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Tepelenë District, Albania - panoramio (4) (cropped)
Near Vjosë. Photo: Thanas Todhe (Guri Q…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Vjosë

Kayak spot · Albania

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

91Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 1 kn gusting 8, Air 16 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 90 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
21kntoo gusty
Air
16°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
19.4 mm

Wed 4 · 91 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 92 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 91 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 91 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
15°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 290, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 491, good
  4. Thu 592, good
  5. Fri 691, good
  6. Sat 791, good
  7. Sun 891, good
  8. Mon 991, good
  9. Tue 1088, good
  10. Wed 1190, 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.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Vjosë
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov90, good3 kn21kntoo gusty16°C0.6 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good1 kn10kn14°C19.4 mm
Wed 4Nov91, good3 kn11kn16°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov92, good1 kn8kn16°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov91, good2 kn10kn15°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov91, good2 kn10kn15°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov91, good4 kn16kn15°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov91, good1 kn10kn15°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov88, good2 kn10kn13°C3.3 mm
Wed 11Nov90, good2 kn12kn15°C0.6 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.

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the spot and its town

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Photos of Vjosë

Tepelenë District, Albania - panoramio (14)
Near Vjosë. Photo: Thanas Todhe (Guri Q…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Vjosë

A launch on the Vjosë. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Tepelene.

  • River Vjosë
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • 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$2,380 each

about US$1,240–US$2,380 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 2 November 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$564–US$1,170
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$101–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$382
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$235
Totalabout US$1,240–US$2,380

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Tepelene

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Closest

Tepelene

about 15 min by car · 5 places to stay

See 5 places to stay in Tepelene · Booking.com

About Tepelene 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 2 November 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

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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

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

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