"Divjaka National Reserve - Karavasta lagoon" Divjake by njonjo

Divjake Travel Guide: 5 reviews and 16 photos

THE LAGOON

This is a great place!
We are talking here about a big area divided in three components: Karavasta lagoon, Divjaka beach and Divjaka forest.

KARAVASTA LAGOON is generally known for the population of Dalmatian Pelicans (an endangered species) that nests here. The lagoon has been designated as site of international importance by the Ramsar convention. This is the biggest lagoon of Albania and one of the biggest in Mediterranean. 29 species of amphibians, 25 species of mammals and 228 species (some of this rare or endangered ones) of birds have been counted so far.

THE BEACH

Divjaka beach

The beach is huge, 12 km long and 100 m ca. wide. In summer around 8000 daily visitors flow here from around cities (Lushnja is the nearest town).
A chain of restaurants have been builded during the last years, in the line where the forest ends and the beach starts.
Last, but not least, mosquitos are a problem. So, I would advice travelling here in off-season time.

THE FOREST

beach, forest and lagoon

1100 ha of pine forest with a very diverse ecosystem inside it. The forest goes between the sand belt in west and the lagoon in east. Really interesting walking around.

Pros and Cons

Pros:very rich ecosystem, great beach, beautiful place
Cons:mosquitos are a problem
In a nutshell:a 'Must see' for nature lovers

Last visit to Divjake: Jan 2005
Intro Updated Mar 10, 2005
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Reviews (5)

wild horses Things to Do (5)

I loved this view. Wild horses going around free and untroubled on a desert beach. more travel advice

karavasta lagoon Things to Do (5)

You have to walk along the beach until you'll see a channel that connect the lagoon with Adriatic sea. There's a small... more travel advice

divjaka beach Things to Do (5)

The beach is huge. I was here in January, so I had the strongest impression of the vastity of the sand as the beach was... more travel advice

pine forest Things to Do (5)

The pine forest of Divjaka covers ca. 1100 ha, 700 ha of which is National Reserve (established in 1966). In the east... more travel advice

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JLBG Mar 11, 2006 at 2:46 PM

Great place! I wonder why our guides did not brought us to this place as this was the kind of place we were looking for. Anyway, we saw the pygmy pelicans in Shkoder.