[h=1]The EXOTIC Canyons of the 8 Waterfalls - Rafting in ALBANIA[/h]
Publikuar në 5 mar 2013
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Osumi Canyons
Osumi Canyons are 26 km long, and 450m above the sea level. It is believed that they have
been formed 2-3 million years ago due to water erosion dipping in to the earth. Through all of their
straits, a lot of underground passages and unexplored caves can be found.
It is generally believed that these canyons have substituted ancient passages over Corrovoda's river, given that
through time the ceilings of these passages were destroyed and gave way to the various shapes of the nowadays canyons. Osumi Canyons are the largest in
Albania, and, according to many prestigious geographical studies, among the largest in Europe. The canyons have a marvelous ecosystem that can preserve itself very well. We can mention Mediterranean bushes like heath, briar and different kinds of fish as permanent features of this ecosystem.
In the slopes of the canyons, erosive activity has created a rock
chain, one of the rarest found in Albanian.
In Osumi Canyons are 6 straits with the canyons width ranging from 1.5m wide in its riverbed up to
35m wide up in the slopes. Within the canyons you will find beautiful spots that have exotic names like "The Cathedral", "The Eye", and "Demon's Gate". The erosion through years has
given to the canyons, the appearance of an edifice of a natural cult, which can give you a magic
impression since the first glance.
The view they offer when you see the canyons from above is really breathtaking but the experience when
you're actually having a walk or rafting is even better.
Albanian whitewater experience
Although a small country, Albania is home to a large number of impressive rivers. The network
of inland Albanian waters consists of eleven major rivers and their 150 tributaries. Measuring
285 km, the Black Drini River is the longest and it flows from Lake Ohrid to the Adriatic Sea. The
Buna River played over several centuries a crucial role for the economic development of Albania's
north and the port of Shkodra at Lake Shkodra. Other large rivers include the Shkumbini, Vjosa,
Osumi and Devolli. Some valleys, canyons and waterfalls created by these ancient flows offer
tremendous natural beauties. Among these are the Valbona and Shala Valleys in the Albanian Alps
with the Grunas Waterfall in Thethi, the Tomorica Valley and Osumi Canyons near the City-Museum of Berat, and the Këlcyra Outfall on the Vjosa River near Permet in the southern Albania. Albania
Rafting Group organizes rafting trips in Albania through sustainable tourism principles and activities
to protect biodiversity and nature. Difficulty levels of the rafting tracks are classified Wild Water II
and III (running water with small waves) and are feasible by people with normal physical conditions
and some sense of adventure. Come to experience our rafting trips and find marvelous places in
Albania you could not discover otherwise!