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Active Holiday in Macedonia

There is no ideal time of the year to visit Macedonia. However, people say that October is the most favorable month. Clear nights, fresh and pleasantly warm autumn days, combined with yoga exercises in nature. Consider this active yoga retreat as a journey to yourself, where through the activities and tasks you will have over these five days, you will calm your thoughts and balance your emotions. Most importantly, you will return refreshed and prepared to tackle the challenges of your daily life that will not escape you anywhere.

Meet the instructors

Biljana
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Highlights

  • Morning yoga exercises for physical and mental health
  • Evening meditations
  • Team activities
  • Tourist visits in Stobi, Krushevo, and Ohrid
  • Touristic 4×4 SUV off road trip on mountain Jablanica
  • 5 nights accommodation + breakfast

Skill level

  • Beginner

Yoga styles


5 days with instruction
Group size: 11-20 participants
Airport transfer available:
Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport (US$ 17 per person)
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Accommodation

Check-in Time:
10:00
Check-out Time:
16:00

Your accommodation will be at the following:

  • Hotel Garden Spa – Skopje (tbc)
  • Hotel Montana Krushevo – 4-star hotel (tbc)
  • Hotel Lebed Ohrid (tbc)

Please note that the above accommodations might change due to availability.

Program

Yoga delves deep into your lives, especially now when the pace of life is fast, and you face many stresses in your daily lives. Due to the change in lifestyle over the past years, many people complain that they cannot regularly attend yoga classes due to lack of time, and many obligations. Here's an opportunity just for you, where in a few days, you will experience ancient and modern techniques to overcome stress and balance your thoughts and emotions and at the same time get to know Macedonia, one of the oldest countries in the world.

Itinerary

Day 1: Thursday, October 10th

Arrival in Skopje in the evening, stay in a B&B (bed and breakfast stay in a hotel in Skopje). If there is time (depending on your arrival time), you could visit the nearby bars for drinks.

Day 2: Friday, October 11th

Morning yoga session and departure along the wine route, visit two wineries, archaeological and historical sites, and evening arrival in Krushevo (bed and breakfast stay in a hotel in Krushevo).

Day 3: Saturday, October 12th

Activities located at 1250 meters above sea level (bed and breakfast stay in a hotel).

  • Yoga (morning session and evening session - depending on the weather you will practice yoga in nature or inside the hotel)
  • Discover Krushevo - Team building game
  • Visiting old houses, monuments, and walking in the old bazaar
  • Evening session - Remarkable connections

Day 4: Sunday, October 13th

Morning yoga session and departure for Ohrid – a UNESCO city with numerous historical landmarks and churches (bed and breakfast stay in a hotel).

  • Yoga morning session
  • Discover Ohrid through historical landmarks and churches
  • Meditation and evening session

Day 5: Monday, October 14th

  • Morning yoga session and departure to Struga
  • Off road visit with 4×4 SUVs to mountain Jablanica – Lake Vevchanska Lokva
  • Visit the traditional village Vevchani
  • Departure for Skopje in the evening
  • Bed and breakfast stay in a hotel in Skopje

Day 6: Tuesday, October 15th

You have your own time to shop / sightsee in Skopje, and time to fly home in the evening.

Included excursions

Touristic 4×4 SUV off road trip on mountain Jablanica visiting exclusively old villages on the top of the mountain and lake where it is not possible to visit.

Instructors

Biljana Pesheva

Retreat location

Krushevo

Krushevo is is the highest one in the entire Balkans. At an altitude of 1250 meters, and with only 5300 people occupying it, this is the place where the mind goes wondering. Slow and uneasy when it comes to change, the town itself represents a heritage. Surrounded by impeccable nature, and sensing the altitude even as you breathe in the air, Krushevo is like straight out of a fairytale – a nature parallel to a private resort, if you will. As the architecture bears witness, the town is one of the oldest in the regions too. Populated somewhere around the fifteen century, by the first migration of Vlachs at the time, its isolation helps preserve scores of history as the centuries went by. Slow and uneasy when it comes to change, the town itself represents a heritage. Streets covered with stone, houses still keeping their original architecture, monuments and churches. These all account for the culture innuendo you get the moment you lay foot in this place.

Ohrid

Ohrid is, whatever else might be said, the crown of the Macedonian experience. An image emporium, in which nature, culture, tradition and tranquility are intertwined in order to offer something so rich and colorful like you never experienced before. Ohrid is part of the UNESCO world heritage, and the fact that it is protected both as a cultural and nature heritage, points to far more colorful of a destination. By extension, despite offering a rich garden variety of churches, galleries, ancient sites, sandy beaches and crisp water, this city will allow you to indulge into a memorable gastronomic experience, as well as multitude of activities which explore the outdoors.

Vevcani

The village of Vevcani is a great one site stop for combining multiple unique Macedonian experiences. Many people are known to visit exclusively for the Vevcani carnival, mapping this place for another mid-summer tour as well. The Vevcani springs, glacial lakes, mountain slopes and scenery quickly add to one of the most colorful outdoor experiences. Close to Ohrid and Struga, this is a place that you must schedule on your next tour. Located about 14 kilometers North-west from Struga, the village of Vevcani is home to one of the biggest natural attractions in Macedonia and the Balkans - the Vevcani springs. Right at the foot of Jablanica Mountain, it rests at an altitude that isolates this picturesque village, making it a one place stop for many outdoor activities. The only thing better is the food and the famous annual Vevcani carnival.

Skopje

Skopje is a city so eclectic and amazingly entertaining, offering travelers a place where culture, tradition and modern mix into a perfect, unforgettable blend. It is a cultural kaleidoscope run wild, what it is. The urban dynamic life, the cultural heritage, tradition passed forward in a very appealing way, the mix of old and new, urbanism and nature.

Food

The accommodation is in hotels with breakfast. Dinner will be in traditional restaurants outside of the hotels, and this is not included in the price.

The following meals are included:

  • Breakfast

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

  • Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

What's included

  • 5 nights accommodation in a hotel in Krushevo, Skopje, and Ohrid (bed and breakfast)
  • Touristic 4×4 SUV off road trip on mountain Jablanica visiting exclusively old villages on the top of the mountain and lake where it is not possible to visit
  • Participation in the active yoga vacation

What's not included

  • Transportation (depends on the number of the group, there is a possibility to rent a car as an additional vehicle during the travel). The amount for the gas, pay tool, and rent car you will share as a group
  • Tickets to various monuments you will visit
  • Dinners (they can book traditional Macedonian restaurants which you can choose if you want to attend)

How to get there

Recommended Airports

Airport: Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport Airport transfer available: Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport (US$ 17 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

  • A reservation requires a deposit of 66% of the total price.
  • The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
  • The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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Minimum group size

This trip requires a minimum of 11 participants

Availability

Arrival: Thursday October 10, 2024
Departure: Tuesday October 15, 2024

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