- 12.9 mm
Wed 4 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 82 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 10°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 176, good
- Mon 280, good
- Tue 376, good
- Wed 478, good
- Thu 578, good
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 777, good
- Sun 882, good
- Mon 979, good
- Tue 1082, good
The spot in one fact
- Flat waterthe water
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 76, good | 3 kn | 10kn | 4°C | 0.7 mm |
| Mon 2Nov | 80, good | 4 kn | 17kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 76, good | 2 kn | 12kn | 5°C | 12.9 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 78, good | 4 kn | 14kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 78, good | 4 kn | 12kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 79, good | 4 kn | 12kn | 7°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 77, good | 4 kn | 15kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 82, good | 3 kn | 13kn | 10°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 79, good | 3 kn | 17kn | 7°C | 2.4 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 82, good | 4 kn | 17kn | 9°C | 0.6 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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More kayaking near here
2 places
- Valbona, Lower 1.6 km away
- Valbona, Upper 11 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Canoe Entry
A launch on the Valbonë. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water as private or closed to boats: check before you go. None within 10 km, the nearest 30 km away. The town to stay in is Tropoje. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.
- River Valbonë
- Grade No grade is stated.
- Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
- Access OpenStreetMap marks the water as private or closed to boats: check before you go.
- Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 30 km away.
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$1,230–US$2,340 each
about US$1,230–US$2,340 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TGD, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$549–US$1,130 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$228–US$382 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$127–US$234 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,340 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Tropoje
10 min by car · 14 places to stay
About Tropoje its beds, food and every spot near it
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 19h 30m
About 19h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TGD, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 25m by road
Flights ORD → TGD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Tropoje · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Tropoje · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits